Organisation & background
Linear Service GmbH and Linear Systeme GmbH, based in Berlin, have developed club and association software since 1990. It was distributed under the Haufe-Lexware brand until Linear took over customer relationships directly in 2016, and has a large number of installations.
Functionality
Linear Fundraisingsoftware is a family of Windows desktop programs for club, address, donation and seminar administration, formerly sold as Lexware Vereinsverwaltung. The club product covers member administration, club bookkeeping, and donation and dues processing with SEPA, and can run any number of self-administered sections within one club, such as separate football, handball and tennis departments. The donation module adds donor analysis and reporting by purpose. Every module shares a Layoutgenerator that lets administrators redesign data-entry screens themselves, and a custom-reporting tool and SEPA/IBAN migration tools are included.
Localised features
Generates donation receipts to the official Bundesministerium der Finanzen, Federal Ministry of Finance, template, with dedicated SEPA, the European standard for direct debits and bank transfers, IBAN migration tooling built directly into the product.
Implementation model
Self-service: Windows desktop/network application, sold directly with a public support forum and paid telephone hotline.
Hosting
Self-hosted only: Windows desktop application with a Premium multi-workstation network mode.
Last full research
August 2026