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    Candid GuideStar

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AGuideStar by Candid offers GuideStar Pro for updated nonprofit data for research and other purposes, supporting data matching and validation, mailing list creation and generation, grant writing and eligibility validation, and integration of nonprofit data into existing customer or outreach data sets.N/A

    Ekata

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AEkata, a former part of the Whitepages company, and now a Mastercard company since the April 2021 acquistion, offers identity verification, data validation, and data enrichment services based on the Ekata Identity Engine (EIE), a machine learning based system used to derive links from real-time transactions within the company's proprietary network and data licenses. The service includes address and phone number validation APIs, among other services.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    User Ratings
    Candid GuideStarEkata
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Candid GuideStarEkata
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Candid.org
    It is just my go-to for any information I need on a potential client as I work in the non-profit consulting space and need to better understand my prospects. As a former nonprofit exec, I valued what we could share on the site as a gold seal for others to learn about our worthiness to invest.
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    Mastercard
    Fraud data analysis programming is available. Advanced backtracking studies, repartitions and possibility modelers, data collation and analysis of time sequences. It has artificial intelligence and automation to optimize the promptness and accuracy of the fraud discovery platform. they combine predictive analysis methods, which allows you to quickly discover possible imminences that endanger security.
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    Pros
    Candid.org
    • Identifying information from funder 990s
    • Gives credence to transparency claims
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    Mastercard
    • Promises a comprehensive data approach, using evolved scanning so you can reveal dubious actions and patterns before they do harm
    • Prevents the attrition of income due to fraud, abuse and waste in cost and profit programs
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    Cons
    Candid.org
    • Most 990s are typically a few years behind.
    • Organization profiles are only as complete as the organization makes them.
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    Mastercard
    • The investigation of the effectiveness of the internal control system is a fundamental part of these commitments, this segment is the most responsible for the design, or if it does not fail, even if the software provides advanced tools.
    • The commitment cannot order as it was said previously only to the software; what is delegated is the command to exercise the commitment, which usually ends the ruling.
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    Support Rating
    Candid.org
    Any support I've ever had to get from them was quick and professional. Their online guides/help docs are also easy to read.
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    Mastercard
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    Candid.org
    I have always used Guidestar as my go-to not only when I was a non-profit executive and wanted to ensure we remained worthy of their rating but also now as a non-profit consultant where I need to understand my current and potential partners across financials, key contacts, board members, etc.
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    Mastercard
    We have robust chargeback management software designed to quickly level out oddities based on a customer's first conduct to help us as a vulnerable business spot potential chargeback scams and revenue loss. It condescends to concentrate efforts on prevention instead of reaching sanctions and investigations and then falling into services to recover costs.
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    Return on Investment
    Candid.org
    • More informed grant proposals.
    • Able to easily and efficiently complete grant research.
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    Mastercard
    • Enterprise fraud detection software solution is customized
    • Allows users to check trading activities against known patterns and discover inconsistencies
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