Comparing Percent Pledge's CSR Solution with Benevity

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Joel Pollick
Founder & CEO
August 1, 2024

In today’s competitive business landscape, having a robust Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) platform is essential for enhancing employee engagement, boosting brand reputation, and making a tangible impact on local communities. If you're currently using a legacy system like Benevity, YourCause, or CyberGrants, it's time to consider upgrading to a more modern, efficient solution. This blog will provide a comprehensive comparison to help you decide why Percent Pledge is the right choice and how our new Legacy Liberator Program can make the transition seamless.

Overview of Benevity

Benevity is a well-known name in the CSR space, offering a range of features including employee giving, volunteering, and grant management. Despite its popularity, Benevity is not without its challenges.

Strengths of Benevity

  • Feature-rich platform: Benevity offers extensive features for managing donations, volunteering, and grants.
  • Wide adoption: Many large organizations use Benevity, lending it credibility in the market.
  • Customizable solutions: Benevity allows for some degree of customization to fit the needs of different organizations.

Challenges with Benevity

  • Customer support issues: Many users have reported slow response times and high turnover rates in customer support teams.
  • Complex user experience: The platform can be clunky and difficult to navigate, requiring significant user training.
  • Delayed implementations: Customers have noted that implementation timelines often extend beyond what is initially promised.

Why upgrade to Percent Pledge?

Aren't you tired of complex, legacy systems that drain your time and budget? You deserve a modern CSR platform that simplifies your work, engages more employees, and streamlines your reporting.

Strengths of Percent Pledge

  • User-friendly interface: Designed to be intuitive, minimizing the need for extensive training.
  • Rapid implementation: Guarantees quick setup, allowing organizations to launch their CSR programs without delays.
  • Comprehensive support: Each client is paired with a dedicated Social Impact Manager, along with ready-made enablement materials and live customer launch demos.

Detailed feature comparison

Implementation and support

  • Percent Pledge: Offers dedicated support from Social Impact Managers, complete with ready-made toolkits and live demos, ensuring a seamless transition.
  • Benevity: Users often report slow and unresponsive support, with high turnover in customer service representatives, leading to inconsistent assistance.

User experience

  • Percent Pledge: Boasts an intuitive platform that does not require extensive training; designed for easy navigation.
  • Benevity: Known for its complex interface that often necessitates internal training and user guides, leading to a higher cognitive load on employees.

Reporting and data

  • Percent Pledge: Provides comprehensive, easy-to-generate impact reports with integrated data for seamless analysis.
  • Benevity: Features separate and outdated reporting tools, often requiring custom reports that take significant time to generate.

Flexibility and customization

  • Percent Pledge: Offers a highly flexible platform that adapts easily to different organizational needs.
  • Benevity: Although it offers customization, it often falls short in implementation, resulting in delays and unmet promises.

Introducing the Legacy Liberator Program

To make your transition from a legacy system even smoother, we’ve designed the Legacy Liberator Program. This program is specifically created to help Benevity, YourCause, and CyberGrants customers upgrade to Percent Pledge with ease.

Components of the Legacy Liberator Program

  1. Complimentary migration services: We handle all aspects of the transition, including data migration and system setup, ensuring a seamless changeover without disrupting your operations.
  2. Contract credit: For a limited time, we offer up to 12 months of contract credit to offset any financial concerns related to switching platforms.

Why act now?

This amazing program is available for a limited time. By taking advantage of the Legacy Liberator Program, you can quickly upgrade to a modern CSR platform that simplifies your work, engages more employees, and streamlines your reporting.

Customer testimonials highlighting Percent Pledge’s impact

  • Employee engagement and satisfaction: “Percent Pledge’s platform has significantly increased our employee engagement rates. The intuitive design and comprehensive support have made it easy for our team to get involved in CSR initiatives.” – Employee Experience @ Via
  • Ease of use: “We chose Percent Pledge because of its user-friendly interface. The platform is so intuitive that we didn’t need any additional training, which saved us a lot of time and resources.” – Culture @ Feedonomics
  • Customer support: “The dedicated social impact manager assigned to our account has been a game-changer. We always receive prompt and helpful support, which was lacking with our previous provider.” – CSR Manager @ Anonymous

Choosing the right CSR platform is critical for maximizing employee engagement and community impact. While Benevity offers a robust set of features, Percent Pledge’s solution stands out with its user-friendly design, rapid implementation, and exceptional support. The Legacy Liberator Program makes it easier than ever to transition from a legacy system to Percent Pledge’s modern CSR platform.

Ready to elevate your CSR initiatives? Learn more about how Percent Pledge’s Legacy Liberator Program can help you upgrade seamlessly. Schedule a demo today!

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Percent Pledge is different, by design:

  • Engage more employees: Get 50-75% of your team giving globally.
  • No fees on donations: Unlike others, $0 of your donations goes to us.
  • Launch instantly: Our platform is fast to set up and easy to use.
  • Expert support: Partnership from a dedicated Social Impact Manager.
  • Volunteer event planning services: In-person or virtual events.