A hand-updated thermometer
Totals lagged and drifted.
BoldBellowsCampaign automation for nonprofits that run an appeal, a giving day or a year-end drive
Nonprofit fundraising campaign automation with totals by fund and thank-yous that go out on time
When a donor gives to a named purpose, that gift is restricted to it, so a campaign total is really several totals that must be kept apart. BoldBellows records the campaign, the fund and the goal before the first gift is counted, counts only gifts that have cleared, keeps each fund's total apart and sends a thank-you in your voice for a person to approve, then builds the route for your appeal: gifts from the campaign page, mailed checks and events are brought into one tracker, the totals by fund and by source update as gifts clear, a milestone message is drafted when the campaign passes a goal you set, each donor receives a thank-you the same day with a personal note added by staff for larger gifts, supporters get progress updates that quote only confirmed numbers, and an end-of-campaign summary lists what came in, from where and what is still pending. Matching gifts promised by a sponsor are tracked against the match terms you wrote.
View Pricing
From $1,150, billed once.
- Fundraising campaigns
- Totals by fund
- Prompt thank-yous
Proof points for Nonprofit fundraising campaign
- Cleared gifts onlypending kept apart
- Totals by fundnever lumped
- Thank-yous same daypersonal for larger gifts
- Honest updatesconfirmed numbers only
- Evidence keptEach decision stores the identifiers and timestamps behind it
- Extras priced in advancestart at $1,150; every add-on shows its cost before you tick it
01the thermometer problem
A campaign total that is guessed is a promise you might not keep
A campaign creates urgency, and urgency breeds shortcuts. Someone updates the thermometer from memory, a check that has not cleared is counted, a gift meant for the food program lands in general funds, and the thank-you list waits until the campaign ends. Supporters notice when the numbers shown to them do not add up, and sponsors who offered a match want to see that their terms were followed. A good campaign tells the truth about progress at every point and thanks people while they are still listening.
Uncleared gifts counted
Pending money looked real.
Funds lumped together
Designations were lost.
The same campaign, with numbers people can trust
Before: a campaign for every retry
- A retried delivery adds another campaign
- The goal display is updated from memory by whoever has time
- The thank-you list is sent a month after the appeal ends
After: retries find the campaign they made
- The campaign, the fund and the gifts counted links every campaign to its source
- Progress reflects cleared gifts, fund by fund, as they arrive
- Every donor is thanked the day they give
02how it works
How a campaign gift becomes a counted total and a timely thank-you
Three moves: decide whether it counts, locate the campaign, then write and prove it.
- Interpret the source state. The route reads the Church record behind the event and confirms the supporter update meets the documented rule.
- Gather, clear, count. Gifts are gathered, cleared and counted against the goal by fund.
- Thank, update, summarize. Donors are thanked, supporters updated and a summary prepared.
How Nonprofit behaves, and what that means for fundraising campaign
- Restricted gifts have a purpose. A gift given for a named fund or program is restricted to that use, so campaign totals are tracked per fund and never lumped together.
- Restricted means restricted. A gift marked for a named purpose must stay with it, so each fund keeps its own total and the campaign figure is a sum of those.
- Uncertain results. A missing confirmation starts a lookup in Campaign Tracker by the campaign, the fund and the gifts counted; a new write is never the first response.
03What you get
The campaign build in its separate parts
Start with Core, which admits events and claims identity; Scale then shapes the campaign; Stewardship checks Campaign Tracker long after go-live.
CoreScaleStewardship
Trigger gatekeeper Core
Lets only the agreed supporter updates through and keeps a reason for every one it stops.
Stable identity ledger Core
Logs the Nonprofit object, the decision taken for fundraising campaign and the time, and a repeated event is checked against that log.
Payload trimmer Core
Cuts each Church payload down to the fields Campaign Tracker needs before the campaign is prepared.
Gift gatherer Scale
Brings in gifts from every source.
Goal and fund sheet Scale
Sets targets and designations.
Thank-you drafter Scale
Prepares a message for each gift.
