Software4Nonprofits Testimonials

"Thank you for incredible software! When Membership Plus changed to cloud based/monthly subscriptions, our church decided that wasn't the way for us to go. So, we continued using the older, PC-installed version we had. But, we didn't have a way to archive previous years, so the database was huge. Due to this, over the past year, Membership became very slow and at times, unresponsive. We knew we needed a change. I began researching other options. Most were cloud based with monthly subscriptions. I don't even remember how I stumbled on DONATION, but I'm so glad that I did! Your software had all the features we were looking for. It's a perfect fit for us! I'm amazed at how quickly I was able to do the automated conversion of our Membership Plus info and begin using DONATION immediately. Your tutorials & documentation are superb. Today, I did a test. I input all contributions into Membership Plus as usual (and I'm not a slow keyer). I timed it. Then, I input the exact same contributions into DONATION using the One Date Batch Entry. It took me about 1/2 the time!! The reports are perfect and show all the detail we need. I'm just amazed at how well DONATION functions!! I was working with the 60 day trial version for less than a week when I decided it was far superior to Membership Plus V12. I talked to my supervisor last Friday and it was decided to purchase the program immediately rather than waiting until the end of the 60 days. There are so many things to love about this software. It's user friendly, extremely fast and a pleasure to use."

"As a user of your program for many years now, I can not think of any other that is so simple to use and fairly self-explanatory for the things that you might need help with. As a small non-profit organization we have a limited amount of staff. Namely one. Myself. Previously to this we also had one, who was with us for 10 years. With this person having all administrative duties there was no one to take over when she left us, that was remotely computer friendly, except for me. Thanks to this wonderful program it saved the organization and me at tax time last year, when she left and again this year. Even as a smaller nonprofit, a membership of under a thousand members and less than 50 private donors including small donations (we hope to fix that this year), it is a full program with all of the needs that we require. It holds all the relevant information that Revenue Canada expects from us and you have allowed us to add any additional information ourselves to personalize the receipts to our organization. I remember a few months back when you had originally asked us users if we would still use your program if it became open source and was supportive of your reasons then as I am now of your decision to charge a small price for the program. I agree that you should be compensated for spending all this time on helping others. Even though it is your 'ministry' as you worded it, I don't feel that you should be required to maintain this forever free of charge. Don't get me wrong, I am a philanthropist myself. Volunteering is much of my life, and gives me my quality of life. But we also need to survive and take care of ourselves. If we don't we are no good for anyone else. That goes for healthy mind and spirit as well as physical wellbeing. For all of the good works you have done for us, over 4,000 users of this program, I think that the majority of us probably feel the same and feel that we can if able, pay a voluntary amount for the program. I don't think the minuscule prices you are asking ($30 originally and $15 for subsequent years for an organization of our size, under 200 donors), are at all very much, and you are leaving it open to the users that can't pay. [Dan's note: These prices were later increased, and are currently $80 and $40 respectively.] As we are all in this together, I am sure that there would be some organizations that would add extra to make up for those smaller orgs that could not afford to pay. Looking at and pricing other charitable donation programs, some are charging over a thousand dollars for the program itself, then additional fees for updates and renewals. Of course this does not include the tech time to install it nor training a user. With all that your program has to offer and the simplicity of it, I think most would agree that what you have put forward as fee levels are more than generous. You have afforded us an opportunity for years now to access something that has become vital to our organizations and offered it free and of your own volition. In this day and age it is less and less frequent. Even the small amount that you are asking for is more like a continued donation to each of us users. I know that our organization would be lost without this program. I also know that we would not have a problem paying a voluntary yearly subscription amount for the program."