Brickwork: An alternative to Salesforce Elevate for nonprofits

This year, Salesforce officially retired Elevate, a suite of products designed for nonprofits. For those using Elevate, this means finding a new tool to engage with donors and manage fundraising. For organizations already using Deluxe Merchant Services for nonprofits, the good news is that there is a simple solution: Brickwork.

Brickwork by Deluxe is a Salesforce payment processor app designed exclusively for nonprofits, and Salesforce recommends to their customers using Deluxe Payments (formerly iATS Payments by Deluxe) that they transition to Brickwork.

Whether you need to create custom donation forms, schedule emails or ensure donations are never missed, Brickwork can fill the gap left by Elevate. Here’s a rundown of reasons Brickwork can be a great alternative:

1. Brickwork fully integrates with Salesforce

As a nonprofit, you’re already busy enough without having to learn new software or do a complicated installation. Fortunately, installing Brickwork by iATS is as simple as going to the Salesforce app library and adding it to your account. Because it’s a native app – an app that was built in Salesforce for Salesforce – Brickwork integrates seamlessly with Salesforce. Brickwork preferences can be directly updated in Salesforce with no need to go to a different application.

This also means your contact list is all in one convenient place, making it easier to maintain your donor database without creating duplicates or missing important donors.

2. Brickwork prioritizes security

It’s an unfortunate fact that nonprofits are frequent targets of fraud attempts. Brickwork’s fraud and risk protection offerings are tailored to the needs of nonprofits and proudly boast Payment Card Industry (PCI) Level 1 certification. The advanced security tools are free, featuring a flat-rate structure with no setup, gateway or premium card fees.

3. Brickwork can help save time and money

It’s true what they say: time is money. Reducing manual labor not only saves precious time, but also helps reduce errors. Brickwork includes features like automated donation confirmation emails and allows you to create emails to be sent at predetermined intervals if a recurring donation is unable to be processed. 

The Batch Update Process feature lets you import files into Salesforce and communicate directly with Deluxe Payments. You can handle single and recurring transactions in one go, edit details and bulk-cancel donation schedules. Also included are excel templates, email notifications and a history log.

4. Brickwork is customizable to your nonprofit’s needs

With Brickwork, nonprofits can set up one-time and recurring donations, accept a wide array of currencies, create automatic emails and much more.  

The app also integrated into the online form solution, allowing nonprofits to sell merchandise, accept donations and attract new donors across multiple channels. Easily add online forms to any page on your website to instantly create a donation page for any event or cause.

Deluxe Merchant Services for nonprofits aims to help nonprofit organizations succeed by enabling them to process donations affordably and seamlessly. Our tools, including Brickwork, are designed to help meet the unique needs and challenges of the nonprofit organizations we serve.