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Ted K.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"My Kaleidoscope Experience"
4/5
What do you like best about Kaleidoscope?

It's a great way to publish and process our scholarship applications. The Review board features help us streamline reviews, and enable us to score applications more effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kaleidoscope?

This is a tool that takes some time to use effectively. You have to know all of their internal processes to get to the actual page/site you need. The help section does point you in the right direction, but again, it takes some time to search it out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DR
Debbie R.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Incredible Program Partners"
5/5
What do you like best about Kaleidoscope?

Working with Kaleidoscope makes my job worry free and gives me the comfort of knowing that our application and applicants are in good hands. I like that that are super collaborative, they listen and are always looking for ways to improve our application. They also challenge us, which I really appreciate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kaleidoscope?

There is nothing that I dislike about K-Scope. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
AP
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Helped us streamline our processes!"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Kaleidoscope?

Having a virtual review board and scorecard was a game-cha for our organization! It helps us so much to be able to quickly look through applications, place them in our reviewer's "buckets" and then let them score within a set time frame. We no longer have to have multiple meetings or print things out. We can send one email and get it done! We also love the new roll-out of having more control over applications and review score card creation at an organization level. I rarely have to reach out to my reps anymore because they did a great job of setting me up to handle most of my own editing! Love that for everyone involved. And the few times I have needed help, the reps I work with have been quick to respond. We always have a nice conversation when we hop on a zoom or phone call and I always feel I can bounce things off of them or ask for help without judgement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kaleidoscope?

The only problem I have is that there seems to be some glitches when switching between pages/views of information. For example, when I use a filter to get a list of applications and then click on an application it opens the application. When I go back it takes me back to the beginning with no filters and I have to open the program, filter it again, and click on another application. It doesn't seem to like back buttons or have an integrated way to open a list and an application simultaneously. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sarah S.
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Sarah S.
Programs and Events Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great Platform and Great Service"
5/5
What do you like best about Kaleidoscope?

I absolutely love the user friendly platform. It is easy to navigate and update. Further, it is very user friendly for applicants, which is incredibly high on my needs list.

The customer service I recieve from my partners at Kaleidoscope is the best I've ever had with any vendor I have ever used. They are fast, incredibly nice, and walk my through everything I need help with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kaleidoscope?

At this time, I've not experienced anything negative. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Deborah L.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The best solution for our needs, the best and most responsive staff."
5/5
What do you like best about Kaleidoscope?

Kaleidoscope in short enables us to provide a scholarship program for students. Without this automated, customizable, intuitive platform we would not be able to provide this option for graduating seniors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kaleidoscope?

There is much more self-driven tasks for the administrator, which is understandable but also for a non-technical person like me, daunting and worrisome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jason H.
JH
Jason H.
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Positive Experience with Kaleidoscope"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Kaleidoscope?

This is our second year using Kaleidoscope as our scholarship management partner and I think it's been a great match. I'm hands on; therefore, while I appreciate their basic templates, I really like that much of it is customizable and easy to use (as I'm also not a tech expert). The support team is friendly, accessible, and quick to respond. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kaleidoscope?

No real dislikes. I've had a very positive experience and I look forward to working with them each year! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Richard L.
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Richard L.
Program Operations Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Attentive client support in a thoughtfully designed package"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Kaleidoscope?

The support team at Kaleidoscope is great. There is no live chat, unfortunately, but emails are responded to within 24 hours (in most cases). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kaleidoscope?

The website experience is generally good, but there are glitches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kiana L.
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Kiana L.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Mahalo Kaleidoscope for helping us make a difference in our community"
5/5
What do you like best about Kaleidoscope?

Kaleidoscope has made the scholarship process simple and seamless for our team. Special mahalo to Megan for helping us with every step along the way! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kaleidoscope?

the pricing is a factor but is worth it for the services kaleidoscope provides Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeff W.
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Jeff W.
Director Of Development
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Really simplifies our application and grant process"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Kaleidoscope?

The software has made our life at PGSF much easier and simpler to finish. The ability of students to fill out their scholarship application on-line allowed us to easily give out scholarships during the pandemic. Prior to using the software we used a manual process that required many people to attend a meeting in person to evaluate the students. With this software we were able to do this remotely and much faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kaleidoscope?

Some of the parts of Salesforce, which this is layered on, do not work as easily as I would like. The ability to easily share lists and reports could be simpler. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Lisa L.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great platform for scholarship management"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Kaleidoscope?

Previously, our team used a manual system that required a large team and long time to complete the scholarship and bursary process that was not feasible. We feel very grateful to have found Kaleidoscope - a great platform that made the scholarship submission, management, review, evaluation, and reporting processes much simpler and more convenient for the users. Kaleidoscope customized our scholarship page based on our goals and needs. Staff was attentive, helpful, and a great communicator. We are excited for our continued collaboration with Kaleidoscope! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Kaleidoscope?

The output report that we got at the end of the review and evaluation could have been better streamlined. This is something that we are happy to work on with Kaleidoscope in the next application cycle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.