The cost-benefit of OpenWater is outstanding, far exceeding expectations.

Not only is the system easy to use and to customize to your specific program, but the customer service is phenomenal.

Allow new data that was entered to flow back into our database. We can now do all of this at a great rate and without a ton of hassle.

The customer support was absolutely the best part of using OpenWater. Whenever I had a question, the rep was immediately on top of it.

It was tricky to learn the terminology and the platform itself. Also, the website seems to take a long time to load.

There are a lot of features, but they can be difficult to find, because they are hidden down different rabbit holes. It's not always intuitive to use.

The experience has been outstanding. We have been able to take several outdated processes and make them all online and in one unique system.

We have been using OpenWater for the last 2 years to manage our annual marketing awards competition and have been very pleased with the results.

Sometimes updating the website portion is difficult and you do need to know how to code/html coding.

The system is extremely straight forward and easy to administer and develop programs. The customer support is also some of the best I have ever encountered.

I love that integration was not a long drawn out process either. The team at OpenWater worked well with our integration team and got us up and running in no time.

Any time we've had questions or been in need of systematic changes, OpenWater staff has been quick to respond and always helpful. Zack and Theresa are AWESOME.

Our professional organization runs a biannual awards competition.

OpenWater is so intuitive and user-friendly. I also love the customer support that is provided.

Customer Service in particular - is amazing at helping me out and working out any issues I may have.

After managing the Open Water platform as the primary admin over the course of nearly two years, I have no serious complaints.

Overall, my experience has been positive. However, the expense outweighs the benefit of the overall software.

The interface and customization tools can be a little confusing at first. There aren't a lot of opportunities to customize web forms or pages beyond very basic HTML and fields.

Being able to offer these contests is a nice benefit for our members and gives us another way to interact with them.

So easy to use, the software has self explanatory navigation, intuitive organization and all the functionalities we need for our awards programs.

They put a great deal of effort into understanding our business needs to help us build programs that best take advantage of all the robust tools available through the platform.

I like that we CAN integrate this software into our database and have our users log in using their credentials used in our site and have some fields pre-populated.

OpenWater has saved my organization money and time.

It is easy to teach yourself things, and admin can reach out to customer service for calls and for help. There are many help articles.

Because I was able to build the program myself I got exactly what I wanted and was able to help my users troubleshoot any issues that came up.

We no longer have human error when scoring our candidates. The system has saved countless hours for our staff members.

The entire OpenWater team from implementation to ongoing support have been terrific to work for.

Plus, Submittable was by far the most affordable solution and offered the best value for money in our opinion.

I have found that the customer support is terrific. They are quick to respond and quite helpful.

Excellent product, unbelievably good customer service.

This software is easy to understand, easy to deploy, and intuitive for guest users who help us to evaluate the submissions that we receive.

If you're just getting started, then it'll be a good option for you.

Being to able to track the progress of multiple submissions is worth the cost.

It's always when the publisher/competition requests its use. I have no reason to use it beyond that.

The forms are easy to build, I can create a lot of them to cover the gaps for subsequent applicant communication.

Submitable kept us from loosing our minds. Before using this product we often lost submissions, relying on our editors own, made up, system.

Its ease of use sure beats licking stamps and endless trips to the printer, and I love that I can track all my submissions in one place.

It's all very well thought out and makes collection and responding to submissions of any kind super easy. The ability to collect payment for contests or other submissions is also invaluable.

A great tool for film program and media asset management.

What I like most about submittable is the community it offers for me as a writer. It allows me the opportunity to streamline my submissions for certain writing projects.

Overall the experience has been great from the customer service to application management.

I only fear is when requesting assistance and I receive a auto reply email stating it will take about 1 or 2 days for a response turn around that is entirely too long so I call for service.

Ease of navigation and simplicity of venue overall for users writers, editors, administrators, etc.

I use a pen name myself, and the absence of this feature has caused me some trouble.

It has been a positive experience for our team, not only has it improved our processes it has offered more tools for our team and clients.

We use this software for our annual scholarships and awards. This is a great product, with a lot of options to customize.

Great flexibility for building a workflow for grant management.

Tracking the progress of my submissions is amazing. Everything is there and I don't have to chart it on a separate document.

Overall, Submittable is a great application portal and get your money's worth.

I enjoy my work, and Submittable gives me confidence to stay organized and productive.

I can see the status of my submission. I also appreciate the clean interface.

From the onboarding team to my account team, I think the service with submittable has been great. It's also easy for the submitter to understand the process as well.

