You've kept Somerville's history alive for over 100 years. Now it's time to build the revenue foundation that keeps it alive for 100 more — without adding another system to the stack.
"None of our systems talk to each other. We're doing a hell of a lot of manual work… and we can't keep doing things as we always have." — Stephanie Marlin-Curiel, Executive Director
Every hour Stephanie spends reconciling data between five platforms is an hour not spent on the major gift conversations that get the museum to $200K.
Gilda's data duplication concern is solved by design. Square transactions, Eventbrite RSVPs, membership renewals, and new donors all flow into one record automatically — no manual entry, no reconciliation, no missing data.
Use Somerville Museum's real numbers or adjust the sliders to model your scenario. The math updates in real time.
Somerville currently raises ~$36K from individuals. A 47% lift gets you to ~$53K in individual giving. Add the Good Neighbor program, 3 major gift upgrades, and the membership retention engine — and the path to $200K operating revenue becomes a strategy, not a hope.
Every line item the board is trying to avoid has a mirror cost they're not seeing — in time, in donors lost, in major gifts never made.
The real question for the board isn't "$3,899 vs. $528." It's whether doing nothing is worth $26K+ per year in lost time and unrealized giving. The line item they're protecting against is already being paid — just invisibly.
Based on your discovery conversation and every question raised since February — here's what Bloomerang solves for you specifically.
Most nonprofit AI tools are glorified Google searches — the same answer for every org. Penny is different. She reads your donor records, giving history, and wealth screening data to give you insights specific to your supporters, not everyone else's.
The board is right to ask the question. Here's the full answer — including what LGL doesn't tell you about the true cost of "cheaper."
| Capability | Bloomerang ($2,899/yr) | Little Green Light ($528/yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk email (unlimited, segmented) | ✓ Built-in, MailChimp-grade | ✗ Requires Zapier add-on ($$$) |
| DonorSearch wealth screening | ✓ ProspectView included in base | ✗ Requires $2,000/yr separate purchase |
| Ticketing & event management | ✓ Full QR-code ticketing + check-in | ✗ Not available |
| Membership management | ✓ Auto-segmentation, auto-renewal | ~ Basic, limited automation |
| Recurring donation auto-updates | ✓ Auto-updates expired credit cards | ✗ Manual chase required on expiry |
| Phone support | ✓ Unlimited US-based phone support | ✗ Email and chat only |
| AI-powered reporting (Penny) | ✓ Plain-language report generation | ✗ No AI tools |
| QuickBooks integration | ✓ Native, automatic sync | ~ Via Zapier (cost + complexity) |
| Zapier required for integrations | ✓ Not needed — all built in | ✗ Required for Square, Eventbrite, etc. — paid per "zap" |
| Volunteer management | ✓ Full system available (+$1,000) | ✗ Not available |
| NCOA address auto-updates | ✓ Nightly, automatic | ✗ Manual |
To connect LGL with Square, Eventbrite, and Squarespace — the three systems Somerville Museum currently uses — you'd need Zapier. Every data transfer costs a "zap." During a high-volume event weekend, you can hit your monthly limit, meaning your data stops syncing until the next billing cycle. Bloomerang connects all of these natively. Zero extra cost. Zero transfer limits.
Bloomerang serves 24,000+ nonprofits. Here's what the ones who made the switch say.
Kevin can connect Stephanie with a director at a similar small arts or history museum who made the PastPerfect → Bloomerang switch. A 20-minute call that answers every board question.
The organizations that start with Bloomerang stay with Bloomerang. That's not a talking point — that's 24,000 organizations voting with their renewal check every year.
No hidden fees. No Zapier charges. No per-zap surprises. Just one number that unlocks a platform built to get Somerville Museum to $200K.
Somerville Museum has a large group of young volunteers. Getting just 20 of them to give $5/month = $1,200/year — covering the cost of the volunteer system with money left over. And volunteers who feel seen become your most loyal donors.
Before Stephanie pitches the board, here's a story they can see themselves in.
Based on your goals and challenges, these five videos show exactly how Bloomerang addresses what matters most for your organization.
You've spent more than a century holding space for this community's stories. Let Bloomerang handle the systems — so you can handle what only you can do.