ITC Suitability of Solutions

How well do solutions we're exploring meet our requirements?

Costs

	CivicSpace (with best modules, no new coding)	Our CivicSpace installation	Drupal (with best modules, no new coding)	cnvc.org website	BlackBaud "NetCommunity"	BlackBaud "The Raiser’s Edge"	BlackBaud "The Financial Edge"	BlackBaud "The Information Edge"	NVC's QuickBooks
Initial costs (money and volunteer/staff hours)	$0	?	$0	?	?	?	?	?	?
Ongoing yearly costs (money and volunteer/staff hours)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Urgent requirements

	CivicSpace (with best modules, no new coding)	Our CivicSpace installation	Drupal (with best modules, no new coding)	cnvc.org website	BlackBaud "NetCommunity"	BlackBaud "The Raiser’s Edge"	BlackBaud "The Financial Edge"	BlackBaud "The Information Edge"	NVC's QuickBooks
Contact management	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Fundraising	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Event scheduling	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Affiliation groups	?	?	?	lists	?	?	?	?	?
Collaborative workspaces	?	?	?	no	?	?	?	?	?
Email Interface	?	?	?	some	?	?	?	?	?
Forums/chat rooms	?	?	?	no	?	?	?	?	?
Access control	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
International enough	good	good	good	?	?	?	?	?	?
Secure enough	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Supports enough browsers	?	?	?	good	?	?	?	?	?
Easy enough to use	?	?	?	?	possibly	possibly	possibly	possibly	?

Legend:

Little or no support

Some support

Good support

Important (but not urgent) requirements

	CivicSpace (with best modules, no new coding)	Our CivicSpace installation	Drupal (with best modules, no new coding)	cnvc.org website	BlackBaud "NetCommunity"	BlackBaud "The Raiser’s Edge"	BlackBaud "The Financial Edge"	BlackBaud "The Information Edge"	NVC's QuickBooks
Content management	?	?	?	manual	?	?	?	?	?
Web feeds	?	?	?	no	?	?	?	?	?
Trainer Certification Management	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
E-commerce	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
E-learning	?	?	?	some	?	?	?	?	?
High enough volume	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Good enough support	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Stable enough vendor	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Legend:

Little or no support

Some support

Good support

Nice-to-have requirements

	CivicSpace (with best modules, no new coding)	Our CivicSpace installation	Drupal (with best modules, no new coding)	cnvc.org website	BlackBaud "NetCommunity"	BlackBaud "The Raiser’s Edge"	BlackBaud "The Financial Edge"	BlackBaud "The Information Edge"	NVC's QuickBooks
Instant messaging	?	?	?	no	?	?	?	?	?
Blogging	?	?	?	no	?	?	?	?	?
Polls and surveys	?	?	?	no	?	?	?	?	?
Webcasts	?	?	?	no	?	?	?	?	?
Video conferencing	?	?	?	no	?	?	?	?	?
Project management	?	?	?	no	?	?	?	?	?
Online resource integration	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
IT support for local NVC groups	?	?	?	no	?	?	?	?	?
Payroll	?	?	?	no	?	?	?	?	?
Open source
Online/offline integration	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Legend:

Little or no support

Some support

Good support