Changelog

Web Changelog

12/11/2024

Bloomerang Volunteer has a new URL. You can now access Bloomerang Volunteer from https://volunteer.bloomerang.co.

12/9/2024

• When you create an email in Bloomerang, you now select email interests for only marketing emails. Emails with a transaction purpose (Acknowledgement, Receipt, or Pledge Reminder) don’t have email interests because donors can’t unsubscribe from transaction emails.

12/5/2024

Bloomerang Volunteer

Enhancements to the sync between Bloomerang Donor and Bloomerang Volunteer now better handle data conflicts, improving data quality and reducing manual cleanup of duplicate entries.

• Administrators can now choose how the sync handles data conflicts between records to automatically resolve conflicts. You can choose to prioritize the record with the most recent updated date or prioritize by system.
• Administrators now receive email and bell notifications when the system resolves a data conflict. You can change this in administrator notification settings.
• Constituents are now automatically added to the Volunteer Group in Bloomerang when a constituent email and a volunteer email match.
• Volunteers are now automatically added to the connected organization when a volunteer email and a constituent email match.
• If a volunteer becomes disconnected from their matching constituent record, administrators can now remap the volunteer and reset the sync.

With these usability enhancements, administrators can now:

• Access an opportunity’s schedule or volunteer list directly from the organization’s opportunity list.
• Control whether system notifications are sent to volunteers when an administrator enters hours that a volunteer worked.

Bloomerang

Year-end tax summaries are now named year-end giving statements. We also refreshed the design and added these enhancements:

• Giving statements now include both financial and non-financial contributions, organized by section:
  • Tax Summary (monetary donations)
  • In-Kind Donations
  • Volunteer Hours
  • Indirect Donations (soft credits)
• Soft credits and volunteer hours are included by default, but you can turn off this option on the Organization Settings page.
• Each section appears only if the constituent or household has related giving activity.
• For constituents in a household, giving statements are addressed to the household and include contributions from all members of the household.
• Customize giving statements by including your organization’s EIN and logo.
• Refunded transactions no longer appear on giving statements.

To help you and your donors with year-end activities, we also added these enhancements:

• You can now enter a non-deductible amount when you add a pledge payment.
• If you convert a donation to a pledge payment, the non-deductible amount is retained.
• The workflow to convert donations to recurring payments, pledge payments, and membership payments has a refreshed design and renamed page elements.
• The Organization Profile page is named Organization Settings. This page has a refreshed design and several changes:
• Giving Statement customization settings now appear on this page.
• Bloomerang now automatically adds your organization’s EIN if we have it on file. You can also enter, edit, or delete your EIN on the Organization Settings page.
• Twitter Handle is now named X Handle and includes the X logo.
• This page no longer includes a setting for the NTEE code.

11/07/2024

Bloomerang

• On transaction pages:
  • You can now select to send an email acknowledgement.
  • Unless you select Do Not Acknowledge, you can now select which channel to use to create an acknowledgement: use the selected letter, send the selected email, or don’t create an acknowledgement.
• The Automatic Email Receipts feature is now named Online Payment Confirmation Receipts. This feature is now turned on by default if your account was created on or after November 7, 2024.
• Bloomerang now only emails an online payment confirmation receipt for online payment methods (card, EFT, or digital wallet). If you enter an offline payment (cash, check, in-kind) or third-party online payment, Bloomerang doesn’t email an online payment confirmation receipt.

Bloomerang Volunteer

• Admins can now get notified when volunteers sign up for shifts or join shift waitlists. Turn on email notifications, in-app bell notifications, or both.

10/03/2024

Bloomerang Volunteer

Numerous enhancements to recurring shifts make it faster and easier for administrators to create and manage work shifts and for volunteers to sign up for and manage their own shifts. Enhancements include the ability to group shifts into a series, new tooltips, a new recurring shift indicator icon, new filters, and a reorganized shift detail window.

Administrators can now:

• Create shift series or add one-time shifts to an existing series with bulk actions or when copying a shift.
• Give unique names to a shift series to help differentiate between or search for series by title. Titles are visible to administrators only.
• Show or hide the series information in calendar views.
• Modify a recurring shift occurrence and choose to apply those changes to one or more additional shifts in the series.
• When viewing Scheduled Shifts, Scheduled Roles, and Scheduled Volunteers:
  • Add columns for series title or shift type in List view.
  • Filter shifts by series title and shift type (one time or recurring) in List and Calendar view.
  • Group shifts into a series with bulk actions.
  • Receive a consolidated email instead of multiple emails when volunteers remove themselves from multiple shifts.

Volunteers can now:

• Sign up for a single shift, all series shifts that have open spots, or a subset of series shifts in a single workflow.
• Remove themselves from all shifts in a series or a subset of shifts.
• Remove all entries in the signup cart to clear cart before completing registration.

Bloomerang

To build and maintain relationships with high-capacity donors, assign a relationship manager.

• In constituent accounts, you can now assign, reassign, and remove a relationship manager on the Relationships tab. The relationship manager appears in the constituent account header.
• In reports, you can now add the Relationship Manager filter and column.
• In emails and letters, you can now filter the recipient list by relationship manager.

9/26/2024

Bloomerang

Bloomerang now has an enhanced Mailchimp integration that’s easier to set up and manage.

• If you’ve never set up the Mailchimp integration, the enhanced integration appears when you go to Settings > Integrations > Email and select Mailchimp.
• If you set up the Mailchimp integration before September 26, 2024, you can upgrade now if you’re ready. When you go to Mailchimp and Email pages in Bloomerang, an upgrade message and button appear. On November 19, 2024, we’ll automatically upgrade all customers to the new version.

After you activate or upgrade to the enhanced integration:

• Mapping rules control how data syncs. Map Bloomerang groups to Mailchimp tags, and map Bloomerang email interests to Mailchimp groups.
• Bloomerang syncs constituent data (name, email address, physical address), segmentation (mapped email interests and group membership), and unsubscribes to Mailchimp.
• Mailchimp syncs constituent data (name and email address), segmentation, unsubscribes, and email interaction activity (sends and opens) to Bloomerang.
• Bloomerang and Mailchimp automatically sync hourly. You can also manually start a sync.
• You no longer set up Mailchimp templates in Bloomerang to push data to Mailchimp.

9/19/2024

Bloomerang has these changes:

• You can now create and save your own email templates to help you maintain consistency, align with brand guidelines, and streamline email production. Start with a Bloomerang-designed template or from an email you created. Templates you create are stored as Saved Templates.
• Emails are now locked once sent to recipients and cannot be edited further. This ensures precise tracking and preserves message integrity by creating a record of the message, settings, and recipients.

9/12/2024

Bloomerang Volunteer

Bloomerang Volunteer now integrates with Verified First, a leading background check provider that we recommend for nonprofits. You can now contact us to request a referral and receive discounted pricing.

After you create a Verified First account and install a simple browser plug-in:

• Start and monitor background checks directly in Bloomerang Volunteer. A Verified First button appears in the Profile Details for each volunteer account.
• Verified First helps you with billing and technical questions.

9/5/2024

Bloomerang

You can now create households more efficiently with a streamlined workflow.

When you create a constituent, you can now add or join a household at the same time:

• A new Add to Household button now appears on the New Individual page.
• When you click the renamed Save As button, you can now choose what to do next: Add another new constituent, go to the household, or go to the constituent profile.

When you view a constituent:

• On the Relationships tab, click the renamed Add to Household button to add the constituent an existing household or to create and join a new household.
• The updated visual design makes it even easier add households.

