Donor Management & CRM

Automated donor tracking frees your team from data entry and keeps every supporter feeling remembered.

49 hrs
Time saved/month
7
Companies have mapped
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About This Automation

Donor management at charities involves receiving gifts, searching for existing records, and sending thank-the team communications. Manual processes create duplicate records, slow thank-the team turnaround, and consume significant staff time each month.

Automated donor management deduplicates records in real time, generates personalized thank-the team messages, and logs all communications automatically. the team spends less time on data entry and more time on donor relationships.

Key features
Automatically search for and merge duplicate donor records by email, phone, and name
Generate personalized thank-you messages using donor history and gift details
Send thank-you communications via email and log them in your donor database
Update donor contact information and giving preferences without manual entry
Schedule renewal reminders based on giving anniversaries

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Donation or Contact Update Receivedtrigger

A new gift is submitted via online form, bank transfer, or check, or a donor updates their contact information via email or phone.

2. Log Gift

The donation amount, date, fund designation, and payment method are automatically recorded as a new activity on the donor's contact record.

3. Check for Duplicate Donor Records

The automation queries by email, phone, and name to identify and flag any existing donor records matching the new gift or update.

4. Duplicate Found?

If a duplicate is detected, the automation merges the records and updates the primary contact. If no duplicate exists, the new donor is created.

5. Generate Personalized Thank-You

The automation composes a personalized thank-you message referencing the gift amount, fund, and donor's giving history, then sends it.

6. Update Donor Engagement Timeline

The thank-you date and method are automatically logged, and a renewal reminder is scheduled for the donor's next giving anniversary.

7. Sync

The donor's updated contact information and engagement status are synced to keep the email list current and segment for campaigns.

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Estimated Time Saving
49hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:7 Companies

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