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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Anthology Encompass

    Score6.5 out of 10
    N/AAnthology Encompass, formerly from iModules which is now part of Anthology (the company formed from iModules 2020 merger with Student Labs and Campus Management) is an integrated online communication and engagement solution built to help institutions strengthen relationships, increase engagement, and drive donations. It comprises modules for CMS, email marketing, event management, online donations, and social networking. Core market is educational institutions.N/A

    Greater Giving

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AGreater Giving, a Global Payments company, works exclusively with schools and nonprofits across the United States and Canada—offering integrated technologies to help simplify event management; quickly train volunteers; streamline check-in and check-out; and raise more funds. Greater Giving solutions are based on a single cloud-based platform.N/A
    Pricing
    Anthology EncompassGreater Giving
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Event Package
    Contact Sales
    per year Unlimited Users and Events
    Express Package
    Contact Sales
    per year Unlimited Users and Events
    Virtual and In-Person Events Package
    Contact Sales
    per year Unlimited Users and Events
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Anthology EncompassGreater Giving
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—The comparison chart helps to understand which package is best for any organization based on the features included.
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    User Ratings
    Anthology EncompassGreater Giving
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Anthology EncompassGreater Giving
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Anthology, Inc
    Importing and exporting data is failry easy. Automation for e-mail marketing is severely lacking.
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    Global Payments
    For our organization, Greater Giving is the best option because of the credit card swiping, the ease of the registration, and the tax receipts alone. I do wish that it would allow us to pass on the credit card fees to the purchaser, but for that reason, we don't use it for registration. For an organization NOT needing to swipe credit cards at the event for on-site purchases or using their tax receipt software, I do think that there are more affordable options.
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    Pros
    Anthology, Inc
    • It allows us to create fields as needed.
    • Creating an export of data is really easy.
    • Merging of records is fairly simple.
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    Global Payments
    • Website design is really easy and looks very professional.
    • Data uploads and downloads are generally pretty easy.
    • Process flows are nicely organized and easy for a non-technical person to figure out
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    Cons
    Anthology, Inc
    • A more inclusive duplicate identification tool would be great.
    • QR tickets for event registrants would be great and move you into this century.
    • Allowing more flexibility with event creation is vital to us at this time.
    • Additional automation would be great. Email event info, then to those not registered, then a reminder to those registered. Now it is entirely manual throughout the entire process.
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    Global Payments
    • [I feel the] auction system is not as sophisticated as other systems
    • Staff support structure
    • Doesn't come out with updates very quickly [in my experience]
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Anthology, Inc
    It does not have the automation or event tools that we are desperately needing at this time.
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    Global Payments
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Anthology, Inc
    The software is old and complicated. Not very intuitive to learn.
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    Global Payments
    Greater Giving is very intuitive. It’s easy to set up in the backend and change as needed. Anytime we couldn’t figure something out on our own, our customer service representative was always available and super helpful!
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    Reliability and Availability
    Anthology, Inc
    It is usually up and running.
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    Global Payments
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Anthology, Inc
    No integration.
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    Global Payments
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Anthology, Inc
    I usually get an accurate response to issues. Your service techs are knowledgeable in how the software works and is set up.
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    Global Payments
    Online support was one of the worst customer service experiences I've ever had (I would give them a 1). Phone support and implementation support were very nice and knowledgeable.
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    In-Person Training
    Anthology, Inc
    N/A I've only attended webinar training, which is great when you are on live, not so much when watching a recording.
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    Global Payments
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Anthology, Inc
    Most are recorded, so questions that arise are not easy to get answered.
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    Global Payments
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Anthology, Inc
    Unknown. I wasn't here.
    Incentivized
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    Global Payments
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Anthology, Inc
    None others to date.
    Incentivized
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    Global Payments
    We currently use Eventbrite for our pre-event ticket and sponsorship sales as they have a much more streamlined webpage that is customizable, they allow us to pass on the fees to our purchasers, AND they do not charge an annual fee on top of the processing fees. However, they do not have the ability to let you swipe a credit card in advance - you need a membership to Bidding for Good to do so. We tried using Eventbrite and Bidding for Good for only 1 event before we switched back to Greater Giving. Neither platform allowed you to send out tax receipts and the on-site event management was subpar compared to the ease of Greater Giving.
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    Return on Investment
    Anthology, Inc
    • The cleanup process is very painful due to lack of any automation
    • Identity checkpoint would be great if we could control the fields being matched.
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    Global Payments
    • The reporting improved our abilities to provide accurate information more timely to the finance department - a plus when completing the annual 990 or other information for our auditors.
    • We saw an increase in collecting on pledges when we switched from a "text-to-give" platform (from another provider) to incorporating all event elements into Greater Giving. We were able to capture over 95% of gifts within 48 hours of the event compared to less than half that amount in previous years.
    • The reports generated by Greater Giving are better received by our board of directors - easier to digest and provide meaningful analytics
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