The approval process is quick and easy. The calendar looks good.

Support team is very responsive and helpful at all times.

We are very happy with our switch to localist. It has has made our event management for our admins so much easier and we have seen a significant increase in our analytics.

The calendar has a nice look and has a lot of features integrated into it. It has been stable and reliable throughout the time we've used it.

But a lot of my visitors complain about this. They want to see a monthly overview without a very long scroll.

The approval of events is pretty easy and it's nice to have all the info involved - when and who submitted it.

I've been happy with the ease of use and reliability of the product.

The website integration is awesome. Also love the community that it builds for our users.

I like that it is user friendly and cleaned up our calendar system look and feel.

Inability to manage RSS feeds of content in a custom way, but that could just be me.

Localist is very easy to setup and administer and is a very powerful calendar platform to help manage and promote our many events on campus.

Excellent robust hosted event calendar solution.

Allows for user generated content with our review and approval. Excellent user experience.

From administrators to calendar users, the platform is intuitive to use and offers truly useful features. Our users love the ease of expressing interest in an event and notifications in their inbox.

I love the functionality, and the customizable widgets are a lifesaver.

Pretty satisfied with it, though there's always room for improvement. Team is responsive and helpful.

Having to deal with spam comments and events can be frustrating. Not sufficient documentation for creating custom widgets for our website.

After I've uploaded a new audience, the response time a for it to appear and become useable. This is very confusing and stressful when you need to send the campaign.

The customer service at Localist is excellent. They are proactive by checking in regularly and when we have an issue or question they address it right away.

The calendar has little to no spam protection so users can post hundreds of bogus reviews while trying to farm clicks on our platform.

Older newsletter feature was too limited and difficult, and the newer newsletter feature seems complicated still. A lot of software changes have been difficult to keep up with changes and features.

The lack of a writable API is discouraging and makes it difficult to integrate with our other systems.

Newly implemented dashboard are extremely versatile and powerful, but sometimes a touch cumbersome if you need a look at data. Great tool to develop and maintain KPIs.

It's been positive for managing relationships and for data mining.

I have been pleased with the content of reports in particular.

I feel it is far harder to use than helpful. The features it offers are great but it does not make it worth the investment.

Tessitura also offer a Tessitura Network Express Web (TNEW) website solution for online bookings which integrates well with the Tessitura software.

The near-infinite report customization can be a double edged sword because any tick-box accidentally checked (or unchecked) may dramatically change the content of a report.

Company fully understands the requirements of the industry that it is targeting. There is an excellent community with end users willing to engage and help each other.

It is very archaic-looking, confusing, and hard to find things.

It holds a wealth of constituent data and we can write our own SSRS reports in-house to query this data.

It is a powerful piece of software with many customisation options that, when configured and utilised correctly, proves a useful tool.

It is an effective organizational and ticketing program which allows for many customization options to adjust the system as needed.

Ugh, ok, repeat entries were the scourge of my job.

The worst part of this software is how easy it is to give an order to a different patron. There are no warning signs and this has been a common problem around the office.

Tessitura is the biggest and worst CRM you can use. It has a giant network of constantly evolving apps, fixes and test cases.

Tessitura is a fantastic software that helps me to track and process huge amounts of data.

I can look up a constituent and see exactly when they came, what donations or purchases they have made, etc. The tech support is robust.

It has been relatively easy to upgrade our software/database version following the very useful documentation found on the Tessitura Network website.

Integrates with many other common industry systems (mail2, Boca, etc.). Great reporting capabilities.

It has a great ability to customize and tracks data way better than SABO. The best part of this software is when it comes to selling subscriptions.

This software is really difficult to learn and train others on. The UI is confusing and it is difficult to find what you are looking for.

Very good overall, it does exactly what is needed for a busy venue.

Additionally, it is relatively easy to make a mistake and accidentally give a ticket to a different person than intended.

I like that Tessitura is a non-profit helping other non-profit organizations. They truly take feedback from end users and improve the software every year.

Support is amazing, very quick to answer any queries, and very knowledgeable about all aspects of the software.

