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Blue State Digital is an e-mail and online contribution platform that makes life much easier for political staff in the finance and communications departments. If users do not have extensive technical experience this platform quickly gives staff a way to have an e-mail list and platform. It includes some basic things like A/B testing. It also had a pretty good import and export function for contact lists. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The interface is not mobile responsive making editing emails on an iPhone on the go difficult. There is an API and some developer tools but the documentation is not amazing. Furthermore the page speed on the individual donation pages is quite slow. It also lacks many of the features available in commercial e-mail marketing platforms like MailChimp and CampaignMonitor. For example MailChimp and CampaignMonitor include the ability to tell where your e-mails were opened and have advanced responsive design editors and integration with Litmus to quickly see how your e-mail looks on multiple platforms. Also there were not many templates to start with so you had to hardcode much of the good stuff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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As for me, I like the fact that there are no windows on the spindle tube. The SC ship interiors already have a lot of cool and convenient details. Having this area that feels inhospitable, as if it weren't made for comfort, and as it is a folding structure, it isn't even meant to be permanent. It gives me the same feeling as going through a construction zone or going through a construction site. It's not necessary dangerous, but it's not pretty or comfortable either, but it has a nice vibe for a large cargo ship with an industrial look. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I find the ladder between the bulk of the ship and the living area to be the biggest problem, as it means that all equipment, gear, food, and injured people must go that far. An elevator next to it would be much better. Imagine living in a house with two floors and the kitchen on the top floor, separated only by a ladder. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It addresses for important aspects for my needs - fundraising, communications, advocacy and analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I can't say there was much I disliked based off my limited experiences. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
something that they advertised that I would have to agree with is that it is really good at creating a branded donation experience. it helps by making things look professional and not cheesy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
they claim industry leading processing rates, but I have found them to be similar to other products in this category. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I enjoy the analytics it provides and allows you to refine your use of email marketing to reach a bigger audience. It is cost-effective and a reliable source. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The free version is not very good. Also, it is very hard to maintain lists because records on based on an email address. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I love the analytics that BSD provides. It allows us the opportunity to refine and improve the way we reach our audience via email marketing. I like that I can sort and segment our lists based on the analytics we are provided. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I wish you could better define active subscribers. We don't use BSD to fundraise and for us we had to manually count how many subscribers opened or clicked an email in the last six month because that's how we defined active. I would like to see more flexibility in the portion Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I have found BSD to be reliable, cost-effective, and quality program to manage mass mailings. It sends quickly and have lots of useful tools as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Communication can be sometimes lacking -- especially during the outage that occurred last year, we received no notification. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
BSD's reporting is solid and easy to manage/manipulate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The latency issues - sometimes we don't find out that a donor made a contribution unless we run a report, despite having set up the contribution form to notify key staff. It's been a particular issue in 2016.
Additionally, there's not enough flexibility with forms - they're used strictly for a donor cohort, and the flexibility with respect to certain gateways/merchants doesn't allow for donor-friendly options, like recurring billing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There is little to like about the free version of BSD. It is not difficult to export donations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I dislike that constituent records are based on e-mail address. It makes it difficult to segment and maintain lists. The reporting is also very limited. Most of the time you can't get the information you want without a lot of manual work outside of BSD. The customer support is also not great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
BSD has very good campaign finance software that allows you to track contributions easily. It's definitely the easiest to use in that sense. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It doesn't have a lot of integrated features that other companies have. It's not as user-friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
