07/09
By Andrew Holt
IRIS NFP Solutions has today announced a new release of its software for small and medium sized charities.
Designed to support the sector through the challenges of uncertain Government funding and the need to participate in The Big Society, IRIS Donor Strategy 4.9 extends its CRM capabilities into the provision of web online communities, integrated accounts systems and new modules to address the challenge of volunteer management and multiple fundraising channels.
In addition, with IRIS Donor Strategy now delivered through a proven hosted environment, charities can keep their investment in costly IT infrastructure to a minimum, retaining cash for service delivery or further fundraising activity.
“Participation in The Big Society, and reacting to the fluctuating levels of government funding, will require small and medium charities in particular to operate at the top of their game” said Dale Thomas, managing director of IRIS NFP Solutions.
“With a recent survey conducted by IRIS indicating such concerns in the third sector, it is more important than ever for charities to run as an integrated ’well oiled machine’, maximising their revenue generating potential and utilising the web to streamline processes, whilst placing little or no additional burden on stretched IT budgets.”
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