
In Development: Story Surveyor Module
At Ovrture, we believe that sharing stories is the most powerful component of major donor fundraising communications. Stories bring data to life, offering tangible narratives that inspire major donor giving. Stories of impact also strengthen the bond between a donor and the positive changes their gift has made in people’s lives.
However, collecting, managing, and sharing impactful stories can be challenging. Based on thoughtful client and prospect feedback, we recognize this has historically been a gap in our platform. This moment is our opportunity to help our clients further streamline their digital stewardship and major donor cultivation.
So, we are very excited to provide a sneak peek of the Story Surveyor module, slated to go live in the second quarter.
Our Goals
Through the Story Surveyor enhancement, we seek to help clients:
- Supercharge their workflows by offering a seamless means of collecting, reviewing, and distributing surveyed content both inside and outside the organization.
- Acquire even richer content for both donor cultivation and donor stewardship. That could be obtaining a direct appeal from a faculty member for a major gift. It could also mean capturing a statement of gratitude from an undergraduate scholarship recipient for inclusion in a non-profit impact report.
- Elegantly review and approve surveyed content before its automated insertion into an Ovrture site or report.
The Payoff
Beyond the new capabilities, the Story Surveyor module will offer clients the opportunity to strategically:
- Streamline Data Systems: Ovrture will serve as a central hub for collecting and distributing story data. We aim to help clients reduce the need for other tools or spreadsheets.
- Customize Surveys: Ovrture will enable tailored surveys to fit your organization’s needs. Every survey question can be aligned to a clients unique and specific donor engagement and stewardship reporting requirements.
- Integrate Workflows: Automatically flow approved story data into Ovrture for use in donor communications and endowment reporting, saving time and effort.
Status
We are well into this enhancement and will be rolling it out to all of clients in the second quarter of 2025. That said, we are still actively collecting feedback on our Story Surveyor prototype. If you have ideas or suggestions, we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch with us to share your feedback and help shape the future of this exciting enhancement.
We’ll keep you updated as we prepare to launch this exciting new feature. As always, thanks for your belief in and support of Ovrture.

CHRIS SNAVELY
Managing Partner
CHRIS SNAVELY
Managing Partner
Chris leads the Ovrture team in building, maintaining, and enhancing the platform. He also works directly with clients to build systems, drive adoption, and conceive of new use cases. Believing that the application of new thinking is what drives the world forward, Chris takes great pride in bringing a far more efficient and modern approach to the “digital advancement office.”