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August 19-21, 2025

Higher Education Fundraising CRM

Personalize Alumni Engagement at Scale and boost Major Giving

“Virtuous has really helped our team have better conversations, which ultimately leads to better relationships… a better experience on the donor side of things. “It makes it really, really easy for donors to want to give again because we’re able to take better care of them.”
David Duxbury
Associate Director of Advancement

leading higher education fundraisers choose Virtuous

Higher Education CRM Benefits

  • Personalize Alumni Engagement
  • Create Deeper Alumni Connections with Less Work from Your Team

  • Accelerate Capital Campaigns
  • Accelerate

    Target the Right Donors, Track Results & Drive Campaign Success

  • Centralize Data
  • Eliminate Hassle, Save Time & Create Actionable Reporting

  • Boost Major Giving
  • giftpipeline

    Data-Driven Portfolio Management & Gift Asks that Accelerate Large Gifts

Create Deeper Alumni Connections with Less Work from Your Team

Accelerate

Target the Right Donors, Track Results & Drive Campaign Success

Eliminate Hassle, Save Time & Create Actionable Reporting

giftpipeline

Data-Driven Portfolio Management & Gift Asks that Accelerate Large Gifts

See how Virtuous is helping grow other Higher Education organizations.

“We had a recent grad who we saw had spent two hours looking at our teaching degree, our teaching certificate page, so we can share that information with our enrollment team and say you might want to send, you know, an email out about graduate programs and things like that. So we’re now looking at the CRM and saying, ‘Okay, how can we help other departments on campus with it also.’”
Lisa Brand
Assistant VP of Development Operations

Virtuous helps Higher Education fundraisers:

Reduce your
admin time

Streamline processes with automation and efficient reporting.
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Connect with
every supporter

Deliver personalized experiences to all your donors.
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Break down
team silos

Share data across teams and make your organization more responsive.
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Help your institution retain donors
and optimize fundraising efforts

Unlock Key Insights to Boost Donor Retention and Drive Growth.

ENTERPRISE READY

Built for Scale & Security

Virtuous offers a modern scalable and secure platform built for the complex needs of growing nonprofits.

Microsoft Tier 1 Partner

Built on Azure
Microsoft Data &
security processes

Data Security

Leading encryption & security HIPAA Compliant
SSO

Scalable & Extensible

Customizable Objects/Fields
Open API

Single Sign On

Integrated into your existing security infrastructure
40+ Integrations

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Customer Experience Team

Providing Partner & Playbook to Drive Success

Our Customer Experience team is committed to working alongside your team to ensure you are successful in achieving your goals:

  • White Glove Onboarding & Migration
  • 1-on-1 Training
  • Virtuous Academy Certification
  • Ongoing Personalized Support for Adoption
  • Robust Partner Network
  • Developer Tools

The recognized leader in
nonprofit fundraising software

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G2 Summer 2024 Award
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G2 Award for Virtuous

Popular Resources for Higher Education Fundraisers

Responsive Maturity Model

Unlock donor potential and transform fundraising with personalized connections, data health, and AI insights.

How Higher Ed Institutions Build Transformational Donor & Alumni Relationshups at Scale

Gain insights on enhancing donor & alumni  relationships through impactful strategies.

The CRM tailored for Higher Education Institutions

Save time and retain more donors with the only Responsive Fundraising Platform.

Expect more

Virtuous gives you the nonprofit CRM, fundraising, volunteer, and marketing tools you need to create responsive experiences that build trust and grow impact.

Nonprofit CRM

Everything you need to build better relationships and increase impact with confidence.

Marketing & Email

Send comprehensive, omni-channel campaigns to activate donors and increase engagement.

Events

Produce virtual, hybrid, or in-person events that are personalized and raise more.

Volunteer Mobilization

Recruit and mobilize volunteers to fill mission-critical needs without the back-office headache.

Automation

Design personalized donor journeys, plus automate back-office processes and task management.

Signals

Actionable insights to help retain donors and extend engagement.

Online Giving

Design effective online giving experiences that celebrate the impact of each donation.

Business Intelligence

Enterprise-grade business intelligence and analytics to improve decision-making.

Grow generosity with Virtuous

Virtuous is the responsive fundraising software platform proven to help nonprofit organizations increase generosity by serving all donors personally, no matter their gift size.

“Virtuous truly understands nonprofits and the importance of our mission. And their open access to data and built-in custom reports gave us access to the data we need.”
Todd Shinabarger
Chief Information Officer