Why choose iWave over WealthEngine?
Dedicated exclusively to the nonprofit sector, iWave provides superior wealth and philanthropic data, unique features like the ability to identify corporate and foundation sponsors, and customization options that tailor results to your organization’s mission.
Top Reasons to Choose iWave Over WealthEngine
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.
We Go Beyond Wealth
Assessing a prospective donor based on wealth alone is no longer sufficient. In order to tailor your messaging and craft the right ask, it is important to look at the holistic view of a donor– wealth, philanthropy, and affinity. iWave’s VeriGift is the largest and most up-to-date database of charitable gift donations and recipients. Equipped with this knowledge, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of a prospect’s giving history and interests so you can tailor your ask and your cultivation strategy.
Customization and Transparency Because One Size Doesn’t Fit All
No two nonprofits or missions are the same so your scores and profiles shouldn’t be either. iWave gives you the ability to customize scores, profiles and models to align with your organization’s projects and goals. And, so you have confidence in these results, we provide transparency into the records and formulas used to generate them and adjust wealth ratings based on geography so they aren’t overinflated.
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
iWave vs. WealthEngine - Better Ratings on G2
| iWave | WealthEngine | |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Doing Business with | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Ease of Setup | 9.5 | 8.3 |
| Ease of Admin | 9.4 | 8.4 |
| Quality of Support | 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Ease of Use | 9.1 | 8.5 |
Learn more about what G2 users have to say when comparing iWave vs. WealthEngine.
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. WealthEngine
 | WealthEngine | |
|---|---|---|
Accuracy | ||
| Real Estate Data | Comprehensive CoreLogic database with 150+ million household records from over 3,400 US counties, plus all Canadian postal codes | 125 million household records in US only |
| Giving Capacity Calculations | Compares real estate values with the median home price of a county to eliminate overinflated scores | Uses static real estate values which may result in overinflated wealth ratings |
Transparency | ||
| Individual Database Searches | Perform lookups within individual databases or search across billions of wealth and philanthropic records | Limited access to individual databases for lookups |
| Charitable Gift Records | Categorized by giving interest (e.g. Animal Related, Youth Development, etc.) to enable searches and list building using affinity to giving interests | Unable to search or build prospect lists using affinity to your cause because gift records are not categorized by giving interest |
| News and Obituaries Data | Track mentions in news articles and obituaries and get alerted when new articles are added | News and obituaries are not provided |
Customization | ||
| Screening and Scoring Customization | Adjustable parameters so you can define capacity settings, select affinity to giving interests and choose scoring weights for a prospect’s capacity, affinity and propensity (internal and external giving history) | Parameters are locked and scores do not consider a prospect’s affinity, only capacity and propensity |
| Profile Customization | Receive a complete profile in just a few clicks, add and delete records as required, and refresh prospect scores when new information is added | Standard, pre-built prospect profiles |
Accessibility & Security | ||
| Mobile Friendly | Access on the go with your phone or tablet | Not accessible via phone or tablet |
| Multi-Factor Authentication | Prevent data breaches and protect sensitive information | Multi-Factor Authentication is not provided |
| Salesforce Integration | iWave’s wealth and philanthropic data can be made available within Salesforce for all users | Users that do not have login credentials for the WealthEngine platform are not able to view that data within Salesforce |
Client Centric | ||
| Industry Focus | Exclusively education, healthcare, and nonprofit | For-profit and nonprofit |
| Customer Support | Top rated by industry clients on G2* and three-time winner Stevie Award for Sales & Customer Service | Lower than iWave by a point, at 8.2 vs our score of 9.3 |
*Last updated on January 2022
Helping leading nonprofits fundraise with confidence
"iWave is my go-to resource for prospect research. Not only is it a one-stop-shop when I have a request with a quick turnaround, but it is one of the only places I can consistently uncover email addresses. The interface is fantastic and nimble. I have been using this product for over three years and in that time they have rolled out a number of significant data enhancements. The iWave team is constantly trying to improve the product and that is something I can really get behind."
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