Features

What PowerBase Offers

You might be wondering if PowerBase can do the following:

1. Track member involvement and leadership development over time
2. Track relationships with allies, volunteers, donors, media, etc.
3. Track donations
4. Track events
5. Interact with organizational websites
6. Create reports
7. Create lists for mass communications
8. Track voter contacts
9. Adapt interface for various languages
10. Interface with voter files

The answer is yes. We are currently developing the feature set needed by the majority of community organizing groups for their day-to-day membership tracking needs. If you think anything is missing from the list, share your thoughts, comments, and requests in the comment box below. Here are some more details about what PowerBase can do.

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   Track member involvement and leadership development over time

   • Track leadership ladder/leadership levels
   • Identify issue interest
   • Record volunteer interests
   • Keep track of dues payments (grace periods, dues reminders, membership expiration)

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   Track relationships with allies, volunteers, donors, media, etc.

   • Between your organization and individuals/other orgs (member, donor, network ally)
   • Between individuals (spouse, brother, etc.)
   • Between individuals and external organizations (director, staff, etc.)
   • Between staff/organizers and individuals
   • Follow history of interactions with contacts
   • Rate interest levels for given contact during specific interaction

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   Track donations

   • Track donations and dues
   • Track aggregate household donations
   • Track dues levels, recurring payments, and payment history
   • Track grants requested and received
   • Import data from processors (e.g. Groundspring or Google Checkout)
   • View total donations towards goals and total average individual contributions
   • Create standard fundraising reports

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   Track events

   • Store basic event info
   • Track individual status regarding event (contacted, confirmed, attended)
   • Track event outreach process (i.e. 1st call, 2nd call/email, 3rd call/turnout)

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   Interact with organizational websites

   • Collect contact information
   • Allow event registration
   • Recruit volunteers
   • Solicit newsletter signups

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   Create reports

   • Export results of search query to Excel-compatible format
   • Produce labels, walksheets, phone lists, and canvass sheets
   • Export donation reports into Quickbooks-friendly format
   • Create donor report (largest gift, total, average)
   • Report on total number of activities attended

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   Create lists for mass communications

   • Send mass email to targeted lists
   • Track information about email campaign (received, bounced, etc.)
   • Save search logic for targeted lists
   • Track subscriptions

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   Track voter contacts

   • Precinct/district information
   • Voting history
   • State voter ID number
   • Party registration

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   Adapt interface for various languages

   • Enter data in various languages

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    Interface with voter files

    • Prepare data for upload into VAN, CEL, and other external voter databases