Technology roundup: looking to update your fundraising software? Following is a list of companies that serve higher education - Statistical Data Included
Matrix: The Magazine for Leaders in Education, April, 2001
TECHNOLOGY ROUNDUP
PRODUCT, COMPANY COST
AND USER CAPACITY
ABT PowerCAMPUS Fees based on
Advancement Module number of modules
Applied Business Technologies, Inc. required and the total
www.abtcampus.com number of concurrent
Can scale in proportion to the users. Five concurrent
performance of the database server user Advancement
hosting the application. Best for module approx.
institutions with full-time $85,000.
enrollments of 500-5,000 students.
The Raiser's Edge Starts at $5,000
Blackbaud
www.blackbaud.com
Sybase SQL Anywhere for single to up
to 50 users at smaller campuses and
Oracle for large institutions.
GiftMaker Pro and EventMakerPro $795 and up
Campagne Associates
www.campagne.com
Single user, 3-user, 6-user, 10-user
at any size institution.
Crescendo Pro $300-$1,590
Crescendo Interactive Inc.
www.crescendointeractive.com
Single user at all size
institutions.
Institutional Advancement Software Varies according to
Datatel, Inc. FTE at the institution
www.datatel.com as well as what
Unlimited users at institutions with other solutions a
enrollment of at least 1,000 client purchases.
students
FUNDimensions $1,595 for single-
Electro Acoustics user; multi-user
www.fundimensions.com $3,770 and up
Single to 100 users at small
institutions.
DonorQuest S1,595 to $2,495
Intrepid Systems, Inc.
www.donorquest.com
Unlimited users. Serves institutions
with average of 40,000 donors in
database.
CARS Institutional Advancement Sold as part of total
Jenzabar administrative
www.jenzabar.com software solution
Available for any size school, but based on FTE and
typically cost effective for platform chosen.
institutions with enrollments over
1,000.
Membership Management System $399 for basic
Linked Software installation plus $50
www.linkedsoftware.com for each additional
Installed client base has customers workstation.
with up to 100,000 names in their
donor list with 15 concurrent
workstations
Planned Giving Manager $295-$4,950
PG Calc Incorporated
www.pgcalc.com
Unlimited users at small to large
institutions.
Result/PLUS and Events/PLUS $995-$3,995
Metafile Information Systems, Inc.
www.metafile.com
Single to multi-user at any size
institution.
SCT Banner Alumni/Development $66,000-$748,000
SCT
www.sctcorp.com
Serves small college to large
university.
WinSales $995 for single user
Silent Partner Ltd. and $2,995 for
www.silentpartner.ca 5-user network of
Serves unlimited users at any size Microsoft Access
institution. version; $8,995 for
maximum 10-user
license of Microsoft
SQL version. Enter-
prise license $9,995
$495 per user
DonorPerfect $2,995 and up
SofterWare
www.softerware.com
Up to 50 users. Ability to track
2,000 to 200,000 donors.
PledgeMaker $2,000-$3,000
SofTrek concurrent user.
www.pledgemaker.com
Unlimited users at medium to large
institution.
The BSR Collection: Software and $75,000 to
Services for Advancement $500,000 depending
SunGard BSR Inc. on database size,
www.sungardbsr.com functionality and
Serves institutions that raise at services selected.
least $5 million per year.
PRODUCT, COMPANY PLATFORM
AND USER CAPACITY SERVED
ABT PowerCAMPUS Microsoft Certified
Advancement Module Solution Provider.
Applied Business Technologies, Inc.
www.abtcampus.com
Can scale in proportion to the
performance of the database server
hosting the application. Best for
institutions with full-time
enrollments of 500-5,000 students.
The Raiser's Edge Windows 2000 or
Blackbaud Windows 95/98/NT
www.blackbaud.com based.
Sybase SQL Anywhere for single to up
to 50 users at smaller campuses and
Oracle for large institutions.
GiftMaker Pro and EventMakerPro Compatible with
Campagne Associates Windows or Mac.
www.campagne.com
Single user, 3-user, 6-user, 10-user
at any size institution.
Crescendo Pro Run on Windows
Crescendo Interactive Inc. 95/98/2000/NT.
www.crescendointeractive.com
Single user at all size
institutions.
Institutional Advancement Software Platform independent,
Datatel, Inc. compatible with UNIX
www.datatel.com and NT platforms.
