Bonterra Network for Good vs. Join It

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bonterra Network for Good
Score 9.6 out of 10
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Bonterra Network for Good offers a nonprofit fundraising suite of applications, with donor management features like intelligent tracking of donor readiness and targeted messaging.N/A
Join It
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Join It is a membership management service that enables organizations to effectively keep track, manage, and grow their community. At its core, Join It provides a simple database and dashboard interface for organization leaders to monitor developments in their membership. Join It integrates this database context with best in class service providers to automate other essential components of an organization, like payment processing, email communication, and event organization.
$29
per month
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Starter Package
$29.00
per month
Growth Package
$49.00
per month
Total Package
$99.00
per month
Extra Package
$249.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$500 No setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is based on how many contacts are imported into the Donor Management System. All packages have unlimited users, unlimited campaigns, unlimited peer-to-peer pages, unlimited emails and communications, and optional events and auctions. All packages also include support and data migration.Discounts available for nonprofits and annual subscriptions. Discounts can be combined.
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Community Pulse
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Chose Bonterra Network for Good
Givebutter is not as user friendly, even though it is fairly easy to use. Bonterra Network for Good has many of the same options for running donor campaigns but goes beyond in data tracking and user friendliness. Bonterra Network for Good is extremely easy to learn. The only …
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
In comparison to Bonterra Network for Good, Blackbaud's cost was astronomically inflated, with Bonterra Network for Good costing only a fraction of the price. That was the main selling point. When you start to look at functionality allowed to the users, Bonterra Network for …
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
It seems like all of the other software I have used in non profit management has served one purpose. None of them handled all aspects of the job like Bonterra Network for Good does. I found them impossible to teach others as well. Very hard to navigate. Bonterra Network for …
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
I prefer the dashboard and the ease of use of Bonterra Guided Fundraising to these other products. Bonterra Guided Fundraising is also well-priced, but I picked it because of its usability.
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
We used Little Green Light for several years at a previous employer. LGL did not have the extensive integration capabilities or the level of sophistication that BGF has in terms of email, video, donor campaign pages, and exceptional customer support. For these reasons, we chose …
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
We got lucky and landed on Bonterra Guided Fundraising right off the bat. The features and expenses were a perfect fit for us.
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
The applications have some similar functionalities, especially in the area of creating newsletters and email campaigns, but I find Bonterra Guided Fundraising is easier to use.
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
Razors Edge doesn't appear in your list. I worked with it at two other nonprofits and found it much more difficult to pull lists from than Bonterra Guided Fundraising.
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
Some are too complicated. Most are too costly. Bonterra Guided Fundraising is an excellent value.
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
I like Bonterra Guided Fundraising more than OneCause because OneCause was only used for events at the last nonprofit I worked at. Bonterra Guided Fundraising allow nonprofits like ours to have event pages, fundraising pages, and donor management software at a better cost than …
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
For us, Bonterra Guided Fundraising offered the best overall bang for the buck. There were cheaper options that didn't over the features we needed and more expensive options that we felt didn't offer features as good as the ones we were seeing at Bonterra. For an overall option …
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
We left DonorPerfect because we also needed to purchase Constant Contact to supplement the marketing. This product is all in one.
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
I like it better than other systems because it lets me talk to donors more directly.
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
Bonterra/Network for Good was a better price match for our organization.
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
In comparison with Bloomerang, we decided we could get the product we needed at the price we could afford with Network for Good
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
Network For Good has been wonderful to use. I started one year ago and the system was already in place. I have used various CRMS over the past 15 years such as Goldmine, Siebel, and Salesforce. Network for Good compares very well. Record keeping and marketing campaigns are two …
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
Network for Good is the best because of all the items it offers to help your business succeed. I chose Network for Good because of the full year of training that we received that we could understand all of the tools we could use to help us to be successful.
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
Although Salesforce offers robust capabilities, it's not especially suited to smaller nonprofits. Network for Good addresses all of our needs without the complexity of Salesforce.
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
One Cause had similar functionality as Network for Good and offered support to the organization. One Cause does not have the capability of storing donor information, which limits the ability to send targeted information and requests to donors based on their interest.

