Free Excel Donor Database Template

COmpare Spreadsheets and DonorDock

Is a spreadsheet the right choice?

If you want to see history of gifts, follow up with donors, and grow long term relationships, you need more than a spreadsheet.

Features

Spreadsheet

DonorDock Free

Affordable

Free, but with hours of extra work. will raise less funds because it will be harder to build solid donor relationships.

Helps raise more funds. Spend less time getting started. Saves hours of manual data entry.

List of Donors

List of Gifts

Automatic Gift Tracking

Automatically track and respond to online gifts

Not included

Automatically track gifts and create new contacts

Donor Profiles

giving history, emails, notes, contact information

no

Yes

Create and Send Receipts

Easily follow-up in seconds

Not included

Send easy receipts and thank yous

Reports and Dashboard

visual, easy reports and charts

Limited, difficult to set up

Easy & visual

Custom Donation Pages

Not included

Unlimited, beautiful custom giving pages

Accept Credit Card, ACH and Google Pay payments

Not included

Included

Automated Suggestions

Not included

Insights to help you fundraise better

Segment Donors

COmpare Spreadsheets and DonorDock

Which option saves more time and raises more funds?

Winner = DonorDock
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Organizations use spreadsheets to manage donors because spreadsheets are familiar, and often free. Unfortunately, they are not designed for engaging donors.

Many organizations find that spreadsheets seem like a simple solution, but end up being more complicated. This is because spreadsheets were not designed to be used as a donor database, communication center, or relationship manager.

DonorDock simplifies the process of donor relationship management, and is a great choice for organizations looking to switch from spreadsheets.

DonorDock is a popular choice because it is easy to use, comes with many time-saving features, and is FREE!

DonorDock provides a system that is simple enough for your whole team to use, and powerful enough to help you take your nonprofit to the next level.

COmpare Spreadsheets and DonorDock

Which solution really costs less?

Winner = DonorDock

Spreadsheets have the advantage of being free for most organizations. However, this does not truly capture the true costs of not having a true donor database.

Some organizations may feel that they can't afford a donor management system. The reality is that that they may not be able to go without one.

Without an effective system for following up with Donors, organizations lose potential gifts, and fail to cultivate major donors. Organizations that want to cultivate relationships with donors, (especially donors who can give larger gifts) need donor management systems to keep track of past relationships.

Nonprofits also waste countless staff hours trying to work with inefficient systems. Most nonprofits that switch to DonorDock save hours each week, so the tool easily pays for itself.

DonorDock Free costs nothing, making it perfect, even for organizations on tight budgets.