Unlimited users at institutions with
enrollment of at least 1,000
students
FUNDimensions Runs on Mac and
Electro Acoustics Windows, multi-user
www.fundimensions.com version can serve
Single to 100 users at small both Mac and Win-
institutions. dows simultaneously.
DonorQuest Compatible with all
Intrepid Systems, Inc. versions of Windows.
www.donorquest.com
Unlimited users. Serves institutions
with average of 40,000 donors in
database.
CARS Institutional Advancement Unix and NT based.
Jenzabar
www.jenzabar.com
Available for any size school, but
typically cost effective for
institutions with enrollments over
1,000.
Membership Management System Compatible with all
Linked Software 32-bit Windows
www.linkedsoftware.com programs.
Installed client base has customers
with up to 100,000 names in their
donor list with 15 concurrent
workstations
Planned Giving Manager Runs un Windows
PG Calc Incorporated and Mac.
www.pgcalc.com
Unlimited users at small to large
institutions.
Result/PLUS and Events/PLUS Runs on Windows
Metafile Information Systems, Inc. 95/98/NT and 2000.
www.metafile.com
Single to multi-user at any size
institution.
SCT Banner Alumni/Development Runs on Oracle.
SCT
www.sctcorp.com
Serves small college to large
university.
WinSales Runs on Windows
Silent Partner Ltd. 95/98/NT, and shortly
www.silentpartner.ca Windows 2000.
Serves unlimited users at any size
institution.
DonorPerfect Compatible with
SofterWare Windows
www.softerware.com 95/98/2000/NT
Up to 50 users. Ability to track or higher.
2,000 to 200,000 donors.
PledgeMaker Runs on Novell
SofTrek Netware, Windows
www.pledgemaker.com NT, VMS, and UNIX.
Unlimited users at medium to large
institution.
The BSR Collection: Software and Compatible with
Services for Advancement Windows NT, UNIX
SunGard BSR Inc. (AIX, HP/UX, Solaris,
www.sungardbsr.com OSF/1.)
Serves institutions that raise at
least $5 million per year.
PRODUCT, COMPANY ADDITIONAL
AND USER CAPACITY CAPABILITIES
ABT PowerCAMPUS
Advancement Module
Applied Business Technologies, Inc.
www.abtcampus.com
Can scale in proportion to the
performance of the database server
hosting the application. Best for
institutions with full-time
enrollments of 500-5,000 students.
The Raiser's Edge Customizations for the school's
Blackbaud business rules and ability to
www.blackbaud.com share database with other
Sybase SQL Anywhere for single to up systems used by the college.
to 50 users at smaller campuses and
Oracle for large institutions.
GiftMaker Pro and EventMakerPro Module for membership
Campagne Associates processing and info transfer
www.campagne.com from fundraising software to
Single user, 3-user, 6-user, 10-user accounting software, and
at any size institution. allocating gift transactions to
general ledger account.
Crescendo Pro Calculations and gift
Crescendo Interactive Inc. marketing, proposals,
www.crescendointeractive.com planned giving.
Single user at all size
institutions.
Institutional Advancement Software Planned giving, membership
Datatel, Inc. processing, correspondence
www.datatel.com control, evaluation of campaign
Unlimited users at institutions with effectiveness, management of
enrollment of at least 1,000 personnel productivity and
students tracking of public relations
efforts.
FUNDimensions Membership management.
Electro Acoustics
www.fundimensions.com
Single to 100 users at small
institutions.
DonorQuest
Intrepid Systems, Inc.
www.donorquest.com
Unlimited users. Serves institutions
with average of 40,000 donors in
database.
CARS Institutional Advancement Manage and track
Jenzabar grant-funded projects, produce
www.jenzabar.com planned giving proposals.
Available for any size school, but
typically cost effective for
institutions with enrollments over
1,000.
Membership Management System
Linked Software
www.linkedsoftware.com
Installed client base has customers
with up to 100,000 names in their
donor list with 15 concurrent
workstations
Planned Giving Manager Planned giving.
PG Calc Incorporated
www.pgcalc.com
Unlimited users at small to large
institutions.
Result/PLUS and Events/PLUS Seamless intedace with
Metafile Information Systems, Inc. Word and Word Perfect,
www.metafile.com custom pages and reports.
