Bonterra Network for Good vs. Kindsight iWave

Kindsight iWave

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Bonterra Network for Good	Score 9.6 out of 10	N/A	Bonterra Network for Good offers a nonprofit fundraising suite of applications, with donor management features like intelligent tracking of donor readiness and targeted messaging.	N/A
Kindsight iWave	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	iWave offers their nonprofit fundraising intelligence platform, for performing prospect research online with VeriGift, the company's donor and donation database.	N/A

Pricing

Bonterra Network for Good

Kindsight iWave

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Pricing Offerings
Bonterra Network for Good	Kindsight iWave
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

$500

No setup fee

Additional Details

Pricing is based on how many contacts are imported into the Donor Management System. All packages have unlimited users, unlimited campaigns, unlimited peer-to-peer pages, unlimited emails and communications, and optional events and auctions. All packages also include support and data migration.

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Community Pulse
	Bonterra Network for Good	Kindsight iWave
Considered Both Products	Bonterra Network for Good Verified User Anonymous Chose Bonterra Network for Good Givebutter is not as user friendly, even though it is fairly easy to use. Bonterra Network for Good has many of the same options for running donor campaigns but goes beyond in data tracking and user friendliness. Bonterra Network for Good is extremely easy to learn. The only … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Bonterra Network for Good In comparison to Bonterra Network for Good, Blackbaud's cost was astronomically inflated, with Bonterra Network for Good costing only a fraction of the price. That was the main selling point. When you start to look at functionality allowed to the users, Bonterra Network for … Incentivized Helpful? SB Sara Brunner Director Chose Bonterra Network for Good It seems like all of the other software I have used in non profit management has served one purpose. None of them handled all aspects of the job like Bonterra Network for Good does. I found them impossible to teach others as well. Very hard to navigate. Bonterra Network for … Incentivized Helpful? Robin Morris Executive Director Chose Bonterra Network for Good I prefer the dashboard and the ease of use of Bonterra Guided Fundraising to these other products. Bonterra Guided Fundraising is also well-priced, but I picked it because of its usability. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Bonterra Network for Good We used Little Green Light for several years at a previous employer. LGL did not have the extensive integration capabilities or the level of sophistication that BGF has in terms of email, video, donor campaign pages, and exceptional customer support. For these reasons, we chose … Incentivized Helpful? Bill Everts Executive Director Chose Bonterra Network for Good We got lucky and landed on Bonterra Guided Fundraising right off the bat. The features and expenses were a perfect fit for us. Incentivized Helpful? Kate Hallock Chief of Staff Chose Bonterra Network for Good The applications have some similar functionalities, especially in the area of creating newsletters and email campaigns, but I find Bonterra Guided Fundraising is easier to use. Incentivized Helpful? AT Anne-Marie Tristan Board Vice Chair Chose Bonterra Network for Good NFG has more features in donor management Incentivized Helpful? Karen Clemens Director of Development Chose Bonterra Network for Good Razors Edge doesn't appear in your list. I worked with it at two other nonprofits and found it much more difficult to pull lists from than Bonterra Guided Fundraising. Incentivized Helpful? Matthew Clark Executive Director Chose Bonterra Network for Good Some are too complicated. Most are too costly. Bonterra Guided Fundraising is an excellent value. Incentivized Helpful? Emily Archambault Assistant Director Chose Bonterra Network for Good I like Bonterra Guided Fundraising more than OneCause because OneCause was only used for events at the last nonprofit I worked at. Bonterra Guided Fundraising allow nonprofits like ours to have event pages, fundraising pages, and donor management software at a better cost than … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Bonterra Network for Good For us, Bonterra Guided Fundraising offered the best overall bang for the buck. There were cheaper options that didn't over the features we needed and more expensive options that we felt didn't offer features as good as the ones we were seeing at Bonterra. For an overall option … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Bonterra Network for Good We left DonorPerfect because we also needed to purchase Constant Contact to supplement the marketing. This product is all in one. Incentivized Helpful? RJ Robert Jackson Executive Director Chose Bonterra Network for Good I like it better than other systems because it lets me talk to donors more directly. Incentivized Helpful? MA Mary Abousaid Director of Finance & Operations Chose Bonterra Network for Good Bonterra/Network for Good was a better price match for our organization. Incentivized Helpful? MO Marsha Orr Development Director Chose Bonterra Network for Good In comparison with Bloomerang, we decided we could get the product we needed at the price we could afford with Network for Good Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Bonterra Network for Good Network For Good has been wonderful to use. I started one year ago and the system was already in place. I have used various CRMS over the past 15 years such as Goldmine, Siebel, and Salesforce. Network for Good compares very well. Record keeping and marketing campaigns are two … Incentivized Helpful? John Capra President Chose Bonterra Network for Good Network for Good is the best because of all the items it offers to help your business succeed. I chose Network for Good because of the full year of training that we received that we could understand all of the tools we could use to help us to be successful. Incentivized Helpful? Cliff Froehlich Board Member Chose Bonterra Network for Good Although Salesforce offers robust capabilities, it's not especially suited to smaller nonprofits. Network for Good addresses all of our needs without the complexity of Salesforce. