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It's not every day that a company surpasses $20 million in donations under management, but that's exactly what Boston-based Givzey did just two months ago, per a press release.
Givzey is a "smart and centralized repository that helps fundraisers hit their goals by efficiently managing major and complex gifts in a way that achieves peace of mind before, during, and after the fundraising process," says CEO Adam Martel.
The company's solution, which it calls an "all-in-one Intelligent Gift Documentation Management Platform," is designed to help nonprofits document and adhere to gift policies while growing giving at scale.
"As a team of former fundraisers to solve the biggest challenges facing the Social Good sector, Givzey has definitive evidence that Intelligent Gift Documentation Management is a must-have solution in order to operate in compliance with gift policies and at the speed growing revenue for nonprofits demands in our modern economy," Martel says.
Givzey says it has already helped more than 30 nonprofits manage more than $20 million in gifts, per Fortune.
Among them: the Children's Hospital of Rhode Island, which has used Givzey for more than a year.
"It's been a lifesaver," says a rep of the hospital, which relies on
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