Chronicle May Be a Good Fit If Your Team:
Uses spreadsheets or informal methods to track donors.
Has limited staff, volunteers, or part time support.
Needs a simple system for managing donor information, gifts, volunteer activity, and supporter history.
Wants donor history and organizational knowledge to stay with the organization when roles change.
Many nonprofits use spreadsheets, documents, or other systems to keep track of supporters. These tools often work well, especially for small teams with limited resources.
As organizations grow, information can become spread across multiple files or known primarily by one staff member or volunteer. When someone leaves or changes roles, valuable knowledge about donors, volunteers, and past interactions can be difficult to find or pass on.
Chronicle keeps donor records, gifts, notes, volunteer activity, and supporter history in one place, making it easier for your team to stay organized and maintain continuity over time.
If that sounds like your organization, you can create a free Chronicle account and see whether it's a good fit for your team.
What Can You Do With Chronicle?
Chronicle helps your team keep supporter information organized so you can quickly find the information you need, follow up with donors, and maintain stronger relationships over time.
See a supporter's complete history in one place: Keep gifts, notes, volunteer hours, and supporter information together so staff and volunteers can quickly understand a person's relationship with your organization. Chronicle includes unlimited users, making it easy to share information across your team as roles change.
Know who needs a thank-you: See recent gifts and identify supporters who need follow-up or acknowledgement.
Reconnect with lapsed donors: Quickly identify supporters who have not given recently and may benefit from outreach.
Track volunteer contributions: Record volunteer hours alongside donation history to better understand supporter engagement.
Prepare for board discussions: View simple reports that help you understand fundraising activity, giving trends, and year-to-date results.
Send supporter emails: Create lists based on the criteria that matter to your organization and communicate with supporters directly from Chronicle.
“Chronicle has been a key part of building and carrying out our fundraising strategy. It’s helped us stay organized and focused—and we’ve been proud to work with Story Point over the past few years.”
— Chronicle user, small Canadian nonprofit
Getting Started
Getting started with Chronicle does not require technical setup on your end.
After you submit the signup form, we create your account and send step-by-step instructions to help you get started.
Organizations using Chronicle Notepad can begin entering donor information manually, and organizations using the paid version can also import donor information from CSV files.
If you're considering importing existing donor data, our Small Shop Starter Kit includes onboarding support and a review of your data to help identify formatting issues, duplicates, or other concerns that could affect the import process.
Pricing
Chronicle is available for $348 + tax per year and includes donor records, supporter history, reporting, volunteer tracking, email tools, and support for multiple users.
The Small Shop Starter Kit is available for $775 + tax and includes your first year of Chronicle, onboarding support, and a review of your donor data to identify formatting issues, duplicates, or anything that could affect the import process. After the first year, your subscription renews at $348 + tax per year.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do we need a lot of donors to use Chronicle? No. Chronicle works well even if you are starting with a small number of donors. It helps you stay organized as you grow.
Do we need technical experience to use Chronicle? No. Chronicle is designed for small teams new to donor data. Most people can start using it comfortably on day one.
Is Chronicle secure? Yes. Chronicle includes user permissions so staff and volunteers can access what they need while donor information remains protected. Data is stored in secure Canadian data centres.
We only fundraise a few times a year. Does Chronicle still make sense? Yes. Even with occasional campaigns, having one place to keep donor information and history makes it easier to follow up, show appreciation, and build stronger relationships over time.
Try Chronicle Free
Create a free account and see whether Chronicle is a fit for your organization. If you have questions about Chronicle, your donor data, or whether the software is the right fit for your team, you can also book a live demo and we'll be happy to answer your questions.