The Blackbaud alternative for teams that need a partner they can trust

Submittable is an all-in-one social impact platform that offers world-class support for grant management, corporate giving, and employee volunteering programs.

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89% of Submittable customers build and launch a program in 2 weeks or less

¾ of customers describe Submittable as “easy” or “very easy” to use

“They've even added new features in the short time that we've been using Submittable.” - Reviewer on Capterra

12 minutes average time for support to respond to a Submittable customer or applicant

Nearly ¾ of Submittable customers say it helps them reach their DEI goals

"Submittable...How do I love you? Let me count the ways!" - Reviewer on Capterra

Submittable has a 4.6/5 customer service score on Capterra

$1.3B+

In total funds disbursed through Submittable

11.3k

Collaborative reviews conducted by teams using Submittable in 2023

Blackbaud users think it’s hard to use and hard to get answers from

People who use Blackbaud’s platform find it difficult to navigate and support is often not available to help when they get stuck. Blackbaud users have to deal with:

A clunky system that frequently gets in the way: “It is frustrating to do anything.” ¹
An unresponsive support team: “It is impossible to speak with anyone from tech support when problems arise.” ²
A history of data breaches compounded by misleading disclosures and SEC charges. ³

Submittable is building tech for all the ways you give

Submittable makes every aspect of giving easier with full-lifecycle grant management alongside corporate giving and volunteering software.

Submittable carries you from launch to closeout with intuitive tools at every stage of the grant process

Launch quickly and make changes easily with a drag-and-drop form builder.
Stay on top of your budget with funds distribution and tracking.
Tell the full story of your program with customizable impact reporting.

Employees want to give on their terms. Submittable makes it possible.

Let employees give with one click via Microsoft Teams or Slack.
Link giving to other employee programs such as wellness challenges.
Drive grassroots enthusiasm with employee-led campaigns.

Give employees an easy way in and tie volunteering to the everyday employee experience.

Allow employees to opt into volunteering with one click.
Connect volunteering to corporate giving with Dollars for Doers.
Allow ERGs to organize volunteer events.

Submittable vs Blackbaud: Capabilities at a glance

	Submittable	Blackbaud
Grant application review portals included	✔
Customer support for applicants	✔
Anonymized grant application review	✔
Collaborative review	✔
In-app communication	✔	✔
Automate review workflows	✔
Funds tracking	✔	✔
Funds distribution	✔
Database of vetted nonprofits	✔	✔
Employee volunteering	✔	✔
Dollars for Doers	✔	✔
Personal impact dashboards	✔	✔
ERG and affinity groups	✔
Giving and matching	✔	✔
Automatic matching	✔	✔
Comprehensive reporting	✔	✔
Fundraising and donation collection	✔	✔
Connecting giving to employee engagement programs (e.g. wellness challenges and kudos programs)	✔
Impact card for on-the-go donations	✔
A persistent wallet for all of an employees giving dollars	✔
G2 overall rating	4.4/5	3.8/5
Capterra ease of use rating	4.6/5	2.3/5

Powerful tools aren’t worth much if they’re not intuitive

Blackbaud has powerful capabilities, but the software is so tricky to use, most teams never get to take advantage of them.

Blackbaud becomes a bottleneck because:

Teams need a dedicated tech-savvy Blackbaud expert: “Using the system is very difficult for casual users” ⁵
Users can’t customize reports on their own: “If we wanted anything customized, we couldn't do that ourselves.” ⁶
Questions often don’t get answered and issues go unresolved: “Customer support has been difficult to access.” ⁷

Submittable provides the power you need and is easy to use for everyone. With an innovative roadmap and world-class customer support, it’s the software that can grow with you.