I like that there's a visual layout you can view to see which seats are taken and what kind of ticket they're purchased under.

Every arts organization uses Tessitura for a reason. All encompassing, it's reach is impressive, limited only by its users organization.

US Dollar

With Localist's unique combination of event management and marketing automation you will increase attendance for all event types (online and offline, paid and free), keep Meetups and Facebook Lives under your brand and make measurable gains in business goals.

With Localist, you can:

Include all event types in one centralized calendar
Fully understand event reach and impact
Gain actionable insights for audience targeting & event offerings using predictive event success and post-event analytics to tweak your marketing strategy
Create, send and manage automated social media and email promotions
Schedule Zoom meetings and track attendance without leaving Localist
Reach new audiences to grow your community and increase event attendance
Aggregate disparate data sources to gain a holistic view of your most engaged members


Over the past 10 years, we have powered 10 million+ events for nonprofits, technology companies, associations and educational institutions. Our customers rely on Localist because it’s:

Centralized 
Localist centralizes the event listings process with a streamlined workflow. Departments, chapters and affiliates can add events; you approve and publish. 

User-friendly
It is an easy-to-use, maintenance-free platform that doesn’t require coding. 

Scalable
Localist allows you to aggregate and automate email and social media marketing for all events across departments.

Flexible
With extensive integrations and an API, Localist works with all of your existing tools.

Secure
Localist checks all boxes for your pals in IT. The platform is protected with standard security technology to provide privacy and data encryption.

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Commenting/Notes

Engagement Tracking

Website Analytics

Sales Analytics

Multi-Channel Marketing

Surveys & Feedback

User Management

Electronic Payments

Personalization

Social Marketing

Payment Processing

Lead Capture

Access Controls/Permissions

SEO Management

Drip Campaigns

Responsive Web Design

SSL Security

Real Time Editing

Marketing Calendar

Location-Based Marketing

Single Sign On

Credit Card Processing

Attendance Management

Customer Database

Registration Management

Audience Targeting

Calendar Management

Agenda Management

Conferences/Conventions

Template Management

Scheduling

ROI Tracking

Data Import/Export

Email Tracking

Lead Generation

Email Distribution

Recording

Form Builder

Lead Management

Email Marketing

Meeting Preparation Tools

Ticketing

Live Streaming

Membership Management

Multi-Channel Communication

Landing Pages/Web Forms

Event Scheduling

Social Media Integration

Event Ticketing

Email Reminders

Customizable CTAs

Workflow Management

Email Management

Dynamic Content

Event Triggered Actions

Visual Analytics

Customization

Attendee Management

Segmentation

Reminders

Website Visitor Tracking

Real-Time Chat

Event Management

Customizable Templates

WYSIWYG Editor

Event Calendar

Web Forms

Discount Management

Conferencing

Reporting/Analytics

Widgets

Website Publishing Options

Social Promotion

Tagging

Third-Party Integrations

Online Forums

Search Marketing

Design Management

Localist starts at $375/month for Academic and Non-Academic Units, Hospitals, and Local Governments, and at $1,700/month for Universities, Healthcare Systems, and State Governments. (Billed annually)


Email/Help Desk

FAQs/Forum

Knowledge Base

Phone Support

Chat

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1000

1000+

Localist

Live Online

Webinars

Documentation

Tessitura Network’s constituent relationship management (CRM) platform is designed to support processes for arts, cultural and entertainment nonprofits. Its core functionality includes box office ticketing and admissions, fundraising and membership management, reporting and more.

The ticketing and admissions module manage a range of box office operations including ticket and subscription sales, reserved and open seating arrangements, general and timed admission, receipt printing, order confirmations, mobile ticketing and more.

Within the fundraising and membership module, fundraisers can track various types of contributions including grants, corporate gifts, matching gifts and pledges, solicitation tasks, membership renewals and details for all types of campaigns, appeals and special events.

Tessitura also includes reporting tools which include various standard reports for box office, finance, marketing, development and membership departments as well as the ability to customize reports and export data.



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