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Fundraising shouldn't feel like a repurposed sales pipeline.

Virtuous is a platform designed from the ground up for fundraisers. Not just adapted to fit them.

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Virtuous is the recognized leader in
nonprofit fundraising software

Virtuous is a Better Salesforce Nonprofit Alternative

“I work a lot with our monthly donors, and it’s really helpful for me to just be able to pull a quick report in a couple of seconds. I was doing that all manually in Salesforce.”
Alaynah MorrowUS Operations Manager at The Freedom Story

The Virtuous Difference

Nonprofits all over the world are leaving Salesforce for one platform, one vendor, and one team working toward the same mission.

Virtuous CRM+ vs. Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

Built for fundraisers, not repurposed from sales.

Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud puts nonprofit tools on Salesforce’s enterprise platform. That means nonprofit-specific workflows — moves management, gift ask pipelines, marketing automation — usually require configuration, an admin, or a paid consultant to get working the way a fundraising team needs.

Virtuous CRM+

  • Native, no-code automation, donor segmentation, and gift ask pipelines, built in from day one
  • Nonprofit workflows out of the box, no developer or admin required
  • Marketing automation and CRM data live in one connected system

Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

  • Enterprise platform architecture with a nonprofit layer, so fundraising workflows require configuration, an admin, or a paid consultant
  • Marketing automation isn't native, most orgs license Marketing Cloud Account Engagement (formerly Pardot) as a separate product
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Virtuous is a Better Salesforce Nonprofit Alternative

“The longer I am working with Virtuous, the more I am a believer that Salesforce is complete overkill for everybody. What I love about Virtuous is that it is really user-friendly.”
David EllerExecutive Director at Lahai Health

Virtuous Raise vs. Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

Online giving that doesn't need a third-party platform.

Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud handles gift entry, batching, and commitment tracking inside the CRM. But Salesforce retired Elevate, its own donation product, and never replaced it. Branded donor-facing giving pages now mean licensing a third-party app and maintaining the integration.

Virtuous Raise

  • Full donation experience platform with project-based giving pages, AI page builder and embeddable components
  • Conversion-optimized flows and real-time campaign dashboards
  • Native, real-time sync with CRM+, no separate module or integration

Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

  • Giving pages require a third-party app like GoFundMe Pro, FormAssembly, or Donorbox
  • Each one is a separate license, integration, and vendor relationship to maintain
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Virtuous Momentum vs. Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

AI built for fundraising, not a general-purpose agent platform.

Salesforce’s AI for major gift work now lives under Agentforce for Nonprofit — a separate, per-user add-on layered on top of Nonprofit Cloud licensing. Agents like Prospect Research and Donor Support are rolling out in phases, with several still moving through beta as of 2026.

Virtuous Momentum

  • AI-drafted emails in the gift officer's own voice
  • Automated CRM logging across calls, emails, and meetings
  • Daily smart prompts for major gift officers

Salesforce Agentforce for Nonprofit

  • Separate Agentforce add-on with per-user pricing on top of Nonprofit Cloud
  • Major-gift-focused agents (Prospect Research, Donor Support) still in staged rollout, with some features in beta
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Virtuous is a Better Salesforce Nonprofit Alternative

“The social insights tool paid for itself on the first day we had it. I discovered that a very excited new donor was co-owner of one of our neighborhood’s most popular tap rooms. I emailed him immediately when I learned that, and he agreed to host a fundraiser for us.”
Ray Deck IIIFounder & Executive Director at Shookum Kids

Virtuous Analytics vs. Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

Board-ready reporting built in...not bolted on

Salesforce’s native reports cover the basics, but nonprofits typically need Tableau or CRM Analytics for board-ready dashboards and cross-object analysis — another licensed product, with its own setup and learning curve.

Virtuous Analytics

  • Custom dashboards and reports with board-ready formatting and role-based permissions
  • Built into the platform. No separate BI license, consultant, or extra contract

Salesforce Reporting / Tableau

  • A separate license, implementation, and admin overhead on top of Nonprofit Cloud
  • Cross-object, org-wide analysis often needs additional configuration
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Virtuous Insights vs. Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

Wealth and giving-capacity data on every record.

Most prospect research tools hand you a wealth score. Insights combines wealth, demographic, digital engagement, and donor behavior data to tell you what to ask for.

Virtuous Insights

  • AI-powered wealth, giving-capacity, and social insights across your entire contact file
  • Suggested gift amounts and annual capacity ranges, not just wealth tiers
  • Full property portfolio detail with per-property equity and monthly refreshes
  • Likelihood indicators for recurring giving, direct response, and major gift potential

Salesforce Prospect Research (Agentforce)

  • Rollout skews toward major-gift and prospect-focused use cases
  • Additional licensing on top of Nonprofit Cloud and Agentforce
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Virtuous is a Better Salesforce Nonprofit Alternative

“Now we can do more welcome series for specific donor groups. It’s enabled us to work more closely with our fundraising, development, and marketing teams – something we weren’t able to do previously.”
Ellen MarkowitzDirector of Development and Operations at JSSA

Virtuous vs. Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

Nonprofits all over the world are switching from Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud to Virtuous. 

Features

Unified native web platform
single system, no cloud-to-cloud stitching

Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

In progress through H1
 Multiple clouds/licenses.

Native multichannel automation 
No third-party tools required

Salesforce

Requires Marketing Cloud Account Engagement, licensed separately

Purpose-built donation experience
Branded forms, landing pages, project giving

Virtuous Raise

Salesforce

Elevate / Giving Pages — shared template, tied to Salesforce Payment Services

AI donor intelligence across full file
13 scoring models, workflow-triggered

Virtuous Insights

Salesforce

InsightsProspect Research Agent (Agentforce add-on, major-gift focus)

AI-powered major donor outreach
Personalized emails, CRM logging, MGO prompts

Virtuous Momentum

Salesforce

Agentforce for Nonprofit (per-user add-on, phased/beta rollout)

Purpose-built nonprofit analytics
Board-ready reports, no BI tool required

Virtuous Analytics

Salesforce

Requires Tableau or CRM Analytics, licensed separately

Moves management & visual pipeline
Major gift ask and proposal tracking

Salesforce

Configured on top of Opportunities; needs customization

Flexible annual contracts
No automatic renewals or surprises

Salesforce

 Multi-product bundles priced per user/org across separate clouds

Simple onboarding
Dedicated coach

Salesforce

Migrations typically require a certified implementation partner

Open API & partner integrations
Developer-friendly partner ecosystem

Salesforce

 Open API via AppExchange; nonprofit-specific functionality often third-party

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