What is Campaign ToolBox?
Campaign ToolBox handles the statutory reporting requirements plus the internal reports, data checking, volunteer tracking, and other features that most campaigns will need. What the program includes or doesn't include is based on my own experience as a candidate, treasurer, and campaign staff member as well as comments and requests from current customers. "Features" are not added simply because they sound like a good marketing point. It is designed for customers who understand that campaign software is a tool to help win an election; more features and complexity does not mean more votes.
The primary design objective is to provide a simple, easy to use tool to help you comply with campaign finance reporting laws and to make your campaign organization as efficient as possible.
The key points are:
- help the customer comply with applicable laws
- build a solid database of contributors and supporters (or those a committee supports)
- enter data one time to meet the needs of most campaigns
- create data files for electronic filing of reports as well as hard copy reports
What others are saying about Campaign ToolBox
- "The superior design of your software made our job of Campaign Treasurer easier."
- "The in-house reports generated by Campaign ToolBox were also extremely helpful in accounting for revenues and expenses."
- "It made our first experience at being a Campaign Treasurer a pleasant and worthwhile endeavor..."
- "One individual, having been familiar with antiquated methods of reporting, was awed by the ease with which tasks were completed."
- "The total integration of your ToolBox was a delight."
- "I really do appreciate your going out of your way to help your customers. Nobody else does what you do." (via email)
- "So far, I've used Campaign ToolBox to organize the finances of a special election campaign and a county affiliate, and I'm a happy camper. I will strongly recommend this software to anyone who ends up serving as a political Treasurer!" (via email)
- "We hope that you will find this new offering exciting and helpful. It was designed to assist candidates in complying with statutory reporting requirements and to streamline our office services to candidates and to the public. Some of the more helpful features of the software include the elimination of the need for manually calculating large totals, the elimination of typing or hand writing each entry, and the benefit of calculating contributors' contributions for cumulative limits. The program has received very positive reviews from current users."
Kentucky Registry of Election Finance letter to candidates regarding to Campaign ToolBox
*Copies of the letters these quotes were taken from are available upon request. (As always, contact information is never released, so any names and addresses on the letters will be blacked out on the copies)
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Data collection can be as complete or as basic as you want it to be.
- User-definable fields let you collect information unique to your campaign.
- Campaign ToolBox is licensed with a specific expiration date so you always have the latest program at a price that any campaign can afford.
- Uses standard Microsoft Access® (.MDB) database format giving you total flexibility and control over your data
- Mail-merge letters and labels - Campaign ToolBox creates a mail merge data file and then starts Microsoft Word 2000. (If you use a different word processor, you should use the Export feature to create a mail merge data file.)
- Print checks directly from Expense records (Click here for more info on printed checks)
- Record checking looks for possible problems and creates a report of any found
- Supports multiple bank accounts for a single reporting entity (not available in all states)
- Reconcile bank accounts to bank statements
- Create bank deposit records and reports
- Advanced Search, Filter, and Sort capabilities
- Repeat groups of contributions
- Generate prorated contribution returns automatically
- Contribution limit checking by date - contributions or expenses
- Flag any names or occupations for special treatment when entered
- Detailed, well-indexed on-line help system
- Powerful data export capabilities
- Financial status report shows account status at any time
Screen Captures of Campaign ToolBox
Click on the following links to see sample screens from Campaign ToolBox