Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager

4.4

(71)

Pricing

Starting at $50.00 per month

About Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager

Trail Blazer's non-profit manager offers nonprofit organizations a complete cloud-based solution to manage every aspect of fundraising and donor management. From collecting and centralizing donor information to targeted outreach to event planning, Trail Blazer's non-profit manager can be used to create, implement and track every donor touch.

Trail Blazer's software allows organizations to quickly target specific donors, maintain successful donor relationships, handle pledges, organize events and even manage finances. In addition, it tracks all of this outreach and centralizes it, so users know exactly what fundraising efforts were directed to each donor.

Nonprofits can create unlimited mass emails or export the data necessary for targeted print mailings. Users can also manage contributions, including online donations, and share calendars to keep the team on the same page.

Trail Blazer offers free unlimited training and 24/7 technical support, as well as data import and conversion. The solution is a great fit for nonprofits in a number of sectors such as animal welfare, faith-based ministries, public broadcast, environmental, among others.

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Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $50.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Non-Profit Manager

$50.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

Access From Phone
Cloud-Based Software
Data Conversion and Setup
Fundraising Tools
Manage Documents
Mobile Giving
No Maintenance Fees
PC and Mac Compatible
Reserved Seating for Events
Target Donors

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Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager Features

Popular features found in Nonprofit
Accounting
Campaign Management
CRM
Customizable Forms
Donor Management
Electronic Payments
Event Management
Fundraising Management
Grant Management
Membership Management
Registration Management
Volunteer Management
More features of Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager
Activity Tracking
Alumni Management
API
Calendar Management
Campaign Planning
Communication Management
Contact Management
Contribution Tracking
Credit Card Processing
Dashboard
Data Import/Export
Donation Tracking
Dues Management
Email Marketing
Event Calendar
For Nonprofits
Gift Matching Management
Goal Setting/Tracking
Member Database
Mobile Giving
Online Forms
Online Giving
Payment Processing
Pledge Management
Real-Time Reporting
Receipt Management
Recurring Giving
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Social Media Integration
Website Integration

Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager Integrations

Anedot

authorize.net

PayPal

Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

Ratings Breakdown

55%

35%

10%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.9

Value for money

4.5

Customer support

4.9

Functionality

3.9

Jennie D.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

Trail Blazer gives me back my time.

It has really helped me keep better track of campaigns and LYBUNTs. Mailing is a lot easier now as well. It has automated several things that have helped me spend more time working on what matters.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The Trail Blazer team is so helpful and getting started is so easy. It is easy to search for the information I need.

Cons:

There have been a few things that have been hard to do find to edit.

Kristan J.

Verified reviewer

Health, Wellness and Fitness

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2025

Great customer support

Overall, I'm very happy with the Trail Blazer experience.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Trail Blazer customer service is amazing. As a very small non-profit, we use Trail Blazer differently than most of their larger clients. They've worked hand in hand with us to really tailor some of the functions to what we need to work efficiently.

Cons:

Occasionally, it's not readily apparent or user intuitive how to do something. But again, once I've gotten direction or assistance from the support desk, it's smooth sailing.

Reasons for choosing Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager

The ProClass product didn't live up to the promises, and they weren't interested in letting us test it.

Vendor Response

Thanks, Kristan! We enjoy working with you and your organization! As always, please let us know if you need help with anything or if there's anything we can do to improve the tools for you.

Replied February 2025

Jesse A.

Think Tanks

11-50 employees

Used unspecified for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

Little-known standout product!

Generally good. It does what we need for a reasonable price, and with great support by the Trailblazer team. The downsides--remote Mac access, ugly interface, manual importing--are a hassle, but we're used to it.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Previously 3

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Fantastic customer support. Pretty intuitive to navigate. The right level of features for my fundraising program--all the functionality I need, but not too much to clutter my dashboard or brain. Easy to train colleagues.

Cons:

Quite challenging to use on a Mac platform, which seems to be the predominant OS in educational/university settings and also among many non-profits. You have to use helper "remote connection" software even to reach the Trailblazer server, and then it looks and works like you're on a PC. Which leads to my other con: The interface is unimaginably ugly. Looks count, and most other CRMs are now clean and beautiful. Definitely affects the user experience to use attractive sites and software all day, but then to have to switch to early-'90s Windows land for database work. Also, Trailblazer doesn't work directly with the payment gateway required by the university where we're based. (Cybersource/Secure Acceptance) That means donations aren't entered automatically, but rather we have to import them manually. I see this as more of a limitation by our university than by Trailblazer, but it's still a hassle.

Shelly P.

Verified reviewer

Philanthropy

11-50 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2024

Best Customer Service

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Excellent customer support - from a timeliness and issue resolution standpoint. They also offer excellent training and online tutorials.

Cons:

I don't really have any complaints. Customizing reports for repetitive use can be challenging but that's mitigated by the excellent customer service

Reasons for choosing Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager

Primarily cost and the ability to migrate our existing data cheaply.

Reasons for switching to Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager

We needed a real donor management system

Vendor Response

Thanks, Shelly! We enjoy working with your and your organization. As always, please lean on our team if you need anything.

