Who needs a cheap or free donor management database?

• Donor Management

Neil Irwin, Member Services Manager at NICVA, is asking volunteer and professional fundraisers if they is any need for a cheap or free donor management tool.

"I have wondered for some time if fundraising organisations here could use a simple database designed to manage the contact they have with donors." said Neil

"I have thought often about creating a basic database with all the main essential features so organisations without a big budget to spend would have some way of keeping in tocuh with donors.." he added.

The software envisaged being of use would feature some of the following features:

• Donor Contact Details
• Brief Donor Profile Information
• Donations Records
• Gift Aid Audit Information
• Income Reports
• Mailing Lists

"I read reports that Google is soon to launch a 'cloud database' which would enable a database to be managed online. While this may be an imminent development I have started work on a sample DonorTracker database and would be keen to hear what people would want from a free - or very cheap donor management database." said Neil

Neil has opened a topic in the fundraising Information Group on http://www.communityni.org/content/donor-management-database and would welcome comments on this initiative.