Constant …
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
I can't recall the name of the CRM I used at my last job, but it tried to do too many things. It was a good CRM, but it had "add-ons" that included keeping track of volunteers. At first, I was excited for this information to be in one place, but it did not integrate well and …
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
Network for Good has many additional services and is much more user friendly. They also have staff ready to help when needed without having to wait for days.
Chose Bonterra Network for Good
While many similarities between Network For Good and Bloomerang, I feel that Network For Good is easier to use, especially creating newsletters, forms and emails.
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Best Alternatives
Bonterra Network for GoodJoin It
Small Businesses
OneCause
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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Score 9.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
OneCause
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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Score 8.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Renew
8.2
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Usability
8.6
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Support Rating
5.3
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Implementation Rating
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
I used Network for the Good to run a fundraising event it was awesome. My organization is part of a larger regional non-profit dedicated to servicing those in our community who need a little help. By banding together under a larger regional organization, we can extend our impact through the utilization of Network for the Good across all associated organizations. It empowers smaller groups to have a larger impact on their community.
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Pros
  • The ability to create fundraising pages has streamlined our fundraising efforts.
  • Our fundraising coach has given us multiple ways to go about getting donors and has provided some creative problem solving.
  • We are finally able to track our donors and update them as soon as possible!
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Cons
  • Every organization you enter has to have a point of contact with their email address listed. The point of contact also has be entered separately as an individual. If you use “email all” to your donor list, the contact gets emailed twice. This seems like it would be easy to prevent in the system but it’s currently not possible.
  • Event ticketing is extremely limited unless you pay significantly more as an add-on. This should be included as a default feature.
  • Emails sent through the system can end up in spam filters. Given how much email gets sent through their system, they should find a way to overcome that.
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Likelihood to Renew
We are still learning and rebuilding our nonprofit using this platform, so this year is a trial run to see how we can increase our network and our donations. So long as we are able to see a significant return on investment in terms of donations received through the platform, we will renew for next year.
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Usability
BGF is an easy-to-use platform for entering, editing, and analyzing customer or donor data and giving. I would highly recommend it to any organization looking to improve its customer relationship management functionality. As a previous user of different CRM platforms with other non-profits, BGF has made tracking donor information and communicating with donors much easier.
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Reliability and Availability
In 5+ years we have never had an issue with it not working when we needed it to. It is very reliable and doesn't seem to have a lot of bugs or interruptions in service.
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Performance
It is always fast for us and reports have a very quick upload time. We don't integrate it into other programs so I'm not 100% sure about that, but it always works when we use it and is very reliable. Even when we run Excel files for complete information on donors, it always works very fast.
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Support Rating
Most of the time they are quick and friendly and help me resolve any issues. There have only been a couple of times that we couldn't find a resolution and I was just told that NFG didn't have that capability.
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Implementation Rating
We only had one hiccup with the domain that was an issue on our end but NFG struggled to help us. It was finally resolved and we've been good ever since
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Alternatives Considered
Givebutter is not as user friendly, even though it is fairly easy to use. Bonterra Network for Good has many of the same options for running donor campaigns but goes beyond in data tracking and user friendliness. Bonterra Network for Good is extremely easy to learn. The only downside is the cost factor.
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Scalability
We originally used it only for philanthropy and now our Outreach team is using it for newsletters, our Advocacy uses it for volunteers and tracking, and our Volunteer Coordinator puts in volunteer hours and in-kind donations.
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Return on Investment
  • Increased donations - the majority of our donors do so through this platform
  • Time savings - we are able to take care of a large majority of tasks through one easy portal
  • Higher donor engagement - It's simple for us to pre-plan emails and texts and send them out to donors from the portal
  • Time savings - the various ways we can search our records provides easy access to data which in turn saves time
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ScreenShots

Bonterra Network for Good Screenshots

Screenshot of Guided Fundraising on mobile, offered with the small and growing non-profit in mindScreenshot of event ticketing and managementScreenshot of mobile giving, text-to-give, and peer-to-peer fundraisingScreenshot of donor communications in a variety of ways

Join It Screenshots

Screenshot of A simple member database allows users to filter, search, and track all members.Screenshot of An easy member experience portal makes purchases and renewals quick, and a straightforward place for members to update their contact information.Screenshot of Complete member records mean you always have access to view or edit member records while keeping all information in the same place.