Interest-Free Installment Plan

We know that a major purchase of sophisticated fundraising software can sometimes be difficult to fit into a small nonprofit's budget. It's unfortunate, because that very software can often result in increased contributions, both in size and in quantity. Sort of a fundraiser's Catch-22.

So, FundRaiser Select and FundRaiser Professional may be purchased over time with no interest - something previously unheard of in the software industry. No credit history is needed - all nonprofits automatically qualify.

Here's how it works. You send in the first month's payment and we send you the program plus a time-sensitive security code. We will send you new codes as you continue to make payments. With your last payment you get a final permanent code.

We can accept payment by three methods:

1. Check: we send you an invoice each month from which you write a check. There is a $3/month handling charge for this method.
2. Credit Card: we charge your credit card and send you a receipt each month. There is a $3/month handling charge for this method, too.
3. Direct Debit: This is our most popular payment method. We can debit the proper amount from a checking or savings account each month and send you a new code just twice a year instead of every month. It's simpler, so there is NO HANDLING CHARGE for this method. And, it's simple to set up. Just enter the bank numbers from one of your checks onto a form we send you, sign the form, and fax it back.

While we charge no interest, we do include a fee for the Annual Maintenance Plan with each monthly payment. This way, you are assured of staying current over the term of the payment period, and know that there will be no other charges.

Oh, and if you need us to convert your data from an old system to FundRaiser for you, we can include that cost in your monthly payments, too.

Wondering how much your payments will be? Simply add everything up (the price of the program plus any optional modules, plus Annual Maintenance Plan for the time period, plus any data conversion costs). Divide that amount by the number of months to get your monthly payment figure.

For example, FundRaiser Professional is $3500. The Annual Maintenance Plan fee is $650. So, the 12 month payment will be $345.85 (3500+650/12). If paying over two years, the 24 month payment will be $200 ($3500+650+650/24).

Your FundRaiser salesperson will be happy to talk to you about the payment details and send you a quote.

For more information, contact sales:
phone: 800-880-3454 ext 3
email: SALES

Data Conversion

FundRaiser Data Conversions

Converting data from one FundRaiser program to another is a simple process, but what about bringing data in from another program?

All FundRaiser programs have very sophisticated facilities for importing your existing data. They can import mailing list data (names, addresses, phone numbers, etc.), notes, codes, membership data, and some limited giving history. This facility is built right into the programs, so that you can do the actual importing yourself, if you desire. However, the process can be a bit tricky, especially if you're not experienced with computers, so we fully expect that you'll ask us for help with this process, and our Technical Support staff is ready to assist you.

Sometime the built-in import tools aren't quite enough, and there are situations when it may be better for you to hire us to convert your data for you. This would be true if you also want to convert a list of contributions (the giving history, which can be imported only partially via the FundRaiser programs' importing facility), have data which must be manipulated or translated before it can be imported, record pledge history or detailed membership history, have data recorded in an unusual format, or any of a number of other conditions. Data conversion costs depend on the program you want to import from and the data that is included. Check with sales for specific prices.

We'll be happy to provide you with a firm price quote on conversion - just give us a call. Data conversion fees can be included in your Interest-Free Installment Plan for FundRaiser Select or Professional.

Here are the steps involved in our performing the data conversion for you:

• Give us a call. We'll talk about what type of program your data is in now, and identify the files that need to be sent to us.
• You send us a copy of your data. (Of course, we guarantee its confidentiality while it's in our hands.) You continue to use your existing program while we work out the details of the data conversion.
• We analyze the data, talk to you about how some ambiguous items are used, which items are unimportant, what special processing will be needed, etc.
• We prepare a quote that includes what information will and will not be converted. To this point, there is no cost to you.
• You decide if you want us to do the data conversion. If you do, then you give us the go-ahead.
• We write the conversion program, and test it with the data you have previously sent us.
• Meanwhile, you play with your FundRaiser program, take some online training, and slowly get up to speed so that you're ready to go when your data is ready.
• We send you a series of trial conversions that you restore and view in the FundRaiser program that you are purchasing.
• You review the trial conversions. If there are any problems, we make the needed corrections.
• You stop using your old program, and send the current data to us.
• We immediately run the final conversion process and send the data back to you. As a result, your operations are interrupted for only a day or two.

If you can not afford the cost of data conversion, we can recommend four other options:

• Remember that we do offer no-interest monthly payment plans that can include the cost of data conversion.
• Import what you can using the import facilities built into FundRaiser. They're really quite impressive, and you should be able to import everything except detailed financial information. Then call in volunteers to gradually add the past giving history through FundRaiser. This enables you to start processing new donations right away, and will gradually give you the archival data that is so important for reporting and query purposes.
• Give each of your volunteers a copy of FundRaiser Basic (there is no extra cost to you for this), and a portion of your list, and ask them to enter the data onto their computer for you. When they are done, they create a backup, which you then import into whichever level of FundRaiser you are using.
• If you have access to a database professional, one who is familiar with database tables, and has experience manipulating them, then that person can do the data conversion for you instead of us. Our programmers will be glad to provide a reasonable amount of guidance to that person at no additional charge. We cannot be responsible for the accuracy of someone else's conversion, so be sure that this person is qualified!

Whichever approach you take, we will be right beside you to provide whatever guidance you need. Just ask.

Product Brochures

View Brochures

Our brochures are in PDF format. If you do not have an Adobe Acrobat Reader already installed, you will first need to download and install the Adobe Acrobat Reader^®, free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms.

• FundRaiser Basic^® brochure 2.28 MB
• FundRaiser Select brochure 6.91 MB
• FundRaiser Professional brochure 8.20 MB

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