Blackbaud Altru vs. Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Blackbaud Altru
Score 7.9 out of 10
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Designed for General Admissions OrganizationsN/A
Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management
Score 8.1 out of 10
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Blackbaud Fundraiser Performance Management is software that supports fundraising efforts. It enables the user to: Work with a designated customer success team to build a fundraising strategy and get individualized support Give frontline fundraisers tools and mobile capabilities to find donors, track interactions, and manage long-term strategy Identify the prospective donors most likely to give using custom predictive modeling and otherN/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAltru’s pricing information is catalogued below, as supplied by the software provider or retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Altru is priced as an annual subscription. This includes hosting, unlimited users, access to unparalleled product support – everything you expect from a complete cloud solution.
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
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Likelihood to Renew
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Support Rating
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Destinations with both membership/donations and admissions will benefit from Altru's capability to track revenue from all angles. As a pretty robust system, you'll find many ways to utilize Altru including through mailings and mailing lists, major donor moves management, merchandise, and online forms.
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I think there are better charitable relationship management platforms out there. BFPM serves a purpose, but it is an incomplete product for the hefty price tag it comes with. Certain aspects are billed as proprietary, like the MG EVI ratings, but they are inconsistent and often incorrect. BFPM has barely been updated in the decade I have been a user, which leads me to believe that the Blackbaud team is not innovating or devoting resources to enhancing/improving this product. It could stand a refresh to bring the entire product into the year 2022.
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Pros
  • Instant sharing of data across departments. When a visitor's address is updated at the front desk, that information is available immediately to our development staff.
  • 360 degree view of our visitors. We can see all of a visitor's activity -- when they're coming to the museum, what events they attend -- which gives us a better understanding of their needs.
  • Altru can be accessed from anywhere. If we hold an event off-site, we can still handle admissions/registrations so long as there is a network.
  • Altru Tech Support is awesome! They are very patient and, if they don't know the answer, they find out for you.
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  • User-friendly interface
  • Accessible from anywhere
  • Multi-level search and query functions
  • Streamlined prospect data pages
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Cons
  • Custom querying features can be cumbersome to build and don't always give you the results you expect.
  • Online payments cannot always be re-designated, which can be difficult with high level donors and board members make pledge payments through an online form and then they cannot be re-designated to their pledge.
  • Multiple donor or membership programs can be difficult to manage.
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  • "MG EVI" scores are a sham
  • Doesn't seamlessly translate over to Banner in certain areas
  • Clunky 'new tab' functionality quickly floods entire browser window.
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Support Rating
They are always available and very knowledgable. Many times I am able to come up with a solution before they've finished troubleshooting just by having talked through it with them. I really appreciate the Chat feature to answer simple questions in a timely fashion. The training I received was top notch and very detailed.
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Alternatives Considered
Having used multiple databases to collect data from visitors across all of our points of contact, we found we had information, but no comparison between areas. It was possible to have a volunteer who made a donation, bought a membership, made purchases in the shop, and attended a workshop, but only visited the galleries 1x a year. The result was to have power users without knowing it. While each of the products we had used were fine in their own right, they lacked the ability to tell us what we most needed to know - how often we were used across all of our points of service. Altru gave us that.
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BFPM has the advantage because it is designed to be user-facing and user-friendly. It is a simple website to learn to use and navigate, but that does not mean it is flawless. It helps me and my colleagues engage with the database in a more straightforward manner, without having to learn and remember various codes and queries.
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Return on Investment
  • It has become very tedious to account for registrants in each session of a class or camp, because you have to "sell" them into each session in order to have an accurate class roster.
  • It is very easy to process payment and entry fees to our Museum and programs.
  • It is easy to retrieve accurate information and records of patrons.
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  • MG EVI is not the end-all-be-all it was sold as
  • Still requires use of Banner for certain info
  • Helps streamline data entry by allowing gift officers to enter their own contacts.
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ScreenShots

Blackbaud Altru Screenshots

Screenshot of Constituent Record: Get a true 360-degree view of each constituent's activity.Screenshot of Daily Sales:  Improve sales speed and visitor experience with a smart POSScreenshot of Group Sales:  Keep group sales orders organized and manageableScreenshot of KPIs:  Measure and monitor organizational performanceScreenshot of Membership Dashboard:  Improve membership acquisition and retentionScreenshot of Organizational Calendar:  Effectively manage events, programs, spaces, supplies and equipment