What’s New in Anthology Encompass and Anthology Raise?

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Stay ahead in constituent engagement and institutional advancement with the latest enhancements in Anthology® Encompass and Anthology® Raise. Discover how these new features simplify processes, enhance donor experiences, and drive greater fundraising success.

Anthology Encompass: Simplify Giving, Maximize Impact
Our data-driven online giving and engagement solution provides institutions with everything they need to reach and interact with alumni and constituents, drive fundraising, and meet advancement goals.

These key enhancements are now available:

- Credit Card Fee Recovery

Empower donors with the option to cover processing fees, maximizing gift impact. Customize fee recovery by choosing flat or percentage-based fees and personalize form messaging to enhance transparency. Available now for early adopters—reach out to your support team to enable this feature.

- Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Giving Option

Say goodbye to paper-based processes! Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)—the fastest-growing giving vehicle in the US¹ —are now available through Anthology Encompass, making it easier for donors to contribute and institutions to streamline the process. With DAF giving now accessible for US nonprofits, Anthology Encompass empowers donor-centric, efficient fundraising anytime.

Video - Credit Card Fee Recovery in Anthology Encompass

Giving Tuesday Success
Congratulations on another seamless Giving Tuesday and year-end fundraising season!

In 2024, Encompass supported remarkable giving success:

1.16 billion emails sent
903,087 donations processed
Over $310 million raised
$343 average gift size

These results reflect how Encompass drives meaningful support for institutional missions, impacting students, programs, and broader communities. As institutions prepare for spring giving days and reunion season, new features like DAF Giving and Credit Card Fee Recovery position them for even greater success.

Anthology Raise: Streamlined Advancement Operations
Our next-generation advancement CRM helps institutions build deeper connections through built-in analytics and personalized communications and solicitations—while saving time through automation.

These are just two of the key enhancements that are now available:

- Built-In Power BI Donor Reports
Unlock powerful insights with ready-to-use Power BI reports, enabling real-time data analysis and customizable donor and giving dashboards
- Scholarship Management Enhancements
Track scholarships from donations to recipient thank-you letters. Future integration with other solutions in our ecosystem will enable a unified scholarship management experience

AI-Powered Advancement CRM
Anthology Raise, built on Microsoft Dynamics 365, is leveraging Microsoft Copilot to streamline key processes with AI. Leveraging our deep understanding of institutional advancement, we're actively investigating how AI can elevate operations through capabilities including but not limited to:

Automated meeting preparation and proposal summaries
Drafting and summarizing emails for efficient communication
Natural language search for instant donor insights
Form-fill assistant to simplify data entry

Unified Advancement Platform: The Power of Together
Delivering the best alumni and constituent experience requires more than isolated tools—it demands a fully integrated solution. Anthology brings together a CRM, online giving, and constituent engagement in a unified institutional advancement platform, enabling institutions to build stronger relationships and drive greater impact.

By combining constituent relationship management with online giving and engagement tools like marketing automation, event management, content management systems, and custom forms, institutions can:

Eliminate data silos with real-time data synchronization across systems
Enhance engagement through personalized communication and seamless donor experiences
Streamline operations by managing constituents and giving information, fundraising, events, and campaigns within one platform
Gain holistic insights with comprehensive reporting and analytics across the donor lifecycle

The current integration of Encompass and Raise supports constituent and giving data synchronization, with upcoming enhancements for a seamless experience across solutions. These enhancements will include syncing mailing information, event participation, and organization data to deepen personalized engagement and enhance operational efficiency.

Coming Soon: Advancement Roadmap Webinar
Get ready for our upcoming Vision & Roadmap webinar, where we'll share our strategic vision for the most comprehensive institutional advancement platform. Stay tuned for details and discover how our innovations will continue to transform alumni and constituent engagement and fundraising.

*Share your ideas for product enhancements on the Anthology Idea Exchange, vote on others, and track what's being considered in our roadmap for future releases!

Join Us at Anthology Together 2025
Anthology Together is the premier annual user conference for higher education professionals. #AT25 will be filled with impactful hands-on experiences, peer-driven discussions, and networking opportunities. Early Bird rates are available until May 23, so don't miss this chance to shape the future of higher education technology!

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Dates: July 14-16, 2025
*ICYMI – Revive the CRM magic we delivered at #AT24 last year in Orlando.

Connect with an Anthologist today to learn more about how Anthology’s comprehensive institutional advancement solutions can help your institution deepen donor relationships, drive fundraising success, and strengthen alumni engagement.

¹ National Philanthropic Trust. (n.d.). The 2024 donor-advised fund report. Retrieved January 22, 2025, from https://www.nptrust.org/reports/daf-report/

Juan Lopez
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Anthology

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