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    Kindsight iWave

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AiWave offers their nonprofit fundraising intelligence platform, for performing prospect research online with VeriGift, the company's donor and donation database.N/A
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    Kindsight iWave
    Considered Both Products
    Kindsight
    Chose Kindsight iWave
    Kindsight has better real estate data than DonorSearch and more accurate past donation history.
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    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
    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
    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
    Chose Kindsight iWave
    I haven't used another product like iWave
    Incentivized
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    User Ratings
    Kindsight iWave
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Kindsight iWave
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kindsight
    iWave is well suite for gathering a better idea of who you should focus on for major giving efforts. While it gives you a lot of good information, some of that information feels not very important and therefore, clogs up the data you actually need. iWave should not be used for something like direct mail list making. iWave seems to really be focused on the major donor aspect and it is not a tool to be used to help with regular annual giving
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    Pros
    Kindsight
    • The 360search allows you to do a comprehensive search across the multiple data sources at the same time.
    • You can stay organized during your research with the user-friendly and customizable Profiles and Labels.
    • The PROscreen ranking system allows you to get a quick snapshot of the alignment of a particular donor with your mission in an easy to read format that can be exported for another colleague with little extra explanation needed.
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    Cons
    Kindsight
    • It's honestly tough to say what needs to be improved on a platform that I am a big fan of. The only time I am ever frustrated has more to do with the fact that some individuals are very adept at masking their charitable activities from public databases, and given that iWave can only show you what is publicly documented information I wouldn't consider that a liability of the product... rather it's a challenge of the field.
    • Some areas of improvement could include more online filtering and searching of Foundation grant histories. My current workaround is to download the entire grant history as a CSV (another good feature of iWave), and use Excel to sort and filter my results.
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    Usability
    Kindsight
    It is easy to understand and user friendly. Even the upload format for screenings is simple. You are able to alter scoring levels and layers to tailor to your organization's hierarchy. The new color scheme for Kindsight is a bit harder to see but there is workarounds by using an extension within your web browser for that
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    Support Rating
    Kindsight
    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.
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    Kindsight
    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 to teach me about how I could screen Canadian prospects in a way that helped us calculate an estimated real estate value for our prospects. We had no other way of getting this information as Canada does not provide the information publicly like tax assessor offices do in the United States.
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    Return on Investment
    Kindsight
    • We have consistently been able to increase our annual donations year over year since using iWave. There was an 11% increase just between our last fiscal year and the previous fiscal year.
    • Time spent on researching donors has decreased since all of the information needed is on one website rather than searching all over the internet for the information needed.
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