When you view a household, you can now add constituents to that household:

• A new Add to Household button now appears on the Relationships tab. You can add new or existing constituents.
• If you add a new constituent, Bloomerang creates and adds the constituent to the household at the same time. To save you time, Bloomerang pre-populates the Head of Household’s address and last name in the new constituent profile.

To resolve constituent pairs marked as possible duplicates, you can now add those constituents to a household (if both are individuals not already in households):

• On the Duplicate Constituents page, when you click Show More Details, the new Create Household button appears.
• After you enter household information, Bloomerang creates the household and adds the selected constituents to it. The constituent who appeared in the first column on the Duplicate Constituents page becomes the Head of Household.
• Bloomerang returns you to the Duplicate Constituents page. These constituents no longer appear as possible duplicates.

Additional enhancement:

• You can now access our on-demand training platform, Bloomerang Learning, from the Help menu.

8/8/2024

Bloomerang

If you have the membership management add-on, you can now sync membership payments to QuickBooks Online:

• In the Bloomerang to QuickBooks Online integration, the Mapping tab now indicates when you have unmapped levels and includes a Membership Mapping button.
• After you add a new membership level, you can now click Go To Mappings on the Memberships page to quickly configure a QuickBooks mapping rule for that level.
• On the new QuickBooks Online Membership Mapping page, you can add mapping rules (or select Do Not Sync) for each membership level.
• Membership payments now sync to QuickBooks Online when you manually or automatically sync other transactions to QuickBooks Online.
• Membership payments appear in the To Be Synced list and in Synced and Do Not Sync reports.

Bloomerang Volunteer

Several enhancements make it easier for volunteers to check in through the Attendance Kiosk:

• The Attendance Kiosk URL is now kiosk.bloomerang.co
• Managers and volunteers can now use a QR code to open the Attendance Kiosk.
• You can now add the QR code and URL to emails in Bloomerang Volunteer. When you create or edit an email, select Special Links > Attendance Kiosk.
• In the Attendance Settings for an opportunity (or in the Organization Settings for an organization):
  • You can now print or download a Mobile Check-In PDF designed for display at your event or site. The PDF includes the QR code, URL, and simple instructions for mobile check-in. Instructions appear in your selected language.
  • You can now copy the Attendance Kiosk link.

With these additional enhancements, you can now:

• Choose to notify organization administrators when a volunteer signs up for or applies to an organization.
• Restrict volunteers from entering hours worked on an opportunity.

8/6/2024

Bloomerang

The PayPal & Venmo add-on has this enhancement:

• When the status is Pending or Approved, you can now click Update Account Info in Bloomerang to change the bank account information you previously sent to PayPal.
• To change other information you previously sent to PayPal, change it in Stripe first. Then, click Update Account Info in Bloomerang to resubmit to PayPal.

8/1/2024

• The Bloomerang web application now has a longer idle session timeout. Bloomerang automatically logs you out after you’re idle for 3 hours instead of 40 minutes.

7/31/2024

Kindful and the Kindful Fundraising add-on for Bloomerang have these event enhancements:

• For orders with only free tickets, you can now click Cancel Tickets to add tickets and attendees back to the remaining amount. Attendees are removed from the Attendees list and .CSV file.
• When attendees sign up for an event, the new Skip This Step option clarifies that donors can skip adding a donation.

Kindful Fundraising also has these updates:

• When you edit a form, your organization’s email address now appears in the Notification Email section (for donation pages, donation plugins, and crowdfunding causes) and the Notifications section (for events). To change this email address, edit the email address on the Settings > Organization page in Bloomerang.
• You can now select whether to show the thermometer goal amount based on the Kindful donation page or the Bloomerang campaign.

7/22/2024

Kindful has the following change:

• There is a new icon to start a chat with Support.
• When you start a chat, Flora, our new chatbot, will let you know your queue position and notify you when a Support Agent is ready to help. While you wait, feel free to add notes or questions so the Support Team can better assist you.

7/18/2024

Bloomerang

Email Enhancements

Enhancements to the email builder make it faster and easier for you to design, draft, build, and test engaging emails.

• Write engaging emails faster by using the AI content assistant in Title, Paragraph, List, and Button content blocks. Ask the AI content assistant for help with:
  • Getting started
  • Changing tone, grammar, or capitalization
  • Proofreading and spell checking
  • Shortening or summarizing text
  • Switching between active or passive voice
  • And more!
• More easily brand, personalize, and collaborate on emails:
  • Choose from new, professionally designed email templates that include sample content. Templates are rooted in donor psychology and fundraising best practices to help with inspiration.
  • Add a background image to your design.
  • New content blocks provide more options for creating visually engaging emails: Title, Paragraph, List, Menu, Icons, Stickers, GIFs.
  • Collaborate with colleagues directly within the email builder by adding comments to discuss changes, approvals, and ideas.
  • A green border and new name style help you identify and read descriptive merge fields.
  • Style rows with backgrounds and borders.
  • Adjust column background, padding, and borders.
  • Align content position to top, middle, or bottom of the row.
  • Ten new web-safe fonts give you more design options.
  • Edit the Contact Us block with contact information and location-specific details. The email builder helps you ensure emails are legitimate, transparent, and maintain compliance with industry guidelines and CAN-SPAM.
• Preview how your emails look on devices that have dark mode enabled.

Security Enhancement

The Bloomerang web app now has a shorter session timeout. You are now prompted to log in again:

• After you’ve been idle for 40 minutes.
• If you’ve been logged in for 12 hours, even if you’ve been active in the last 40 minutes.

7/11/2024

Bloomerang Volunteer

You can now create recurring shifts to save time, streamline your scheduling operations, and create reliable schedules.

• When you create or edit a shift and select Action > Copy Shift, the To a Recurring Frequency option now appears. After you specify the frequency and duration, Bloomerang Volunteer bulk creates the individual shifts for you.
• On the Schedules page, indicators appear that tell you the number of recurring shifts being created and the estimated time remaining.
• After Bloomerang Volunteer creates all of your shifts shifts, you see a bell notification and receive an email. A message also appears above the shift list that tells you the number of shifts created.

Bloomerang Volunteer also has these updates:

• When you create new opportunities, you can now select a date in the past so you can build historical opportunities and templates.
• Volunteers now see an Are You Sure? message if they try to advance in the signup process with an empty shift cart.
• Newly-created shifts now default to today’s date instead of the opportunity’s start date.
• Password entry is now removed on the Attendance Kiosk to help streamline onsite check-in workflows.

Bloomerang

Create emails efficiently with an intuitive workflow:

• When you create a new email, you can now select a template category or view all Bloomerang templates.
• If you have a Mailchimp integration, a New Mailchimp Email button now appears next to the New Email button.
• Email settings are now reorganized on the Header, Design, Recipients, and Tracking tabs.
• For quick access, the Name, Purpose, and Type settings now appear at the top of the email builder.
• A green border and new name style help you identify and read descriptive merge fields.

Manage emails effectively on the redesigned Emails page:

• The improved design and new columns help you easily find and manage emails.
• For quick access, the Scheduled and Sent filters now appear next to the Active and Inactive filters.
• You can now enter search terms when you select the Types, Purposes, Email Interests, and Users filters.
• You can now sort the email list by columns: Name, Frequency, Type, Purpose, Last Modified, and Last Sent. Bloomerang remembers your sort preference after you leave this page.
• Hover over the frequency to see when a scheduled mail will send.
• Select the Action button to manage an email. This menu now includes a Delete option for unsent emails.
• When you copy an email, you can now make changes before you save.
• When you open a sent email, the Tracking tab now appears first.
• Engagement Surveys now appear on a dedicated page on the Communications menu.

