Almabase is proud to announce a new partnership with FundMiner, empowering educational institutions to raise more funds and ensure funds are used effectively
Almabase, a leading alumni engagement and fundraising platform, is proud to announce a new partnership with FundMiner, the market leader in fund management, with a platform designed to help institutions manage and maximize their impact. This collaboration aims to complete the fundraising loop, empowering educational institutions to raise more funds and ensure those funds are used effectively for their intended purposes, for everything from student support to program-specific funds.
Almabase’s mission has always been to make education more affordable by increasing alumni participation. To date, we’ve helped our customers raise tens of millions of dollars annually, directly supporting thousands of students. But raising funds is only part of the equation — ensuring those funds are utilized effectively, and their impact shared with donors, is going to ultimately determine the success of any program. That’s where FundMiner comes in.
FundMiner simplifies fund management by ensuring philanthropic donations are used in alignment with donor intent. Whether it's for a scholarship fund or a specific project, FundMiner provides fund managers with the tools to become better stewards, ensuring that the money raised achieves its original purpose.
For educational institutions, donor trust and experience are key to long-term fundraising success. FundMiner’s solution offers customizable and timely impact reporting, giving institutions the ability to demonstrate to donors exactly how their contributions are making a difference. This transparency not only enhances donor confidence but also increases the likelihood of future contributions.
“With FundMiner’s focus on ensuring donor intent is honored, we’re excited to partner with them to help our customers better manage their raised funds,” said Kalyan Varma, CEO of Almabase.
This partnership is a natural extension of both Almabase and FundMiner’s shared commitment to helping institutions succeed in today’s fundraising landscape. By combining Almabase’s expertise in donor engagement and alumni participation with FundMiner’s fund management capabilities, educational institutions will have access to a more comprehensive toolset to maximize the impact of their fundraising efforts.
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Almabase, as they share our passion for creating innovative donor-centric experiences. This partnership will allow institutions to create a seamless donor experience from gift to impact.” notes Chelsea Lamego, CEO of FundMiner
As Almabase and FundMiner join forces, institutions can look forward to a more efficient and impactful approach to both raising and managing funds. This partnership not only represents a significant step forward in fundraising innovation but also reaffirms Almabase’s mission to make education more accessible through increased alumni participation and better fund management.
Almabase is a modern digital engagement, event management, and fundraising platform that has powered over 400 educational institutions in building meaningful relationships with their communities. Almabase enables peer-to-peer networking, career outcomes, personalized communications, and constituent data updates, helping small teams deliver big results in their fundraising efforts.
FundMiner is the industry leading fund management platform that empowers fundraising organizations to effectively administer funds, deliver on donor expectations, and help institutions raise more money. Fundminer saves administrators time and resources by leveraging AI to surface insights from aggregate data sources, recommend actions based on donor preferences, and automate repetitive tasks for efficient service. It’s fund management, simplified.
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Almabase, a leading Digital-First Donor Engagement Solution, is thrilled to announce a new strategic partnership with Storyraise, a solution for schools and nonprofits to create engaging, digital impact, donor, and endowment reports to thank donors. This collaboration marks an exciting development in the nonprofit and educational sectors, aiming to revolutionize how institutions connect with and sustain their donor base through enhanced digital experiences.
In an era where digital interaction is key to maintaining and growing donor relationships, Almabase has consistently empowered educational institutions and nonprofits to offer seamless and engaging online experiences. Whether through alumni directories, job searches, mentorship programs, event registrations, or online donations during giving days, Almabase ensures that every touchpoint is optimized for engagement.
Storyraise takes this a step further by enabling organizations to effectively share the impact of donations. Through personalized digital reports, Storyraise helps institutions tell compelling stories about how donor contributions are making a real difference. This not only enhances transparency but also significantly increases the likelihood of donors returning to give again, thus deepening their connection with the cause.
In the current fundraising landscape, the ability to attract new donors is just the beginning; retaining and nurturing these relationships is what truly drives long-term success. Almabase excels in creating highly engaged alumni networks, often converting first-time donors into loyal supporters. Storyraise complements this by ensuring that these donors are continuously informed and inspired by the impact of their gifts, thereby enhancing donor stewardship and increasing their lifetime value.
"As we continue to innovate at Almabase, our partnership with Storyraise is a natural extension of our commitment to providing world-class digital engagement solutions. Together, we’re not just engaging donors; we’re building lasting relationships that will sustain and grow over time,”
said Kalyan Varma, CEO of Almabase.
“With Storyraise’s AI-driven approach, we can now offer our customers an even more powerful toolset to nurture and expand their donor communities.”
