iWave Reviews & Product Details

iWave by Kindsight is a comprehensive prospect research and donor intelligence platform designed to empower nonprofits in their fundraising efforts. This innovative solution provides fundraising professionals with essential tools and insights necessary to identify, understand, and engage potential donors effectively. By leveraging a wealth of data and analytics, iWave streamlines the fundraising process, enabling organizations to focus on building meaningful relationships with their supporters. The platform serves a diverse range of users, including nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and healthcare foundations, all of which rely on effective fundraising strategies to support their missions. iWave is particularly beneficial for development officers, grant writers, and fundraising teams who need to navigate the complexities of donor engagement. With its extensive database, iWave allows users to explore individuals, foundations, and corporations, uncovering ideal prospects based on wealth, philanthropic tendencies, and biographic information. One of the standout features of iWave is its Live Profiles, which ensure that donor data remains current with real-time updates. This functionality is crucial for maintaining personalized outreach, as it allows organizations to engage with prospects in a timely manner. Additionally, the platform offers robust Screening capabilities, enabling users to evaluate potential donors based on their giving capacity, philanthropic history, and alignment with specific causes. This targeted approach helps nonprofits focus their efforts on individuals and organizations most likely to support their initiatives. iWave also facilitates the creation of Prospect Lists, allowing users to quickly compile high-quality, targeted lists that streamline fundraising efforts. The platform's advanced Modeling and Analytics tools further enhance this process by identifying the best-fit donors for specific fundraising programs. This data-driven approach not only maximizes the impact of fundraising campaigns but also ensures that teams can prioritize their outreach efforts effectively. Furthermore, the Connections feature enables users to discover influential prospects linked to existing donors, thereby expanding their network and fostering new relationships. With seamless Integrations, iWave enriches existing records with advanced data and analytics, significantly improving operational efficiency. By addressing critical questions that fundraising professionals face—such as identifying the best prospects, engaging them effectively, and maximizing impact—iWave equips nonprofits with the confidence and insights needed to achieve their goals. This comprehensive platform stands out in the donor intelligence landscape, providing organizations with the tools necessary to enhance their fundraising strategies and drive meaningful change.

Seller

Kindsight

Discussions

iWave Community

Languages Supported

English

Solution Type

All-in-One

Overview by

Bruno Winkelmann

Pricing

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Starter - $

Starting at $4,500.00

1 User Per Year

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Christopher S.

Director of Development

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/20/2026

"Powerful, Filterable Insights Tailored to Your Organization"

5/5

What do you like best about iWave?

volume of helpful info and ability to filter it for your particular organization Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iWave?

It's difficult to find training and info about how to use iwave. The info is there on the website but difficult to find. Also, it can be difficult arranging time to speak to your account rep who helps with iwave questions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stacey K.

Prospect Research Analyst

Philanthropy

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/21/2026

"iWave - An Essential Tool for Prospect Research"

5/5

What do you like best about iWave?

iWave's Smart Match feature is one of my favorite tools because it's a great way to quickly jumpstart wealth screening for an individual or couple. It helps identify the correct person and gives me a strong starting point for further research.

Another feature I use regularly is the reverse address lookup. Being able to enter a known address and uncover additional properties associated with that prospect has been incredibly helpful for building a more complete picture of their real estate holdings. I've found properties this way that I may not have discovered through a standard search.

The interface is also very intuitive and easy to navigate. I appreciate being able to display up to 25 search results at once, which lets me review multiple potential matches efficiently without constantly switching pages. Overall, iWave has become the prospect research tool I rely on most. It saves significant time, especially for a small development shop where efficiency is essential. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iWave?

Overall, I've had a great experience with iWave, but there are a few workflow improvements that would make it even more efficient.

One of my biggest pain points is that the profile search defaults to "Just My Profiles" every time. Since I almost always search "All Profiles," having the option to save that as the default or toggle it permanently would eliminate an extra step from nearly every search.

Another challenge is navigating between a prospect profile and other research tools within iWave. If I'm viewing a profile and then open 360 Search or another data source to gather additional information, I have to search for that prospect again to reopen the profile. Keeping the current profile open or allowing it to remain pinned while navigating between tools would make it much easier to refresh capacity scores and update profiles without interrupting my workflow.

Finally, I would love to see the mass wealth screening lists display the estimated giving capacity value, not just the capacity range. Currently, the estimated value is only available after exporting the results. Having that information visible directly within the screening list would make it much easier to prioritize prospects and analyze results without the extra export step. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jane H.

Prospect Research Analyst

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/16/2026

"360 Search and Screening Provide a Strong Research Baseline"

4.5/5

What do you like best about iWave?

The 360 search is what I use most because it gives me a good baseline to start from. The screening product works well for us and I like having access to the foundation research as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iWave?

I would like to be able to do an exact name search - it seems to search only on the first 2 letters of the first name so brings up many false hits.

I would love to be able to search by metropolitan area.

I'm not a fan of the alerts service - I haven't found it intuitive to use.

I'm also not a fan of the obituaries - it doesn't seem to find many. I would love a more robust search with more results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/27/2026

"User-Friendly, Fast Prospect Screening with Helpful Support"

4.5/5

What do you like best about iWave?

I find iWave's interface to be very user-friendly, fast, helpful resource for determine largest gift capacity. When I've had questions (about screening our prospects, for example), the support has always been helpful. I can't speak to AI/intelligence, but eagerly await the webinar about the new Kindsight Insight tool to better utilize AI and integrations we aren't currently capitalizing on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iWave?

