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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of ShelbyNext Membership • ShelbyNext Membership helps in church management by allowing leaders to track the attendance of members \& visitors and also keep a record of life events for members. • The solution enables administrators to record and track donations of all members and generate trend reports that gives an insight on the various ways which can be used to engage with members. • Admin of ShelbyNext Membership allows users to create and send text, email or voice messages to a group of people or list which can be created based on various parameters such as age, membership, absences etc. • Members can access their own profile on ShelbyNext Membership and edit it to add more family members, access and print their history of giving, and change profile data. • The solution has an integrated mobile app that allows users to manage daily activities such as attendance, interactions or messages on the go. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **3.9/5** | 158 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Ministry Brands - **Founded**: 2005 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 35.00 - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Pricing starts as low as $35/month. There is also a setup fee of $299 that includes data migration from older databases. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei and 151 more ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Accounting Integration - Attendance Tracking - Built-in Accounting - Child Check-in - Contact Database - Data Import/Export - Donation Management - Event Management - Event Scheduling - For Religious Organizations - Member Communication - Member Directory - Member Portal - Membership Management - Mobile Access - Mobile App - Multi-Location - Online Calendar - Online Giving ## Integrations (1 total) - Microsoft Excel ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Church Management Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/166/church-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Church Management Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/166/church-management/software) - [Worship Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/1201/worship/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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ShelbyNext has great functionality. > > We’ve been able to clearly and effectively help people connect geographically through a broad map. ----- ### "Good choice for our church\!" — 5.0/5 > **Linda** | *9 September 2019* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The browser based platform allows the user to drill down and open multiple screens, very useful for processing donations, confirming gifts, membership status, and updating donor info on the fly. Workflows and interactions give our pastors a road map for following up with members and prospects, whether a desire to join our church, an upcoming surgery, or other needs - no one falls through the cracks, and communication is noted. Groups makes managing and communicating with specific classes, study groups, even our elders and deacons much easier, and all our employees have the same listings. Also, we use ShelbyNext Forms extensively for event registrations and tie it in to ShelbyNext Online Giving. We can design the forms not only for the registration itself, but can include info such as food allergies, special needs, medical issues, emergency contacts, and even additional shirt purchases for children's and students' events. I would bet that our IT guru appreciates not having to update software all the time, one of the benefits of cloud software. > > **Cons**: The most noticeable shortcoming, to me, is the inability to see who received group emails and contribution statements via email, who didn't, and which emails bounced back as invalid for whatever reason. It's impossible to get correct emails from members and prospects when you're not aware that the email you have is invalid. I understand this is being addressed, but it should be a priority. There's a learning curve to ShelbyNext Membership, although I believe there would be with any software other than basic membership management for a small organization. Both our Membership Coordinator and I are still learning nuances and new ways to handle things. > > Overall, we're highly satisfied bringing our membership database into online world of cloud technology. Support at Shelby has been outstanding, and while some issues may not be immediately addressed (such as items which would be in an update), we're kept in the loop, and updates to address gaps and shortcomings do happen. We appreciate the online Shelby Community portal as well. ----- ### "Good Looking Software with Functionality Issues" — 2.0/5 > **Christy** | *18 August 2019* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: The software is generally user friendly and easy to navigate. The customer service and account representatives are usually friendly and kind. > > **Cons**: The software lacks many features that were initially promised and new features are not added quickly. The support team and developers are slow to act and it is sometimes hard to get in touch with them. Bug fixes take months to correct even when they are major issues that affect our daily use. Their internal QA process is lacking and anytime a fix or new feature is rolled out something else breaks. Recently many upgrades and fixes have been related to how the product looks instead of how it functions. > > If the software bugs were corrected in a timely manner and there was a clear process to request new features and get updates, it would be a good product. The people we have interacted with at ShelbySystems have been friendly and kind but the development team seems overwhelmed with the amount of constant fixes the software needs. They need to focus on listening to their customers and correcting functionality issues. ----- ### "Growing ChMS" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *12 February 2019* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Recently they have been adding more and more features. Their membership management is at the core, but they have updated the calendar, forms, and giving to be better and more comprehensive within the last year. They have some really powerful features like workflows which allows you to automate some key processes and notifications. > > **Cons**: There are a few features I wish they had, but one overall theme is how I wish that they integrated more closely with their partner software. The company that owns Shelbynext has been blending their different Saas products but there is still a bit of a wall that keeps the integrations from being seamless​. A good example of this is how there are 4 different ways that you can give via different methods on mobile, but none of those apps have all of the features of memberships, group, forms, calendar, and giving in one product. I think that this will probably be fixed over time. > > Overall they are doing alot of neat things and I am looking forward to seeing how they continue to develop the product. They have a clean design that makes it easy to use and quick to set up. ----- ### "Excellent\! Easy to learn, grasp, and train others on the program\!" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *23 May 2018* | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The support\! I work with a CPA who works with many churches using a variety of different programs, and he agrees that Shelby's support far outweigh all the others. Sometimes the wait can be extensive but they do answer the phone and they will solve the problem. I also like the ease of use, how easy it is to learn and train others on the program. Shelby is constantly improving their program and quickly fixing any issues that may surface. I also like the way it helps to mainstream our ministry workflow, by providing a variety of tools that integrate between ministries and departments. The integration between Membership and Financials helps to reduce work and the common errors of entering data. I can't say enough, thank you all for doing such a great job\! > > **Cons**: Must have a good internet connection to use the ShelbyNext Membership. We are a church out in the country that only gets 8Mb Service and you can tell when you use an online program, but this isn't Shelby's fault, however it's something to consider. Other than that it's excellent\! > > Reduced workload. Improved systems and processes. 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