This collaboration aligns perfectly with Almabase’s innovation-first, digital-driven values, as both companies are deeply committed to enhancing the donor experience through technology. By integrating Storyraise’s AI-powered campaign tools with Almabase’s comprehensive engagement platform, institutions can now deliver a holistic donor experience that not only drives initial contributions but also fosters long-term loyalty.
“Donor engagement starts with transparency, and sharing stories of impact through exciting digital impact and donor reports can foster that environment,”
said Josh Kligman, CEO of Storyraise.
“The further you can go to customize stories of impact the better, and to do that it’s nice to have a handle on your audience segmentation. Storyraise can you connect those audiences to content they care about, through impact and donor reports.”
As Almabase and Storyraise join forces, the future of donor engagement and stewardship looks brighter than ever. This partnership not only represents a significant leap forward in fundraising innovation but also provides nonprofit organizations and educational institutions with the tools they need to thrive in an increasingly digital landscape. Together, Almabase and Storyraise are empowering institutions to build stronger, more engaged communities and achieve their fundraising goals with unprecedented efficiency and success.
Almabase is a modern digital engagement, event management, and fundraising platform that has powered over 400 educational institutions to build meaningful relationships with their community. The platform enables self-serve digital engagement for peer-to-peer networking and career outcomes, drives action with personalized communications, and keeps constituent information up to date within CRM systems. Almabase stands out in the market with its ability to help small teams deliver big results, creating a significant fundraising impact.
Storyraise is a solution for nonprofits, healthcare foundations, K-12, and higher education donor relations teams to create engaging, digital reports. The solution is drag and drop, a self-service environment, and the customer service is hands-on, including white glove data set-up for personalized reports, that pull data from donor management platforms and CRMs. Storyraise is the only solution providing organizations with reports across desktop, mobile, tablet, and PDF with the click of a button.
Almabase and Storyraise Announce Strategic Collaboration to Elevate Donor Experience and Stewardship
Almabase announces a partnership with Storyraise, a solution for schools and nonprofits to create engaging donor, and endowment reports to thank donors.
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Givzey, the first end-to-end Intelligent Gift Documentation Management Platform, and Version2, an AI research and design lab powered by Givzey that developed the world’s first fully autonomous fundraiser, today announced a strategic partnership with Almabase, a Digital-First Donor Engagement Solution. This collaboration marks a significant advancement in the nonprofit fundraising sector, bringing together cutting-edge technologies to both customer bases, streamlining and scaling multi-year and one-time gifts at all levels, accelerating fundraising efforts, and enhancing the donor experience.
The partnership between Givzey, its AI research and design lab Version2, and Almabase introduces a suite of innovative solutions designed to address the evolving needs of nonprofit organizations. By integrating Givzey’s intelligent gift documentation tools and Version2’s autonomous fundraising capabilities with Almabase’s robust digital engagement and event management platform, this alliance is set to revolutionize how organizations manage and grow their donor base.
“The Givzey and Version2 teams are proud to partner with Kalyan and the Almabase team to accelerate innovation in the nonprofit fundraising sector,” said Adam Martel, CEO of Givzey. “With this partnership, our teams are exploring ways to continue to help our customers provide donors with truly world-class donor experiences that expand philanthropy for organizations working to change the world.”
Givzey’s Intelligent Gift Documentation Management Platform is redefining the landscape of fundraising by offering Smart Gift Agreements, Dynamic Workflows, Automated Pledge Reminders, and Intelligent Invoicing—all centralized within the Givzey Hub. These tools not only unlock efficiencies in fundraiser enablement but also ensure compliance and elevate the donor experience to new heights.
Version2, powered by Givzey, is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in fundraising. As the world’s first fully autonomous AI fundraiser, Version2 autonomously manages donor portfolios—handling everything from discovery and qualification to solicitation, fulfillment, and stewardship. This revolutionary approach allows nonprofit organizations to scale their fundraising efforts without the need for additional human resources, making it possible to reach more donors and secure larger gifts.
Almabase has long been at the forefront of donor engagement, providing a modern platform that empowers educational institutions and nonprofits to build meaningful relationships with their communities. With over 500 institutions relying on Almabase, the platform offers self-serve digital engagement for peer-to-peer networking, career outcomes, and personalized communications, all while keeping constituent information up to date within CRM systems.
The Almabase platform excels in driving alumni engagement and boosting online donations through its Online Giving system, utilizing gamification, peer-to-peer engagement, and integrated email marketing for a compelling donor experience. It also simplifies event management with advanced tools, including easy setup, self-serve options for attendees, and efficient QR code check-ins.
Almabase is committed to ongoing innovation, continually advancing our platform to enhance efficiency and impact. Recent innovations include smart segments for precise donor targeting, advanced branding capabilities for customizable websites, guided programs for effortless digital setup, and comprehensive program reports for data-driven decision-making, to name a few.
