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G2 Names OpenWater a Winter 2025 Leader in Awards and Scholarship Management

Alexandria, VA (February 13, 2025) — OpenWater, an ASI company and leading provider of application and review management software, announced today it has earned G2’s Leader designation in both Awards Management and Scholarship Management for Winter 2025.  Learn more at www.getopenwater.com.

G2 is the largest and most trusted software marketplace. More than 100 million professionals annually — including employees at all Fortune 500 companies — use G2 to make smarter software decisions based on authentic peer reviews from fellow professionals.

OpenWater earned numerous G2 Winter 2025 badges, including:

• Awards Management:  Leader, Momentum Leader, and Small Business Leader 
• Grants Management:  High Performer, Momentum Leader, Small-Business Best Estimated ROI, and Best Meets Requirements 
• Scholarship Management:  Leader and Momentum Leader 
• Users Love Us 

OpenWater easily collects grant and scholarship applications, proposals, and abstracts, then smoothly manages the reviewing, judging, and acceptance process all in one system. This allows organizations to spend less time on administrative work and more time fulfilling their missions

“The OpenWater team is honored to earn G2’s Leader badges for awards management and scholarship management, as well as other distinctions in grants management,” said Zack Schwartz, General Manager of OpenWater.  “We see real momentum in our ability to meet and exceed our clients’ needs, and we’re particularly gratified by the “Users Love Us” recognition.  Thank you to all of our clients for your continued support — your satisfaction drives everything we do.”

About OpenWater 

An integral part of ASI’s suite of constituent engagement solutions, OpenWater is an application and review management platform that empowers program administrators with a robust end-to-end solution.  OpenWater easily streamlines the collection of award submissions, grant and scholarship applications, proposals, and abstracts, and smoothly manages the reviewing, judging, and acceptance process. It is used by more than 1,000 associations, societies, universities and non-profit organizations, including ASAE. Learn more at www.getopenwater.com.

About ASI 

Advanced Solutions International (ASI) is a leading global provider of cloud software and services for associations and non-profits. ASI’s innovative suite of constituent engagement solutions helps clients digitally transform their organizations, streamline operations, and grow revenue by leveraging extensive industry expertise and proven best-practice advice. The company’s portfolio includes iMIS® for association and non-profit management, TopClass LMS for learning management, OpenWater for application and review management, and Clowder® for year-round mobile app management. Learn more at www.advsol.com.

Debbie Willis

Debbie Willis is the VP of Global Marketing at ASI, with over 20 years marketing experience in the association and non-profit technology space. Passionate about all things MarTech, Debbie has led countless website, SEO, content, email, paid ad and social media marketing strategies and campaigns. Debbie loves creating meaningful content to engage and empower association and non-profit audiences. Debbie received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing Information Systems from James Madison University and a Masters of Business Administration in Marketing from The George Washington University. Debbie is a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority, American Society of Association Executives and dabbles in photography.

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