iWave Reviews & Product Details

How it links to Raiser's Edge so you don't need to enter all the contact info to create a profile Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Still need to review donations as they are not always from the same donor - but donors with the same name Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the 360Search feature because it allows me to get a full picture of someone's inclination to donate. I also appreciate the real estate information because I can see other properties in different states. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I do not like the lack of integration to export High Net Worth individuals, the limitations on exports, and the lack of donation information past a certain date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use iWave for prospect research and data screening, and I really appreciate the depth of its data and sourcing, which feels more robust than what I’ve seen on other platforms. It offers valuable insight into donors’ and prospects’ wealth, capacity, and giving history. I also find the profile creation tools, the one-off features, and the 360 search especially useful in my day-to-day work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish there was additional customization options for profile exports to allow for more condensed / ready to share pdfs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I value the comprehensive data iWave provides, which synthesizes different pieces of information on donors and prospects. I actively use it as a chief development officer, and it's great for identifying new prospects and assessing the capacity of existing donors. I appreciate the ability to customize the contract for good value for money. It's comprehensive for various industries, and our team uses it across the enterprise with success. I find iWave to be intuitive with a comprehensive set of resources for training, and the client success manager is really accessible for onboarding and individual training. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a Canadian user researching Canadian donors and entities, we have less access to information compared to some other clients. This is a common issue across all tools in the sector. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Able to download almost anything. I like the layout. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Once in a while it is slow with large amounts of info. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate the ability to search many sources of data at once, especially through the 360search. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The inability to better refine the global search. For example, when using the 360search, the results are often cluttered with more inexact matches of people with very different names, which makes it harder to scan for the name I actually searched. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

iWave has an extraordinary amount of data to pull from across a number of sources and areas. Personally, I found the Foundations information to be especially helpful in finding new places to submit grants to and to find more information about current grantors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There aren't many downsides to iWave. The profiles feature could be a bit better. If there was a better way to track relationships between people within iWave, that'd be helpful. the iWave score is a helpful metric, but the additional "strategies" they suggest aren't particularly useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use iWave for screening my donor database and building out my major gift pipeline. iWave helps me quickly segment new prospects and prioritize them as I surface them for our major gift officers. It has been instrumental for our organization, especially since our donor database is primarily our alumni. I'm able to use internal giving data with iWave's screening processes, which enhances iWave's analytics. It also offers cultivation techniques and engagement ideas that are beneficial not only for our major gift officers but for other departments as well, to engage and educate our graduate community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like how I had to learn on my own about changes to the screening template because there wasn't a notification through email. This lack of communication and timing wasted some of my time, even though the screenings were refunded. I also found the knowledge base library not very intuitive to navigate, needing to open multiple tabs. It just wasn't very easy, leading to hits and misses while figuring out how to fully leverage iWave. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

iWave's VeriGift function is fantastic, and the exportability of foundation gifts as well is very helpful. I also absolutely love the screening options before each screening - it's thoughtful and very helpful to be able to change those ratings based on the purpose of each particular screening/project. That's huge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Their Foundations data is about a year behind oftentimes. It's still more current than the competition, but having to go elsewhere for 2024 Forms 990 and add those gifts manually for my team has been cumbersome. Also the orange-y format and thin lettering is a lot harder to read than their previous version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find being able to quickly research donors through the straightforward database is fantastic. The planned giving feature is becoming helpful for our organization, and pricing wise, it seems reasonable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find the addition of AI has not been helpful yet, and if you're not used to this system, it does have a steep learning curve to it to make it work as intended. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.