Columbia, South Carolina · May 13, 2026 · Kevin Meyer, Account Executive · kevin.meyer@bloomerang.com · 463-274-5176
$2M
Christina, you told us about your capital campaign goal — a brand new community building connecting the riverwalk, dog park, playgrounds, and kayaking areas. That goal deserves the right infrastructure behind it.
Why change
You know the park. You know the donors. Your tools are the bottleneck.
You've been at this for five years. You've built something real in Columbia. But you've also been fighting your system instead of working with it — manually building reports, inheriting years of inconsistent data entry, and watching opportunities disappear because the tools to catch them just weren't there.
This isn't about switching software. It's about giving your team — Christina, Liz, Sharon — the infrastructure to actually reach that $2M campaign goal and build the individual giving program that's been waiting to launch.
What you told us is holding you back
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Cumbersome reporting
"It's very cumbersome when it comes to filtering and trying to pull out exactly what you're looking for." — Christina, demo call
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Inconsistent donor data
Multiple staff, no pick lists, no standards — years of entries that don't match up. Cleanup is overdue and DonorPerfect makes it harder, not easier.
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No recurring giving program
You have zero monthly recurring donors today. That's one of the highest-ROI programs in the sector — and you haven't been able to build it.
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Basic online donation pages
"It looks very basic." Your park tells a story of community, nature, and connection — your donation form doesn't say any of that.
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No wealth screening
You have park members and event attendees who are major gift givers to other causes — and you have no way to know. Low-hanging fruit, especially heading into a capital campaign.
Your 64% retention rate is actually above average.
That's a real foundation to build on. With the right tools, Bloomerang customers see a 154%+ increase in first-time donor retention. Imagine what that does for your individual giving program.
Why now
Your DonorPerfect renewal is coming. So is your campaign.
You mentioned your fiscal year and DonorPerfect contract both renew July 1. That's not just a timeline — it's a decision point. And there's a 45-day cancellation notice clause in that contract. Miss it, and you're locked in for another year.
The clock is ticking
Mid-May decision deadline
To honor the 45-day notice and avoid automatic renewal with DonorPerfect, you need to make your decision by mid-May. That window is right now. A May decision also unlocks the data conversion scholarship — potentially saving $1,000+ on your onboarding.
Three reasons this moment matters for Saluda Shoals specifically
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Your capital campaign launches soon. A $2M campaign needs peer-to-peer pages, major gift prospect identification, corporate relationship tracking, and automated campaign reporting — all ready before you go public. You need to build that infrastructure now, not after launch.
2
Your Holiday Lights event is a major fundraising moment. 400+ top donors, prospects, and sponsors in one place. With Bloomerang, that event has ticketing, embedded QR check-in, real-time donor tracking, and automated follow-up sequences — not manual spreadsheets after the fact.
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Liz is nine months in and learning. Right now she's learning a system that's fighting you. Get her trained on the right platform while she's still building muscle memory — not a year from now after those habits are locked in.
"The question isn't whether to change — it's whether you can afford to spend another year not having the tools to hit your goal."
— Kevin Meyer, Account Executive
Why Bloomerang
Not repurposed B2B software. Built for purpose — yours.
Most donor management systems started as sales CRMs and got retrofitted for nonprofits. Bloomerang was purpose-built for organizations like Saluda Shoals Foundation — by people who've sat in your chair, made the asks, and run the events.
Bloomerang CRM
One record. The full picture.
Every donor, corporate relationship, board member, and soft credit connection in one place. The company-level tracking Christina asked about: Verizon Wireless marketing, Verizon Foundation, and all their contacts unified under one organizational record.
Bloomerang Fundraising
Your story, not just a form.
Embedded giving forms that stay on your website. Impact-oriented donation amounts ("help fund the riverwalk building"). Peer-to-peer campaigns for your Holiday Lights crowd and Oyster Roast community. Events with QR ticket scanning and seat charts.
Penny — AI fundraising partner
Your data, working for you.
Not a generic chatbot. Penny reads your actual data: call Foster today on that $5K pledge. Re-engage Jerry — $80K lapsed. Upgrade the Grapes Foundation — strong giving trajectory. Real priorities, from your real database.
DonorSearch Wealth Screening
Your park members are hiding major gifts.
Every person in your database gets scored based on their charitable giving history to other nonprofits — not just their income. Penny tells you what to ask for. No more guessing and coming in too low on people who could give $5K.
Why we beat the alternatives you're considering
vs. DonorView
Similar CRM footprint but lacks Bloomerang's depth of automation, AI, and the DonorSearch wealth screening integration that's critical for your capital campaign outreach.
vs. Givebutter
Great fundraising pages, but no real CRM. Their tipping model asks your donors for a 15% tip and makes it hard to opt out. "Free" comes with a price your donors pay — and feel.
Complete package — up to 2,500 records, every feature included, one annual price. No per-seat fees. No paying extra for training or support. No limit of five reports.
Annual investment
$5,999
per year · all features · up to 2,500 records · unlimited users
What's included
Bloomerang CRM — up to 2,500 records, unlimited users CRM
Donor retention dashboard, lapsed donor alerts, engagement scoring CRM
Company/org relationship management (corporate contacts unified under one record) CRM
Mobile app — tap to pay, video thank-yous, donation entry on the go Fundraising
Unlimited phone, chat, and email support — live US-based team CRM
Dedicated onboarding specialist + daily group training + Philanthropy Institute CRM
One-time data conversion
Standard conversion from DonorPerfect is $2,000. Move in May and Kevin can apply a scholarship — potentially covering 50–100% of that cost. The window is right now.
