iWave
Donor management software
Donor prospect research software
Fundraising software
Nonprofit software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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- Healthcare and life sciences
- Public sector and nonprofit organizations
- Professional services (engineering, legal, consulting, etc.)
What is iWave
iWave is a donor prospect research platform used by nonprofits and educational institutions to identify, qualify, and prioritize fundraising prospects. It aggregates philanthropic, wealth, and biographical signals and provides screening and scoring tools to support major gift, annual giving, and campaign planning. The product is typically used alongside a separate CRM or donor database via integrations and data exports.
Purpose-built prospect screening
iWave focuses on wealth and philanthropic indicators, including batch screening and individual prospect profiles. This supports common workflows such as portfolio review, major gift qualification, and campaign prospecting. Compared with broader nonprofit suites, the feature set is oriented around research depth rather than end-to-end donor management.
Research workflow and reporting
The platform includes tools to organize findings and produce research outputs that fundraisers and leadership can use for cultivation planning. Users can generate profiles and summaries from aggregated data sources rather than compiling information manually. This can reduce time spent switching between external research sites and internal spreadsheets.
Integrations with nonprofit CRMs
iWave is commonly deployed as an add-on to an existing donor database, with connectors and export options to move screening results into constituent records. This allows teams to keep the system of record in their CRM while using iWave for research and scoring. The integration approach fits organizations that already standardize on a separate fundraising or constituent management platform.
Not a full donor CRM
iWave does not replace core donor management functions such as gift processing, pledge management, receipting, and comprehensive constituent engagement tracking. Organizations typically need a separate fundraising CRM for day-to-day operations. This can add vendor management and integration work compared with all-in-one nonprofit platforms.
Data coverage varies by region
Wealth and philanthropic data availability can differ by country, and results may be stronger in some geographies than others depending on underlying sources. International organizations may need to validate match rates and indicator quality for their donor base. Some prospects may require manual verification when automated matches are ambiguous.
Requires research process maturity
To get consistent value, teams generally need defined research standards, portfolio review routines, and governance for how scores and indicators are used. Without clear workflows, screening outputs can be underutilized or inconsistently applied across fundraisers. Smaller teams may find the setup and ongoing list management more effort than simpler tools.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Starting at $4,150 | Up to 1,500 subscription screens; 1 User; Up to 750 live profiles; Unlimited alerts and updates on live profiles; Ongoing training and support; 360° access to wealth, philanthropic, and biographic data; Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). |
| Professional | Starting at $5,350 | Up to 5,000 subscription screens; 3 Users; Up to 2,500 live profiles; Unlimited alerts and updates on live profiles; Scores and analytics including planned giving; Ongoing training and support; 360° access to data; Single Sign On (SSO) and MFA; Appends available as an add-on. |
| Premium | Contact us for pricing | Up to 20,000 subscription screens; 5 users; Up to 10,000 live profiles; Unlimited alerts and updates; Scores and analytics including planned giving; 1 CRM/DMS integration; Ongoing training and support; 360° access to data; SSO and MFA; Includes 1,000 Appends credits. |
Seller details
iWave Information Systems Inc.
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1991
Private
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