I take information from iWave and manually paste it into prospect profile Word documents. I wish there were better tools for integration. I also wish that relationship mapping utilized AI better to put together a fuller picture of our prospects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amy H.

Senior Prospect Analyst

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/3/2026

"Speedy, Go-To Access to Key Insights for Capacity Ratings"

4/5

What do you like best about iWave?

iWave gives speedy access to the most important information. I always start there when I'm developing a capacity rating. I also use the screening function to help identify new prospects among incoming parents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iWave?

One pet peeve is that the philanthropy section includes very small gifts (<$100). I'd rather not sort through all of that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/4/2026

"Intuitive One-Stop Prospect Research with Time-Saving Salesforce Integration"

5/5

Describe the project or task iWave helped with:

The service task overview for iWave includes its ability to aggregate data from various sources, provide intuitive user interfaces, and integrate seamlessly with Salesforce. It is designed to assist prospect researchers in efficiently gathering and analyzing data, saving time and resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about iWave?

The information available is easy to find, intuitive to use, and feels like my one-stop-shop when it comes to prospect research. It's my go-to tool and I use it as a starting place to find information ranging from real estate, career info, and philanthropic history. I specifically use the Data Sources tab since that's how I was trained and I appreciate that there have been minimal updates to the UX so I can whiz around the platform and get what I need. My current shop uses the Salesforce integration to help us narrow constituents based on capacity weighting, which saves us hours of data mining. Every meeting or training I have had with Kindsight staff has been excellent and informative, and I learn new things every time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iWave?

I don't like using iWave's Smart Search feature or any aggregated summaries about a constituent, as these are never the full picture and can often omit crucial information or conflate more than one individual. It also does not combine household data/spouse information the way manual prospect researchers can, so I always find these summaries to be incomplete. Trained researchers should know to use iWave data as one of many tools and to corroborate information using other sources. One specific issue that came up recently is a colleague's misinterpretation of "Capacity" in our iWave/Salesforce integration. Labeled "Capacity", like our own manual Capacity Ratings, she conflated the two. I don't trust iWave's capacity and would appreciate if there was another term used or further documentation/definition about those figures/ranges. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering iWave:

Recommendations for improving iWave include enhancing the Smart Search feature to provide more comprehensive summaries that include household data and spouse information. Additionally, clearer documentation on terms like "Capacity" would help prevent misinterpretations. Expanding the integration capabilities with other CRM systems could also be beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is iWave solving and how is that benefiting you?

iWave saves us hours if not days of searching. It does exactly what an aggregator should and allows us to quickly reference primary sources. It is our team's one-stop-shop and takes the uncertainty out of wondering what other information we might be missing. Although it doesn't capture everything, it feels very thorough. I would feel like I lost a limb if suddenly I didn't have access to iWave. The pricing seems fair for the amount of information we receive. The platform has consistent high performance and I rarely run into any issues. I look forward to seeing how the integration of more AI can help enhance its existing features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sara S.

Operations Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/23/2026

"iWave: Trusted, Low-Cost Prospect Screening with Seamless Salesforce Integration"

5/5

What do you like best about iWave?

Our organization chose iWave for its ability to screen and identify capital campaign prospects, which has helped us segment our prospect pool and sharpen our overall campaign strategy. It was also important to us that it integrates seamlessly with our Salesforce CRM while remaining low cost. We now use iWave for more than just screening; it has become a trusted resource for researching key details across both our current donors and prospective donor pool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iWave?

One pain point is that the Salesforce integration only allows screening at the Contact level, where our prospect pool is defined at the Household level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Will R.

Development Officer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/23/2026

"Comprehensive Features Enhance Team Performance"

4/5

What do you like best about iWave?

What I like best about iWave is that you are able to easily create a comprehensive view of a donor's capacity, but also their interests and relationships. This is very helpful for approaching prospects or donors and creating a giving strategy that is right for them. We integrate iWave with Salesforce and use the Giving Scores to more closely inform our outreach. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iWave?

I think the user experience for adding new records or updating a profile could be more clear or intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is iWave solving and how is that benefiting you?

iWave helps our team better understand a donor's potential capacity. It is our only philanthropic research software because we believe its record keeping and scoring profiles provide the best ROI for us. This improves our team's performance by identifying opportunities that lead to conversations that create bigger gifts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amy J. M.

Package Dispatch Supervisor

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/15/2026

"Powerful iWave/RFM Insights, but Profile Exports and Navigation Need Work"

3.5/5

What do you like best about iWave?

I like the integrational scoring (iWave and RFM) that accompanies profiles as well as the additional research sources readily available to contribute to the profile. I like having it as a database available to sit next to my CRM in a separate screen. The prices fit into my budget; it has assisted me with major gift portfolio reviews, and has also helped with gift strategy conversations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iWave?

The profile exports are horrible to look at. Also, I am still trying to figure out how I can navigate between the static profiles built from bulk screened batches and better source/segment/update them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andrea S.

Research and Pipeline Management Specialist

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/21/2026

"Phenomenal Support and Time-Saving Profile Alerts"

5/5

What do you like best about iWave?

The customer support is phenomenal. Their response time from issue raised to their technical solution is extremely fast with period updates on the situation. Profile alerts save me from needing to review hundreds of records on a quarterly basis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iWave?

I wish I could group profiles by assigned Fundraiser in order to analyze have another way of analyzing our data within iWave. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.