Eleo

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Online donor management & fundraising software

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Syreeta
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  • Industry: Arts & Crafts
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great for small nonprofits

Reviewed on 13/11/2023

Pros

Great for size of our company
Great customer service

Cons

More options for form design
Reports could be easier to understand how to create

Philip
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  • Industry: Fund-Raising
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The daily tool you need to raise funds

Reviewed on 03/05/2023

Donor management

Donor management

Pros

The cost, video library and over all help section

Cons

Does not have a video feature for donor contact

Alternatives Considered

Bloomerang

Reasons for Choosing Eleo

Too costly

Reasons for Switching to Eleo

See all of the above but mainly customer service
Erin
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Efficiently gets the job done

Reviewed on 14/12/2018

Pros

I love there is documentation of what i need and who i need it from and everyone can see it at any point in time

Cons

It was a little confusing at first to navigate but once you get into the swing of things it gets easier to use

Susan
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Eleo delivers lots of bang for very few bucks (i.e., a great price)!

Reviewed on 23/03/2022

Support is A+++. Kind, helpful, and knowledgeable. Be sure to take the Inside Eleo webinars to keep...

Support is A+++. Kind, helpful, and knowledgeable. Be sure to take the Inside Eleo webinars to keep improving your ability to get the most out of Eleo. There is so much there!

I like that each aspect of donor management (running a campaign, sending it out via email, entering or receiving online donations, and tracking the results) is covered by Eleo. One-Stop Shop!

Pros

Eleo handles all of our donor/constituent database needs. We track all donations, create campaigns, and create and track our fundraising events. We are able to integrate with Constant Contact for digital marketing to our contacts.

I really like that you can see all of the Eleo components from the screen and the main Navigation bar. It is easy to see, learn, and understand all of these components.

Cons

Looking forward to additional features to be added, such as letterhead on Thank You letter templates and some report improvements. Eleo is always making improvements and encourages suggestions from users.

Alternatives Considered

NonProfitEasy, DonorPerfect and Bloomerang

Reasons for Choosing Eleo

A Digital Marketing consultant recommended Eleo to us. We took the free demo, asked lots of questions, and found it to be a cost-effective solution for us.

Switched From

Blackbaud eTapestry

Reasons for Switching to Eleo

The price and functionality. The wonderful customer support.
Alhassan
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Eleo allows our 3-man Grants Team function like they're 20 members strong

Reviewed on 19/07/2021

Out of the 5 different donor management software we use across our organization, Eleo consistently...

Out of the 5 different donor management software we use across our organization, Eleo consistently ranks in the top 2 in terms of donor satisfaction with reports and communications from assigned team members. The online resources are also quite comprehensive and shortens our training times for volunteers during peak fundraising seasons.

Pros

The contact management system is really very responsive and comprehensive. Seamless flow of information throughout the system allows for real time updates of the activity history of each contact in our database. This makes it very easy to tailor outreach and relationship-nurturing efforts to each contact.

Cons

The pricing model could be broken down into several more subscription packages that allows more features the higher you go instead of just varying the number of records that can be processed per package type. For campaigns that yield much smaller individual contributions but not necessarily higher overall totals, this can be quite unbalanced.

Alternatives Considered

DonorSnap, Kindful and DonorPerfect

Reasons for Choosing Eleo

We kept experimenting with different tools for different campaigns, and Eleo made the cut because their demo sessions were quite instructive and informative.

Switched From

DonorSnap, Kindful and DonorPerfect

Reasons for Switching to Eleo

The pricing was much better that some of the other alternatives
Jamie
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  • Industry: Museums & Institutions
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Value Product with Excellent Customer Support

Reviewed on 19/05/2020

I'm finally able to see who my active members are, who has expired, who needs to be contacted, all...

I'm finally able to see who my active members are, who has expired, who needs to be contacted, all with a few clicks of a button. We've had a database for years, but the real key to managing a database is to KNOW the data that's held within it. Eleo is helping us get to know our members and contacts more deeply than we did before.

Pros

What attracted our organization most to Eleo is how much bang you can get for your buck. This software has a lot of the same features as larger, more expensive CRM tools, but without the years-long contractual agreements, and with way more affordable pricing for a small/mid-sized non-profit like us. So far, Eleo has really delivered. We finally have a system in place for strategically reaching out to membership and generating the reports we need to analyze our success. I can't wait to see how far we can go with Eleo.

Cons

Integrations with different website platforms is somewhat lacking. For example, embedded forms don't seem to work well with WIX. Also, I'd really like to have membership sign-up forms as an option. However, Eleo's excellent team has helped us find solutions and work-arounds so far for every shortcoming.

