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Overview

Kindful helps you build deeper relationships with your donors and keeps you from wasting time on administrative tasks.

Raiser’s Edge is a cloud based fundraising and relationship management system with built-in analytics tool

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

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Pricing

Starting from

119

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

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  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

303

5

4

3

2

1

189

90

13

6

5

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
94%
would recommend this app

4.2

409

5

4

3

2

1

190

164

42

7

6

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
95%
would recommend this app

Pros

It feels like we moved to a whole new level. Our donors love it, the staff love it, and the board really appreciates the real-time data.
I have never used a "perfect" CRM and we know that there isn’t such a thing, so if you can't have perfect its really nice to have good, with great customer service.
It has all the features of any of the competitors and has an aesthetically pleasing, easy to use interface. I love the follow up tasks option, which helps for good donors stewardship.

Pros

Ease of use, integration with The Raiser's Edge database, easy to access via mobile devices, has a pleasant look and feel to the application. Overall, an excellent product.
I love the integration between all their different products, and Raiser's Edge is the nonprofit standard for database functionality; it's highly powerful and pretty easy to learn to use.
Hands down, what I like best about working with Blackbaud is the customer service and support we receive. They have a fantastic support line, knowledge base, and training packages.

Cons

Attempting to prepare and issue "tax receipts" for ALL donors - has been extremely difficult and frustrating.
Very rarely and only early on, we had trouble linking some of our previous software programs with Kindful.
Lack of ability to setup and link different paypal / payment accounts to each of the different campaigns. Awkward interactions when you are both an admin and a donor.

Cons

Once, we had a problem with tax receipting. It ended up being an apostrophe that was causing the problem, but it took weeks to have Blackbaud's staff to figure it out.
I dislike that there are so many add-on optional modules or things that integrate with Raiser's Edge. Sometimes, it can get costly; however, that is likely to be with any database.
Adding to the frustration is that it looks completely different from the old version of the software.
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Key features

  • Total features50
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Alumni Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Auction Management
  • CRM
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Campaign Segmentation
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contribution Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Storage
  • Donation Tracking
  • Donor Discovery
  • Donor Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dues Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Email Templates
  • Email Tracking
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Ticketing
  • For Nonprofits
  • Forms Management
  • Fundraising Management
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • Gift Matching Management
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Grant Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Member Database
  • Membership Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Giving
  • Online Forms
  • Online Giving
  • PCI Compliance
  • Payment Processing
  • Personalization
  • Pledge Management
  • Project Planning/Scheduling
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Real Time Analytics
  • Real Time Notifications
  • Real Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Giving
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting/Project Tracking
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Management
  • Summary Reports
  • Task Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Third Party Integrations
  • Volunteer Management
  • Web Forms
  • Website Integration
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features81
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Alumni Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Attendance Management
  • Auction Management
  • CRM
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Campaign Segmentation
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contribution Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Storage
  • Donation Tracking
  • Donor Discovery
  • Donor Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dues Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Email Templates
  • Email Tracking
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Ticketing
  • For Nonprofits
  • Forms Management
  • Fundraising Management
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • Gift Matching Management
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Grant Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Member Database
  • Membership Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Giving
  • Online Forms
  • Online Giving
  • PCI Compliance
  • Payment Processing
  • Personalization
  • Pledge Management
  • Project Planning/Scheduling
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Real Time Analytics
  • Real Time Notifications
  • Real Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Giving
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting/Project Tracking
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Management
  • Summary Reports
  • Task Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Third Party Integrations
  • Volunteer Management
  • Web Forms
  • Website Integration
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations45
  • Authorize.Net
  • Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
  • Bloomerang
  • Constant Contact
  • DonorHub
  • Gmail
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Mailchimp
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • PayPal
  • Planning Center
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Quickbooks Online
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Salesforce.org Nonprofit Cloud
  • Stripe
  • Twitter
  • Zapier
  • Total integrations37
  • Authorize.Net
  • Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
  • Bloomerang
  • Constant Contact
  • DonorHub
  • Gmail
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Mailchimp
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • PayPal
  • Planning Center
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Quickbooks Online
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Salesforce.org Nonprofit Cloud
  • Stripe
  • Twitter
  • Zapier

User reviews that mention these apps

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Brison H.

Public Policy, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Kindful

Great CRM for non-profits!

Reviewed 4 years ago

Great people to work with and wonderful online training resources.

Pros

Transition was super smooth. Easy to get started and set up after moving from Raiser's Edge.

Cons

There is some room for improvement to add polish to the app connectors and to basic functionality in general. But they are responsive to new feature ideas.

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Elizabeth L.

Nonprofit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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Overall Rating
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Kindful

Use Bloomerang - get Kindful add on!

Reviewed 5 months ago
Pros

Bloomerang purchased Kindful - which makes your life so much better than it is now. Purchase Bloomerang (check out my review for ease of use) and purchase the extremely affordable Kindful add on. your fundraising and CRM/donor management capabilities will be unstoppable!

Cons

Nothing honestly. Bloomerang is solid, and their acquisition of Kindful was intelligent. This team is comparable to big $$$$ products, like Raiser's Edge.

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Michael C.

Nonprofit Organization Management, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Overall Rating
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Kindful

Kindful was a Game Changer

Reviewed a year ago
Pros

We transition from a nonuser-friendly CRM (Blackbaud Razors Edge) due to clunkiness and expense. Kindful was the opposite... user-friendly, easy to adapt, helpful customer service, and MUCH cheaper than Blackbaud systems. Transitioning to Kindful has been one the best decisions I have ever made.

Cons

When you are creating specialized reports it can be a little difficult to navigate at times

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Emily O.

Nonprofit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Kindful

Valuable for small to mid-size nonprofits

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Kindful's best features are by far its user-friendly interface and their excellent support service. Their support team is always super helpful and quick to respond. The new chat feature is a great addition to an already great system.

Cons

While it covers most of the bases, it is lacking some of the robustness you would get from something like the Blackbaud suite. While they do offer things like event registrations, they are very limited in scope and capabilities.

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Jill T.

Civic & Social Organization,

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Kindful

Review of Kindful

Reviewed 9 years ago
Pros

I like the people the best. They are a newer company and the staff (including the CEO) are very approachable and responsive. They appreciate our feedback and are able to adapt to our needs. It's really unheard of for a major database company to provide this level of customer service. The interface of the database is also great - clean, simple and easy. We are glad we made the switch from Blackbaud.

Cons

There are a few features (ex. template reports) we would like to see added in time. We love the input we can have as they add new features, but others may not prefer that option.

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Jeff W.

Sports, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Kindful

Kindful is about growing with your business and adapting!

Reviewed 3 years ago

Overall, Kindful has been a great fit for our organizational needs. I still have not taken full advantage of all the great features but continue to be impressed with what they are able to do! I intend to stick with Kindful for a while.

Pros

Kindful is very user friendly and tailors to our needs as a small growing organization. Kindful grows with us and continues to be on the cutting edge by syncing with popular apps that are applicable to nonprofits. Streamlining and efficiency with tremendous rapid response from their support team is what I love most!

Cons

Filtering and segmenting reports for emails and board reports can be a little tricky. This is where I've needed most support and training. Also, it would be great to have the capacity to store images/files on my Kindful account (attached to donor profiles) of incoming checks and thank you letters as a way to keep track.