GiftWorks 2006 by Mission Research provides nonprofits the ability to manage donors, fundraising efforts and volunteers through a simple, well-designed user interface. GiftWorks complements the precision of QuickBooks in its ability to seamlessly integrate with the program, eliminating the need for double data entry.
Designed specifically for small to medium sized nonprofit organizations, GiftWorks provides data management capabilities that are complete and far-reaching. The software meets and exceeds the administration needs of nonprofit organizations with donor tracking and mail production functionality and serves the needs of board members by generating insightful donor and donation reports. The unique SmartLists feature of GiftWorks allows customers to create lists of donors and donations based on sets of data criteria that the user defines. This feature makes it easy to create quick, automatically-updating mailing lists and custom reports.
While GiftWorks is not an accounting solution for nonprofits, it is thorough in its method of tying donations and pledges to accounts. The GiftWorks QuickBooks Integration feature is easy, straightforward, and only needs to be done once. The user tells GiftWorks how to allocate monetary amounts across accounts by simply selecting a fund for each donation. Then, with the click of a button, journal entry transactions post from GiftWorks into QuickBooks. Accounting processes are automatic and invisible to the GiftWorks daily user.
Mission Research notifies customers of product enhancements and updates through the internet, allowing them to download enhanced features for free. The software integrates with an online mapping system that allows customers to view the location of donors in comparison to the location of their own organizations. GiftWorks makes features that can be cumbersome and complex in other applications work in ways that are simple and obvious to the user, regardless of his or her level of technical expertise.
The company currently collects customer feedback directly through the GiftWorks interface and continuously improves the product based on that feedback. The “Make a Suggestion” feature has helped the company identify their customers’ need for Online Services and Volunteer Management, both scheduled for release this year.
Visit www.missionresearch.com to download a free trial. Mission Research will be a Premier Exhibitor at The Sleeter Group QuickBooks Conference in November.