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Bonterra Network for Good NA Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Bonterra Network for Good One Cause had similar functionality as Network for Good and offered support to the organization. One Cause does not have the capability of storing donor information, which limits the ability to send targeted information and requests to donors based on their interest. Constant … Incentivized Helpful? Susan Olson Director of Development Chose Bonterra Network for Good I can't recall the name of the CRM I used at my last job, but it tried to do too many things. It was a good CRM, but it had "add-ons" that included keeping track of volunteers. At first, I was excited for this information to be in one place, but it did not integrate well and … Incentivized Helpful? SL Steven Love Executive Director Chose Bonterra Network for Good Easier to use and more intuitive. Incentivized Helpful? Kimberly Hill Executive Director Chose Bonterra Network for Good Network for Good has many additional services and is much more user friendly. They also have staff ready to help when needed without having to wait for days. Incentivized Helpful? KH Kate Hallock Chief of Staff Chose Bonterra Network for Good While many similarities between Network For Good and Bloomerang, I feel that Network For Good is easier to use, especially creating newsletters, forms and emails. Incentivized Helpful?	Kindsight iWave Verified User Anonymous Chose Kindsight iWave I haven't used another product like iWave Incentivized Helpful? KB Kerry Brown Leaad Prospect Research Analyst Chose Kindsight iWave We use them both and find them to work well together. Windfall is hands down better in terms of confidence of the matching, but Iwave gives us the ability to go deeper into what makes up their capacity, for example seeing real estate records. Incentivized Helpful? AM Amy Melton Development Manager of Annual Giving Chose Kindsight iWave W e originally selected iWave because w e believed the return on our ROI would happen faster than it would with Donor search. Looking back, I wish we had realized that is kind of how it goes with major giving in general. We also didn't have a system the linked to Donorsearch at … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kindsight iWave iWave is the best prospect research platform we have used. The customer service is far beyond Blackbaud/Target Analytics. The information is cleaner, easier to find, and reports are great. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kindsight iWave iWave easily stacks up against them. While they may offer similar products, the pricepoint of iWave is great for a small budget. Incentivized Helpful? LS Lisa Steinberg Director of Leadership Engagement Chose Kindsight iWave It’s been too many years to remember but iWave now represents in one search several sites I used to have to search individually. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kindsight iWave Before iWave, I would use GuideStar and advanced google searches for my research. iWave makes prospect research so much easier by compiling multiple data sources into one software program that can be easily searched simultaneously using the 360search. There are several other … Incentivized Helpful? Dave Archuletta Chief Development Officer Chose Kindsight iWave Prior to selecting iWave, we used demo versions of WealthEngine and DonorSearch. While these products seem good as well, we ultimately decided to go with iWave for three reasons: 360 search across all platforms was the most intuitive for our users Foundation search in the same … Incentivized Helpful? Shannon Richardson Associate/Assistant Director, Prospect Research & Prospect Management Chose Kindsight iWave iWave is affordable, offers current data, and is continually adding new data sources. They are the only product that offers international prospect information, which is helpful as our institution borders Canada. I was impressed when our sale representative went out of his way … Incentivized Helpful? Armen Boyajian, CFRE Director of Leadership Giving Chose Kindsight iWave I've used all three of the above products -- and they are all good. It is hard to compare them, because it has been more than four years since I used them. At the time I switched to iWave, I found the user interfaces in the above programs less than optimal in terms of … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Kindsight iWave I've used a variety of screening tools and iWave is the most user-friendly. The platform is very easy to use and the results have a quick turnaround. The new integration with Raiser's Edge makes the process even smoother for us. Incentivized Helpful? KT Kyle Tons Assistant Director, Corporate Relations Chose Kindsight iWave I liked previewing WealthEngine and its feature to identify high-net-worth individuals, but believe Kindsight iWave has more robust features and ability to identify middle-managers/lower level employees despite not being 'high net worth'. I generally work with middle to … Incentivized Helpful? LE Laura Elliott Assistant Director of Campaign Prospect Research Chose Kindsight iWave Kindsight iWave has always outperformed in the number and accuracy of the results given from a query as well as the different features that they offer. Incentivized Helpful? AM Alyssa Morgan Prospect Research Analyst Chose Kindsight iWave I like it's user interface the best out of all of the sources I use. The information can be trusted and it is user friendly. All my stock, philanthropy, real estate, and contact info can be found in the one place. Incentivized Helpful?