Many publishers and agents, and even some contests require Submittable, so I'm glad it's easy to use.

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OpenWater is a cloud-based solution that helps users manage the entire lifecycle of grant programs from registration to submission of various types of grants by reaching out to potential grantees. Key features include outcomes measurement, payment tracking, financial reporting, self-registration and grant award tracking.


Designed for foundations, non-profits, corporations and government agencies, OpenWater's drag-and-drop interface provides form building tools to collect contact information and store them in a unified database for future reference. The team-based application comes with custom tools comprising dependant/multi-category fields to gather a wide range of data based on client requirements. Additionally, administrators can manage user access to review grant applications across multiple devices. 


OpenWater's panel helps enterprises get a comprehensive overview of ongoing grants programs, track changes across the pipeline and share them with team members to facilitate communication. It is available on a monthly subscription and support is extended via documentation, phone, email and other online measures. 



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Deadline Management

Electronic Payments

Status Tracking

Entry Management

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Application Management

Due Date Tracking

Interview Management

Customizable Reports

Access Controls/Permissions

Awards Management

Activity Tracking

Progress Tracking

Social Media Management

SSL Security

Single Sign On

Online Registration

Entry Fee Processing

Applicant Tracking

Attendance Management

White Label

Approval Process Control

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Event Tracking

Communication Management

Recommendations

Registration Management

Customizable Fields

Collaboration Tools

Presentation Streaming

Data Import/Export

Promotions Management

Email Templates

Self Service Portal

Recording

Contact Management

Blind Judging

Badge Management

Scoring

Configurable Workflow

Email Marketing

Survey/Poll Management

Voting Management

Impact Measurement

Compliance Management

Live Streaming

Grant Management

Electronic Submission

Applicant Portal

Entrant Management

Applicant Management

Role-Based Permissions

Labeling

Event Scheduling

Social Media Integration

Forms Management

Email Reminders

Workflow Management

Email Management

Activity Dashboard

Alerts/Notifications

Reporting & Statistics

Attendee Management

Customizable Questions

Reminders

Fraud Detection

Administrative Reporting

Reviewer Management

Real-Time Chat

Event Management

Customizable Templates

Document Review

Event Calendar

Budget Control

Grant Application Management

Web Forms

Virtual Lobby

Website Management

Customizable Branding

Conferencing

Grant Award Tracking

Reporting/Analytics

Polls/Voting

Monitoring

Skills Contests (Photo, Essay, Design, etc)

Payment Tracking

Customizable Forms

Video Conferencing

Timeline Management

Visitor Registration

Social Promotion

Gamification

Third-Party Integrations

Judging Management

Document Management

Financial Reporting

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Submittable powers you with tools to launch, manage, measure, and grow your social impact programs, locally and globally. From employee giving, volunteering, and corporate social responsibility programs to grants, awards and scholarships, we partner with you so you can start making a difference, fast.

The start-to-finish platform makes your workflow smarter and more efficient, leading to better decisions and bigger impact. Easily report on success, and learn for the future—Submittable is flexible and powerful enough to grow alongside your programs.

Submittable has the tools you need for your social impact programs, from community investment to employee engagement. 

For community impact programs:
Launch: Launch quickly and collect applications through an accessible, intuitive online portal.

Manage: Automate tasks and coordinate with your team and applicants with versatile tools. Evaluate fairly, from anywhere, and make great decisions as a team.   

Measure: Using Impact and Advanced reporting tools, drill deeper into your data while aggregating qualitative and quantitative data from program beneficiaries to tell the whole story of your impact.

Grow: Understand your impact through data and customer stories and use this to expand your program's reach year over year.

For employee engagement:
Launch: Find the causes and opportunities that really matter to your employees through open and honest conversations. Build volunteer events and giving campaigns directly in the product that align with the values of your organization and employees. 

Manage: Form strong bonds with your ERGs and democratize the processes so everyone’s voice is heard. Give ERG leaders and other employees the ability to create opportunities on their own, expanding the platform's power.

Measure: Easily track the number of opportunities that your employees can participate in and how many employees are participating. 

Grow: Continue to facilitate democratization with your organization to drive participation and ROI. 

Submittable has powered over 145,000 social impact programs, receiving nearly 25 million applications. Teams save an average of 3.4 hours per week per admin and 2.6  hours per week per reviewer, and over half of Submittable customers launch in 14 days or less—no wonder 95% of customers report they are happy with Submittable.


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