ClearView CRM Software

Action items were very easy to enter and retrieve and I used it as a true CRM, religiously. Continuing training would have been helpful; sharing best practices, etc.

Pros

Easy to use, easy to learn. Readability was good.

Cons

Never did figure out how or if I could set followups to a donor action that would pop up on my calendar.

Google functionality from donor record could have been more user friendly. Why not populate donor's address in addition to their name - there are alot of donors with common names and would make look up of the donor from Google much faster.

Pros

Look and feel

breadcrumbs

Cons

Lack of documentation

CASL requirements not easy to meet

System is broader on information as far as what can be researched for reports etc. Still in learning stage and hope to learn even more to benefit our location, and program reports just to our needs.

Pros

Clear process. Easy to review donor history.

Cons

Still in the learning process, would like to learn more on back end of program.

Pros

all in one place
Good action and tracking

Cons

too many reports means too many to chose from it appears overwhelming

Pros

I can sign in outside of our cloud network

Cons

It doesn't do everything I need it to do. The program closes after inactivity.

Pros

I find Clearview to be extremely easy to use. It does not have a big learning curve. Great product!!

Cons

System can sometimes be slow but that may be because of the amount of data we have to parse. That's all.

Wonderful donor tracking management.

Pros

I love that everything is so easy to manage, and the reports I am able to create are thorough and detailed. It is very customizable to what we need.

Cons

Sometimes I wish the search results were not so sensitive. It can be difficult to locate certain donors based on information given.

Pros

We like that we are able to store all of our necessary donor data in one system and that it is very intuitive and user friendly.

Cons

We are still waiting for all functionalities that were found in the old interface of the system to be built out and completed in the new interface of the system. I also am not a fan of the reporting tool that comes with this interface. The reporting tool is very limiting in comparison to the one that we had been using, and still primarily use for our reporting needs. Especially the Ad Hoc reporting.

Pros

Still figuring out all the pros and cons, but I appreciate the extend of reporting and ways to customize dashboard. Still have to get this set up.

Cons

I wish there was a way to catch duplicate records or at least make suggestions on what to merge based on multiple matching fields like address, phone, email, last name, etc.

The ability to do my job during software transition.

Pros

It gets the job done, I am sure it was no easy task to merge data from our old software to this so we can end up in Salesforce.

Cons

The reports are not easy to produce, you really need above average IT knowledge to produce reports we utilize regularly.

Pros

The reports are great and the simple search functions are easy to use and navigate. It provides information in real time.

Cons

Could use a freshening up in appearance. Would like to see a simpler dashboard with customized information and exported reports with direct links to CV numbers.

Pros

This software is very easy to use and has good features. I can usually find what I need and the reports are very helpful.

Cons

I used to use Pledgemaker and the transferring over of functionalities is taking a long time--lockbox specifically for what I need.

Pros

It is fairly easy to use and navigate, I like the custom dashboards and prospect profiles. I also like the feature for recording actions with prospects.

Cons

It is hard to get responses from the support team, I have had many tickets that took over a week to be answered. Most of them simple tickets such as "add a new user".

Pros

The ease of navigation and I like how you really cannot make permanent mistakes. I really would recommend to another organization.

Cons

A lot of the fields do not pertain to what I am trying to accomplish. Slows down a lot in the afternoon.

Pros

Once you learn what the different categories are it gives a good glimpse of your donor and their tendencies.

Cons

I entered gifts into the database and gift entering is bulky and very time consuming. It seems like some of the steps could either be consolidated or eliminated.

Cons

Limited functionality and customization. Does not allow for multiple contacts in an organization record. Reporting is clunky and the query function is nearly useless.

Pros

The software is fairly easy to navigate and has the ability to add much detail to the prospect file.

Cons

Running reports can be challenging. I find that sometimes data is pulled that was flagged to omit. The prospect search function is not broad enough. You pretty much have to use the exact way that the prospect is entered. It would be nice if it was a little smarter. I often search by name then by address or other information that I have just to ensure I am not creating a prospect for someone that is not a new donor. Often I will do this search with no results, create a new prospect and then only after I have gone through the process of entering all the information, the system will tell me it is a duplicate.

It was an interim software we are using until we switch over to a New Database.

Pros

Writing List Queries. I find it easy to select the data that I want for the output. I also find it easy because the output comes in an excel spreadsheet.

Cons

It's reporting functions. It doesn't seem to have good report features I want to be able to compile a report and have it come out in a more readable format that I can present to people other then in an excel spreadsheet.

Pros

We use quite a few features in the system including recording gifts, tracking grants, recording event attendees and who they sat with.

We are working to build our relationships between different organizations on companies. The software allows us to handle these and the soft credits when gifts from in from employees of companies.

Cons

Some of the set up of a report is difficult. You have to have a domain set up in order to select the correct fields. Some of the domains are preset. It would be nice of there were more preset so you didn't have a build a complex domain in order to do a full report on a donor.

Pros

The software meets the needs of my role. It is easy to navigate, and the customer service has been great.