Best Alternatives
	Bonterra Network for Good	Kindsight iWave
Small Businesses	OneCause Score 8.8 out of 10	Bonterra Network for Good Score 9.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	OneCause Score 8.8 out of 10	OneCause Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises	Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM Score 7.6 out of 10	Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM Score 7.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Bonterra Network for Good	Kindsight iWave
Likelihood to Recommend	9.6 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.2 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	8.6 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	5.3 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Bonterra Network for Good	Kindsight iWave
Likelihood to Recommend	I used Network for the Good to run a fundraising event it was awesome. My organization is part of a larger regional non-profit dedicated to servicing those in our community who need a little help. By banding together under a larger regional organization, we can extend our impact through the utilization of Network for the Good across all associated organizations. It empowers smaller groups to have a larger impact on their community. Incentivized Robert Iacono Board of Directors Read full review	iWave is a great resource for getting a big picture understanding of a donor and their potential alignment to your organization. There may be times if you are wanting to dive deeper into a particular facet of the donor profile that you would need to continue researching through other sources. Overall iWave has a user-friendly interface and is a must-have program for any prospect researcher. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	The ability to create fundraising pages has streamlined our fundraising efforts. Our fundraising coach has given us multiple ways to go about getting donors and has provided some creative problem solving. We are finally able to track our donors and update them as soon as possible! Incentivized Emily Archambault Assistant Director Read full review	iWave is very user friendly. It did not take long at all to figure out the most efficient way to use their website. There are many Training Webinars and a support center. Customer Support is very helpful. The credits you purchase are only used if you use a batch screening. Individual screening is unlimited. We have found that the information discovered in iWave about our donors is up-to-date and accurate. The Foundations/Charities search function is particularly helpful. You are able to see the financials, 990s, grants awarded, and the people connected to the organizations all in one place without having to search the internet. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Every organization you enter has to have a point of contact with their email address listed. The point of contact also has be entered separately as an individual. If you use “email all” to your donor list, the contact gets emailed twice. This seems like it would be easy to prevent in the system but it’s currently not possible. Event ticketing is extremely limited unless you pay significantly more as an add-on. This should be included as a default feature. Emails sent through the system can end up in spam filters. Given how much email gets sent through their system, they should find a way to overcome that. Incentivized Matthew Clark Executive Director Read full review	The biggest piece of missing functionality has been data integration with Raiser's Edge, but iWave is working feverishly with Importacular to make that an option for users as well. I expect that process to be more user-friendly in the next year or so. I love that iWave is always adding new data sources to their 360 Search with Database USA being the newest piece. I hope the "COMING SOON" section of that data source will be populated soon. Incentivized Shannon Richardson Associate/Assistant Director, Prospect Research & Prospect Management Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	We are still learning and rebuilding our nonprofit using this platform, so this year is a trial run to see how we can increase our network and our donations. So long as we are able to see a significant return on investment in terms of donations received through the platform, we will renew for next year. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Usability	BGF is an easy-to-use platform for entering, editing, and analyzing customer or donor data and giving. I would highly recommend it to any organization looking to improve its customer relationship management functionality. As a previous user of different CRM platforms with other non-profits, BGF has made tracking donor information and communicating with donors much easier. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	I think it's very usable, but think the variety of different search functions, search by features can get confusing and overwhelm the user. I would prefer a "master" search function instead of having the user need to figure out to search by company name, employee's name, employee's title, etc. The website is a great resource and my team utilizes its uses often. Incentivized KT Kyle Tons Assistant Director, Corporate Relations Read full review
