Association chooses eTapestry's robust and easy-to-use system

The Association of Christian Schools International has partnered with eTapestry to offer discounts on Web-based fundraising software to its members.

The association's 5,300 member schools will receive 10-percent discounts on base services, user fees and Web-based training.

"eTapestry is a tool that especially smaller schools can afford and use productively to start their development efforts, because so many of them don't have the resources to begin," said Jan Stump, CFRE, the association's director of development. "It's also very intuitive, and robust enough for a larger program."

The agreement was developed after the main office for the Association of Christian Schools International had used eTapestry for one year. The association operates 18 regional offices worldwide, 13 of which are based in North America.

"I really think eTapestry is the wave of the future in terms of being Web based and allowing for the flexibility of online giving with quite a bit of ease," Stump said.

eTapestry currently tracks and communicates with thousands of donors for the association. eTapestry helps the association personalize communications to its donors through customized and timely receipts and acknowledgements for more than 13 different funding projects. The association also uses eTapestry to produce information that assists the development office in long-term planning.

These benefits, along with many others, should make day-to-day fundraising easier and more productive, Stump said. Smaller schools, specifically, will no longer have to worry about backing up records or updating software.

"eTapestry is a good and flexible software for smaller programs that don’t have the support," Stump said. "On the other hand, for more mature programs, there are the donor tools like wealth identification, online giving, document attachments and those kinds of things that allow flexibility for growth. eTapestry hits both markets."

ASCI members are keenly aware of the day-to-day fundraising challenges that require efficiency, said Chip Muston, eTapestry director of national accounts.

"eTapestry has been a nice fit for Christian schools since its creation five years ago, because it allows them to invest every penny possible in their mission and permits all the players in the development process to work together more closely," Muston said.

For more information, contact:
Chip Muston
chip.muston@eTapestry.com
888.739.3827 x234

About eTapestry
Founded in 1999, Indianapolis-based eTapestry is the first Web-based donor database and communications management system that rents its software to customers who access it over the Internet. Nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes using eTapestry do not pay the large upfront purchasing costs or the ongoing maintenance and support contracts typically paid in the purchase of more traditional software. For more information, go to www.eTapestry.com.