Every pledge matched.
Before the lights come back on.
Steward turns scattered pledge cards, Venmo screenshots, and silent auction bids into a single reconciled donor ledger — in real time, at the event.
of hospitality-hosted fundraisers lose 12–18% of pledged revenue to reconciliation gaps.
— Nonprofit Finance Fund, 2024 Benchmarks
Manual vs. Steward
Eight metrics that determine whether your Monday morning looks like relief or damage control.
| Metric | ⚠ Manual Tracking | ✓ Steward |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | ||
| Reconciliation Time | 2–3 days post-event | Under 4 minutes, live |
| Post-Event Reporting Speed | 1–2 weeks | Same night, auto-generated |
| Revenue | ||
| Pledge Recovery Rate | 72–81% average | 94.2% average |
| Cost Per Event (Staff Hours) | $800–$1,400 in labor | $0 extra — included |
| Accuracy | ||
| Duplicate Donor Errors | Common — avg 8 per 100 donors | Auto-detected, zero on export |
| Audit Readiness | Manual assembly, 3–5 days | One-click audit trail |
| Growth | ||
| CRM Integration Count | None — manual CSV export | 14 native integrations |
| Donor Retention Lift | No data captured | +22% avg over 12 months |
Data sourced from Steward platform analytics, Nonprofit Finance Fund 2024, and AFP Fundraising Effectiveness Project.
average unrecovered pledge value per 100-guest gala when teams reconcile manually the morning after.
— Steward Internal Benchmark Data, Q4 2025
The cost of inaction
is already on the table.
Every event without Steward is another night your team reconciles in a spreadsheet while pledges quietly disappear. Start free. No credit card.
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