Reliability and Availability	In 5+ years we have never had an issue with it not working when we needed it to. It is very reliable and doesn't seem to have a lot of bugs or interruptions in service. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Performance	It is always fast for us and reports have a very quick upload time. We don't integrate it into other programs so I'm not 100% sure about that, but it always works when we use it and is very reliable. Even when we run Excel files for complete information on donors, it always works very fast. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Support Rating	Most of the time they are quick and friendly and help me resolve any issues. There have only been a couple of times that we couldn't find a resolution and I was just told that NFG didn't have that capability. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	iWave customer support is more responsive than most software platforms I currently use. My requests are always handled promptly, and support is incredibly responsive, friendly, and patient. Plus, I can always get someone on the phone immediately if I need a problem resolved right then and there. In addition to the live and personal support, the iWave knowledge base is frequently update with new content, including video webinars that help you become a more powerful user of the software. Incentivized Dave Archuletta Chief Development Officer Read full review
Implementation Rating	We only had one hiccup with the domain that was an issue on our end but NFG struggled to help us. It was finally resolved and we've been good ever since Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Givebutter is not as user friendly, even though it is fairly easy to use. Bonterra Network for Good has many of the same options for running donor campaigns but goes beyond in data tracking and user friendliness. Bonterra Network for Good is extremely easy to learn. The only downside is the cost factor. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	W e originally selected iWave because w e believed the return on our ROI would happen faster than it would with Donor search. Looking back, I wish we had realized that is kind of how it goes with major giving in general. We also didn't have a system the linked to DonorSearch at the time and iWaves reports pulling seemed simpler for our database type. Incentivized AM Amy Melton Development Manager of Annual Giving Read full review
Scalability	We originally used it only for philanthropy and now our Outreach team is using it for newsletters, our Advocacy uses it for volunteers and tracking, and our Volunteer Coordinator puts in volunteer hours and in-kind donations. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Increased donations - the majority of our donors do so through this platform Time savings - we are able to take care of a large majority of tasks through one easy portal Higher donor engagement - It's simple for us to pre-plan emails and texts and send them out to donors from the portal Time savings - the various ways we can search our records provides easy access to data which in turn saves time Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Every year following our annual gala we run a list of all event attendees to learn more about their interests and giving history. This has led us to new board and/or major donor candidates. iWave helps us understand details and less-known interests of our current donors, which helps us with donor stewardship. In today's digital age, these personal details help craft relevant stewardship and communications plans with our existing supporters. With so many competing charities, these small differences can account for a supporter to choose your organization over others who aren't making that personal connecting to the donor. Incentivized Dave Archuletta Chief Development Officer Read full review
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