Reasons for Choosing Eleo

This software was an ancient desktop setup. The reporting functions had long been broken - it was no better than using a Excel spreadsheet. ...Actually, it was worse, because of the great lengths you have to go to even to get an overview of your data. Ouch.

Switched From

Intellum Platform

Reasons for Switching to Eleo

No contracts. Flexible pricing based on number of contacts - can grow with us. Included customer support team. AFFORDABLE. Features that we need like the volunteer, credit card, and webforms modules.
Joan
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  • Industry: Museums & Institutions
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

I Highly Recommend Eleo

Reviewed on 14/07/2021

We had another donor management program that met our needs for years, until they decided to...

We had another donor management program that met our needs for years, until they decided to "simplify", and then they weren't meeting our needs. Our consultant said many of their customers were using Eleo, so we decided to take the plunge. Onboarding was easy once I got my end set up, and it's been pretty intuitive to use. The library has been amazing. The only problem with it is keeping up with, say, PayPal's upgrades changing menu locations. No one can keep up with all that instantly. Again, friendly customer service saves the day!

Pros

What I like most about Eleo is the customer service. Face it, nothing is perfect. But when I run into any issue, I know I can call and a friendly voice will be on the line in moments to help me figure it out with a great attitude. And if they can't figure it out, they get a tech on the line right away.

Also, the Home page is great for the bosses, they can get a fast, comprehensive picture of where we stand.

Cons

There have been a couple of issues here and there, but nothing that makes our organizaions grind to a halt. And I'm confident that my suggestions have been added to the list.

Marsha
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  • Industry: Government Administration
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Excellence!

Reviewed on 10/05/2019

We have been able to provide updated and real time reporting to both customers and funders. The...

We have been able to provide updated and real time reporting to both customers and funders. The software also allows us to ensure fairness in our job selection and placement processes as well as provides us with amazing payroll results and supports. As an agency we rely on the software and the providers over at CSS to make us successful and to date they have not disappointed.

Pros

The software has amazing usability and runs awesome reports. The ease in customizing it based on our needs makes it ones that makes it #1 in line with other competitors. We truly have no idea what we'd do without it.

Cons

We have no issues or complaints with the software.

Bea
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Eleo - Just the Best

Reviewed on 01/08/2023

Simply sensational. Customer service is everything to me. And the Eleo team - from sales to...

Simply sensational. Customer service is everything to me. And the Eleo team - from sales to support - has been supportive, caring, and dedicated to solving any issues I might have encountered.

Pros

I have been in fundraising more than 30 years and have used a variety of data base management programs. I have acquire "Professional User" status in one premier system and consider myself an expert on donor database management. I began using Eleo when I accepted this position and was immediately impressed with the ease with which I was able to learn the system, the basic functionalities and the interrelationships of the modules within the database. But far more importantly, Eleo is supported by a team of expert, caring professionals who go out of their way to help the User deal with issues, find solutions, and manage their data in the best possible manner to effectively execute fundraising plans. Every member of the Eleo support team has been fantastic, courteous, and helpful! Also, Eleo also offers webinars to assist their clients improve their fundraising skills and subsequently fundraising goals!

Cons

Every database has its limitations, but Eleo's team has worked diligently to assist me overcome any type of obstacle or data tracking impediment I might have encountered - even historical data issues. If anything, I would love to see the Tasks module broadened for increased use of tracking actions and next steps.

Katy
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Fantastic software and support

Reviewed on 19/10/2023

Easy to track donations and run reports.

Easy to track donations and run reports.

Pros

Eleo is easy to use, and the support is fantastic. I also use Eleo for the Upperville Colt & Horse Show.

Cons

The duplicate check is odd- if I run the same search more than once, I often receive different results. It's probably me. LOL.

Bill
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Best bang for your donor's buck

Reviewed on 24/03/2021

A former volunteer of mine tipped me off to Eleo. Talking with the customer support at Eleo is...

A former volunteer of mine tipped me off to Eleo. Talking with the customer support at Eleo is what convinced me that the move was the right thing for my nonprofit to do. The Eleo team had my database up and running in less than two weeks. This was easily one of the best management decisions I've made this year. It saved me over $3,000 per year and didn't take a PhD in database management to start using it immediately. Do yourself a favor and get yourself an Eleo subscription as soon as possible! You won't regret it!

Pros

Eleo was the solution that I was looking for!

Prior to my arrival, my organization had been upsold and contracted into a software that was way overpriced, overly complex to use and had features that our organization would not likely every use.

