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Anthology Encompass
What it is
Anthology Encompass is a browser-based platform that brings engagement, giving, events, and communications together for alumni, donors, students, and others in an institution’s community. Email marketing tools support campaign templates, audience selection, A/B tests, deliverability features, and performance reporting. Giving tools support donation campaigns, forms, recurring gifts, and transaction reporting. Event features include registration, RSVPs, fee-based activities, confirmations, reconciliation, and attendee check-in. Membership tools cover campaigns, dues, benefits, renewals, and scheduled payments. The Engagement Dashboard tracks email, event, giving, membership, online usage, and volunteer activity; access is limited to Super Admins and the Engagement Metrics Admin. Anthology says more than 800 higher education institutions use Encompass for fundraising, communications, and engagement. The platform is paid, with pricing on request, and is available on Android, iOS, and the web. Constituent mobile sites support recent Safari and Chrome browsers on iOS and Chrome on Android, but administrative tools are not supported on mobile devices.
For and against
For
- Supports email campaigns, giving, events, and memberships.
- Tracks engagement across several activity types.
- Offers recurring gifts and transaction reporting.
- More than 800 higher education institutions use Encompass.
Against
- Pricing is available on request.
- Administrative tools are not supported on mobile devices.
- Dashboard access is limited to specified administrator roles.
The verdict
Anthology Encompass brings several institution-facing engagement and fundraising workflows into a browser-based platform. Consider its mobile limits and restricted dashboard roles when evaluating access needs.
Who it suits
Encompass suits higher education institutions managing fundraising, communications, events, memberships, and constituent engagement. Mobile access is for constituent sites; administrative tools require a non-mobile device.
On the record
- Accessibility
- Anthology says Encompass is designed with WCAG in mind and that it strives to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA; an accessibility conformance report can be requested from a Client Experience Manager.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Anthology Raise integration
- The Raise integration can update Encompass constituent profiles, send Encompass giving transactions to Raise, and use configurable field mappings.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Anthology says more than 800 higher education institutions use Encompass.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Browser access
- Encompass is SaaS accessed through a web browser and requires no application download or installation.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Browser and device support
- Encompass is a browser-based SaaS application; supported constituent mobile browsers include recent Safari on iOS and Chrome on iOS and Android, while administrative tools are not supported on mobile.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Crowdfunding
- Encompass offers institution-branded crowdfunding templates integrated with the institution’s Encompass website, database, and administrative tools.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Ellucian
- Encompass integrates with Ellucian Advance and Banner Advancement through an exclusive partnership.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Email campaigns
- Email Marketing supports campaign templates, audiences, A/B tests, deliverability, and performance reporting.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Email marketing
- Email marketing supports templates, audiences, A/B tests, deliverability tools, and performance reporting.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Engagement analytics
- The Engagement Dashboard tracks email, event, giving, membership, online usage, and volunteerism activity; access is limited to Super Admins and the Engagement Metrics Admin.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Events
- Event tools support RSVPs, multi-activity and fee-based events, registration forms, confirmations, reconciliation, and attendee check-in.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Events and memberships
- The platform supports event registration and attendee check-in, plus membership campaigns, dues, benefits, renewals, and scheduled payments.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Giving
- Online giving tools support donation campaigns, giving forms, recurring gifts, and transaction reporting.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Giving microsites
- The Giving Microsite Builder offers branded campaign templates, configurable campaign components, donation tracking, drag-and-drop layouts, and self-service management; it was in an Early Access Beta program in the 2026.5 release.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Higher education use
- Anthology says more than 800 higher education institutions use Encompass for fundraising, communications, and engagement.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Encompass integrates with Anthology Raise through web services to exchange constituent profile information and giving transactions.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Mobile support
- For mobile-ready constituent sites, Anthology supports recent Safari versions on iOS and recent Chrome versions on iOS and Android; administrative tools are not supported on mobile devices.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Payment gateways
- Listed gateways include Authorize.Net, PayPal, Stripe Connect, Cybersource, and TouchNet.help.anthology.com · read 7 Oct 2026
