Beta 5 of Donor Manager version 6 can be downloaded from the "beta downloads library."

This beta now has the "Live Update" (now called "Check online for program updates") working, so you should be able to get updates downloaded and installed semi-automatically.

In addition, the beginning features of the "groups" / categories has been put into place.  I'm not quite sure where I'm going with this, but the idea is to give you an unlimited number of "groups" or "categories" that you can put partners in (beyond the 10 "user lists" that DM 5 has).

Also, there are several bugs that have been fixed relating to the program not being able to find some databases and tables.

As always, feedback is appreciated.

You can download the beta versions of the Donor Manager 6 here

If  you are one of those kind people who is helping to test the new version of DM 6, beta 4 is ready for download.

This beta includes a number of new gift import routines for various organizations that I just forgot to include in the previous update.

Feedback on the general "look and feel" is invited, as well as specific bug reports of problems that you encounter.

Thanks for your help!

Follow this link to download the beta.

The third beta of Donor Manager 6 is available for download.

This update fixes a bug in the "link this partner to a church" routine that caused the DM to crash.

You can download the "full installer" if this is your first time to install the beta on your computer.    If you have already installed one of the DM 6 betas, then you can use the "Program Update" version ... it's much smaller and a much quicker download.   The full install is about 5.2 mb and the program update is less than 1 mb.

Bug reports and suggestions are welcome!

Download the betas here

The second beta of DM 6 is available for download.

This update fixes a number of bugs and had some additional interface enhancements.

The "Live Update" / "check online for program updates" is not yet "wired up" so this must be downloaded and installed manuall.

You can find this download here.

I'm pleased to announce that the first public beta of Donor Manager version 6 is ready for download.

There are bugs in this version, but you can download this and give it a try to get a feel for where the program is headed.

There are a number of new features that are going to be put into DM 6 that are not yet present in this beta, or are not yet fully implemented.

There is a forum set up for feedback on this beta here.

You can get more information on the beta here, or you can skip all that stuff and go straight to the download here. (about 8 mb)

I've had a chance to do a lot of work on the first public beta of Donor Manager 6.

Some of the highlights of this version include:

• There are a lot of cosmetic changes
  
• Supports screen resizing
• The "Pack and Go" routines are now called "Data Transfer Files" and use the standard .zip format rather than the proprietary .tza format
• Several new fields added to the Partner Information Screen
• Rewrite of the backup / quick backup / restore / quick restore routines
• Imports your existing information from DM 5

Some Terminology Changes

I've changed some terminology in the program to clear up some confusion.

• The "Pack and Go" files have been renamed "Data Transfer Files"
• The "Live Update" has been renamed "Check for Updates"

Features not yet fully implemented include:

• Support for partner "groups" ... make your own categories and add partners to those
• Support for multiple donor manager data sets
• Multi-currency support

Put your requests in!

If you'd like to suggest enhancements for consideration in this next version, there is a forum where you can "suggest new features."

And, to be notified when the beta is released sign up for notifications (or update your current subscriptions.  You can do that here.