DonorSearch vs. iWave: Why DonorSearch Is the Best Choice
Nonprofits of all shapes and sizes choose DonorSearch by EverTrue over competitors like iWave by Kindsight for DonorSearch’s tailored customer service, comprehensive AI insights, and focus on donor relationship-building.
Why Nonprofits Choose DonorSearch Over iWave
Philanthropy-Focused Prospecting Insights
Although iWave is more than just a wealth screening platform, it still prioritizes capacity data over philanthropic and affinity details when surfacing information about potential donors. Meanwhile, DonorSearch’s wealth and philanthropic screening tools provide a complete, balanced picture of each prospect’s ability and willingness to contribute to your nonprofit with wealth, giving history, and affinity information. We understand that all data types are equally critical for donor cultivation and want to give you everything you need to succeed.
Cutting-Edge, User-Friendly AI
iWave has just one predictive modeling tool to support prospect research, and its advanced nature can be overly complicated for teams just getting started with AI-driven prospecting. DonorSearch solves this problem by offering two predictive modeling solutions: the more complex and customizable DonorSearch Ai, and Enhanced CORE, which provides an entry-level analytics approach. Plus, we provide generative AI-powered prospect reporting—a feature that iWave has no direct equivalent to.
Seamless Platform Integrations
DonorSearch integrates with more than 40 nonprofit fundraising tools and constituent relationship management (CRM) systems. This number is the most of any prospect research solution on the market, including iWave, which has only 22 native software integrations. Top platforms that DonorSearch integrates with and iWave doesn’t include Bloomerang, Blackbaud CRM, Virtuous, Little Green Light, and the rest of the EverTrue suite of donor management tools.
Personalized Customer Success
iWave’s customer support options are very generic, consisting of a basic help center, general contact email, and phone number. However, if you work with DonorSearch, you’ll be assigned a designated support team member who will respond to nearly any service request or question within one business day and take a personalized approach to problem-solving. Plus, we provide access to a vast library of fundraising guides, webinars, and other resources to help you learn about important nonprofit-sector topics and improve your strategies.
How DonorSearch & iWave Stack Up
| DonorSearch | iWave | |
| Number of Clients | 15,000+ | Not disclosed |
| Wealth and Philanthropic Screening | Balanced view of prospects’ capacity, affinity, and philanthropic indicators; people-focused | Leans more heavily into capacity data; metrics-focused |
| Database Update Frequency | Weekly for all types of data | Varies based on data type |
| AI Offerings | Predictive modeling and generative AI-powered prospect reporting | Predictive modeling only |
| Platform Integrations | 40+ | 22 |
| Customer Support | Personalized support from a client success representative assigned to your nonprofit | General help center and support team |
| G2 Rating | 4.6/5 | 4.6/5 |
Recognized For:
“They’re always improving their data and are available to answer questions. I find the solution to be very easy to use, and I’ve always found it very easy to pull lists from the platform. So I would highly recommend DonorSearch.”
Abby Christensen
Prospect Research Manager
National FFA Foundation
“I couldn’t imagine doing our capital campaign without [DonorSearch] because it would almost literally be like looking for a needle in [a] haystack. And DonorSearch make[s] the haystack much, much smaller in order to find the needle and connect with people.”
Mark Barchony
Director of Advancement
DuBois Central Catholic School
Additional Fundraising Resources
GUIDE: Prospect Research 101: A Crash Course for Nonprofits
Explore everything your organization needs to know about prospect research, including answers to frequently asked questions, tools to use, indicators to look for, approaches to take, and steps to follow.
VIDEO: Responsible AI for Healthcare Organizations
Discover how DonorSearch’s commitment to responsible AI use and top-of-the-line solutions have enhanced the fundraising success of more than 1,000 healthcare organizations.
BLOG POST: Major Gifts: A Guide to Securing Large Donations
It’s estimated that 80% of individual donations to nonprofits come from the top 20% of donors. Dive deeper into the process of soliciting these critical gifts for your organization.
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Predictive AI vs. Generative AI: Understanding the Balance of the Two-Sided AI Coin
Learn more about the difference between predictive AI and generative AI and how these two types of tools complement each other to boost nonprofit fundraising success.
