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Raising support as a missionary can be challenging. DonorElf brings you clarity so you know what's going on and helps you understand what you need to do next.

If you find yourself being a little overwhelmed trying to keep up with your support account you should give DonorElf a try.

Plus we think you'll actually enjoy using it 🙂

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DonorElf is designed to help missionaries like you stay organized and focused on what matters most: building relationships with your ministry partners

DonorElf's Referral Program

When the person you refer has been on DonorElf for 3 months, then you get 3 months free.

: There is no limit to how many people you can refer (you could have DonorElf for free indefinitely!)
: Only one person can be submitted as a referrer.
: No refunds will be issued for months already paid.

When the person you refer signs up, they will be asked to provide your name and email address as the person who referred them. This is how we will know to credit you for the referral.

It's worth investing in a tool that keeps you in the know

Know exactly: which ministry partners you need to communicate with and why
Save time:: don't reinvent the wheel trying to build your own tracking system.
Automatic imports:: DonorElf can automatically import your gifts and donor info for you (depending on your sending organization's accounting system)

Testimonials

For over 15 years we have worked with thousands of missionaries and hundreds of mission organizations. Hear what they have to say about DonorElf.

"The Journal in DonorElf has helped me so much because it keeps everything so organized. My progress is easy to track and my next steps are clear. It's a joy to use. It's functionally and aesthetically pleasing. And it makes it incredibly easy for my supervisor and my coaches to check in and see my progress as well as what needs shoring up in my workflow."

Jon B.

InterVarsity

"Hey there DonorElf, Thanks so much for your wonderful and helpful service!! Within the first 10 days or less of my free trial I had already identified multiple "donor issues" that I quickly and easily solved with our very faithful and generous donors. Finding and fixing those issues has more than paid for the monthly fee for the coming months!! Thank you."

Eric R.

Assemblies of God World Missions

"I just wanted to drop a quick note of gratitude. I am sincerely excited to use DonorElf. It seems like the exact tool that we need. I've been exhausted by lots of new systems that haven't really accomplished what I'd hope it would. DonorElf is simple, intuitive and available for my team."

Isaac N.

Young Life

"When I first considered using DonorElf I was concerned about the cost. I didn't know if it would be worth it, but I quickly found out that DonorElf made my life so much easier that the monthly cost was so worth it. I particularly like that it tells me when people don't pay or are late. And I love how user friendly it is."

Allison M.

Chi Alpha

"I really love that DonorElf provides me with all the contact info for my supporters. I can now have that all up to date and in one place. I also love that it tells you when someone stops giving. I have missed out on support in the past because I was not aware when supporters stopped and neither were they actually. This provides me with an easier way to be on top of that."

Christy F.

YWAM Kona

"I love DonorElf. It's only been about 3 months, but it is doing everything I have wanted in a database. We're 8 years into Missions, and this is the best I have used. I have avoided paying anything before, but the DonorElf subscription is absolutely worth it for me. And I will recommend it to others."

Shawn S.

Assemblies of God World Missions

"Can I just say I really love DonorElf and all the improvements that keep coming our way? The weekly updates are SO helpful to help me keep current with what's changing and happening. I'm communicating more with donors because these updates give me just a few pertinent people to follow up with. All around Awesome with a capital A."

Jennifer P.

You already have too much on your plate, so save time from trying to create your own system to track your ministry partners and let DonorElf do it for you

A database you can fully customize to fit your needs

DonorElf goes beyond merely importing your gifts and donors; it's a comprehensive CRM that lets you track everything about your ministry partners in one place.

All Ministry Partners: Track all your ministry partners (including prayer partners, potential partners, and donors) in one place.
Custom Properties: Add your own custom properties to contact records to track all the information that matters to you.
Tasks: Easily create tasks to remember who you need to communicate with.
Remember Dates: Record important dates like birthdays and anniversaries.
Search: Locate specific people in seconds with advanced search and filtering.
Mailchimp Sync: Sync your contact emails seamlessly with Mailchimp.

Raise the culture of donor care in your mission organization

Most organizations can benefit from ministry partners being better engaged and cared for by the missionaries they partner with. After all, it's never been just about getting people to donate money.

But if missionaries don't have a good system to stay organized and clearly know what's going on with their ministry partners, then those relationships start to be strained. And that not only affects the missionaries, but it also affects how people view the mission organization as a whole.

That means it's not enough for mission organizations to just send contribution and accounting reports to their missionaries. Financial reports are just about money and completely lack anything to do with relationships. Missionaries need more. They need DonorElf 🙂

By providing your missionaries with DonorElf, you empower each missionary to better engage and care for their ministry partners, and a natural side effect is many missionaries will find they'll become fully funded sooner and stay fully funded. (but again, it's not just about the money)

You get what you pay for with DonorElf

DonorElf might not be your cheapest option but that's because we go the extra mile to do it right.

We go the extra mile to build software that's actually enjoyable to use

We go the extra mile to automatically import gifts and donors for hundreds of mission organizations

We go the extra mile to display data so it's not overwhelming and actually brings clarity to you

We go the extra mile to create a database that each person can fully customize to fit their needs

Simple Honest Pricing

Our pricing is straightforward and transparent, with no setup fees or long term contracts to sign. Plus enjoy a two-month free trial to experience the full benefits before committing.