If your Bloomerang subscription includes the Membership Management add-on:

• You can now convert recurring donation schedules to membership schedules. Donation schedules must be yearly, processed by Bloomerang Payments (or have the None payment method), and match a membership level amount.
• Memberships no longer appear on Household profiles.

On online giving forms:

• Donors can now select “every six months” as a recurring donation frequency.

6/6/2024

QuickBooks Online

You can now enable a one-way sync from QuickBooks Online to Bloomerang. When you set up this integration:

• Bloomerang actively monitors QuickBooks Online accounts that you select for new or changed sales receipts.
• If a single-line sales receipt matches a rule that you configure, the sales receipt automatically syncs to Bloomerang as a donation.
• Bloomerang creates a new constituent for synced donations unless a constituent already exists.
• You can pause and resume syncs.
• QuickBooks remains the system of record (the authoritative source of data), which means you can edit synced donations only in QuickBooks Online.
• Click a link in synced Bloomerang donations to quickly view or edit the sales receipt in QuickBooks Online. You must be logged in to QuickBooks Online.
• Bloomerang now supports two one-way QuickBooks Online integrations: QuickBooks Online to Bloomerang and Bloomerang to QuickBooks Online. You can enable either or both integrations, which work separately but in harmony to maintain the system of record.

Membership Management

If your Bloomerang subscription includes the membership management add-on:

• Tax summaries now include membership dues.
• To a open membership form on an unsecured web page, supporters now click a Join button instead of a Donate button.
• On membership forms, the page title is now Secure Payment instead of Secure Donation.
• If a membership lapses, the renewal date now remains the same.

Other

• Added “every six months” payment frequency when entering recurring gifts and pledges into the Bloomerang web app.

6/5/2024

The Kindful Events feature has several enhancements.

In the Kindful Fundraising add-on for Bloomerang:

• On the Order Summary, you can now click Mark as Refunded for a ticket or additional donation that you refunded in Bloomerang. Mark as Refunded doesn’t refund the ticket or donation; you must still refund the ticket or donation in Bloomerang.

In Kindful, and in the Kindful Fundraising add-on for Bloomerang:

• After you refund an event ticket or additional donation on an event order in Kindful (or after you click Mark as Refunded in the Kindful Fundraising add-on):
  • On the Orders list for the event, the Ticket Amount and Donation Amount now show the refund amount. To help you identify refunds in the order list, refunds are now styled yellow with parentheses.
  • On the Order Summary, refund amounts now appear and are styled yellow with parentheses.
  • The number of available tickets changes to reflect refunded tickets.
  • Attendees associated with refunded tickets no longer appear on the Attendees page or in the Attendees .CSV file.

In addition, KFT has this change:

• For notifications, Kindful Fundraising now uses the organization email address that you enter in Bloomerang.

5/30/2024

• Bloomerang Volunteer now notifies Organization Managers by email and in Bloomerang Volunteer if there is a problem with the API key that connects Bloomerang Volunteer to Bloomerang.

5/23/2024

Bloomerang Volunteer has the following changes:

• Replaced terms “People”, “Person”, “Member”, “User”, and “Staff” with “Volunteer”, “Volunteers”, or “Volunteer(s)” throughout all of Bloomerang Volunteer (including mobile apps) to improve clarity and consistency.
• Bloomerang / Bloomerang Volunteer integration setup is now completely self-serve. Previously, there was a step where Bloomerang Support had to enable access to integration setup.

5/22/2024

Events in Kindful and the Kindful Fundraising add-on for Bloomerang have these enhancements.

On the Orders page:

• The Donation Amount now includes only the additional donation and optional donation processing fee.
• The Actions button is now named Details.
• The Attendees and Ticket Quantity columns are now removed.

5/9/2024

Bloomerang

Raise more funds, increase the predictability of your revenue, and inspire donor engagement with memberships. With the new membership management add-on for Bloomerang:

• Create membership programs and levels.
• Create membership forms:
  • Insert a Bloomerang-hosted form on your website or send supporters a link to that form.
  • Members use the form to join online.
  • Edit membership forms in Bloomerang.
• Members choose whether to autorenew yearly (optional).
• Quickly identify your members:
  • Bloomerang automatically creates and manages groups for each membership level.
  • View membership details on constituent profiles.
• The membership status and renewal date and calculate automatically.
• Include membership-related filters, columns, and groups in reports.
• Insert membership merge fields in emails and letters, and add membership filters and groups to build your recipient list.
• Membership management is now built right into Bloomerang—no custom fields required.

5/8/2024

Kindful Fundraising has these changes:

• Donation and event forms can now be configured to send an email notification to staff at your organization any time a donor submits a form. This option is configured in each form’s settings.

Kindful, and the Kindful Fundraising add-on for Bloomerang, have these changes:

• CAPTCHA protection on Kindful forms is now upgraded to reCAPTCHA v3. Donors can now submit forms without solving a reCAPTCHA puzzle, unless reCAPTCHA questions whether the person is a real donor. This upgrade increases fraud protection and helps improve conversion rates on donation forms.
• On the Fundraising Settings page in the Kindful Fundraising add-on, the CAPTCHA payment attempts setting is now removed.
• On the General Settings page in Kindful, the CAPTCHA payment attempts setting is now removed.

5/2/2024

Bloomerang has this change:

• Changes to Gmail and Yahoo require one-click unsubscribe options for non-transactional emails. Bloomerang Donor now includes a one-click unsubscribe link and follows other changes to one-click unsubscribe guidelines, ensuring your emails comply with these requirements.

4/25/2024

Bloomerang Volunteer has the following updates.

Google and Yahoo require bulk senders to follow new requirements meant to increase email security and reduce spam. To use a From Sender address from your organization’s domain, you must now authenticate the domain.

In Bloomerang Volunteer, you can now manage the domain authentication process yourself. On the new Email Communications > Authenticate Domains page:

• Download a DKIM key, which you must add to your domain account settings outside of Bloomerang Volunteer.
• Monitor the domain authentication status. When the status is Authenticated, you can verify and use a From Sender email address from that domain.

On the Email Communications tab, the Verify Addresses page is now named Manage Senders. On this page, verified email addresses now have one of these new statuses:

• Fully Verified — Email addresses from authenticated domains
• Partially Verified — Email addresses from a mailbox provider (Google, Yahoo, or others), email addresses from unauthenticated domains, or email addresses from authenticated domains if you haven’t yet clicked the email verification link

In Bloomerang Volunteer email templates:

• From Sender must now be a Fully Verified email address.
• Reply-To can be a Partially Verified or Fully Verified email address.
• You can now select a Reply-To address different from the From Sender address.
• From Sender now changes automatically to [email protected] in these cases:
  • The From Sender address is from an authenticated domain, and you remove that domain.
  • The From Sender address has the status Partially Verified.
  • The From Sender address has the status Fully Verified, and you remove that address from Bloomerang Volunteer.
  • In the first two cases, the Reply-To address changes automatically to the Partially Verified email address. For example, if your organization uses a @gmail address as the From Sender address, that address is now the Reply-To address.

4/10/2024

Kindful and Kindful Fundraising now support Google Analytics 4 (GA4). You can now enter a GA4 tag ID in Kindful and Kindful Fundraising to track how donors interact with your public pages.

4/4/2024

Bloomerang has this change:

• You can now view details for each PayPal and Venmo payout to assist with reconciling payouts.

3/28/2024

Bloomerang Volunteer has these changes:

• All non-transactional emails include a one-click unsubscribe. This helps ensure your emails meet new industry email compliance requirements.
• Administrators now have visibility into who is unsubscribed from email communications, making it easier for administrators to manage how they communicate with Staff:
  • See subscription status and unsubscribed date from the Staff list by adding or filtering by these new columns.
  • Email bounce lists now include information about people who met the send criteria but were unsubscribed and thus were not sent the communication.
  • When sending an email to a specific person or to an email list, if anyone in the recipient list has unsubscribed from email communications, you’ll receive a prompt that lists which email addresses won’t be sent the message. You can then choose to contact them via a different method.
  • If a person has unsubscribed from emails, their email history page displays a banner indicating this.
• Staff can now manage their email preferences from their profile.