What truly sets Almabase apart is its ability to seamlessly integrate these solutions, providing institutions with a powerful, interconnected platform that maximizes impact. The partnership with Givzey will enable Almabase customers to deepen their relationships with donors, increase bookable revenue, and expand multi-year giving strategies, all while ensuring a world-class donor experience.
In today’s challenging fundraising environment, where donor participation is on the decline, the need for innovative solutions is more critical than ever. Givzey and Almabase are united in their commitment to solving this problem by growing the donor base for nonprofit organizations. By combining their technologies, they offer a comprehensive solution that not only drives initial engagement through events and online donations but also captures long-term giving intent through intelligent gift documentation.
“The lifetime value of a regular annual donor is immense. Several studies have shown how regular contributions (even small) can add up to significant lifetime value for the organization. Almabase’s leadership in driving alumni engagement and participation, combined with Givzey’s expertise in multiyear gift documentation, ensures that nonprofits can scale their fundraising programs effectively. This partnership is poised to help organizations capture donor intent and maximize their impact through multi-year gifts, ultimately leading to increased major donations” said Kalyan Varma, CEO, Almabase.
As Givzey and Almabase join forces, the future of nonprofit fundraising looks brighter than ever. This partnership not only represents a significant leap forward in fundraising innovation but also provides nonprofit organizations with the tools they need to thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape. Together, Givzey and Almabase are empowering institutions to build stronger, more engaged communities and achieve their fundraising goals with unprecedented efficiency and success.
Almabase is a modern digital engagement, event management, and fundraising platform that has powered over 400 educational institutions to build meaningful relationships with their community. The platform enables self-serve digital engagement for peer-to-peer networking and career outcomes, drives action with personalized communications, and keeps constituent information up to date within CRM systems. Almabase stands out in the market with its ability to help small teams deliver big results, creating a significant fundraising impact.
Givzey is a rapidly growing Intelligent Gift Documentation Management Platform, built by fundraisers for nonprofit organizations. As the first end-to-end gift documentation management platform in fundraising, Givzey helps customers create efficiencies for their staff, elevate the donor experience, improve retention, ensure successful financial audits, and scale pledge and multi-year giving by 10-15 times. Version2, powered by Givzey, is the first AI research and design lab focused on advancing fundraising in the nonprofit sector. Version2’s fully autonomous AI fundraiser manages large donor portfolios and guides donors through personalized engagement, gift discovery, solicitation, and stewardship processes, enabling donors to make the biggest impact on the causes they care about. Learn more at Version2.ai.
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Almabase is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded the Breakout Partner Award of 2024 at bbcon 2024, Blackbaud’s premier annual technology conference. This award celebrates Almabase’s remarkable shared customer growth and highlights the tangible value created for mutual customers by leveraging Almabase’s cutting-edge solutions alongside Blackbaud’s powerful ecosystem.
Almabase’s powerful RENXT sync with Blackbaud integration enables institutions to sync their alumni engagement data in real-time with Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge NXT, allowing for more efficient data management and seamless coordination between engagement efforts and fundraising outcomes. This unique capability has been a game-changer helping deepen relationships with alumni while streamlining operations across the board.
“We are incredibly honored to receive the Breakout Partner Award at bbcon 2024,”
said Kalyan Varma, Co-founder & CEO of Almabase.
“This recognition is a testament to our team’s dedication to enhancing alumni engagement. Partnering with Blackbaud has allowed us to reach new heights, and we look forward to continuing to push the boundaries of innovation in the nonprofit space..”
The digital-first donor engagement solution joined several other amazing organizations on the list of winners in this year’s Blackbaud Partner Network Awards.
Almabase’s integration with Blackbaud empowers educational institutions to tap into a unified experience, driving measurable results in both alumni engagement and fundraising. With this award, Almabase continues to solidify its role as a leader in the alumni relations space, offering solutions that are distinctly differentiated from other providers.
Interested people who were unable to attend bbcon 2024 can stay updated on Almabase’s upcoming events by following their social media channels.
Almabase transforms institutions' digital engagement and event management, addressing key needs like improving constituent data, driving self-serve engagement, and simplifying events. With guided digital programs and seamless integration, Almabase ensures a modern experience and outcomes, including global alumni engagement and efficient event management.
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social impact. Serving the nonprofit and education sectors, companies committed to social responsibility and individual change makers, Blackbaud’s essential software is built to accelerate impact in fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social responsibility, and education management.
Almabase receives Breakout Partner Award at bbcon 2024
Almabase is proud to announce that it has received the Breakout Partner Award at Blackbaud's bbcon 2024, recognizing their growth over the past year.
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