Challenge

Jewish Fertility Foundation was looking for a powerful donor management system that could grow with them and help them get organized. “We grew fast as an organization and had to get organized with our donors and clients,” said Elana Frank, Executive Director and Founder at Jewish Fertility Foundation.

After doing some research for their first database and interviewing people who were using Bloomerang, Elana and her team knew they’d found an affordable solution that could grow with them.

Solution

Jewish Fertility Foundation had finally found an easy-to-learn donor database that could give them more insight into their donors. Collecting and reporting on different areas of fundraising is a breeze with Bloomerang. Elana and her team had found a solution that could help them easily pull up reports that they need for their “board, fundraising, and accounting.” Bloomerang is an evolving, versatile system for a nonprofit’s fundraising needs. “It is catered to not only our donors but board members, clients, and beyond.”

The people at Bloomerang practice what they preach and are knowledgeable about the product and fundraising. Bloomerang takes customer needs into account when building out the product roadmap every year. That versatility plus the experienced customer support staff were another reason why Bloomerang appealed to Elana over other options. “If I can’t figure something out, the customer service chat feature is a lifesaver. If I need something that doesn’t yet exist I know that it will soon.”

Results

Jewish Fertility Foundation has seen several fundraising pain points be alleviated since implementing Bloomerang. One such benefit is that the team now has a better understanding of “who gave what previously and when through which of our contacts.” Plus tracking their constituents and their needs and attributes through reporting is a breeze and has positively impacted their donor retention rate.

At the end of the day, the Jewish Fertility Foundation has been able to fundraise more effectively and the results they’ve seen reflect that. “Before we started with Bloomerang we raised about $8,000 year one, year 2 we raised $38,000, and by year 3 we’re already at almost $180,000 and the year isn’t over.”

It’s amazing what a donor-centric tool built for fundraisers can do for the growth of foundations such as the Jewish Fertility Foundation. “I sure wouldn’t be able to track donations, cultivation, and thank yous without Bloomerang.”

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Challenge

Chabad of Charlotte was looking for easy-to-use donor management software that could help them organize and keep track of all their donors. We needed a solution that’s “not too difficult for our staff to utilize even when not tech-savvy” while also able to help us with “keeping track of all our donors, past and present, and having all the info in front of us easily accessible,” said Rabbi Shlomo Cohen, Director of Operations at Chabad of Charlotte.

Solution

The team at Chabad of Charlotte soon turned their eyes to Bloomerang to help them with their donor retention and gift development processes. Shlomo Cohen likes that Bloomerang makes it “easy to generate reports and figure out who to target.” Donor segmentation makes communicating with their constituents much easier.

In addition to their development efforts, Shlomo Cohen has really come to appreciate how easy Bloomerang is to use and how convenient it makes tracking, storing, and organizing donor data. “Having all the history documented” makes the team at Chabad of Charlottes’ lives easier.

Results

Since implementing Bloomerang, Chabad of Charlotte has alleviated several fundraising pain points. Before Bloomerang, Shlomo Cohen and his team weren’t even able to look into a database to easily pull relevant donor information, especially before a donor meeting. Now, they no longer have “to call their bookkeeper to get donor history” information.

The team at Chabad of Charlotte has also seen improvements with productivity and the quality of their constituent communications. Not only does Shlomo Cohen “feel more productive” with Bloomerang, he’s also able to maximize donor meetings, even on the fly. He’s gained confidence in being “able to meet people on the fly and know what to ask them and what their history is” without needing to ask again.

All in all, it’s amazing what an easy-to-use, donor-focused database can do for the growth of an organization such as Chabad of Charlotte. “Good system — great start on getting your donor base organized.”

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The Society is dedicated to discovering, preserving, and disseminating the history of the Jews of Washington State. This unique history is shared through publications, exhibits, displays, speakers, and tours.

Challenge

Washington State Jewish Historical Society was looking for a donor management system at the same time they were looking for a website provider. They wanted something that was easy to use, but could still track the critical data that they needed it to. They were introduced to Bloomerang through Firespring, and realized that their need for a donor management system could finally be met.

Solution

Washington State Jewish Historical Society had found a system that could help them easily track their donor retention and constituent data. Bloomerang has been an asset for their donor retention and gift development processes.

Lisa Kranseler, Executive Director at Washington State Jewish Historical Society was originally drawn to Bloomerang’s capabilities, ease of use, and knowledgeable staff. “The ease, the service, the whole system seemed great.”

Results

Lisa and her team simply can’t do without a donor management system in place. They’ve gained insights about their constituents that they never had before. “Love the way we can track people we never had the opportunity to before.”

Since implementing Bloomerang, Washington State Jewish Historical Society has benefited from improvements to several fundraising pain-points that were previously an issue. They no longer have to stress over “tracking on excel spreadsheets, notebooks, or sticky notes even.”

At the end of the day, one of the most important things Bloomerang does for Lisa and her team is help them leverage their donor data to increase donations. They love “being able to look back at the progress and records for each individual.”

It’s amazing what a user-friendly, data-focused tool can do for the long-term growth of an organization such as Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

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