2/29/2024

Bloomerang and Kindful Fundraising have these changes:

• Minor update to the steps for connecting a QuickBooks Online account to Bloomerang. Subsequent setup steps remain the same.
• Donors can now save payment information in their Donor Portal account to speed up checkout for future donations.

2/15/2024

Bloomerang has this change:

• The Fundraising Platform Fee no longer applies to monthly invoices with less than $500 in revenue processed by third-party processors. This change applies to invoices starting in March 2024.

2/1/2024

The QuickBooks Online integration has these enhancements:

• The QuickBooks Online Integration page is redesigned so you can more easily view and manage transactions.
• The Unsynced status is now named To Be Synced.
• On the new To Be Synced page:
  • Preview a list of transactions included in the next sync to QuickBooks Online.
  • See when syncs are in progress.
  • For each transaction that fails to sync, read an error message that explains the issue. Some error messages include next steps or even solutions you can try on your own.
  • Before a sync even starts, Bloomerang now shows an error message for transactions that match a rule with an inactive QuickBooks value.
  • Rule and Location columns now appear on the To Be Synced page.
  • While the To Be Synced page loads transactions, you can open other pages in Bloomerang and run reports.
  • Dismiss sync errors that aren’t relevant.

Bloomerang also has this update:

• The Loyal Donors report template now uses the calendar years 2019 through 2023.

1/24/2024

Bloomerang has this update:

• To connect the PayPal & Venmo add-on, you must now enter the last four digits of the Social Security Number (SSN) if your Stripe account doesn’t include an SSN.

1/11/2024

Bloomerang

Bloomerang now integrates directly with Constant Contact:

• Send emails in Constant Contact and sync email interaction data to constituent timelines in Bloomerang.
• Sync Bloomerang constituents and groups to Constant Contact.
• Sync Constant Contact contacts and lists to Bloomerang.
• Gain insights that help you understand engagement, optimize content for delivery and impact, and deliver targeted campaigns.

Bloomerang Volunteer

Download 60 new reports to measure volunteer engagement, monetary value of volunteer hours, and recruitment efforts. Filter reports by date range or opportunity, and slice reports by total, year, month, week, or day.

• Active Status deep-level logs — Which volunteers became re-engaged, lapsed, or retained during the period defined in the Active Status setting. Download from the Organization settings.
• Active Status History log — Complete history of each time a certain volunteer became active and inactive. Download from the volunteer’s profile.
• Hours Worked Across Organization report — Hours worked for an organization during the selected period. Download in the Organization settings.
• Value of Hours Across Organization report — Monetary value of hours during the selected period. Download from the Organization settings.
• Value of Hours Worked by Opportunity report — Monetary value of hours for each opportunity during the selected period. Download from the Organization settings.
• Value of Hours Worked within Opportunity report — Monetary value of hours worked by each volunteer in an opportunity during the selected period. Download from the Opportunity settings.
• Total Number of Contributions report — Number of contributions (number of times a volunteer donated time) for an organization or opportunity during the selected period. Download from the Organization or Opportunity settings.
• Total Number of First-Time Contributions report — Number of first-time contributions for an organization or opportunity during the selected period. Download from the Organization or Opportunity settings.
• Average Contribution Time report — Average contribution time for an organization or opportunity during the selected period. Download from the Organization or Opportunity settings.

12/7/2023

Bloomerang and Kindful Fundraising

Modernize your fundraising and attract new donors with the new PayPal & Venmo add-on. After you enable the add-on:

• In Bloomerang, PayPal and Venmo buttons appear on online giving forms. In Kindful Fundraising, PayPal and Venmo buttons appear on donation pages, crowdfunding pages, and event pages, and in the donor portal.
• Your donors can make one-time donations and pay with any payment method saved in their PayPal or Venmo account.
• Bloomerang manages the connection to PayPal for you, which means you don’t have to create or manage a PayPal or Venmo account for your organization.
• In Bloomerang, receive daily payouts, view and refund transactions, and run reports.

This add-on is available exclusively for customers who use Bloomerang Payments.

Bloomerang Volunteer

To help you understand engagement, quantify how volunteers impact your organization, and communicate with volunteers segmented by Active/Inactive status, Bloomerang Volunteer has these enhancements:

Time Contributions

• You can now see the number of times a volunteer contributed time to an organization or opportunity, how many hours they gave (total and average), and when they first and last gave.
• See Time Contributions data in the Staff List (columns, filters, and .CSV exports), dashboard analytics, and volunteer profiles.

Active Contribution Status

• Bloomerang Volunteer now automatically assigns an Active or Inactive status to volunteers based on a time period that you enter. At the Organization level, you can see this status in the Staff List (columns, filters, and .CSV exports), reports, dashboard analytics, and volunteer profiles.

Value of Hours

• You can now set the monetary value of one volunteer hour.
• Add historical values, and values for special dates like holidays, to understand how the monetary value of one volunteer hour changes over time.
• See Value of Hours data in the Staff List (columns, filters, and .CSV exports), reports, dashboard analytics, and volunteer profiles.

Giving Summary

• In each volunteer profile, the new Giving Summary page shows you a contribution history. See how many contributions and hours this volunteer gave to an organization or opportunity, and see the monetary value of that time.

Bloomerang Volunteer also has these changes:

• In volunteer profiles, the Details tab is renamed to Profile Details and appears after the new Giving Summary tab. The Profile Details page is newly redesigned.
• In the Organization settings:
  • Recruitment Settings is renamed to Signup Workflow Settings.
  • In the Signup Workflow Settings, Public Registration is renamed to Signup Button State.
  • Language Settings moved to the new General Settings tab.
  • On the Overview page, the Staff in Organization chart is renamed to Recruitment into Organization.

11/9/2023

Bloomerang Volunteer has these enhancements:

• You can now create an automation to email volunteers when they sign up or complete a specific signup step.
• The template library now includes new signup workflow templates: Opportunity Signup Complete, Organization Signup Complete, and Shift Selection Summary.

11/8/2023

In Kindful, and in the Kindful Fundraising add-on for Bloomerang, Text to Donate has this enhancement:

• If the carrier rejects your phone number registration, you can now see why in Kindful. In the Text to Donate settings, the Business Information form shows rejected fields and the reason.

10/25/2023

In Kindful, and in the Kindful Fundraising add-on for Bloomerang, Text to Donate has these enhancements:

• We now email you when the carrier approves or rejects your phone number registration.
• In the Text to Donate settings, the status Setup Incomplete now appears if you submit business information but don’t select a phone number.

10/5/2023

In Bloomerang Volunteer, you can now import historical hours worked from another database.

10/3/2023

In Kindful, and in the Kindful Fundraising add-on for Bloomerang:

• When you set up Text to Donate for the first time, you must now enter business information to start an FCC-required registration process. The Text to Donate page shows you the registration status.

9/21/2023

Bloomerang

If your transaction processor is Bloomerang Payments:

• You can now accept Apple Pay and Google Pay on your online giving forms.
• You can now select saved Apple Pay or Google Pay payment methods to process one-time donations, recurring donations, and pledges. These payment methods appear if the constituent created a recurring donation through your online giving form and paid with Apple Pay or Google Pay.

Saved credit cards, EFT, Apple Pay, and Google Pay payment methods now appear in the Method > Saved Payment list.