Personal

$12.95 /month

If your mission organization isn't setup on DonorElf, you can still signup for a personal account.

2 month free trial
3 months free for each referral (info)
Can import from DonorHub

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Organization

Mission organizations can benefit by getting setup for free and then offer DonorElf to their missionaries at a discounted rate.

# Users	Price	Discount
1 - 19	$12.95
20 - 49	$11.95	7%
50 - 99	$10.95	15%
100 - 199	$9.95	23%
200 - 299	$8.95	31%
300 - 399	$7.95	38%
400 - 499	$6.95	46%
500+	$5.95	54%

No setup fee
Enjoy hassle-free integration with your accounting system, handled by us
Free pilot program to confirm the integration works for you before committing

* Price is per user per month with agreement to our standard terms of service.

Email us at info@donorelf.com to get started

We take data security and privacy seriously

Both Paul and Eric have prior experience working as software developers at banking institutions, and we bring that expertise in rigorous security standards and practices to ensure your data's protection and integrity.

Industry Leading Encryption:: We utilize advanced encryption protocols to protect your data both in transit and at rest, ensuring that your information remains confidential and secure.
Strict Data Privacy:: It's your data, and we are committed to never sharing it with third parties without your explicit consent.
Data Backup and Recovery:: Our automated backup systems ensure that your data is regularly backed up and can be quickly restored in the event of an unexpected issue.
Secure Development Practices:: Our development team follows secure coding practices and conducts regular code reviews to prevent vulnerabilities from being introduced into our software.
Privacy by Design:: Our platform is built with privacy in mind from the ground up, ensuring that data protection is integrated into every aspect of our product development process.
Automated Vulnerability Scanning:: We employ automated tools to regularly scan our systems for vulnerabilities, ensuring any potential security gaps are identified and addressed swiftly.

Serving Missionaries for 15 years

DonorElf was started in 2010 and now has 2 senior software developers with over 45 years of combined professional experience working on it full time.

We don't plan to go anywhere and absolutely love providing you with the best missionary software available. (Yea, we're a little biased, but we really do love it!)

Paul Yoder

Founder & Software Developer
Eric Guthmann

Principal Software Engineer
Christian Schwab

Part Time Support Specialist

Frequently Asked Questions

: We implement DonorElf on your system for free and there are no long-term contracts to sign. You start paying once your accounting system has been integrated and your missionaries are using our software. Because there are no long-term contracts, you can cancel DonorElf at any point.
: DonorElf is designed to work beautifully in the browser on your mobile device. So you don't have to download an app, and you can save a shortcut to your home screen for easy access.
: We integrate with the following systems. If you don't see your system listed, then send us an email at info@donorelf.com and we'll see if we can integrate with your system.

Accounting Seed in SalesForce

Aplos

Bloomerang

Breeze

Church Community Builder

DonorPerfect

Donor Tools

eTapestry

Fellowship One

Financial Edge

Gift Works

GiveButter

Great Plains

Kindful

Little Green Light

Microsoft Dynamics

MPower MPX

Planning Center Online

Power Church

QuickBooks Online

QuickBooks Desktop

Raisers Edge

Realm

Sage Intacct

SalesForce

Serenic Navigator

Shelby Next

Subsplash

Virtuous

Xero
: No, not all missionaries have to use DonorElf. The organization can get setup on DonorElf for free and then offer it to the missionaries.

Of course, there's a benefit to having all missionaries in your organization use DonorElf because everyone will be using the same system which simplifies training and support.
: Yep! If your organization is currently using DonorHub, we can import your data into DonorElf.

If your entire organization is going to use DonorElf, then we recommend bypassing DonorHub and have DonorElf import your data directly because this greatly simplifies the import process. It also saves money because you won't have to pay for a DonorHub subscription.
: No, DonorElf doesn't replace your accounting systems but rather it complements it. Accounting systems weren't made for missionaries and DonorElf fills that gap by providing a user-friendly interface for missionaries to manage their gifts and donors.
: No, DonorElf doesn't handle donations directly. Instead, it integrates with your accounting system to automatically import gifts and donors.
: Yes, most of the time it can. One of the great things about DonorElf is its ability to consolidate information from disparate systems like donation processing software and accounting software. It will bridge the gap for your office staff as well as your missionaries to provide them what they need, when they need it.

However, around 80% of our organizations that have a separate donation processing system only upload information from the donation processing system. They have found the expense information in the accounting system isn’t as important for the missionaries to see in DonorElf. So you can decide whether or not you want to combine both systems in DonorElf.
: This depends on several factors, but on average it can take anywhere from a week to a few months.

If we've already integrated with your accounting software, then we can often perform the integration within a week and then your pilot users can start testing it out.

If we haven't integrated DonorElf with your accounting software yet, then it can take a couple months.
: We can bring in hundreds at a time. We usually want to pilot the system with a few key users in the office and field first.

From there, we can flip the switch and bring on all of your missionaries at once. We can can also do a tiered roll-out where we bring in a group of missionaries at a time. We’ll work with you to determine the best approach.
: DonorElf has successfully onboarded and supports several large organizations (1,000+ missionaries) that started out with the same concerns. With that said, we are happy to provide references of other large organizations who are enjoying DonorElf. Just contact us and we'll pass the information along.

Contact Us

Have questions or want to learn more about what it looks like to get setup on DonorElf?

Send us an email at info@donorelf.com