Why choose iWave over Blackbaud Target Analytics - ResearchPoint
iWave provides superior donor data, unique features like the ability to identify corporate and foundation sponsors, and continuous innovation to ensure you stay on the cutting edge.

Top Reasons to Choose iWave Over Blackbaud’s Target Analytics - ResearchPoint

Superior data sources
It’s no secret that the depth and quality of donor data is a key to a nonprofit’s future growth and sustainability. This is why iWave delivers the industry’s most accurate and comprehensive data from over 40 wealth, biographic, and philanthropic data sources.

Unique Features that Boost your Fundraising ROI
We understand that as the industry continues to face new challenges, nonprofit organizations need to find new ways to achieve more and complete their missions efficiently. This is why we offer many features that are unique in the industry

Customization
One size rarely fits all in our industry. This is why we offer the ability for you to customize modeling and analytics to align with your organization’s projects and goals.

Transparency
You shouldn’t feel like you need to be a detective to understand how your results are derived. By providing transparency into the records and formulas that generate prospect scores, we help you make sense of your results in a way that is operationally valuable and trusted by your fundraising team.

Dependable Capacity Scores
Our capacity scores are not affected by differences in cost of living by geography—ensuring that wealth ratings are not artificially inflated.
iWave vs. Blackbaud’s Target Analytics - Better Ratings on G2
iWave | Blackbaud Target Analytics | |
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Quality of support | 9.3 | 7.5 |
Ease of Use | 9.1 | 8.8 |
Ease of Setup | 9.5 | Not enough data |
Ease of Admin | 9.4 | Not enough data |
Meets Requirements | 8.8 | 8.7 |
Learn more about what G2 users have to say when comparing iWave vs. Blackbaud’s Target Analytics.
Award-winning Products and Company
iWave has been the top-rated fundraising intelligence solution on G2 for more than seven consecutive quarters and is a three-time winner of the Stevie award for Sales and Customer Service.






iWave vs. Blackbaud Target Analytics - ResearchPoint
ResearchPoint Starter | ||
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User Ratings & Reviews (G2)* | ||
G2 Reviews | 251 | 11 |
G2 Score | 4.6 | 4.3 |
Individual Searches | Unlimited | 500 in Starter; unlimited in Essentials and Professional |
Custom Prospect Lists | ||
Affinity Score | ||
Capacity and Propensity Scores | Not available in Starter Package | |
Profiles with automatic intelligence updates | ||
Planned Giving Scores and Analytics | ||
Advanced Search Capabilities | Not available in Starter or Professional | |
Foundation and Company Screening | Add-on | |
Multi-Lens Scoring | Add-on | |
Depth of External Data | 17 data providers with over 40 data sources | 8 data sets |
Charitable Giving Records | VeriGift: 185M+ Charitable gift records | NOZA: 182M+ Charitable Gift Records |
*Last updated on January 2022
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"We recently started a $40 million capital campaign. With iWave, I was able to gather and verify critical wealth and philanthropic information about a prospect that led to a $10 million gift from that individual. iWave’s research platform helped us get 25% of the way to our goal with that one prospect alone."