ACCPAC Executive Series
Executive Summary

by J. Carlton Collins, CPA

Highlights

      Raiser's Edge

• Contact Management
  Manage all of the day-to-day details and interactions with prospects, donors, volunteers, members, alumni, grant makers, vendors, employees and more from within The Raiser’s Edge, allowing you to build and maintain institutional knowledge

• Operational Management
  Save time and increase staff productivity by automating processes like thank-you letters, receipts, membership renewals and more, all from shortcuts on your Raiser’s Edge home page

• Relationship Cultivation
  Grow your constituent base and cultivate major donors by establishing organization-wide best practices. Use The Raiser’s Edge to help everyone emulate the actions that prove to be most successful.

• Diverse Fundraising Methods
  Experiment with cutting edge fundraising methods and maintain those that work best for your organization, including online giving, recurring giving, memorial and tribute giving, events, direct response and more

• Communication about Organizational Effectiveness
  Understand what makes your organization successful and where you have opportunities for improvement. Easily share information with all major stakeholders via real-time dashboards and hundreds of professional, easy-to-access standard reports.

• Data Security
  Ensure sensitive information is viewed only by the staff members who need access to it thanks to powerful security features

      Financial Edge

• Increased Accountability
  Demonstrate fiscal responsibility and stewardship to your board, donors, funders and overall community

• Up-To-The-Minute Analysis
  Gain insight into critical data at a glance with The Financial Edge Dashboard, an on-screen tool that efficiently compares and analyzes your data to give you a snapshot of your organization’s financial status

• Do-It-All Budgeting
  Perform everything from simple annual budget creation to advanced salary and benefits budgeting

• Comprehensive Reporting
  Share timely, accurate information with key stakeholders and quickly create reports directly within the system

 Common Selection Considerations

Blackbaud targets its product offerings primarily on the higher-end non-profit and and educational markets. Blackbaud produces 3 different solutions as follows:

• Raiser's Edge (fund raising software)
• Financial Edge (Accounting Software)
• Education Administration (For educational institutions)

Detailed strengths and weakness reports are available at www.accountingsoftwareadvisor.com.

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