Replied November 2024

Dustin V.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2022

We love TrailBlazer

We have been using Trailblazer since 2014. It tracks all of our income, relationships, churches/volunteers… everything. It has literally been the best single expense that we have spent over the past 10 years! Especially considering that we were using Excel sheets beforehand. It saves us SO much time, the cost is inexpensive, and the amount of time it has saved is well worth the cost which is much better than the other alternatives and at a reasonable cost. It easily pays for itself in time saved alone. Easy to use, and great customer service.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It tracks all of our income, relationships, churches/volunteers… everything. It has literally been the best single expense that we have spent over the past 10 years! Especially considering that we were using Excel sheets beforehand. It saves us SO much time, the cost is inexpensive, and the amount of time it has saved is well worth the cost which is much lower than the other alternatives we've looked at. It's been worth every penny. It easily pays for itself in time saved alone. Easy to use, and great customer service. If I could wave a wand and make one move to help the state, it would be to provide this to every chapter. It provides accountability with QuickBooks and has many huge capabilities. Unlike other systems that we've looked into, they have excellent customer support included without extra cost. The web app is also wonderful. I can pull up information on the fly. If I meet a volunteer and they are curious on how much their church is giving, I can get an answer within a minute through the app. It also tracks relationships I have, like: which volunteer serves at which club, when they were processed, what training they have, what church they go to, etc all connected. So, I can pull lists of everyone involved from a church, or all the volunteers from a club, etc. I can also see who has made a pledge, find who my top givers are, see how long it's been since people have given, find which events certain people have attended and given at and which ones haven't.

Cons:

Any system you go with has a learning curve. There is a learning curve here too. It requires some logical thinking to use well. You tell it what you want and it pulls the information. You can immediately get to work once you know the basics but as you learn new ways to us it, soon you'll become much more efficient. Email is also a con. It uses html formating. Other services have an easier drop and type interface, templates, and pictures ready to speed up the process. This one requires a little more work. But once you have templates built, it works fine... AND the trailblazer staff will help you build a template if desired. Plus there are great help article and videos to walk you through everything you may want. They have also made some great improvements recently in this area too.

Reasons for choosing Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager

Being a small non-profit, price was a main factor that had us consider them. The experience we had with their representatives was the best of all of the demos that we took from the various companies. We trusted that Trailblazer would be there for us and help us out. They remembered us and we felt as though we were valued rather than just another customer.

Reasons for switching to Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager

Customer service was terrible - especially for us as new costumers. If it was that bad while we were coming on board, it was a poor testament of how it could be once we were long time patrons. Plus, they wanted to bill us for customer service. Our information being imported was a mess in their system and we were not given any help or guidance on how to fix it. We also ran into issues trying to get reports and information out of their system.

Carl H.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2022

Excellant CRM

Trail Blazer was excellant at tracking donors and donations and other income. The biggest plus was their always ready customer support. You get a live staff person who patiently walks you through whatever issue. They also respond to suggested program tweaks.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The set up was straitforward, and the learning curve wasn't too steep. it was easy to integrate with our payment processor.

Cons:

The missing piece was bookkeeping integration and their event registration didn't have an integrated calendar.

Reasons for switching to Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager

QB is not very functional as a CRM, we kept QB as bookkeeping software.

Vendor Response

Thanks, Carl! We enjoy working with you and your team. Your feedback has been very valuable, and we will continue to make improvements to our tools.

Replied April 2022

Kelly G.

Verified reviewer

Fund-Raising

Self-Employed

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2022

Customer service wins

Trail Blazer has been great for moving our small non-profit organization into a larger one at a reasonable price. We started using Trail Blazer when we had under 1,000 donor records and now we have over 5,000 donor records. The software has helped us organize donor information with tools to help us create more in-depth donor details that are easily searchable. Although, this software may not have the prettiest interface, the customer service is what makes this company special. They were extremely helpful during the initial set up. I love that whenever I call or email for help, I always get one of the same three helpful employees and they always respond!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The customer service is what I like best! Someone is always available to help.

Cons:

The interface is pretty old-school. There are major improvements needed for creating newsletters that allow the user to be more creative.

Reasons for choosing Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager

It was less expensive and the employees were good at answering my initial questions.

Vendor Response

Thanks for the feedback, Kelly! We are in the process of developing a newer version of the software. We would be happy to get you logged into it so that you can begin testing. Your feedback is valuable and we are always here to help if you need anything.

Replied March 2022

Frank W.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2022

Trail Blazer

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The response for queries is fantastic.

Cons:

Using a MAC makes things a little frustrating.

Reasons for switching to Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager

Ease of queries and common sense nomenclature.

Vendor Response

Thanks, Frank! We always enjoy working with you and your team. If you run into any issues while working on a Mac, please give us a call. There are a handful of useful tips and tricks we can show you to help improve your workflow.

Replied April 2022

Tricia M.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed March 2022

A fantastic tool for non-profits

The team are fantastic to work with anytime we have questions, and it’s always easy to troubleshoot or train thanks to their online knowledge database.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Donor software can often be out of reach for many “grassroots” charities, however Trailblazer is available at a reasonable price and is easy to use.

Cons:

I cannot think of anything that I don’t like

Reasons for choosing Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager

Cost, and I was also familiar with the product having used it in the past

Reasons for switching to Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager

The product wasn’t able to be accessed by multiple users at once

Sheryl B.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2025

Great product while we had it!

Once I understood the system, it felt natural and fairly easy to use. Support staff was exceptional, along with the Knowledge Base!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Functionality is awesome, able to add a variety of information; able to open more than one constituent account at a time - ease of moving back and forth; Knowledge Base is a dream and very clearly written out; staff is superb and able to help with any questions (thank you, [sensitive content hidden], for answering my ton of questions!)

Cons:

Seems like there would be an easier way to pull reports of current and deceased constituents together.

Vendor Response

Thank you for the review! We enjoyed working with you over the years. Note: there is a way to include both deceased/archived donor and contact records in the same search as "active" donor records. But by default these records are hidden when flagged as deceased or "do not contact" in order for the people to not be included in direct mail campaigns, mass email campaigns, etc.

Replied July 2025

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