Field notes, feature releases, and the occasional thing we had to rethink.

September 15 A Clearer View of Donor Engagement Ovrture’s analytics have been rebuilt around the metrics clients told us mattered most, delivered where the work already happens: dashboards for Sites, Reports, and… Enhancements August 27 Kaizen, Applied: Platform Improvements in Ovrture This Summer Ovrture is a donor engagement platform that produces personalized donor websites for major gift cultivation and stewardship reporting at scale, serving more than 65 clients across… Enhancements July 13 Our Raiser’s Edge NXT Integration Just Got Deeper Ovrture is built to fit into the systems advancement teams already rely on. For Blackbaud clients, that has meant a direct integration available through the Blackbaud Marketplace… Enhancements June 25 Four Conferences, One Month, and the Conversations That Kept Coming Up Our team attended the Woodmark Summit, ADRP NEMA, UNC Advancement Symposium, and CASE Donor Relations this spring. Field notes May 28 The ROI of Going Digital: What Nonprofits Save When They Stop Printing Proposals and Reports Working alongside institutions in higher education, healthcare, and the cultural sector, we’ve been tracking what it actually costs to produce major donor communications the… Field notes April 17 Orchestrating the Final Mile Generic AI doesn’t know your campaign. It doesn’t understand why a particular donor cares about one program over another. Field notes March 30 It’s Live: The New Ovrture File Manager The new Ovrture File Manager is live with drag-and-drop, file tagging, and visual previews. Here’s what clients are saying, and a look at what’s coming next for content panel… Enhancements February 26 Find It Fast: The New Ovrture File Manager If you’ve spent any time inside Ovrture, you know that the images, videos, PDFs, and documents you upload are the building blocks of every stewardship report, cultivation site… Enhancements December 18 Complexity: The Enemy of Adoption Complexity doesn’t announce itself. It accumulates. And at some point, adoption doesn’t fail dramatically, it just… doesn’t happen. The platform gets underutilized. Field notes December 16 Ovrture’s 2025 Enhancements Round-Up We spent 2025 removing barriers, eliminating manual steps, cutting context-switching, clearing organizational hurdles, and making things that used to require effort just work. Enhancements October 27 The Visibility Gap Costing Nonprofits Major Gift Opportunities We had the privilege of presenting to development teams from children’s hospitals across the country at a private Woodmark Group member webinar. Field notes September 30 2025 State of the Platform We’ve made our platform smarter, more connected, and fundamentally changed how advancement teams gather and share stories. Enhancements August 15 AI Content Assistant Now in Ovrture We’re excited to announce Ovrture’s AI Content Assistant, a new feature that reduces friction in content creation while maintaining enterprise-grade security. Enhancements July 9 Ovrture Now Integrates with Salesforce We’re excited to announce a game-changing integration between Ovrture and Salesforce that eliminates the gap between donor stewardship and data management. Enhancements June 20 Personal Stories Transform Major Donor Relationships At the heart of every successful fundraising effort is a simple truth: donors connect with stories, not statistics. Field notes April 7 2024 Ovrture Awards 2024 was another fantastic year for us at Ovrture. As we look back, we are deeply grateful for the incredible clients who have been the driving force behind our success. Milestones April 3 Ovrture Announces Integration with BrightVine Solutions We are excited to announce our official integration with BrightVine Solutions, focusing specifically on connecting Ovrture with Blackbaud CRM. Enhancements January 27 In Development: Story Surveyor Module Based on thoughtful client and prospect feedback, we recognize this has historically been a gap in our platform. Enhancements September 9 Ovrture & Foundation and Corporate Fundraising While individual major donor giving remains a cornerstone of philanthropy, a focus on foundation and corporate fundraising offers significant opportunities for non-profit… Field notes July 8 How Our Clients Shape the Roadmap Each spring we ask our clients what’s going well and what isn’t, what they’re dreaming of or wanting. Then, in the spirit of Kaizen (good, incremental change), we apply what we’ve… Milestones May 28 Case Study: How to Use Ovrture to Cultivate A Major Gift Partnering with a local, yet world-renowned healthcare non-profit, their philanthropic vision found harmony with a groundbreaking idea. Best practice March 8 2023 Ovrture Award Winners We proudly recognize and celebrate the extraordinary individuals whose passion and collaboration have made a lasting impact on our platform. Read on for the 2023 Ovrture Awards. Milestones December 19 Celebrating My Ovrture-versary! I can hardly believe it’s been a whole year (yay for my Ovrture-versary!) since I transitioned from enthusiastic