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Cloud-based donation management and fundraising software

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StudioEssentials overview

What is StudioEssentials?

StudioEssentials is a cloud-based software designed to help nonprofit organizations manage donations and streamline fundraising processes on a centralized platform. Supervisors can conduct donation campaigns, improve communication with donors, and provide them with gifts to improve their experience with the brand.

StudioEssentials allows organizations to import data on the platform, process payments, and secure confidential information to prevent unauthorized data exploitation. Professionals can maintain a record of donors’ contact and communication history, manage recurring gifts, and gain an overview of their donation history. It also lets managers retrieve specific information from the donor database using search functionality.

StudioEssentials enables nonprofit organizations to accept one-time or recurring donations, process incoming deposits, and streamline financial reconciliation processes. The software also helps users generate administrative reports and gain an overview of ministry information through statistics and actionable analytics.

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StudioEssentials reviews

Overall rating

4.0

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Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10
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StudioEssentials's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from StudioEssentials users:

Donation tracking
Online giving
Donor management
For nonprofits
Contact management
Reporting/Analytics

All StudioEssentials features

Features rating:

Access controls/permissions
Accounting
Accounting integration
Activity dashboard
Activity tracking
Ad hoc reporting
Alerts/Notifications
API
Calendar management
Campaign management
Campaign planning
Committee management
Communication management
Contact database
Credit card processing
CRM
Customer database
Customizable branding
Customizable fields
Customizable forms
Customizable reports
Customizable templates
Data import/export
Document storage
Dues management
Electronic payments
Email management
Email marketing
Email templates
Email tracking
Event management
Event scheduling
Event ticketing
Forms management
Fundraising management
Gift matching management
Grant management
Interaction tracking
Member database
Membership management
Mobile access
Mobile giving
Payment processing
Personalization
Pledge management
Real-Time analytics
Real-Time notifications
Real-Time reporting
Receipt management
Recurring giving
Recurring/Subscription billing
Registration management
Reminders
Reporting & statistics
Summary Reports
Task management
Task scheduling
Third-Party integrations
Volunteer management
Web forms
Website integration
Workflow management

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StudioEssentials support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

StudioEssentials FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of StudioEssentials?

StudioEssentials has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Small Business

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Q. What languages does StudioEssentials support?

StudioEssentials supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does StudioEssentials offer an API?

No, StudioEssentials does not have an API available.

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