Child Sponsorship Program Experts

We have been doing child sponsorship for a very long time, so we consider ourselves experts in the industry.  Your software choice should have various features that help you to increase donations while sponsoring more children in need of care.  We want to help you out with that in any way possible, so we’ve compiled our top five list of MUST haves that every child sponsorship program should have.  Without further ado, feel free to read on!

1. Thumbnail Images

Thumbnail images are a great way to see progress in children waiting to be sponsored.

Images of report cards, progress reports, pictures, Christmas cards, or even short notes from the child create a relationship between the donor and the sponsored child that is meaningful and adds value to their growth and development.

Your sponsors should be able to see what their monthly gift goes to.  Who wouldn’t want to have the satisfaction of seeing a child’s life impacted by the gift they give? Denari Software helps facilitate this via donor portal, which allows donors to interact with their sponsored children.  They can easily keep in touch by leaving a note, making gifts or uploading photos.

2. Mobile Giving Pages

Mobile giving pages should be readily customizable and easy for donors to use so they can ultimately give to your non-profit. An intuitive design will include various donation amounts and the ability for the donor to change his credit card information if needed.

Your giving page should be branded and embedded on your website so donors who visit can easily select a child to sponsor. Not only should it be easy to use, but your online giving platform for sponsorships should also update your database automatically! Denari keeps the process friction-free and easy to use!!!

3. Field Rep Module

It can be a challenge to get updated pictures and information in remote parts of the world. That’s why Denari has created the Field Representative Module, which allows Field Reps to go out into communities and run a mobile app that does NOT require an internet connection — get your new pictures, report cards, and other updates — come back to the home office, and upload the changes.

A fantastic child sponsorship program should include a field rep mobile app for your staff that works abroad to the best of their ability WITHOUT constant internet connection.  This app should allow workers in countries on every continent to stay up to date with the latest from each child, and update their sponsors.

Your staff can keep up with children offline, and then sync up with the database easily when they return to a stable internet connection.

4. Reports

One of the many areas we hear non-profits wanting more of is in the area of reporting.

What good is data without reports? It should be mandatory for a child sponsorship partner to include some donor statistics and giving trends.  With the right data at your fingertips, it becomes straightforward to create and implement development initiatives that really work.  Without the right reports, however, it can be daunting to develop opportunities that continue to increase online giving and child sponsorship.

Tables and lists are great, but you know what’s even better? Eye-catching visualizations and easy to print reports! Quick, effective, and stunning reports can make it both easy and enjoyable for your staff to make the right decisions about your children. Our advanced reports come with live filters, and are pre-configured to allow export to PDF, Excel, and HTML.

5. Value

When making a decision on any purchase, you want to make sure you’re getting the best value for your buy.   Why settle for anything less?  You want the solution that was built with the growth of your child sponsorship outreach in mind.  

Here are just a few things to look for…

• Unlimited Users:  We believe that size is no limit for helping children in need.
• Technical Support:  A technical support team that responds quickly via email, phone or chat makes the difference in growing your online support.
• Training Library: With so many advanced topics, you need a reference. Easy to read documentation with keyword search, and detailed video guides will support you in taking advantage of Denari Online fully.
• One-on-One Training: All new clients are guaranteed 8, 1-hour onboarding calls (no additional cost) to get you up and running, with the option to schedule one-on-one training calls as needed.
• Good Looking and Flexible Correspondence Templates: Communication pieces that say thank you to your valuable donors are essential.  Donors love to feel appreciated! Keep your look professional yet courteous with receipts, end of year statements, and other correspondence.  Don’t forget the logo!

Think Denari meets these needs? We do. Schedule a free, web-conference demo HERE.

Cheers,
Alison DeCosta
Blogger-In-Chief, Denari Software