Kindful Fundraising

If your transaction processor is Bloomerang Payments:

• You can now accept Apple Pay and Google Pay on donation pages, crowdfunding pages, and event registration forms. Apple Pay and Google Pay are not available for donation plug-ins.
• In Bloomerang, you can now select saved Apple Pay or Google Pay payment methods to process one-time donations, recurring donations, and pledges. These payment methods appear if the constituent created a recurring donation through your Kindful Fundraising page or form and paid with Apple Pay or Google Pay.

Kindful

• If your transaction processor is Bloomerang Payments, you can now accept Apple Pay and Google Pay on event forms.

9/13/2023

Bloomerang Volunteer has these enhancements:

• You can now create venues without locations.
• You can now create shifts without venues.
• If you create a shift without a venue or location, staff do not see a venue or location when they view the opportunity.
• The Venues & Locations shift-based filter now includes the No Venue and No Location options.

9/7/2023

Bloomerang donor management has these updates:

• To easily find and manage reports, you can now create report folders. Add reports to folders from your reports list or when you create new reports.
• You can now import to the built-in Volunteer Activity and Volunteer Hours fields. Use this type of import for volunteer interactions unless you use Bloomerang Volunteer.
• On the Home dashboard, the Tasks widget now remembers your tab selection after you view another page or log out.
• Social Hub feature was discontinued and removed.

Bloomerang Volunteer has this update:

• Our enhanced staff import tool now guides you through each step of the import. View the import history and download an error file to efficiently resolve import issues.

8/10/2023

Bloomerang Volunteer

In the settings for each opportunity, the Availability feature has these enhancements:

• In the Signup Workflow Settings, you can now select an Availability option. With this setting on, staff and volunteers are asked to enter their availability when they sign up for an opportunity.
• You can now select whether to collect general (day of the week) or date-based availability information. Date-based availability is available for opportunities that span fourteen days or fewer.
• In the Shift & Schedule Settings, turn on the new Consider Availability When Rostering option to identify staff who are available to work. With this setting on, staff with availability conflicts are not labeled as Best Matches in Roster Mode.
• General Weekly Availability filters are now available on the Staff List page.

If you add a waiver to the opportunity signup form:

• You can now customize the agreement text.
• You can now select an e-signature option.

You can now change the time zone setting for existing opportunities.

Bloomerang donor management

You can now give a standard user these permissions:

• No access to view and edit transactions
• View and edit only transactions created by this user

The former Transactions permission, which controlled transaction edit permissions, is now two permissions: View and edit all and View only, which appear at the top of the permissions list.

Connect to vital Bloomerang tools more quickly with a redesigned navigation menu:

• Expand the Settings menu to find Organization, Users, Custom Data, Integrations, Payments, and Website Tracking.
• These settings moved to the Settings > Custom Data page:
  • Custom fields for constituents, transactions, interactions, and notes
  • Relationship roles, funds, campaigns, and appeals
• Integration settings for QuickBooks, Aplos, Mailchimp, and NCOA moved to Settings > Integrations.
• Payment processor settings, automatic email receipt settings, and payout details moved to Settings > Payments.
• You can now connect to the Payment Failures page from Settings > Payments > Payment Failures.
• API Keys v1.0 now appear on the Settings > Integrations page.

Kindful Fundraising

In Kindful Fundraising, campaigns are now known as donation pages:

• In the main navigation, and on the Dashboard page, Campaigns is renamed to Donation Pages.
• On your main donation page, donors now choose an initiative (a specific donation page) from the new Select an Initiative list.
• When you add a crowdfunding cause or Text to Donate keyword, you now select a donation page.
• When you create an event or donation plugin, you no longer select a Kindful campaign.

On donation pages and forms, donors can now select Designate Your Donation to choose from a list of Bloomerang funds. When you create a donation page or plugin, you can enable this option and select which funds appear in the list.

7/5/2023

InitLive is now Bloomerang Volunteer! Our robust volunteer management system has these brand updates:

• The new name appears in apps, automated system emails, communication to staff, and email templates.
• The new logo includes a green clover and the name Bloomerang Volunteer.
• Some app pages and elements have updated colors.
• All email addresses now use the bloomerang.com domain.
• There are new profiles in the Apple Store, Google Play Store, and Salesforce AppExchange.

6/29/2023

Kindful Fundraising has these updates:

• The Settings > Funds page is now removed.
• In the Campaign settings:
  • The Default Fund field is now removed. You must still map a Bloomerang fund to the campaign.
  • Several other fields and settings are removed: Short Name, Subcampaigns, Enable Transactions for Subcampaigns Only, External id1 and id2, and Disable Transaction Failure Emails.

6/20/2023

Bloomerang Volunteer has these enhancements:

• Staff and volunteers can now permanently delete their own accounts.
• Bloomerang donor management integration:
  • If you change a constituent’s status from Inactive or Deceased to Active, the constituent now remaps to the sync between Bloomerang Volunteer and Bloomerang donor management.
  • If you remove yourself from the organization, you can now remap your account to the sync between Bloomerang Volunteer and Bloomerang donor management.
  • When you start a manual sync, that sync now automatically restarts until all pending records sync.
  • In the integration log file, some columns are renamed and reorganized for clarity.
• Salesforce integration:
• You can now view a log summary and download a log for Salesforce synchronization activities.

6/8/2023

Connect to vital Bloomerang tools more quickly with a redesigned navigation menu:

• Dashboard is now named Home.
• Expand the new Communications menu to find Emails, Letters, Social Hub, Forms, and Tributes.
• Expand the Data Tools menu to find Import, Bulk Update (formerly Update Transactions/Mass Update), Bulk Delete (formerly Mass Delete), and Merge Duplicates.

Bloomerang has these user permission updates:

• Standard Users have these new access permissions: Home, Reports, and Communications. These permissions are enabled by default.
• If you remove the Home permission, standard users do not see Home in the navigation menu.
• If you remove the Reports permission:
  • Standard users do not see Reports in the navigation menu, and the Recent Reports widget does not show reports.
  • Standard users receive scheduled report emails but cannot view reports in Bloomerang.
• If you remove the Communications permission, standard users do not see Communications in the navigation menu and cannot access Emails, Letters, Social Hub, Tributes, or Forms.
• If you enable access to Communications, you can enable or remove access to Emails or Letters. If you remove access to Emails and Letters, standard users can still see Social Hub, Tributes, and Forms.
• Bloomerang has these payments-related updates:
  • Payment methods now appear in a drop-down list named Method.
  • To account for donations processed outside of Bloomerang, you can now select Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, or Venmo from the Method list.
• When you enable automatic email receipts:
  • The Processed Via field in the Bloomerang Default email receipt can now refer to Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, or Venmo.
  • The Generated Email field in automatic email receipt interactions uses this format: Email: Bloomerang Default – [M/DD/YYYY sent]

6/7/2023

Bloomerang Volunteer has these integration-related enhancements:

• You can now select whether to sync all new staff to Bloomerang donor management as constituents. Bloomerang Volunteer no longer syncs new staff to Bloomerang donor management by default.
• You can now include or exclude individual staff in syncs.
• On the staff list, you can now view sync-related information for staff, such as sync statuses and dates. You can select additional sync-related filters.
• On staff profiles, you can now view the sync status.
• When you export a staff list, you can now include sync information for staff in the exported file.
• For staff who are no longer mapped to syncs because of certain account changes, you can now remap staff to syncs in most cases.

Kindful Fundraising has this update:

• Kindful Fundraising now uses the organization name that you enter in Bloomerang. The Settings > General Settings page is removed.

6/2/2023

You can now import a list of constituents to new groups or to existing groups that you manage.

