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Kindful → Bloomerang: how to switch

Bloomerang, which owns Kindful, offers Kindful customers an 'upgrade': no extra upgrade fee, your current price held for a period, and a vendor-run data transfer that it says takes under a week after signing, including recurring gifts. Bloomerang's own pages don't announce a Kindful shutdown date. Export a backup from Kindful first.

Bloomerang owns Kindful and runs an 'upgrade' program that moves Kindful data with its own tool. Bloomerang's pages don't announce a Kindful shutdown date, so this is a decision on your schedule.

DifficultyEasy (vendor-run)our estimate from cited sources
Timeline5-7 daysvendor-stated
Free offerBloomerangConversion in onboarding
Watch-outs2things that need manual work
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How do you migrate from Kindful to Bloomerang?

  1. 1
    Back up first: in Kindful, use Create Report on Contacts or Activities, pick the columns you need, and export. Kindful's help center lists recommended columns and a report-column glossary.12
  2. 2
    Talk to your Bloomerang customer success manager: Bloomerang says it sends a proposal after that meeting, and you sign it to start.3
  3. 3
    Bloomerang runs the transfer with its own tool: it says the upgrade takes less than a week (its slides say 5–7 days after the contract is signed), moving your data and forms from Kindful.34
  4. 4
    Check the price terms in writing. Bloomerang's webinar says your price stays the same for your current contract term plus an additional term; its summary on the same page says 'the remainder of your current contract term'; its slides say the current term plus a full additional contract year. After that you move to Bloomerang's constituent-based pricing.34
  5. 5
    After the upgrade, follow Bloomerang's 'Get started after your Kindful to Bloomerang CRM upgrade' guide and compare record counts and gift totals with your Kindful backup.5

What doesn't transfer cleanly or needs manual work?

Features may differ: Bloomerang's webinar itself covers 'some of the differences in functionality you can expect from Kindful'. Ask which of your Kindful integrations have a Bloomerang equivalent before you sign.3

If you use Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly Qgiv) with Kindful, that Kindful integration can't be newly activated, and a deleted one can't be reactivated.6

How long does a Kindful to Bloomerang migration take?

Bloomerang: the Kindful upgrade takes less than a week; its slides say 5-7 days after contract signature.34

Will Bloomerang help you migrate for free?

Bloomerang

Conversion in onboarding

'Most migrations are included in your onboarding package', with a dedicated Conversion Project Manager when conversion is in the plan. Raiser's Edge switchers: Bloomerang 'helps buy out your Blackbaud contract'.78

The catch: 'Most', not all; standard conversion timeline 12-14 weeks.

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Kindful to Bloomerang: frequently asked questions

Is Kindful being shut down?

Bloomerang's own pages don't give a Kindful shutdown or end-of-support date. They describe an 'upgrade' to Bloomerang, and kindful.com now calls Kindful 'a Bloomerang Product' and points visitors to Bloomerang demos.39

Does upgrading from Kindful to Bloomerang cost extra?

Bloomerang's slides say there's no additional fee to upgrade and your current contract price is kept for a period; after that you move to Bloomerang's subscription pricing based on constituents.4

Will recurring gifts transfer from Kindful to Bloomerang?

Bloomerang's slides list a free recurring transaction transfer 'with no impact to your donor experiences'.4

Do I have to move to Bloomerang?

Bloomerang's pages don't say Kindful customers must move by a date. If you'd rather switch to a different CRM, export your Kindful data with Create Report first.31

How long does it take to move from Kindful to Bloomerang?

Bloomerang: the Kindful upgrade takes less than a week; its slides say 5-7 days after contract signature.34

Moving from

Kindful

Donor management and online giving platform owned by Bloomerang since 2021. Kindful's site now promotes Bloomerang, and Bloomerang runs an upgrade program for Kindful customers.

Moving to

Bloomerang

Donor management CRM focused on retention, popular with small and mid-size nonprofits.

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Sources

  1. Kindful help: exporting contacts with Create Report · verified Oct 16, 2026
  2. Kindful help: Report columns glossary · verified Oct 16, 2026
  3. Bloomerang webinar: Upgrade to Bloomerang (for Kindful customers) · verified Oct 16, 2026
  4. Bloomerang: Kindful-to-Bloomerang (K2B) webinar slides (PDF, undated) · verified Oct 16, 2026
  5. Kindful by Bloomerang Help Center: Upgrade from Kindful to Bloomerang CRM · verified Oct 16, 2026
  6. Bloomerang help: Kindful integration (not available for new activations) · verified Oct 16, 2026
  7. Bloomerang: Raiser's Edge alternative · verified Oct 16, 2026
  8. Bloomerang FAQ · verified Oct 16, 2026
  9. Kindful homepage ('Kindful is a Bloomerang Product') · verified Oct 16, 2026