Match terms tracker Stewardship
Compares gifts against the sponsor's terms.
Campaign close report Stewardship
Summarizes totals, sources and pending gifts.
Case register Stewardship
Keeps evidence, status and next step for every campaign that could not be confirmed.
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04Who it's for
If you are among the grant-funded programs, you may also need to run a campaign with a clear count: track gifts against the goal by fund, thank donors quickly and send supporters updates drawn only from confirmed totals
Supporters want to see honest progress and a quick thank-you, and the team running the appeal wants a count that holds up.
Campaign manager
"Know where we stand."
Totals are current and clear.
Executive director
"Report honestly."
Only cleared gifts are shown.
Treasurer
"Keep funds apart."
Each fund has its own count.
Gift officer
"Thank larger donors."
Their names come to me.
Sponsor
"See my match applied."
Terms are tracked.
Donor
"Be thanked promptly."
I hear back the same day.
05Compare
A campaign page, a thermometer updated by hand and a thank-you list kept on the side, a zap or a fundraising campaign route with confirmed totals by fund, quick thank-yous and honest progress updates: choosing how Church reaches Campaign Tracker
Each can show a progress bar. Only one counts cleared gifts, keeps funds separate and tracks a sponsor's match against its terms.
| How a gift arrives | A thermometer by hand | A donation page alone | Our campaign route |
|---|---|---|---|
| What starts the work | Whoever is watching Church | Whatever the trigger allows | YesAn approved supporter update, judged before any write |
| How identity is decided | Matched by eye | The title or a label | YesCampaign, fund and gifts counted |
| What reaches Campaign Tracker | A pasted summary | A raw payload | YesConfirmed totals, tracked matches and same-day thanks |
| After an uncertain result | Staff search Campaign Tracker manually | A blind retry | YesFinds the campaign first, then decides |
Events arrive out of order
Delivery order is not trusted. Each event is ranked by its own time against the state already held in Campaign Tracker.
A donor mails a check marked for a fund that has met its goal
The check is logged as pending and shown to the campaign manager, who decides with the donor whether it goes to that fund or another. A search on the campaign, the fund and the gifts counted finds what exists; a comparison says whether it matches; the outcome is written down. Creation is allowed in one case alone: the campaign is confirmed missing.
Everything in this route hangs from the campaign, the fund and the gifts counted, so it is agreed before any mapping begins.
PricingThe price follows campaigns, funds and updates
Campaign automation priced by appeal and fund
Price Nonprofit fundraising campaign yourself in about two minutes. Core starts at $1,150 and every extra shows its cost.
One setup fee · Range shown first · PDF handover included
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Pricing
Build your Nonprofit to Fundraising Campaign price
Pick a package, answer three short questions about how Nonprofit data should reach Fundraising Campaign, and your price and turnaround move as you choose.
06The process
Six steps from a hand-counted appeal to a campaign you can report
Every step ends with something you can inspect: a map, a key, a test result or a signed note.
Read your last campaign
We read how the last appeal was run, counted and thanked, and note where totals and timing went wrong.
Approve access
You grant narrow rights in Nonprofit and the connected tools, and we settle which identifiers connect each Church & Nonprofit record to its result.
Agree goals and counting rules
Goals, funds, what counts as cleared, match terms, thank-you wording and update timing are written out and approved first.
Rehearse the failures
Duplicates, out-of-order events, blank values and timeouts are staged in a test area so the repairs are proven.
Launch with notes
We switch the route on at a checkpoint you approve and leave you with written notes on how it works.
Settle in
We watch the live route through its first cycle, compare both sides and tune thresholds where the data says to.
07Turnaround
Timing for the Fundraising Campaign build
We count delivery from the point Nonprofit is reachable, not from the day of order.
