We are a group of passionate individuals who create innovative business software solutions for ministries.
Frank Smith is the President and co-founder of DonorDirect. He brings extensive system design experience, having helped more than 350 ministries with their donor management and technology needs.
Frank first began designing software for ministries shortly after college, working with ministries such as Dallas Theological Seminary and Insight for Living. Those early efforts involved IBM mainframes in the pre-desktop era. That was almost 30 years ago, and since that time Frank has been instrumental in helping hundreds of ministries achieve more through technology. It is because of his years of experience and his singular focus on ministries that Frank has grown into a leading expert on ministries and the processes that drive them.
In 1999, teaming with JD Edwards, he had the opportunity to design a true enterprise-wide offering on a technically advanced platform. That was the beginning of DonorDirect and the DirectToDonor product. Under Frank's direction, the DirectToDonor donor management system grew with the needs of its partner ministries to include e-commerce, email list services, web services, CRM and a host of other tools.
In 2009, Frank released DonorStudio, the first organization-wide system built specifically for ministries. Through a strategic partnership with Microsoft, DonorStudio was built on Microsoft's latest technology to leverage the power of effective software for managing ministry business processes and operations. DonorStudio handles every aspects of the modern ministry including donor management, inventory and financial management, event registration, and even unique tools for media ministries or missionary sending agencies. DonorStudio seamlessly connects with Microsoft Dynamics GP for ministries who want to utilize this powerful accounting tool in conjunction with DonorStudio.
Today, Frank serves not only as President, but also the chief architect of DonorStudio and the liason between DonorDirect and Microsoft.
When he is not designing software, Frank enjoys spending time with his wife Connie and their three sons. He is a Dallas Stars hockey fan, an avid snow skier and also enjoys hiking and astronomy.