Single to multi-user at any size
institution.
SCT Banner Alumni/Development Membership managemant,
SCT matching gift tracking.
www.sctcorp.com
Serves small college to large
university.
WinSales
Silent Partner Ltd.
www.silentpartner.ca
Serves unlimited users at any size
institution.
DonorPerfect Fund accounting interface.
SofterWare
www.softerware.com
Up to 50 users. Ability to track
2,000 to 200,000 donors.
PledgeMaker Membership management,
SofTrek database management, out-
www.pledgemaker.com sourcing through its ASP.
Unlimited users at medium to large
institution.
The BSR Collection: Software and Telefundraising
Services for Advancement
SunGard BSR Inc.
www.sungardbsr.com
Serves institutions that raise at
least $5 million per year.
PRODUCT, COMPANY PROSPECT AND VOLUNTEER
AND USER CAPACITY DONOR TRACKING MANAGEMENT
ABT PowerCAMPUS X X
Advancement Module
Applied Business Technologies, Inc.
www.abtcampus.com
Can scale in proportion to the
performance of the database server
hosting the application. Best for
institutions with full-time
enrollments of 500-5,000 students.
The Raiser's Edge X O
Blackbaud
www.blackbaud.com
Sybase SQL Anywhere for single to up
to 50 users at smaller campuses and
Oracle for large institutions.
GiftMaker Pro and EventMakerPro X O
Campagne Associates
www.campagne.com
Single user, 3-user, 6-user, 10-user
at any size institution.
Crescendo Pro
Crescendo Interactive Inc.
www.crescendointeractive.com
Single user at all size
institutions.
Institutional Advancement Software X X
Datatel, Inc.
www.datatel.com
Unlimited users at institutions with
enrollment of at least 1,000
students
FUNDimensions X X
Electro Acoustics
www.fundimensions.com
Single to 100 users at small
institutions.
DonorQuest X X
Intrepid Systems, Inc.
www.donorquest.com
Unlimited users. Serves institutions
with average of 40,000 donors in
database.
CARS Institutional Advancement X X
Jenzabar
www.jenzabar.com
Available for any size school, but
typically cost effective for
institutions with enrollments over
1,000.
Membership Management System X
Linked Software
www.linkedsoftware.com
Installed client base has customers
with up to 100,000 names in their
donor list with 15 concurrent
workstations
Planned Giving Manager X
PG Calc Incorporated
www.pgcalc.com
Unlimited users at small to large
institutions.
Result/PLUS and Events/PLUS X X
Metafile Information Systems, Inc.
www.metafile.com
Single to multi-user at any size
institution.
SCT Banner Alumni/Development X X
SCT
www.sctcorp.com
Serves small college to large
university.
WinSales X X
Silent Partner Ltd.
www.silentpartner.ca
Serves unlimited users at any size
institution.
DonorPerfect X X
SofterWare
www.softerware.com
Up to 50 users. Ability to track
2,000 to 200,000 donors.
PledgeMaker X X
SofTrek
www.pledgemaker.com
Unlimited users at medium to large
institution.
The BSR Collection: Software and X X
Services for Advancement
SunGard BSR Inc.
www.sungardbsr.com
Serves institutions that raise at
least $5 million per year.
PRODUCT, COMPANY GIFT PLEDGE
AND USER CAPACITY MANAGEMENT REMINDERS
ABT PowerCAMPUS X X
Advancement Module
Applied Business Technologies, Inc.
www.abtcampus.com
Can scale in proportion to the
performance of the database server
hosting the application. Best for
institutions with full-time
enrollments of 500-5,000 students.
The Raiser's Edge X X
Blackbaud
www.blackbaud.com
Sybase SQL Anywhere for single to up
to 50 users at smaller campuses and
Oracle for large institutions.
GiftMaker Pro and EventMakerPro X X
Campagne Associates
www.campagne.com
Single user, 3-user, 6-user, 10-user
at any size institution.
Crescendo Pro X
Crescendo Interactive Inc.
www.crescendointeractive.com
Single user at all size
institutions.
Institutional Advancement Software X X
Datatel, Inc.
www.datatel.com
Unlimited users at institutions with
enrollment of at least 1,000
students
FUNDimensions X X
Electro Acoustics
www.fundimensions.com
Single to 100 users at small
institutions.
