Is this an option?

Odaachi

Hi. We're looking around for a accounting and donation program for a small Christian non profit operating in the United States. What we have presently works fine but costs continue to rise. Our needs are not super-complicated. Pretty straight-forward accounting and a small donor base.

I came across OpenPetra. Grateful that such a resource exists and for the hard work that went/goes into it. I'm wondering if this is a good option for us. I see that it hasn't been updated in a while and am not sure if that means we should look elsewhere. Perhaps it is mature, safe and secure as it is. Is there a future for it, and if not, is it sufficient to use for years to come as is?

I see that the forum is not very active but I'm hoping to find out if anyone has experience with moving to OpenPetra from another program.
How did it go?
How simple is it to do this?
How easy is it to customize?
Any liabilities or drawbacks with using OpenPetra?

Thanks!

pokorra

Hello @Odaachi !

Thank you for your question.
At this moment, I cannot recommend to use OpenPetra.

I wish the situation would be different. I personally have not given up on OpenPetra yet, but I need some fresh motivation and help, to get OpenPetra going again.

Please have a look at CiviCRM (https://civicrm.org/), if that fulfills your needs.
That is an Open Source project, with a worldwide community, and service partners around the world.
It is written in PHP, and it is Open Source.
It does not have a bookkeeping module though, but you can do CRM and donation receipts with it.

You could also look at ERPNext or Tryton, which are mainly for businesses, but may be used for charities as well.
They are also OpenSource projects, written in Python.
https://frappe.io/erpnext/for-non-profits
https://www.tryton.org/

I hope you find a good solution!

But feel free to test https://demo.openpetra.org, or get a free 14 day account at https://openpetra.ossaas.de