Verified User in Individual & Family Services
UI
Verified User in Individual & Family Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Development Associate"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

Ease of access to donor information, giving history, ease of reporting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

Editing emails should be easier and more user friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
UN
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Does a lot but has some big issues"
2.5/5
What do you like best about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

I like that you can create surveys, send emails, create reports, process and track online donations, track event attendance, and integrate with Raiser's Edge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

there are a lot of functionality and flexibility limitations that are a problem with the system - the surveys don't allow for dynamic results (showing how many people chose a given answer or unique results per person), the WYSIWYG editor for email does not always function correctly, layout options are limited, text for events is limited and not always clear Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Edwin B.
EB
Edwin B.
Email Production Specialist
Non-Profit Organization Management
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Integration and Ease of Use"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

The thing that I like best about Luminate Online is that it integrates well with our eCRM so that we're able to personalize and provide conditional content across channels based on constituent information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

I dislike that, at times, the system can run slowly when running reports, queries or building email lists. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Caitrin M.
CM
Caitrin M.
Communications and Marketing Director
Non-Profit Organization Management
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"One stop marketing solution"
5/5
What do you like best about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

After years of toiling through LyrisHQ, etc., the integrated features of Luminate make it easy for a one-person marketing department to seamlessly manage development and e-mail campaigns. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

I wish the dashboard were a little more intuitive at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
AN
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Convio Luminate"
4/5
What do you like best about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

personalized messaging to constituents about fundraising for an svent Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

The ability to add flash into emails like embedded videos or graphics that can change Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
AN
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Pretty User Friendly Software"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

I like that it's pretty user friendly. I used Listrak in the past which was not user friendly at all. I've only been using LO for 7 months and I am often able to figure out anything that I need to accomplish. My manager was pretty impressed when I was able to pull reports and refund transactions without needing to be trained on it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

I've tried to use "Help" links on occasion and pretty much all of them are broken. My biggest gripe is the "Send" button. It's very scary to hit "Send" when you are planning on scheduling. When I set up emails, I select the time and date I want them to go, but if I'm going to run an A/B split, it deletes that time and changes it to "immediate". One time I accidentally sent one immediate when I first started. Talk about stress! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
AN
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Review of Luminate Online"
4/5
What do you like best about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

The fundraising emails we send out via Luminate Online look great. Updating donor information and pulling simple email/fundraising queries is simple and straightforward. I'm a big fan of the Raiser's Edge/Luminate Online integration plugin (for the most part). Since my organization sends out emails for a variety of purposes not limited to fundraising, it's very useful for all those emails to be able to come from one place -- useful both logistically and for branding consistency purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

Luminate Online as a whole is not intuitive at all. Building and exporting reports is needlessly difficult. Email coding isn't straight CSS but has some kind of special coding (as I understand it), when having it be straight CSS would make coding troubleshooting a lot easier. I wish there was a way to conduct duplicate management both in Luminate Online AND through the Raiser's Edge/Luminate Online integration plugin. I'm not entirely sure why Luminate Online has its own support portal when Blackbaud support is much better. Not to mention: why is it still called Convio support? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
AN
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great tool but training is essential "
3.5/5
What do you like best about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

I love how luminate online can link your donor info to email campaigns and website content. It's a really great way to segment your supporters and really target your email blasts based on their choices. I also love the autologin feature. It makes donating to your cause a much faster process for them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

I dislike that there aren't more tutorials that show you how to do more of the advanced stuff. You can take classes from blackbaud but they are pricy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
AN
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"not my favorite"
1.5/5
What do you like best about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

I think this software appeals to a large variety of needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

It's so accommodating that it's overwhelming for my organizations back end users/needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
AN
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Can process a lot a data at once"
3/5
What do you like best about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

It is online and easy to process, you can process lots of donation at the same time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackbaud Luminate Online?

It does not always process all gifts without reason or cause. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.