5/31/2023

Bloomerang Volunteer is now available as a paid add-on or standalone solution. This robust volunteer management system integrates with Bloomerang and supports all types of volunteer opportunities. Contact us to discuss adding Bloomerang Volunteer to your subscription.

5/25/2023

• When you add a new pledge payment or recurring donation payment, you can now select an email receipt other than the default email receipt.
• Donors now see your organization’s name on their bank statements for ACH/EFT transactions.

5/24/2023

Kindful Fundraising has these enhancements:

• The Settings menu is now reorganized, and some settings are renamed or have moved.
• The Fiscal Year End Date and Time Zone settings are removed.
• The contact link no longer appears on the donation page footer if you do not enter a Custom Contact Link URL.

5/12/2023

When you create a new split payment, you can now select a different email receipt for each donation in the split payment if you have automatic receipts enabled.

5/11/2023

Bloomerang has these enhancements:

• The Dashboard now includes a Month Over Month Revenue chart for the three most recent years, giving you more insight into revenue trends. The Dashboard is also reorganized to show the most relevant information first.
• The “1st Time” badge for first-time donors no longer appears in the constituent header.

Events in Kindful Fundraising have these enhancements:

• Attendees automatically sync to Bloomerang as constituents if the ticket buyer enters the constituent’s first name, last name, and email address.
• If an attendee registers and syncs to Bloomerang as a constituent, an interaction for the event registration appears on the constituent’s timeline.
• If an attendee checks in, an interaction is added automatically to the constituent’s Bloomerang timeline.
• If you edit an attendee’s contact information, those changes appear automatically in the constituent’s Bloomerang profile.
• In the event configuration, some attendee information is selected as required, by default.
• The Attended checkbox is now named Checked In.

4/28/2023

You can now resolve potential duplicate constituents more efficiently:

• Select or deselect all potential duplicates on the Duplicate Constituents page.
• Mark all selected constituents as Not Duplicates.

4/27/2023

If you have the Kindful Fundraising add-on, your donors can now create and manage a donor account. Donors can sign in to review their donation history, update profile information, add and manage donations, request a refund, and download a tax summary.

4/19/2023

For enhanced security, Bloomerang user accounts have these updates:

• If your username is an email address, we’ll prompt you to change it to a username that isn’t an email address.
• If your email address is associated with another user account in your database, we’ll prompt you to change it.
• You can now use the same email address for user accounts in different Bloomerang databases. For example, consultants can use their email address for different Bloomerang customers.

4/13/2023

• You can now merge multiple pairs of duplicate constituents at the same time.
• The Loyal Donors report template now uses the calendar years 2018 through 2022.

3/30/2023

• To increase donor engagement, giving, and retention, you can now create groups to segment your database. You can also view group analytics, and add group filters in reports, emails, and letters.
• You can now enable automatic receipts for one-time donation payments.
• You can now collapse and expand the side navigation menu.

3/16/2023

• You can now use built-in interaction fields to track volunteer activity and hours.
• To find constituents even more quickly and easily, you can now select a Phone Number search filter.

2/16/2023

• To find constituents even more quickly and easily, you can now select from several constituent search filters.
• In the Bloomerang Payments Payouts List, you can now see the total amount of fees for each payout in the new Payout Fees Total column.

2/7/2023

To save time and practice good donor stewardship, you can now enable automatic receipts for autoprocessed pledge payments and recurring donation payments.

2/1/2023

You can now engage mobile donors quickly and easily with Text to Donate, a paid add-on for Kindful Fundraising.

1/27/2023

We resolved an issue that affected a small number of Tax Summary emails. Tax Summary links in those emails now work correctly. You do not have to resend affected Tax Summary emails.

1/19/2023

You can now use the Mass Delete tool to permanently delete multiple transactions, interactions, tasks, and notes from your database at the same time.

1/17/2023

You can now use the Mass Delete tool to permanently delete multiple constituents from your database at the same time.

1/10/2023

You can now send a mass email to constituents that includes a link to their tax summary. You can also download a tax summary PDF from a constituent’s profile.

1/6/2023

You can now filter the list on your Constituent Dashboard by employer, search within name and employer, as well as filter if contact information is valid or invalid.

11/18/2022

Added “Video Call” and “Webinar” as interaction channels.

10/13/2022

• Customers can now enable Location syncing into QuickBook Online.
• We adjusted the alignment of some of the grid columns to match the intended design.
• We resolved an issue we were seeing where fonts were not sizing correctly in multiline addresses.
• We updated the DonorSearch logo to reflect their new branding.
• Fix an issue where the validation was not triggering properly for invalid payout dates.
• Fix an issue where the validation messages were inaccurate if a bad date was entered.

9/28/2022

• Specific payout details can be exported to an xlsx file by filtering for a range of payout dates before exporting.
• Users will be able to download envelopes for the letters they create.
• Users will be able to download labels for the letters they create.

9/15/2022

• We added Latest Transaction, Latest Transaction Date, and Status (Inactive, Deceased) to the constituent list on the Constituent Dashboard.
• We fixed an issue with how the donor calls widget loads in Conversion databases that was causing the dashboard to fail to load.

9/1/2022

• We have updated the Constituent area of Bloomerang to display all of your constituents in one place and provide access to recently viewed constituents.
• We added the ability to add a new Tribute while you create a new donation.
• We fixed a bug with Bloomerang Payments and online giving forms.
• We fixed another bug affecting EFTs during gift entry.
• We fixed an issue where Kindful Fundraising Tools were seeing errors when working with Bloomerang constituents.

8/18/2022

• We have improved our Kindful Fundraising Tools in two ways — Crowdfunding details sync to Bloomerang as a note, so you can keep track of your Crowdfunding Causes by reporting in Bloomerang, and the data used to create the dashboard graph in Kindful is now supplied directly from Bloomerang, so it’s always accurate and in sync with your Bloomerang database.
• We also fixed a bug with our QuickBooks Online integration page and added the ability to remove the 24 hour hold on syncing transactions to QuickBooks if desired.

8/4/2022

• We have refreshed the dashboard in Kindful Fundraising Tools to provide a better experience while using the add-on.
• Recurring donations from Kindful Fundraising Tools are now managed in Bloomerang.
• We fixed some bugs with Events in Kindful Fundraising Tools.

7/22/2022

• We made some adjustments to improve the Mass Updates Tool visually.
• We fixed a bug for report column headers so that they align correctly whenever the report is resized.
• We added a loading indicator for the Amount Raised widget on the dashboard that displays when those totals are being updated.

7/20/2022

• We have streamlined the donor portal for Kindful Fundraising Tools to focus on Crowdfunding.
• Event registration email receipts now sync to Bloomerang from Kindful Fundraising as interactions.
• We have added state and province dropdown menus for Kindful Fundraising events, to help Kindful Fundraising customers enjoy a smoother experience when purchasing tickets.
• We fixed an error message bug when syncing non-deductible tax amounts from Kindful Fundraising to Bloomerang.

7/7/2022

• We fixed a bug where attachments weren’t being saved with the create interaction modal on the Donor Calls widget.
• We adjusted the billing page display to not show invoices sent for “$0,” and we’re sorting the invoices so that the most recent invoice is at the top of the list.
• We fixed a bug with how we filled in custom fields when users tried to import multiple rows for the same constituent in the same file.

7/1/2022

• Kindful Fundraising Transactions will now sync to Bloomerang as interactions, so you can keep track and report on your Kindful Fundraising Tools’ activity in Bloomerang.
• We also improved the Settings experience in Kindful Fundraising Tools to ensure you have access to pertinent items as a Kindful Fundraising add-on customer.
• We fixed some bugs around transactions and non-deductible amounts when they are synced from Kindful Fundraising to Bloomerang and around events.