I switched to Eleo within my first three months at The Literacy Council... and it was one of the absolute best decisions that I could have made. Eleo is a breeze to work with! It's value is beyond belief. It's easy to use for my staff. It comes with all of the features that I could ask for in a donor management system... and at a fraction of the cost of my previous provider... and the customer support will knock your socks off! The people at Eleo are kind, friendly and super helpful and supportive. Eleo has saved me thousands of dollars a year and has helped me raise even more than they have saved me. I couldn't endorse this company more if I tried.

Cons

The only con that I have encountered with Eleo so far... is that we didn't get started on it sooner! Especially for a small nonprofit like ours... this feature rich and affordable donor management software is the best that I've come across in over 30 years of working in the nonprofit sector.

Darlie
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

One of the Best ever!

Reviewed on 30/08/2019

We've just subscribed to Eleo for almost a year now and so far, this is the best Donor Software...

We've just subscribed to Eleo for almost a year now and so far, this is the best Donor Software I've ever used. I'm very satisfied of the prompt support and friendliness of the team and the design of the software itself for an everyday user like me.

Pros

Prompt customer support, affordable, user friendly, simple yet effective design for reporting.

Cons

I wish that in the future, they will integrate address updating.

Ursula
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Eleo is perfect for us! Very easy to use and the customer service is first rate

Reviewed on 16/09/2023

Pros

Eleo Online has proven to be the perfect CRM solution for our organization. Key strengths of Eleo include its intuitive donor management capabilities and adaptive pricing structure, making it both effective and cost-efficient. Eleo's customer support is first-rate, capable, and always willing to assist. Furthermore, Eleo's comprehensive privacy policy instills a sense of trust and security for our team. Lastly, we appreciate their detailed features catered towards the nonprofit sector, demonstrating Eleo's dedication to serving and optimizing the operations of organizations like ours. In summary, Eleo Online stands out as an exceptional CRM, marrying functionality with user experience, and we couldn't be happier with our choice.

Cons

Our team has not come across any problems with Eleo.

Ronald
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  • Industry: Military
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Accountant & Tax Preparer

Reviewed on 09/05/2024

Pros

Management was great to work with and the software was very friendly. Once you entered your contact, it was left up to you what you wanted to accomplish.

Cons

To me personally, I do not have any cons.

Emily
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

ELEO Review

Reviewed on 06/09/2023

Pros

The customer service is excellent, and questions are always answered quickly and effectively.

Cons

There are certain things small things missing that need to be addressed, such as adding images to letter templates.

Sara
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

First Tee-Quad Cities

Reviewed on 07/03/2023

I am so happy with Eleo. For the functions it gives me, it is the best price point I could ask for....

I am so happy with Eleo. For the functions it gives me, it is the best price point I could ask for. Also, the customer service is excellent! Extremely timely and detailed!

Pros

I love that you can assign who should get credit for the gift. This feature helps our board members obtain their fundraising goals and keeps myself organized on our Give/Get policy

Cons

The view from the user's end feels a little old school but non the less, very easy to use.

J Stuart
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Eleo is a great resource for smaller and newer non-profits

Reviewed on 28/03/2022

Once we had our data loaded from our previous software group, it was straightforward to go in and...

Once we had our data loaded from our previous software group, it was straightforward to go in and customize reports and data. The customer service we have had to utilize has been beneficial in presenting options and solutions. As we are growing our operations, we find that we are also starting to use other functions within the program to assist us with efficiency.

Pros

The transition from our previous software was quick and easy. First, I did not worry about losing information with Eleo. Second, there are not many features provided that we would never use.

Cons

I have not found any part of the system that I do not think works well.

Leta
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Our first donor management software

Reviewed on 09/03/2022

Prior to using Eleo, we had been using basic spreadsheets for donor management and tracking. Eleo...

Prior to using Eleo, we had been using basic spreadsheets for donor management and tracking. Eleo has allowed us to manage all donor information in one place and further map out a strategic plan for fundraising.

Pros

I absolutely love all the capabilities Eleo has for organizing data and customization. Being able to input our own campaigns, appeals, and funds allows us to use Eleo's features to fit our specific needs.
The customer service is impeccable and I appreciate how quick and easy it is to get assistance when needed.

Cons

We have yet to encounter and issue with Eleo! My only "complaint" would be that the system can run a bit slowly at times, but I imagine this is to be expected with any software with a high volume of data, not necessarily just Eleo. Other than that, I have no complaints about the software or our experience.

Hilary
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  • Industry: Entertainment
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Incredible Product, Especially for the Price

Reviewed on 14/07/2021

Pros

This software is fully functional, with all modules included in the price. No having to pay for adding in a volunteer module, and events module, a grants module, etc. It's cloud-based, and there is no limit to the users. The support from ELEO us absolutely SUPERB! Call, get a person, get an answer. They don't charge you extra for it. They provide lots of training videos and documents as well as offer one-on-one trainings by request... none of which they charge for. They also didn't charge for the initial import/transfer of my data from our old software. Couldn't be happier. This is an amazing piece of software, especially for the price.

