e-Pledge is the cornerstone of Andar/360's e-Community
Suite of Modules. It allows nonprofit organizations to run online
giving campaigns either for residential givers or corporate employees.
An Integrated Solution
Andar e-Pledge stands apart
from most other online giving software by virtue of its security-controlled,
direct, real-time link to the Andar
Fundraising Software database. Most other products operate in a way
that is not real-time and that requires periodic transfer of data
between the web server and the donor
management or fundraising
database.
The Andar e-Pledge solution, thanks to its advanced Java-based
technology, does away with these problems, by linking
the web pages directly to the single donor
database. This means that new pledges entered via the web are
immediately visible to the campaigners, both in the donor’s history and
in the campaign summaries. It also means that the company’s Employee
Campaign Co-ordinator (ECC) can view the status of their online giving
workplace campaign, including all employee pledges, whether entered by
the employee via the web, or, entered by personnel from paper pledge
forms and other sources.
e-Pledge/CRM also supports residential fundraising campaigns through a
"donate now" button. Additionally, donors or prospects could be sent an
e-mail to invite them to your public web site where they could donate.
Administrators Can:
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Customize the general content of the web pages: logo, mission
statement, special text, etc.
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Customize the appearance of the employee web pages: such as specify
the company logo, select background color, or enter company specific
text. This co-branding can differ by company branch office, location,
department, or be set globally.
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Upload employee data in the system and cause the system to
automatically send employee sign-on information (ID and password) to
each employee via e-mail.
Campaigners Can:
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View up-to-the-minute campaign summaries and complete donor history.
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Receive notification by e-mail whenever a donor enters a leadership
pledge.
Employee Campaign Co-ordinators Can:
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Print up-to-the-minute campaign management data, such as total
pledged, number of donors, average gift, per capita gift, company
defined goal, etc. for the current campaign as compared to previous
campaigns, for each location and overall.
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Print lists of employees who a) have pledged - whether through the web
or via traditional paper pledge forms or via other means, b) have
responded “no pledge this year” via the web or other means, and c)
have not yet recorded a response.
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Print detailed pledge history of any specific employee, but limited to
pledges submitted through the campaign of this company only (i.e. no
residential pledges or pledges submitted through other employers will
be seen), thus ensuring donor privacy.
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All reports are available in Adobe Acrobat or spreadsheet format.
Employee Donors Can:
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Enter a pledge: Payroll, Credit Card, “Bill Me,” cash, check, or
securities.
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Enter a “no pledge this year” response. The system will record the
fact that the employee has visited the web site but not pledged, and
allows the ECC (and the Campaigner) to view a list of employees who
have recorded some response whether they have given or not, versus
those who have not recorded any response.
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Enter designations from a campaign-specific list of agencies and
Service Categories.
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View pertinent information about any agency and link to their web site
if available.
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View the overall status of his/her company’s campaign both at the
company level and at the location level. Perhaps view the campaign
status of a rival company or of a rival location within the company.
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Review his/her account anytime - including a list of the 100 most
recent pledge transactions, including residential gifts and gifts
pledged through previous employers.
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For employers that don’t release employee lists to the fundraiser, the
employee can register to create an account before proceeding to the
online giving pages.
All of the above is made possible by Andar e-Pledge’s unique “Real-Time,
Live Data” feature.
An Employee Campaign Example
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Company supplies list of employees, including e-mail addresses. Andar Connector
imports data into your Andar database.
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Andar sends an e-mail message containing a user ID and password to
each employee.
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Employees log onto your web site and enter their pledges and
designations - directly in your Andar donor
database. These are immediately visible to campaign staff in your
fundraising organization.
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The company’s Employee Campaign Coordinator monitors the progress of
the campaign by accessing authorized data online.
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The employees’ payroll pledges are downloaded to the company’s payroll
department, for payroll deductions processing.