6/23/2022

Dashboard Update

The Bloomerang dashboard has been refreshed with modern, responsive styles and new functionality to help you get the most at a glance and fast! Current customers can log in and see for yourself and read more in our knowledge base.

Other Updates

• We fixed a bug where users couldn’t import information into currency custom fields if the file was formatted with a $ symbol.

6/9/2022

Donor Badges

Quickly identify when a constituent is a new donor so you can take action and cultivate a relationship with them, right from their constituent account.

Bloomerang Payments Payouts Frequency

Adjust your payout frequency with Bloomerang Payments so you control how often deposits are made to your bank.

Other Updates

• If a Generosity Scan finishes while user is still on the constituent summary, the results will now display without needing to refresh the page.
• Mass Updates Tool
  • If more than 50 mass updates have been run in your database, pagination will appear.
  • We’ve improved the functionality for screen readers while using the mass updates tool.
  • We display the exact number of transactions that will be updated while running the tool.

6/6/2022

• We have added additional ACH validation tools behind the scenes for Kindful Fundraising Tools. This ensures transactions coming in through these tools are valid and will help prevent fraud.

5/27/2022

Mass Updates Tool

Save time and quickly update the Fund, Campaign, and Appeal of existing gifts with our new Mass Update Tool. If you are a current customer, you can click here to learn more in our knowledge base.

Other Updates

• We have updated the looks of the Payout List page for Bloomerang Payments users.
• Updated the new user email with our new branding.

5/20/2022

• Events in Kindful Fundraising Tools will now notify purchasers that there are a limited number of tickets remaining on the public event page, so they will be better informed about making their purchase.
• We have added the ability to change the “reply to” field in transactions receipts from Kindful Fundraising Tools.
• We have fixed a bug around Kindful Fundraising Tools Donation Plugins and internal errors.

4/27/2022

• Events in Kindful Fundraising Tools can now have a maximum ticket quantity set and a ticket availability time window. No need to rush to close an event when your capacity has been met, Kindful Fundraising Tools will stop selling tickets automatically based on your needs.

3/31/2022

• Fixed a bug with subscription renewal dates on the billing page.
• Fixed an issue with Standard User edit permissions.
• Fixed an issue with DonorSearch queries and constituent profiles.

3/17/2022

• We have updated the Billing Portal to allow users to see their billing information, view current and previous invoices, and take action around payments.
• Campaigns have received some standard date range options to make setting a date faster and easier.

3/9/2022

• We’ve fixed a bug where users who are not logged into Bloomerang and try to navigate to a non-existent URL will be redirected to the login screen instead of getting a 404 error.
• We’ve addressed some issues where duplicate Ordway Contacts were being created instead of having the user account link to the existing Ordway Contact.
• We have made various updates to email styling to match our new brand.
• Bugfix for scheduled reports and emails sometimes getting into a state where the report, email, or associated schedule could not be edited or deleted after it was sent.
• Clarified the message explaining why a constituent doesn’t have DonorSearch scan – specifically the case where they’re in a 3 person household and their relationship with the head of household isn’t ‘husband’, ‘wife’, or ‘spouse’.
• We have updated the logo on the Sustainability Scorecard page.

3/3/2022

• We have fixed an issue where certain emails from Bloomerang were not sending as expected.

2/17/2022

• Improved Oauth error handling so partners know when they have encountered an error.
• Fixed an issue with the card update webhook for Bloomerang Payments.
• Fixed a bug where a transaction report couldn’t be set to “Export Household” and have child aggregate columns (like “has pledge payments” or “has recurring payments”).
• Updated to display a generic error message when there are problems with the EditSubscription page.
• Bloomerang hosted online giving and event registration forms have been updated to match our new brand styles.

2/9/2022

• Fixed an issue with the Bloomerang Payouts List and the data it used to display payout dates.

2/3/2022

• Fixed an issue where importing data into currency pick-one custom fields was not working as expected.

1/25/2022

• We fixed a bug where unnecessary text was displaying on the login page.
• We’ve added some in-app communication to notify users if a custom field is being used in a Self-Hosted Form when it’s deleted.
• We’ve also added communication for why certain custom fields may not be deleted.
• Users will now be able to delete interaction custom fields.
• We’ve added Monthly as a recurring email frequency to scheduled emails.

1/13/2022

• We’ve added clarifications for when a user deletes a custom field, and made updates to gracefully remove that field when it is in use in different parts of the database.
• We’ve made it easier to deactivate Bloomerang Payments if a user opts out of using Kindful Fundraising.
• Users can now view and download the default email that was sent to a constituent after they donate to a form.
• We’ve fixed a bug associated with duplicate constituent notifications.

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iOS Changelog

8/8/2024 — 24.7.1

We’ve been tending and watering another update to Bloomerang mobile, and it’s ready to blossom! Along with some technical updates to keep things running smoothly, here’s what’s new:

• With automatic email receipting enabled from within the Bloomerang web app, email receipts will now be sent for one-time donations, pledge payments, and recurring donation payments created in the mobile app.

5/23/2024 — 24.5.3

We’ve been tending and watering another update to Bloomerang mobile, and it’s ready to blossom! Along with some technical updates to keep things running smoothly, here’s what’s new:

• If your subscription includes the Membership Management add-on, now you can now use the mobile to app to view membership information on constituent profiles.

4/25/2024 — 24.4.5

We’ve been tending and watering another update to Bloomerang mobile, and it’s ready to blossom! Along with some technical updates to keep things running smoothly, here’s what’s new:

• App actions: Long-press app icon for shortcuts to Quick Donation and Create Constituent
• Default Quick Donation fund selection to last-used
• Look and feel: Add paperclip icon to timeline entries that have attachments, add pencil icon to constituent profile image, and make success/error messages more readable
• Display a constituent’s assigned groups on their profile
• Tapping the constituent’s Facebook username launches the Facebook app

3/28/2024 — 24.3.0

We’ve been tending and watering another update to Bloomerang mobile, and it’s ready to blossom! Along with some technical updates to keep things running smoothly, here’s what’s new:

• Add and manage attachments on donations, interactions, notes, or tasks from the mobile app
• New look and feel for the Payment Settings page

2/1/2024 — v24.1.1

Along with some technical updates to keep things running smoothly, here’s what’s blossoming on the latest version:

• Extended user permissions restrictions to mobile app (formerly only enforced on web)
• Preserve processor selection even after log out
• Automatically select processor for most users
• Automatically enable Tap to Pay on login for all Bloomerang Payments users
• Automatically re-enable Tap to Pay after app resumed from background

1/11/2024 — v23.11.3

We’ve been tending and watering another update to Bloomerang mobile, and it’s ready to blossom! In addition to bug fixes and performance improvements, the latest version also includes:

• Resolved an issue that was preventing task-due push notifications from being sent
• Tap to Pay automatic connection now happens on log in
• Removed option to add constituent profile image from Twitter (now called X)

11/17/2023 — v23.11.2

In the Bloomerang mobile app, Quick Donation is now available on iPad.

11/9/2023 — v23.11.1

Supercharge your event and in-person fundraising with revolutionary new features in Bloomerang for iOS.

• Introducing Tap to Pay! Accept donations right on your phone with the tap of a donor’s credit card or their phone’s digital wallet (Apple Pay or Google Pay) — no additional hardware required.
• Also, say hello to Quick Donation! Process a donation and add or search for a constituent, all in one step, without leaving the Dashboard.

8/1/2023 — v23.7.3

This release includes bug fixes and performance improvements.

