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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bonterra Salsa Engage

    Score6.4 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Online fundraising platformN/A

    Kindsight iWave

    Score9 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
    Pricing
    Bonterra Salsa EngageKindsight iWave
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    Bonterra Salsa EngageKindsight iWave
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Bonterra Salsa EngageKindsight iWave
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Bonterra Salsa EngageKindsight iWave
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bonterra Salsa EngageKindsight iWave
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bonterra
    For smaller organizations who don't have extensive data needs (i.e. not many audiences to segment) and who don't need robust reporting, this works great.
    Incentivized
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    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
    Bonterra
    • Integration with SalesForce
    • Easy-to-use interface
    • Technical support
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    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
    Bonterra
    • Translation from salsa engage into our CRM system
    • Could use more modern email templates
    • More restrictions regarding image upload. Currently, you can upload any size and insert it. The email will not send correctly but you do not receive an error message.
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    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
    Bonterra
    Easy to use interface, far superior to classic. You did this right.
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    Kindsight
    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.
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    Support Rating
    Bonterra
    Support response has been swift and knowledgable, though not always the answer I've wanted. One huge design flaw is if I add a new Salesforce field to sync, Salsa Engage will not sync it unless it has changed since the last sync, requiring me to fake an update for an entire database or re-sync the whole enchilada. Better to recognize it's a new Salesforce field and perform the sync en masse.
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    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Bonterra
    EveryAction is a lot cheaper, but Salsa has more featured with targeting certain elected officials/better text messaging strategies
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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
    Bonterra
    • Our event participants are always maxed out and Engage allows them an easy way to sign up and participate.
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    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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    Bonterra Salsa Engage Screenshots

    Screenshot of an automated triggered welcome seriesScreenshot of an example of a mobile friendly DIY donation formScreenshot of built in segmentsScreenshot of social publishingScreenshot of a customizable formScreenshot of dashboard analytics