Choose the Best Event Software for Nonprofits
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Built for Higher Education Decision-Makers
Whether you’re an event coordinator, enrollment leader, advancement officer, or IT stakeholder, this guide will help you navigate options and align stakeholders across campus.
Too Many Tools, Not Enough Strategy
When your team wastes time on manual processes or data clean-up, they lose the capacity to focus on student engagement and long-term outcomes.
Higher education institutions often juggle three to five separate tools to manage campus events—registration platforms, payment processors, communication tools, calendar systems, and more. The result? Wasted time, disconnected data, and inconsistent student experiences.
At Blackthorn, we’ve helped mission-driven organizations build effective event strategies directly within Salesforce. We understand the challenges nonprofits face: limited staff, tight budgets, and the pressure to prove impact across programs.
This guide was created to help you make confident, informed decisions about event software that supports your goals and strengthens your operations.
Why Blackthorn?
Join the many nonprofits that trust Blackthorn to manage events and engagement in Salesforce. Want to see who?
Buyers Guide
The Right Tech Can Change Everything
What if one platform could do it all—manage your entire event lifecycle from promotion to post-event follow-up—while syncing seamlessly with Salesforce? That’s what best-in-class event tech makes possible.
With a single, unified system, your teams can focus less on logistics and more on creating meaningful, memorable experiences that move your mission forward.
Built for Nonprofit Teams Like Yours Who Are
Tired of juggling disconnected tools for fundraising, volunteer events, and community programs
Struggling to measure ROI on donor engagement and outreach
Facing pressure to reduce tech sprawl and stay compliant with limited IT support
Looking for one secure, Salesforce-native platform to manage all events in one place
This guide helps nonprofit teams align stakeholders, automate workflows, and create seamless experiences for donors, volunteers, and community members—all inside Salesforce.
Selecting the right event software shouldn't be a headache.
How to evaluate event tech for scalability, accessibility, and use across fundraising, programs, and volunteer teams
The difference between “Salesforce integrated” and “Salesforce-native” really means — and why it matters
A vendor comparison checklist designed for compliance, integration, and operational efficiency
Real-world use cases across donor engagement, volunteer coordination, community outreach, and internal events
How to future-proof your event tech for in-person, virtual, and hybrid nonprofit events
What You’ll Get Inside the Guide That Makes Events Easier
What You’ll Walk Away With
A clear, confident framework to evaluate event technology that supports your mission
A shared decision-making language for development, program, and operations teams
A blueprint to recommend the right solution to leadership and your board
A future-ready approach for managing fundraising events, volunteer programs, and community outreach