Ovrture client to passionate team member. Milestones November 27 Ovrture Announces Integration with Blackbaud In the summer, we announced our official partnership with Blackbaud. And now, we’re excited to announce that the integration between Ovrture and Blackbaud CRM and Raiser’s Edge… Enhancements November 20 Ovrture’s User Roles and Permissions When onboarding any sort of new technology to a team, having “too many cooks in the kitchen” can lead to chaos, inefficiency, and a lack of clear direction. Best practice November 18 Elevating the Donor Experience with Ovrture The donor experience is a critical component of non-profit success. Modern philanthropists expect a cohesive and engaging journey when interacting with organizations. Best practice November 16 Your Data and Donor Information, Our Top Priority We’ve invested in robust security measures to ensure that your donor information remains protected while maintaining an approachable and user-friendly platform for fundraisers… Enhancements August 21 Ovrture’s Commitment to Client Support Our unwavering client engagement, support, and training stem from our deep commitment to and shared interest in your success. Enhancements July 20 Ovrture Announces Partnership with Blackbaud We are thrilled to announce our official partnership with Blackbaud, a leading provider of nonprofit technology solutions. Enhancements July 20 Ovrture Filters and Tags Improve Efficiency In today’s increasingly digital world, keeping up with tons of data can feel like herding cats. But fear not! Ovrture is here to help with some enhanced and… Enhancements June 16 Webinar Recap // ADRP + Boston University We recently had the privilege of participating in an Association of Donor Relations Professionals webinar with our clients from Boston University focusing on analytics-driven… Milestones May 23 “The New Ovrture” Is Live! We have spent more than a year rebuilding Ovrture from the ground up. We undertook this massive challenge in order to provide greater value based on your insightful… Enhancements March 22 API Integrations: We Hear You Loud and Clear! You feel it and so do we… the era of digital adoption is rapidly being replaced by the era of digital integration. How many times have you asked, does this integrate with my CRM? Field notes January 12 2022 Ovrture Awards Please join us in congratulating the recipients for the fourth annual 2022 Ovrture Awards! Milestones October 27 Building Your Launch Team Launching new enterprise software requires the creation of a launch team, and successfully building and launching a major donor communications platform, like Ovrture, is no… Best practice September 30 ADRP Conference 2022: University of South Florida Watch our presentation with our colleagues at the University of South Florida on digital stewardship reporting at the 2022 ADRP Conference. Milestones August 2 How to Strategize for Digital Reports So you’ve decided to go digital. It’s a big change, not just for your stewardship reports, but for your entire organization. Best practice June 9 The Great Reboot | Major Donors Communications We aspire to meet the changing landscape of major fundraising campaigns and the communications that support them… and we believe we are succeeding. Field notes March 2 Ovrture: A Major Donor Communications Platform As an enterprise software platform built for the digital advancement office, Ovrture helps philanthropic teams proceed with economy, clarity, and dynamism in cultivating and… Field notes February 24 Ovrture’s Origin Story (2022 Revise) Taking a new direction is hard, especially if you work at a large, decentralized organization like many of our clients. Milestones February 1 2021 Ovrture Awards Please join us in congratulating the recipients for the third annual 2021 Ovrture Awards! Milestones December 15 Patching Log4Shell Chris Picht, CISO, shares an update on the Log4j vulnerability making headlines this week. Enhancements January 14 Indiana University ADRP Impact Report Webinar Learn about our ADRP Webinar we recorded with our clients at Indiana University. Milestones June 30 TCU CASE Webinar Learn about our CASE Webinar we recorded with our clients at TCU and strategic partners Marts & Lundy. Milestones October 2 The Idea and the Reality In this post, our founder speaks about the innovation journey and the requirement for all organizations, regardless of size, to take the leap. Field notes July 12 Where’s the Magic in Donor Communications? In this post, our founder reflects on the journey from the black and white world of his childhood to what we are building today… a digital platform to help frontline fundraisers… Field notes June 12 Rethinking Major Donor Communications Canadian writer and motivational speaker Robin Sharma noted, “The real trick in life is to turn hindsight into foresight that reveals insight.” Drawing upon more than 35 years of… Field notes March 15 The Origin Story of Ovrture The idea behind the Ovrture platform came from a conversation with Lehigh University regarding the challenges of traditional campaign communications. Milestones