Gaps solved
Where you are today — and where you'll be.
These aren't generic pain points. These are the exact challenges Christina and the team named across both calls. Here's what changes on day one.
DonorPerfect today
Bloomerang tomorrow
Reports require SQL-style filtering — cumbersome, and you "almost have to know the language" to use it
Type your report in plain English. Penny builds it. Schedule it to your campaign sub-committee weekly, automatically.
Inconsistent data entry across 5+ staff — no pick lists, manual typing, capitalization issues throughout
Pick lists enforced across all entry fields. Penny can scan and flag bad data. Clean inputs from day one for Liz.
No wealth screening — you don't know which park members or event attendees are major gift givers to other causes
DonorSearch scores every record in your database. Penny surfaces who to call, what to ask for, and when.
Online giving form takes donors off your website — basic, unbranded, no storytelling, no impact messaging
Embedded form stays on your site. Impact-oriented giving. Images, video, thermometer toward your goal.
No recurring giving program. DonorPerfect charges $1 per card update. Cards expire, donors silently drop off.
Automatic card expiration updates — free. Recurring program ready to launch with full automation.
Corporate relationships are separate records — Verizon marketing and Verizon Foundation live in different places with no connection
Organization records with contact relationships, pinned team notes, and combined giving totals in one report.
No peer-to-peer capability — your Holiday Lights crowd of 400+ can't fundraise on your behalf
Full peer-to-peer. Give your top supporters a personalized fundraising page. Let them tell your story.
Training costs extra. New hires like Liz have to self-train or pay again for additional sessions.
Unlimited training — live webinars daily, on-demand videos, daily group sessions. Every hire, forever.
Investment & ROI
What Saluda Shoals gets back. In real numbers.
You raised $365,000 last year. You have 64% donor retention — above average. You have zero recurring donors, no P2P program, and no wealth screening. That's three untapped channels. Move the sliders to reflect your reality.
Your annual investment
$5,999
Giving Platform Pro · all features included
Adjust for Saluda Shoals' reality
Annual platform investment$5,999
Staff hours saved / week7 hrs
Reports, data cleanup, manual receipting, card expiration chasing — all automated
Staff hourly cost (fully loaded)$26/hr
Recurring giving program (new)$12,000
You have zero recurring donors today. Even 40 donors at $25/month = $12,000/yr
Peer-to-peer fundraising lift$18,000
Holiday Lights crowd of 400+ as P2P fundraisers — 60% will be first-time donors
Major gift asks unlocked (capital campaign)$35,000
Wealth screening identifies park members giving big to other causes — ask right, ask confident
Donors retained from better stewardship25 donors
Average gift from retained donors$320
Total estimated annual return on Bloomerang
$0
$0
Net ROI after investment
0×
Return multiple
0 mo
Payback period
Breakdown by channel
Time saved
$0
Recurring giving
$0
P2P fundraising
$0
Major gifts
$0
Donor retention
$0
Bloomerang's benchmarks for organizations like yours
+47%
more raised on average
+13%
increase in major gifts
+12%
new supporters annually
Cost of doing nothing
Staying put isn't free. Here's what it actually costs you.
You said it yourself, Christina: "It's costing you money per month without all of those things in place." The costs of your current situation don't show up on any accounting report. But they're real, they're recurring, and they compound every year you wait.
The hidden ledger — specific to Saluda Shoals
Staff time doing what software should do
Manual report building, chasing returned mail, typing names without pick lists, manually creating acknowledgment letters. At 7 hrs/week × $26/hr, that's roughly $9,464/year in compensation going to tasks Bloomerang automates. That's not on any budget line — but it's real.
Zero recurring giving revenue
You have no monthly recurring program today. Organizations your size typically build $15,000–$30,000/year in recurring revenue within 12 months of launching a proper program. Every month you wait is revenue that won't compound into next year.
Major gifts you don't know to ask for
Your park has 5,000+ records. Some of them are major gift givers to other causes. Without wealth screening, you're either not asking them, or asking for $250 when they'd give $5,000. At 5 people/year with an average ask gap of $3,000, that's conservatively $15,000/year in missed revenue.
Your capital campaign launching without the right tools
A $2M campaign needs corporate relationship tracking, peer-to-peer pages, prospect research, automated sub-committee reporting, and AI-powered major gift prioritization. Launching it on DonorPerfect means doing half of that manually. Every ask without wealth screening data is a guess.
Recurring donor card expirations — DonorPerfect charges $1 each
Once you build your recurring program, every expired card is either a lost donor or a dollar out of your pocket. DonorPerfect charges per update. Bloomerang does it free. As your program grows, this cost grows with it.
Your Holiday Lights event brings 400+ top donors, prospects, and sponsors to the park. You could be giving them a fundraising page and asking them to share your story with their networks. 60% of P2P donors are first-timers to the org. That entire channel doesn't exist for you today.
Automatic DonorPerfect renewal — locking you in another year
Miss the 45-day notice window and you're paying for another year of a system that's keeping you from your goals. That's the most expensive cost of doing nothing — measured in both dollars and the distance between where you are and $2M.
Conservative estimated annual cost of staying with DonorPerfect
$39,464+
None of this appears on your P&L. But every dollar here is real, recurring, and growing.
The investment: $5,999/year. The conservative cost of doing nothing: $39,000+ and growing — plus your $2M campaign launching under-equipped. The math isn't close.
"You're already paying for the problem. It just doesn't show up on a balance sheet."