DonorQuest X X
Intrepid Systems, Inc.
www.donorquest.com
Unlimited users. Serves institutions
with average of 40,000 donors in
database.
CARS Institutional Advancement X X
Jenzabar
www.jenzabar.com
Available for any size school, but
typically cost effective for
institutions with enrollments over
1,000.
Membership Management System X X
Linked Software
www.linkedsoftware.com
Installed client base has customers
with up to 100,000 names in their
donor list with 15 concurrent
workstations
Planned Giving Manager X
PG Calc Incorporated
www.pgcalc.com
Unlimited users at small to large
institutions.
Result/PLUS and Events/PLUS X X
Metafile Information Systems, Inc.
www.metafile.com
Single to multi-user at any size
institution.
SCT Banner Alumni/Development X X
SCT
www.sctcorp.com
Serves small college to large
university.
WinSales X X
Silent Partner Ltd.
www.silentpartner.ca
Serves unlimited users at any size
institution.
DonorPerfect X X
SofterWare
www.softerware.com
Up to 50 users. Ability to track
2,000 to 200,000 donors.
PledgeMaker X X
SofTrek
www.pledgemaker.com
Unlimited users at medium to large
institution.
The BSR Collection: Software and X X
Services for Advancement
SunGard BSR Inc.
www.sungardbsr.com
Serves institutions that raise at
least $5 million per year.
PRODUCT, COMPANY FUND SPECIAL EVENTS
AND USER CAPACITY STATUS REPORTS MANAGEMENT
ABT PowerCAMPUS X X
Advancement Module
Applied Business Technologies, Inc.
www.abtcampus.com
Can scale in proportion to the
performance of the database server
hosting the application. Best for
institutions with full-time
enrollments of 500-5,000 students.
The Raiser's Edge X O
Blackbaud
www.blackbaud.com
Sybase SQL Anywhere for single to up
to 50 users at smaller campuses and
Oracle for large institutions.
GiftMaker Pro and EventMakerPro X X
Campagne Associates
www.campagne.com
Single user, 3-user, 6-user, 10-user
at any size institution.
Crescendo Pro
Crescendo Interactive Inc.
www.crescendointeractive.com
Single user at all size
institutions.
Institutional Advancement Software X X
Datatel, Inc.
www.datatel.com
Unlimited users at institutions with
enrollment of at least 1,000
students
FUNDimensions X X
Electro Acoustics
www.fundimensions.com
Single to 100 users at small
institutions.
DonorQuest X X
Intrepid Systems, Inc.
www.donorquest.com
Unlimited users. Serves institutions
with average of 40,000 donors in
database.
CARS Institutional Advancement X X
Jenzabar
www.jenzabar.com
Available for any size school, but
typically cost effective for
institutions with enrollments over
1,000.
Membership Management System X
Linked Software
www.linkedsoftware.com
Installed client base has customers
with up to 100,000 names in their
donor list with 15 concurrent
workstations
Planned Giving Manager
PG Calc Incorporated
www.pgcalc.com
Unlimited users at small to large
institutions.
Result/PLUS and Events/PLUS X O
Metafile Information Systems, Inc.
www.metafile.com
Single to multi-user at any size
institution.
SCT Banner Alumni/Development X
SCT
www.sctcorp.com
Serves small college to large
university.
WinSales X X
Silent Partner Ltd.
www.silentpartner.ca
Serves unlimited users at any size
institution.
DonorPerfect X X
SofterWare
www.softerware.com
Up to 50 users. Ability to track
2,000 to 200,000 donors.
PledgeMaker X X
SofTrek
www.pledgemaker.com
Unlimited users at medium to large
institution.
The BSR Collection: Software and X
Services for Advancement
SunGard BSR Inc.
www.sungardbsr.com
Serves institutions that raise at
least $5 million per year.
PRODUCT, COMPANY CAMPAIGN ALUMNI
AND USER CAPACITY MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
ABT PowerCAMPUS X X
Advancement Module
Applied Business Technologies, Inc.
www.abtcampus.com
Can scale in proportion to the
performance of the database server
hosting the application. Best for
institutions with full-time
enrollments of 500-5,000 students.
The Raiser's Edge X O
Blackbaud
www.blackbaud.com
Sybase SQL Anywhere for single to up
to 50 users at smaller campuses and
Oracle for large institutions.
