Testimonials

Judge us by the company we keep.

Jim Mathews, President and CEO, Railway Passengers Association

Alissa VanDeman, Major Giving Officer, WUSF Public Media


Read the complete The University of Texas at Austin Success Story here.

MarketSmart helps you get more meetings with major and legacy donor prospects — so you can be the fundraiser you always wanted to be.

Sheila Schwartz, Principal Consultant, Dwyer Philanthropy Presbyterian Healthcare Services

MarketSmart helps us engage and pre-qualify major donors we wouldn’t have prioritized otherwise.

Eva Mikes, Program Manager, The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin

MarketSmart is helping us engage and pre-qualify leads that are showing interest in setting up endowed scholarships.

Adrienne Leyva, Director of Marketing and Communications, The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin
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We received a $50,000 cash donation immediately.

Jill Shapiro Miller, Senior Vice President, Diabetes Research Institute FoundationDiabetes Research Institute Foundation
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As with any new idea, I wasn’t 100% certain about working with MarketSmart, but the results from the initial test have been amazing and we are looking forward to continuing our roll out.

John Woods, Associate Vice President, The Ohio State University The Ohio State University

People are reaching out to me, instead of the other way around! How refreshing is that!

Cheryl Smoot, National Assistant Vice President, Individual & Planned Giving, American Lung Association American Lung Association
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Working with MarketSmart was everything I had imagined it would be and more. This system is simply incredibile.

Scott Talbot, Executive Director, Dallas Seminary Foundation Dallas Seminary Foundation

33% growth of our legacy giving program in one year.

Ziba Marashia, Director of Major and Legacy Gifts, California State Parks Foundation California State Parks Foundation
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Working with MarketSmart’s system has brought our program more than great leads. It has brought awareness of existing intentions in numbers that surpassed the expectations of both our team and theirs.

Jay Auslander, Interim Director of Leadership Gifts, California Academy of Sciences California Academy of Sciences

Engagement Fundraising adds to the classic library of relationship-based development books and should be on every development director’s and nonprofit trustees must-read list.

David Mersky, Founder & Managing Director, Mersky, Jaffe & Associates Mersky, Jaffe & Associates

We’re ecstatic! We usually receive 2 or 3 DAF gifts each year. But right after the survey we got 10 totaling almost $15,000 and we haven’t even picked up the phone yet.

David Bobbitt, President of The SCORE Foundation, Vice President of SCORE Association The SCORE Foundation

On the cutting-edge.

Dr. Russell James, JD, PhD, CFP® World-renowned charitable giving expert, researcher, professor, and author

With your awesome system, setting up qualified donor visits is easy-peasy and fun!

Eleanor “Elly” Brtva, MPH, CFRE, Adjunct Professor, George Mason University

With your program we doubled our results at half the cost.

Glen Belden, Director of Planned Giving, Food For The Poor Food For the Poor

It’s not hyperbole to say that MarketSmart’s Engagement Fundraising has changed the way I approach fundraising.

Tracy Malloy-Curtis, Legacy Giving Director, Mal Warwick Donordigital Tracy Malloy-Curtis

The dashboard is terrific. We’ve already raised $160,000.

Carol Pribulka, Independent Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organization Consultant Carol Pribulka

Their results far surpass any I’ve seen in two-plus decades of legacy giving.

Greg Lassonde, CFRE Legacy Giving Specialist/Consultant Greg Lassonde

$60 returned for every $1 invested and we haven’t even really scratched the surface yet.

Jonelle Beck, Executive Director of Estate & Gift Planning, University of the Pacific University of the Pacific

The results have been amazing.

Amy Goldman, Vice President of Planned Giving, City of Hope city of hope

What you’ve done is game-changing.

Phyllis Freedman, Planned giving expert consultant and lifetime achievement award winner Phyllis Freedman

The return on investment is off the charts.

Jamie Pettit, Planned Giving Marketing Associate, Salvation Army salavation army

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