Cons

I'm still relatively new to this product, so any 'trouble' I'm having may very well be yet my own lack of understanding on how to do something. I do wish it switched from one screen to the next more quickly, though. Minor issue when compared to all the positives.

Connie
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  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Very pleased with Eleo!

Reviewed on 09/01/2023

Pros

This product is very easy to implement, the service and support is fantastic, the reporting features and calendar integrations are great and there is plenty of room for growth with this as our donor management system.

Cons

Some features can be better tailored to meet mailing customizations and we look forward to the launch of those features.

Beth
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Eleo has been exceptionally functional and helpful with our transition away from spread sheets.

Reviewed on 27/02/2018

Easily solicit LYBUNTs for end of year solicitations
Integration for online donations
Customer...

Easily solicit LYBUNTs for end of year solicitations
Integration for online donations
Customer support for all questions

Pros

Customer support!! I am so delighted to talk to a real person when I have a problem. They are always quick to solve things. They also take our suggestions and try to incorporate new tools into the database as they make sense for organizations like ours.
Ease of use- I have used and implemented 4 other databases at various non profits and this has been the easiest getting started with and training other individuals on.
Functionality- We are able to track donors and pull useful reports.
Integration- We are able to make custom webforms easily and targeted to specific uses.

Cons

Emailing using the database. I love that I am always able to track back what I sent out using the database but standard email products have so much more flexibility and versatility. I know that ELEO is always looking to improve functionality.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Civic & Social Organization
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Fantastic product for a low cost.

Reviewed on 24/07/2018

Pros

This product is super easy to use, even for coworkers for are not tech savy. If you ever had a question, their customer service team responds super quickly to assist with whatever you need.

Cons

There are a few negatives and kinks to the program. The first is that not all fields are able to be customized which makes it a little tricky trying to navigate it to fit the needs of your organization. I have encountered a few kinks in the program and mentioned it to their team and within a few weeks the kinks were fixed (i.e. not being able to soft credit a pledge payment or link a pledge payment to an event).

Carolee
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  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Eleo is flexible and feature-rich, an incredible value, and the support team is top-notch.

Reviewed on 27/02/2018

Highly improved, more efficient and accurate data capture; reduced data management redundancies;...

Highly improved, more efficient and accurate data capture; reduced data management redundancies; better dashboard control over donations, fundraising and grants; easy data filtering and reporting to meet a variety of existing and emerging business purposes.

Pros

The software is easy to use to support data capture and reporting according to our organization's specific needs. The filtering and sorting aspects of Eleo let us easily work with different segments of our population of supporters, from individual to corporate donors, to event sponsors, to grant-makers...and more. Eleo works very well at a great price for our donations/donors and fundraising operations. The relatively new grants module adds unparalleled value to the Eleo software. The support team is professional, responsive, skilled, responsive and pleasant to work with. The overall value is outstanding.

Cons

Eleo is so function- and feature-rich that it is was challenging to learn from the general trainings how to use all of it optimally for our unique needs and goals. Nonetheless, the Eleo support team was highly responsive to all of our questions and helped us quickly learn how to use Eleo to best serve our organization's needs.

Karla
Karla
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  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Eleo has been a super helpful tool to me as a volunteer membership chair of a not for profit.

Reviewed on 24/02/2018

Pros

Easy to navigate and export reports.
Integrates with ConstantContact
Integrates with QuickBooks
Offers a less expensive and secure alternative to Paypal.

Cons

As with many software packages, it categorizes members by individuals and not also corporate with multiple individuals from the same organization. When we push the corporate member category, we'll continue to work with individuals and discount accordingly. Will also explore integrating into our website, i.e., for Board and member profiles automatically extracted from Eleo. This could easily shift to the "pro" column after consulting with Eleo and our web coder.

Kittson
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  • Industry: Performing Arts
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Small Theater Company use

Reviewed on 07/12/2021

It has really improved out individual donor management. Our individual fund raising is much higher...

It has really improved out individual donor management. Our individual fund raising is much higher this year and a lot of that is due to the specificity of our asks. We could not have done that without this easy to use software.

Pros

integrates with our email platform and on-line giving. Also has an easy platform for making reservations for events which makes it easy to follow up with supporters.

Also the customer support is personal and thorough!!!

Cons

Web pages are very basic looking. It would be great to have more variety in their design. But overall we have no complaints.