Procurios continues to search for a solution where others give up
The collaboration between ECM and Procurios is special. European Christian Mission was a partner of Procurios in building the fundraising platform. ECM was looking for new software for CRM and collecting and administering donations. Procurios was looking for a non-profit organization to create a fundraising software package with. Dirk-Bart Houweling, facility manager at ECM, says it was exciting for everyone: "We started in September and the system had to be finished by February. But we were confident that everything would be completed on time and would work."
I didn't just believe Procurios on their word alone. By visiting their office and seeing the team, we gained confidence in what Procurios could do for us. It was great to see how the teams work together.
Trust
"In the conversations with Procurios, I became convinced that they could build our software. You notice in all discussions that they don't just make empty promises to attract customers. You get honest feedback about what can and cannot be built." Dirk-Bart continues: "I don't just believe Procurios on their word alone. By visiting their office and seeing the team, we gained confidence in what Procurios could do for us. It was great to see how the teams work together. We had a connection. This is also because Procurios enjoys taking on challenges. They want to innovate and they deliver on that. They continue to search for a solution where someone else would give up. Everything shows that the team really wants to help you further."
More insight
"There are many advantages to Procurios' software. We benefit from the updates that Procurios makes to the system. If they develop something for another customer, we can often use it too. And it's nice to be able to make selections in the CRM ourselves, which works very easily and quickly." But what the software has especially provided ECM with is insight. "We can now make good forecasts of donations and provide the right people with information and analyses. Much more information is now available. This gives us more insight into our future income, allows us to budget better, and approach the right donors."
Everyone can work with it
Because Dirk-Bart himself helped develop the fundraising platform, he is very enthusiastic and can certainly recommend it. "Procurios is also suitable for smaller organizations. They often don't have money to purchase software, but Procurios is affordable even for small fundraisers. The system is very intuitive, so you can get started without much explanation. Of course, there's still work to be done on the software here and there. I can say this honestly and discuss it. They then look at it seriously and quickly search for a solution. The great thing is that as a customer, you can contribute ideas and indicate how you would like it to be. This creates a great collaboration."