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    Alaya by Benevity

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AAlaya, now from Benevity since the December 2021 acquisition, is a platform that helps companies to build a purpose-driven culture and engage employees to make an impact, one act at a time. The solution aims to enable experiences that bring out the human side of work, so that companies and their employees can do good and measure their actions every day. By volunteering, giving, or taking simple actions such as biking to work, saving energy, or committing to a healthier lifestyle, employees are…N/A

    Submittable

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ASubmittable offers tools to launch, measure, and grow social impact programs, locally and globally. From grants and scholarships to awards and CSR programs, Submittable partners with users to make a difference. The vendor states Submittable has supported over 95,000 social impact programs, receiving nearly 20 million applications, and that teams save an average of 12 hours per week and launch in an average of 14 days.

    $10,000

    per year

    Pricing
    Alaya by BenevitySubmittable
    Editions & Modules
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    Alaya by BenevitySubmittable
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Alaya by BenevitySubmittable
    Considered Both Products
    Benevity
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    Submittable
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    92%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Alaya by BenevitySubmittable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.9
    (83 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    10.0
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    Usability
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    7.9
    (79 ratings)
    Availability
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    Performance
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    Support Rating
    9.0
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    10.0
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    In-Person Training
    -
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    8.1
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    Online Training
    -
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    10.0
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    Implementation Rating
    -
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    10.0
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    Configurability
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    7.0
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
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    7.0
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    Professional Services
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    9.4
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Alaya by BenevitySubmittable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Benevity
    Alaya is the perfect tool to combine corporate social responsibility programs with employee engagement. If it’s important to involve and motivate employees to participate and connect more with your company, Alaya is a great fit - especially if your employees are spread across many locations around the world.
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    Submittable
    Submittable is great for grant management, grantmaking, and scholarship awards. It's a very useful tool also when there are multiple reviewers and committees involved in the assessment of the application. The table feature is helpful, but to download the information in a usable report is a pain. Overall a very useful tool for funding.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Benevity
    • Customization allows user to create custom fields, rules and objects.
    • Reporting provides us with accurate progress tracking and important business metrics.
    • Interactive dashboard helps in understand the overall status, process and workflows.
    Incentivized
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    Submittable
    • Form-logic: Allows application forms to adjust based on answers to crucial questions (if-then-else) so that all applications don't have to see extended questions that may not apply to them or their situation.
    • Messaging Platform: This platform allows interactions with applicants or internal review teams to be associated with the specific submission, allowing for an easier, complete view of an application being considered and as an audit trail.
    • Good Voting/Polling Management: It makes it easier to record the latest vote/feedback from assigned team members and allows customization of the vote/feedback review as a form. It also summarizes the votes for easy review in a submissions dashboard view.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Benevity
    • Customer support
    • Offer should
    • # of Hoeys doesnt match level of effort
    • Only Three challenges are there it should be at least 4 or 5
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    Submittable
    • We are some of the earliest users of employee volunteerism, so there have been some things to work out. However, because of that, we've gotten a lot of one-on-one support to help make minor tweaks to the system in a way that works for us.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Benevity
    No answers on this topic
    Submittable
    We use this software annually to help with our grant processes. Without it, I'd be so lost! Our team relies on the data from our past years to sift applications and we try to prioritize those who have applied and been a finalist but perhaps didn't win in years prior
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Benevity
    No answers on this topic
    Submittable
    A submittable requires a great deal of thought to set up. It would be best if you really did an outline and flowcharting. Once you have a detailed plan and set up the system, you have to think of the process that you would manually do step-by-step to deal with the what-ifs; it’s beautiful. The ability to Clone events is invaluable. The onboarding can be complex, but the ease of use afterward is worth it.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Benevity
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    Submittable
    We have thankfully never experienced an outage nor been affected by a technology issue on Submittable's side that has delayed our grant process. We have instead been able to distribute over $6M in donated dollars to AAPI small business owners because Submittable is trustworthy and available
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Benevity
    No answers on this topic
    Submittable
    We've had a quick and efficient submittable experience that has always been easy to use. When we need a report it downloads within seconds, even the larger reports are 30 seconds or less to download. Pages are quick to load and reports complete in a more than reasonable time frame
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Benevity
    Alaya's customer support is phenomenal - always there when we need them. And the platform has been so great for employee engagement - it's been very positive for our teams.The support provided by the team in preparation for the launch was fantastic - from guides to templates to responsiveness, Alaya'scustomer support made such a difference!
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    Submittable
    I think that they are good at answering our questions and solving our problems. We occasionally get reports from applicants about problems the Submittable team has not solved, but I do not know what the applicant has done to get the problem solved.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Benevity
    No answers on this topic
    Submittable
    We have been using this for many years but my memory is that we had a
    human walk us through how to use basic features. We also used the
    resource library to learn about specific topics or issues as they came
    up.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Benevity
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    Submittable
    10/10 because we were able to meet virtually and still get all of our questions answered! Online was effective too because we could easily record the sessions and review them later. Since we had to onboard our reviewers virtually, it was actually convenient that this was the same method we learned how to use the entire program virtually too.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Benevity
    No answers on this topic
    Submittable
    I would say, provide Submittable as much detailed information on your planned use of the platform and your desires with the platform as possible, and the implementation will be tailored to accommodate your organization with minimal lag time and issues/problems.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Benevity
    Kudos, Fond Lattice are good software to conduct engagement activity and you can recognize hard work and show appreciation to others. Depending on your company you can redeem for awesome rewards. there all are software are goods but Navigation and engagement in our corporate volunteering program increased a lot with Alaya. More activities, great communication, great reporting! Alaya is user-friendly and straight-forward, in just a few click you register and are ready to do good through hundreds of associative propositions. and these are the main features which makes Alaya By Benevity to great amongst these software
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    Submittable
    Submittable isn't in the same league as these other platforms. It's trying to get there but it's been a rocky road. Neither customer support nor the account people we've dealt with at Submittable seem particularly knowledgeable about how the product actually works for foundations and can't provide detailed recommendations for how to use the product more effectively. The decision to use Submittable was made before I came on board. We are moving to another platform next year, probably SmartSimple.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Benevity
    No answers on this topic
    Submittable
    I wish we could choose our own number of applications we want for the year and have the price be changed because we are in-between buyable numbers and always have to add more applications at the end of the year
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Benevity
    No answers on this topic
    Submittable
    We have been easily able to grow. Not only are we able to process different applications, but Submittable makes it easy to add applications onto our plan. Additionally, their eligibility form before the application does a good job of screening applicants so we do not pay for extra applications.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Benevity
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    Submittable
    Very professional
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Benevity
    • With corporate responsibility, we can make a difference for our employees, communities, and for our clients. Do it and use your skills to do good!
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    Submittable
    • Time is money! Submittable has eliminated many tasks I used to do manually, thus freeing my time for other work.
    • Decreased support calls and emails from applicants- Our applicants are able to successfully access and apply for our grants.
    • No internal IT support needed to use this platform. That team is able to focus on their larger business projects and needs.
    Incentivized
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