GO SGO vs SmarterSelect

GO SGO is web software for tax credit scholarship administration, serving scholarship granting organizations, donors, schools, and parents. It tracks funds from account creation through parent spending to help organizations meet program regulations. Administrative tools include automatic reporting, analytics, data exports, and accounting and CRM integrations. Donors can contribute by direct bank link, credit card, paper check, and other payment options, with giving history and automatic receipts available. Schools can enter scholarships online, see live balances and donation data, and submit electronic disbursement requests. Parents can submit applications and documents without paper, track their application status, and receive real-time alerts. Student First Technologies says the system of record covers more than $500 million in tax credit scholarship funding across 15 states. The company says it can configure the software for new legislation and program rules in additional states. It describes physical, technical, and organizational safeguards for information, while noting it cannot guarantee complete security. The product page invites prospective customers to book a demo; no price or trial terms are listed.

SmarterSelect is application-management software for scholarship, grant, award, and other programs. It helps organizations collect applications, manage applicants, evaluate submissions, and track awards. Forms support multiple question types and file attachments, with layouts for phones, tablets, and laptops. The platform can automate scoring and calculations, send email and text notifications and reminders, and track awards. Reviewers can use scoring and rubrics; administrators can create custom reports and export applicant or evaluation data as CSV or PDF files. Through Zapier, application data can be shared with more than 2,000 applications, including Salesforce and other CRM systems, without programming. Single sign-on lets users access the platform with credentials from a CRM or member-management system. Subscriptions include support, with hours of 8 AM to 6 PM Central US Monday through Friday. The no-credit-card trial has no time limit but is limited to ten users for testing. SmarterSelect says it does not sell or share personal information in providing its services and supports GDPR access, erasure, and portability requests. Plans start at $2,000 USD per year.