6/20/2023 — v23.6.1

In addition to bug fixes and performance improvements, the latest version includes these enhancements:

• Updated Stripe payment processing infrastructure
• Resized iPad login fields and button

4/29/2023 — v23.4.4

In addition to bug fixes and performance improvements, the latest version includes these enhancements:

• Ability to edit household constituent basic information
• Redesigned constituent header for iPad
• Optimized custom field data entry on iPad

3/29/2023 — v23.3.7

• The Bloomerang app is now supported on iPad!
• Engagement and Generosity on the constituent profile now display correctly on iPad.
• The login page is now formatted correctly when you rotate an iPad.
• When your device has poor data connectivity, the app continues to run after you log in. Previously, in rare cases, the app crashed intermittently.

3/1/2023 — v23.2.7

In addition to bug fixes and performance improvements, the latest version includes enhancements to constituent records:

• View Generosity Details if you have a DonorSearch subscription.
• Tap to open the constituent’s LinkedIn and Twitter profiles. When you are logged in to the LinkedIn and Twitter apps on your device, profiles open quickly in those apps.
• Tap to open the constituent’s website in your browser.
• Tap the constituent’s address to open your default maps app and get directions.

1/12/2023 — v23.1.1

In addition to bug fixes and performance improvements, the latest version includes these enhancements:

• Navigate to a constituent from an Activity Feed entry
• Quickly create constituents or timeline entries from a new action button on the Dashboard

11/21/2022 — v22.11.3

• Recent Search shows recently-searched constituents on the Search tab
• New interaction channels – Video Call and Webinar
• Create an interaction while viewing a task (assigned to a constituent)
• Resolved an issue that caused not all funds, campaigns, and appeals to display in menus

11/09/2022 — v22.10.0

• We’ve updated our mobile app with a fresh, modern look that reflects the same great experience you enjoy on the desktop version of Bloomerang. In addition to a fresh coat of paint, performance has been redesigned from the ground up to set you up for success when you’re connecting with your donors wherever you are.

2/2/2022 — v0.97.8

• We’re so excited about the future, and we think our refreshed brand reflects that. We’re Bloomerang. It’s nice to meet you, again.

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Android Changelog

8/8/2024 — 24.7.1

We’ve been tending and watering another update to Bloomerang mobile, and it’s ready to blossom! Along with some technical updates to keep things running smoothly, here’s what’s new:

• With automatic email receipting enabled from within the Bloomerang web app, email receipts will now be sent for one-time donations, pledge payments, and recurring donation payments created in the mobile app.

5/23/2024 — 24.5.3

We’ve been tending and watering another update to Bloomerang mobile, and it’s ready to blossom! Along with some technical updates to keep things running smoothly, here’s what’s new:

• If your subscription includes the Membership Management add-on, now you can now use the mobile to app to view membership information on constituent profiles.

4/25/2024 — 24.4.5

We’ve been tending and watering another update to Bloomerang mobile, and it’s ready to blossom! Along with some technical updates to keep things running smoothly, here’s what’s new:

• App actions: Long-press app icon for shortcuts to Quick Donation and Create Constituent
• Default Quick Donation fund selection to last-used
• Look and feel: Add paperclip icon to timeline entries that have attachments, add pencil icon to constituent profile image, and make success/error messages more readable
• Display a constituent’s assigned groups on their profile
• Tapping the constituent’s Facebook username launches the Facebook app

3/28/2024 — 24.3.0

We’ve been tending and watering another update to Bloomerang mobile, and it’s ready to blossom! Along with some technical updates to keep things running smoothly, here’s what’s new:

• Add and manage attachments on donations, interactions, notes, or tasks from the mobile app
• New look and feel for the Payment Settings page

2/1/2024 — v24.1.1

Along with some technical updates to keep things running smoothly, here’s what’s blossoming on the latest version:

• Extended user permissions restrictions to mobile app (formerly only enforced on web)
• Preserve processor selection even after log out
• Automatically select processor for most users
• Automatically enable Tap to Pay on login for all Bloomerang Payments users
• Automatically re-enable Tap to Pay after app resumed from background

1/11/2024 — v23.11.3

We’ve been tending and watering another update to Bloomerang mobile, and it’s ready to blossom! In addition to bug fixes and performance improvements, the latest version also includes:

• Tap to Pay automatic connection now happens on log in
• Removed option to add constituent profile image from Twitter (now called X)

11/17/2023 — v23.11.2

Supercharge your event and in-person fundraising with revolutionary new features in Bloomerang for Android:

• Introducing Quick Donation! Process a donation and add or search for a constituent, all in one step, without leaving the Dashboard.
• Introducing Tap to Pay! Accept donations right on your phone with the tap of a donor’s credit card or their phone’s digital wallet (Apple Pay or Google Pay) — no additional hardware required.

8/1/2023 — v23.7.3

This release includes a fix for an issue that affected some users’ ability to connect and update firmware in the credit card swiper.

6/20/2023 — v23.6.1

In addition to bug fixes and performance improvements, the latest version includes these enhancements:

• Updated Stripe payment processing infrastructure

4/28/2023 — v23.4.4

In addition to bug fixes and performance improvements, you can now edit household constituent basic information.

3/29/2023 — v23.3.7

When your device has poor data connectivity, the app continues to run after you log in. Previously, in rare cases, the app crashed intermittently.

3/1/2023 — v23.2.7

In addition to bug fixes and performance improvements, the latest version includes enhancements to constituent records:

• View Generosity Details if you have a DonorSearch subscription.
• Tap to open the constituent’s LinkedIn and Twitter profiles. When you are logged in to the LinkedIn and Twitter apps on your device, profiles open quickly in those apps.
• Tap to open the constituent’s website in your browser.
• Tap the constituent’s address to open your default maps app and get directions.

1/12/2023 — v23.1.1

In addition to bug fixes and performance improvements, the latest version also includes these enhancements:

• Navigate to a constituent from an Activity Feed entry
• Quickly create constituents or timeline entries from a new action button on the Dashboard

11/21/2022 — v22.11.3

• Recent Search shows recently-searched constituents on the Search tab
• New interaction channels – Video Call and Webinar
• Create an interaction while viewing a task (assigned to a constituent)
• Resolved an issue that caused not all funds, campaigns, and appeals to display in menus

11/10/2022 — v22.10.0

• We’ve been tending and watering another update to Bloomerang mobile, and it’s ready to blossom! The latest version includes bug fixes and performance improvements, as well as:
• Added the ability to call associated constituent directly from a task

10/21/2022 — v0.45.2

• Send a text message and navigate to a constituent from a task
• Resolved an issue resulting in an app crash when using the credit card swiper

10/12/2022 — v0.44.2

• Add or edit pledge payments
• Add or edit recurring donation payments
• Crop and resize while adding a new constituent profile image
• Fixed a bug related to a discrepancy between custom field IDs in web and on mobile that potentially prevented users from logging in on mobile

9/16/2022 — v0.42.4

• Dashboard Summary: view total amounts raised, donor retention, campaign goal progress, and first-time donor calls
• Add or replace the constituent profile image from Twitter, camera, or photo library
• Fixed bugs and patched a small security vulnerability we identified

8/3/2022 — v0.39.4

• Favorite constituents: tap the star at the top of a constituent header for quick access to that record from the Search page
• Create and manage households and relationships, and edit social media
• Fixed an issue in which a donation might fail to save due to missing QuickBooks Account field
• Fixed an issue causing inactive items (e.g. funds) to display in some select menus

6/23/2022 — v0.35.1

• Improved device font size compatibility
• Added editing capability for several constituent fields
• Improved interaction prompts

5/17/2022 — v0.35

Everything you love about Bloomerang’s donor management software, now on your Android device! Access your database and steward donors from anywhere!

Download the app from Google Play.