GiftMaker Pro and EventMakerPro X X
Campagne Associates
www.campagne.com
Single user, 3-user, 6-user, 10-user
at any size institution.
Crescendo Pro
Crescendo Interactive Inc.
www.crescendointeractive.com
Single user at all size
institutions.
Institutional Advancement Software X X
Datatel, Inc.
www.datatel.com
Unlimited users at institutions with
enrollment of at least 1,000
students
FUNDimensions X X
Electro Acoustics
www.fundimensions.com
Single to 100 users at small
institutions.
DonorQuest X
Intrepid Systems, Inc.
www.donorquest.com
Unlimited users. Serves institutions
with average of 40,000 donors in
database.
CARS Institutional Advancement X X
Jenzabar
www.jenzabar.com
Available for any size school, but
typically cost effective for
institutions with enrollments over
1,000.
Membership Management System X
Linked Software
www.linkedsoftware.com
Installed client base has customers
with up to 100,000 names in their
donor list with 15 concurrent
workstations
Planned Giving Manager
PG Calc Incorporated
www.pgcalc.com
Unlimited users at small to large
institutions.
Result/PLUS and Events/PLUS X X
Metafile Information Systems, Inc.
www.metafile.com
Single to multi-user at any size
institution.
SCT Banner Alumni/Development X X
SCT
www.sctcorp.com
Serves small college to large
university.
WinSales X X
Silent Partner Ltd.
www.silentpartner.ca
Serves unlimited users at any size
institution.
DonorPerfect X X
SofterWare
www.softerware.com
Up to 50 users. Ability to track
2,000 to 200,000 donors.
PledgeMaker X X
SofTrek
www.pledgemaker.com
Unlimited users at medium to large
institution.
The BSR Collection: Software and X X
Services for Advancement
SunGard BSR Inc.
www.sungardbsr.com
Serves institutions that raise at
least $5 million per year.
PRODUCT, COMPANY WEB
AND USER CAPACITY CAPABILITIES
ABT PowerCAMPUS X
Advancement Module
Applied Business Technologies, Inc.
www.abtcampus.com
Can scale in proportion to the
performance of the database server
hosting the application. Best for
institutions with full-time
enrollments of 500-5,000 students.
The Raiser's Edge X
Blackbaud
www.blackbaud.com
Sybase SQL Anywhere for single to up
to 50 users at smaller campuses and
Oracle for large institutions.
GiftMaker Pro and EventMakerPro O
Campagne Associates
www.campagne.com
Single user, 3-user, 6-user, 10-user
at any size institution.
Crescendo Pro X
Crescendo Interactive Inc.
www.crescendointeractive.com
Single user at all size
institutions.
Institutional Advancement Software X
Datatel, Inc.
www.datatel.com
Unlimited users at institutions with
enrollment of at least 1,000
students
FUNDimensions
Electro Acoustics
www.fundimensions.com
Single to 100 users at small
institutions.
DonorQuest X
Intrepid Systems, Inc.
www.donorquest.com
Unlimited users. Serves institutions
with average of 40,000 donors in
database.
CARS Institutional Advancement X
Jenzabar
www.jenzabar.com
Available for any size school, but
typically cost effective for
institutions with enrollments over
1,000.
Membership Management System
Linked Software
www.linkedsoftware.com
Installed client base has customers
with up to 100,000 names in their
donor list with 15 concurrent
workstations
Planned Giving Manager
PG Calc Incorporated
www.pgcalc.com
Unlimited users at small to large
institutions.
Result/PLUS and Events/PLUS
Metafile Information Systems, Inc.
www.metafile.com
Single to multi-user at any size
institution.
SCT Banner Alumni/Development X
SCT
www.sctcorp.com
Serves small college to large
university.
WinSales X
Silent Partner Ltd.
www.silentpartner.ca
Serves unlimited users at any size
institution.
DonorPerfect O
SofterWare
www.softerware.com
Up to 50 users. Ability to track
2,000 to 200,000 donors.
PledgeMaker X
SofTrek
www.pledgemaker.com
Unlimited users at medium to large
institution.
The BSR Collection: Software and X
Services for Advancement
SunGard BSR Inc.
www.sungardbsr.com
Serves institutions that raise at
least $5 million per year.
X = part of the core system O = optional module
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