What would stop you from trying GoodGrid (https://goodgrid.io/) this month? Be specific about how you handle this today. Also say the maximum you would pay per month in USD (0 if nothing).

Jennifer Donnellyneutral

Honestly, the biggest hesitation right now is that we're already so deeply entrenched in using Google Sheets for tracking donations, donor messages, and photo permissions. It's what our 11 volunteers are used to, and we've historically avoided paid software. While this "live grid" concept looks visually appealing, I'd need to see how seamlessly it integrates with our current process, especially for tracking individual donor details and photo permissions for the newsletter. I'm also concerned about the learning curve for our volunteers. If it were very straightforward and didn't require a huge time investment to set up and manage, I might consider paying a small amount. Perhaps around $20 per month, if it truly simplified things and saved us administrative time.

Simulated interest: 30/100

Randall Hesselneutral

The main thing that would stop me is the £10 fee per campaign after £200 raised. We're a small club, and that threshold feels a bit low. We currently manage our kit appeal sponsors in an Excel spreadsheet and WhatsApp, which is free but can get a bit messy. I'd need to be sure this grid system wouldn't add more complexity than it solves, especially with getting sponsor details right for printing. I wouldn't pay more than $5 per month for this, and only if it significantly reduced the admin time I spend chasing details.

Simulated interest: 30/100

Chitrangada Kaurneutral

My main concern with trying GoodGrid this month would be the administrative overhead. Right now, we meticulously track donor acknowledgements in spreadsheets, which is time-consuming. Integrating a new platform like this would require learning its features and ensuring it syncs with our existing workflow. I'd also need to understand how it integrates with Ketto and our email campaigns, as those are our primary tools. The pricing seems quite reasonable, with a free option and a small fee only after significant fundraising. I would be willing to pay up to $20 per month, as that fits within our limited NGO budget for new tools.

Simulated interest: 60/100

Angela Hilllneutral

This GoodGrid looks visually appealing, and I appreciate the idea of making giving more interactive. However, integrating a new platform mid-month would be challenging. We're currently in the middle of our summer appeal, and our six volunteers are already stretched thin. We handle our seasonal appeals by using Givebutter for online donations and then manually compiling those donor details into a separate spreadsheet for follow-up. It takes quite a bit of time to cross-reference everything to ensure accuracy. I'd need to see how this integrates with our current processes and if it could truly save time rather than add another layer of complexity for the volunteers. As for pricing, I'm always mindful of our budget, so I'd need to see a clear benefit. I can't commit to a monthly fee right now, maybe $15 per month if it proved to be a significant time-saver.

Simulated interest: 40/100

Kian Boschneutral

Right now, the biggest hurdle is simply the time commitment. We're currently managing pledges through a mix of Airtable, WhatsApp, and even paper sheets for our park project. It works, but it's clunky and takes up a lot of volunteer hours. While GoodGrid looks visually appealing and could streamline things, I'd need to see how easy it is to integrate with our existing minimal workflows. Our association has never paid for a dedicated campaign tool, and with a limited budget, I'd be hesitant to commit significant funds. I'm not sure I can justify paying more than $10 per month for this, given our current scale.

Simulated interest: 30/100

Aliyah Ehrigneutral

The primary concern would be integrating this with our current system. We manage donor names and corporate logos in spreadsheets and on Betterplace.org, and the manual cross-referencing I do now is already a significant bottleneck. I'm not sure how seamlessly GoodGrid would merge with that, or if it would create even more manual work. I also need to consider that any new tool must be approved through university IT, which is a slow process. Given my budget constraints and the fact that I'm only one staff member managing this, I'd be hesitant to commit significant funds without a clear demonstration of how it simplifies, rather than complicates, our current processes. I would be willing to pay up to $20 USD per month for a tool that proves it can significantly reduce my manual data reconciliation workload.

Simulated interest: 30/100

Thérèse Guyotneutral

GoodGrid looks visually interesting for our summer campaign, and I like the idea of supporters seeing their contribution fill a space. However, what would stop me from trying it this month is our current reliance on HelloAsso. We've just gotten it set up and our supporters are familiar with it. Also, while the free plan is appealing, that £10 fee after £200 in sponsorships is a bit of a concern for a small collective like ours; we'd need to see how that impacts our net fundraising. I would be willing to pay up to $15 per month, but only if it provides a significant increase in engagement or simplifies our workflow more than HelloAsso.

Simulated interest: 40/100

Spencer Pfannerstillneutral

What would stop me from trying this this month? Well, for starters, I spend a lot of time already wrangling our donor list in Google Sheets and making sure sponsor logos are right in Canva for our baseball equipment drive. Adding another system, even if it looks neat, means learning it and making sure it doesn't crash like my spreadsheets sometimes do. I'd need to see it really simplify things before I committed. The pricing is a bit unclear, too. It mentions a £10 fee per campaign after £200, and then a £9/month option for unlimited campaigns. For me, that's confusing because I'd need to know if those are separate costs, and what the USD equivalent of that £10 fee would be. Given all that, and that we've never paid for fundraising software, I couldn't justify paying more than $0 per month right now. I'd rather stick with what I know works, even if it's a lot of manual work, until I'm absolutely convinced a new tool is a necessary investment.

Simulated interest: 20/100

Kelley McKenzieneutral

The idea of a visual grid is quite engaging, especially for our current QR poster appeal. My main hesitation is around the £10 fee that kicks in after £200 raised on the free plan. We often have smaller donations, and I'm not sure how that threshold would play out with our supporters. We currently use a simple Google Form for donations and track everything in Sheets, which is free and already integrated into our workflow. I'd need to see how GoodGrid's integration with Stripe works in practice to understand if it's truly simpler than what we have. I'd be willing to pay up to $15 per month for this service if it streamlined our fundraising significantly without complex hidden fees.

Simulated interest: 60/100

Eshita Nehrunegative

Honestly, the biggest hurdle for me would be the time commitment to set it up and integrate it. Currently, I manually collect donor information on index cards and then transcribe it into a spreadsheet. While this is painstaking, it's what I know. The idea of setting up a new system, even one that promises to be simpler, feels daunting given my limited administrative hours. Also, how would this handle the personalized messages and photos our donors often provide? I'd need to see that clearly explained. For now, I'm sticking with what I have until the current appeal is over. Given my budget constraints and the manual process I'm used to, I would not pay anything for this tool at this time.

Simulated interest: 10/100