Core
6 to 10 business days
Scale
10 to 16 business days
Stewardship
16 to 24 business days
08Before we start
What you supply to begin
Approved, revocable access to the Nonprofit side
The campaign page or giving tool, your list of funds and goals, and the person who approves thank-you wording and progress updates
Read access to the Church objects this route depends on
A plain-language list of the supporter updates to include and exclude
The people who should be told when something fails
A time window in which testing can happen safely
09Security and ownership
Scoped access, small payloads, and no changes to either tool
Access to Nonprofit is cut to the fundraising campaign work, and each write goes to a named place rather than to wherever the data could fit.
Published interfaces only
Every request goes through the public interfaces of Church and Campaign Tracker. No core file, theme or application code is touched.
Scoped, revocable access
Scopes are reviewed with you before launch and again at handover.
Data kept to the job
The campaign carries the values the business needs and no more; the rest of the Church record is never copied across.
Retries that cannot duplicate
Every repair starts from the campaign, the fund and the gifts counted and a read of Campaign Tracker, so trying again is safe by construction.
Minimal logging
Logs hold identifiers, times and error types, not your customer content.
Full handover
Handover includes the rules, the owners and the repair steps in one PDF.
10In their words
What BoldBellows clients say
Verified reviews from operations and finance teams who trust BoldBellows to keep their data moving correctly.
AI Customer Journey Automation
We wanted a smoother path from first contact to purchase. BoldBellows built an AI system that guides each customer there automatically.
It sends personalized messages, recommends products and follows up at just the right moment. Customer retention has improved dramatically.
AI Customer Journey Automation
We wanted a smoother path from first contact to purchase. BoldBellows built an AI system that guides each customer there automatically.
It sends personalized messages, recommends products and follows up at just the right moment. Customer retention has improved dramatically.
AI Voice Assistant
BoldBellows built a custom AI voice assistant for our customer hotline. It answers questions, books appointments and handles simple requests.
Customers love how fast it is, and our call-centre workload dropped dramatically. One of the smartest upgrades we’ve made.
AI Automation Partner
BoldBellows is hands-down the best AI automation partner we’ve worked with. Their systems are fast, reliable and built around how our business actually works.
Every automation they’ve delivered, from customer service to content, runs flawlessly. We’ve saved time, cut costs and grown faster than we expected.
AI Chatbot & Customer Support
BoldBellows built an AI support chatbot for our online boutique, and it has changed how we run the business. We used to have two full-time staff answering the same questions all day. Now the AI handles order tracking, product recommendations and even refund requests on its own.
What surprised me most is how natural it sounds. Customers compliment the ‘agent’ without realizing it’s AI. Our support workload dropped by 75% and customer satisfaction went up dramatically.
AI Content & Social Media Automation
Our marketing agency couldn’t keep up with content. BoldBellows set up an AI content engine that writes blog posts and captions and even designs our social media creatives.
It spots trends and suggests topics for us, so we stay ahead of competitors. We now produce three times the content with the same team, and engagement has soared. They didn’t just automate our workflow, they lifted our whole brand.
AI Lead Qualification & Sales Automation
Our sales team wasted hours chasing cold leads. BoldBellows built an AI lead-scoring system that reads behavior, email engagement and buying signals.
It filters out weak leads and sends personalized follow-ups automatically, so our team only talks to people who are ready to buy. Conversions rose 40% in the first month. It paid for itself straight away.
AI Video & Voice Automation
We publish product videos every week, and BoldBellows introduced us to AI video automation. The system writes the script, voices it and produces the finished video in minutes.
The quality is remarkable: professional voiceovers, clean visuals and smooth editing. Production time went from three days to under 30 minutes, and we scaled our video marketing without adding cost.
AI Email & Smart Inbox Management
Our inbox used to be chaos. BoldBellows built an AI email system that sorts messages, drafts replies and flags anything urgent.
It learns how we write and gets better every week. We reply faster and no longer miss important messages. It feels like having a personal assistant working around the clock.
AI Workflow Automation for Agencies
Running a digital agency with many clients was overwhelming. BoldBellows built one automation dashboard that tracks tasks, sends updates and creates client reports automatically.
Clients love the transparency and we love the time we get back. Productivity is up, and project delays have dropped to almost zero.
AI Booking & Scheduling Automation
Our coaching business needed a better way to schedule. BoldBellows automated all of it: bookings, reminders, cancellations and follow-ups.
No-shows fell by 60% and clients enjoy how smooth it is. It feels personal, not robotic. One of the best upgrades we’ve made.
AI Translation & Localisation
When we expanded abroad we needed fast, accurate translations. BoldBellows built an AI translation system that turns our content into several languages instantly.
The translations read naturally and suit each culture. We now serve customers in five new countries without hiring translators. BoldBellows helped us go global.
AI HR & Recruitment Automation
Our HR team was drowning in applications. BoldBellows automated screening, skills-based filtering and interview scheduling.
It saves us hours every week and means we only interview qualified people. Hiring is now faster, better organized and more professional.
AI Accounting & Invoice Automation
BoldBellows automated our whole invoicing process: creating invoices, sending reminders and tracking payments.
Late payments dropped sharply, and our accounting team finally has time for strategy instead of repetitive admin. Worth every penny.
AI Data Entry & Reporting Automation
We used to spend hours collecting data and building weekly reports by hand. BoldBellows automated all of it.
The reports are clean, visual and easy to read, and our managers rely on them for quick decisions. Human error is gone and our numbers are more accurate across the board.
AI E-commerce Listings Automation
BoldBellows automated our product listings. The AI writes descriptions, organizes photos and publishes listings across several marketplaces.
It even answers customer questions instantly. Our store looks more professional and sales have noticeably increased.
AI Document & Contract Automation
Onboarding was slow because we wrote every contract by hand. BoldBellows automated the lot: contracts, welcome emails and client setup.
What took 48 hours now takes under 10 minutes, and clients regularly tell us how professional it feels.
AI Social Comment & DM Automation
We get thousands of comments and messages every week. BoldBellows built an AI system that replies instantly, filters spam and surfaces the important ones.
Engagement is up and our page looks active around the clock. It’s like having a full social media team that never stops.
AI CRM Automation
Our CRM was barely used because updating it by hand was tedious. BoldBellows automated data entry, tagging, segmentation and follow-ups.
Now the CRM is always up to date and our campaigns are far more accurate. It improved our whole sales pipeline.
11FAQ
Fundraising campaigns: what campaign managers ask
A handful of honest answers before you spend anything.
Is a one-step connector enough for Nonprofit fundraising campaign?
For a campaign whose progress is accurate and whose donors are thanked while the moment is fresh alone, a basic zap is enough. What it will not do is count only cleared gifts, keep funds separate or thank people in time. This build covers exactly what a basic connector leaves open.
Which gifts count toward the total?
Only the ones that have cleared, with pending gifts shown separately.
Can it keep funds separate?
Yes, each gift is tagged to its fund and each fund keeps its own count.
Does it send thank-yous automatically?
It prepares them the same day in wording you approved, and larger gifts wait for a personal note.
How are match gifts handled?
The sponsor's terms are written down and each qualifying gift is checked against them.
Can supporters see progress?
Yes, updates quote confirmed numbers only.
What do we get at the end?
A summary of totals by fund and source, pending gifts and the thank-yous sent.
Will there be a written map for Nonprofit fundraising campaign?
Yes, and it comes first: a plain field map for Nonprofit fundraising campaign that you approve before a single rule is configured.
Is fundraising campaign adjustable to the way our team works?
Yes. If fundraising campaign depends on your policy, we build the policy in. Prices open at $1,150.
How are Nonprofit API changes handled?
You get a list of the interfaces we rely on. When one shifts, the affected records hold and you are told. Later maintenance is quoted on its own. It is also the answer to custom nonprofit fundraising campaign automation.
Next stepRun your next appeal with numbers you can stand behind
Give your campaign a count that is honest and thanks that are prompt
Answer those and Nonprofit fundraising campaign starts at $1,150.
- From $1,150, paid once
- Cleared totals
- Thanks same day
- No monthly fee from us
Anything outside the listed packages gets its own quote before work starts.