Plus Three

What Plus Three does

Plus Three is a privately held, woman- and minority-owned technology and services company founded in 2002 and headquartered in New York with operational roots in Miami. The company builds and operates ARCOS, a proprietary cloud-based donor and content management platform purpose-built for nonprofit, advocacy, membership, and political organizations. ARCOS integrates content management, member and donor management, online fundraising (including one-time, recurring, tribute, community, membership, in-language, and ticket giving), event registration, advocacy tooling (elected-official contact forms, petitions, tell-a-friend, geotargeted directories), email and SMS marketing, and reporting/analytics on a single system; the platform is marketed as requiring no instruction manual and never charging per-contribution, per-email, or per-user fees.

Plus Three complements ARCOS with a full suite of professional services, including strategy consulting (base-building, audience engagement, campaign management), creative design (brand, website, social, print), storytelling and copywriting (with Spanish translation), video production, and end-to-end virtual, hybrid, and live event production with multi-platform streaming and personalized pledge forms. Revenue is generated through one-time setup fees and monthly hosting and support subscriptions on the technology side, plus project-based professional services fees. Go-to-market is consultative, enterprise field sales driven by a "Work With Us" intake, case-study-led content marketing, and referrals within a network of progressive nonprofit, Latino, Black, Jewish, LGBTQ+, and women's organizations; marquee clients include YWCA USA, LULAC, NAACP, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the National Museum of the American Latino, and AIandYou. The company reports cumulative client outcomes of $500M+ raised online, 400+ websites launched, 10M+ members managed, 1B+ emails delivered, and 12M+ supporters engaged.

Name

Plus Three

Legal name

Plus Three LLC

Website

https://plusthree.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Plus Three is a woman- and minority-owned technology and services firm that provides nonprofit, advocacy, and political organizations with the ARCOS donor management platform alongside strategy, design, storytelling, video, and event production services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Fundraising Software

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Services Automation (PSA) & Services ERP (HDAEAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Suites (HDAEAGAB), ERP Extensions & Add-ons (CPQ, Billing, Revenue Management) (HDAEAEAO), ERP Implementation & Systems Integration Services (BPAEAGAA)

Keywords

• Nonprofit fundraising software
• Donor management platform
• Nonprofit event production
• Advocacy campaign tools
• Online fundraising platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Technology Platform Services: Plus Three generates revenue through monthly hosting and support fees for their ARCOS platform, plus one-time setup fees. They do not charge per-contribution, per-email, or per-user fees. Every dollar raised goes straight from donor to client's bank account.
2. Professional Services: Revenue from strategy consulting, design services, storytelling/copywriting, event production, and video production services for nonprofit clients.
3. Website Development: Custom website design and development services for events and organizations, including branded event websites and micro-sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Plus Three sells ARCOS, a proprietary cloud-based donor management and content management system built for nonprofit organizations. ARCOS integrates online fundraising, member management, event registration, advocacy tools, email/SMS marketing, and analytics on a single platform. Plus Three complements ARCOS with a full suite of professional services including strategy consulting, creative design, event production, storytelling/copywriting, and video production, serving progressive nonprofit, advocacy, and political campaign clients.

Product overview

Plus Three offers ARCOS as its core unified CRM and donor management platform, which integrates content management, member management, event management, fundraising, advocacy tools, email and SMS marketing, and analytics into a single system. This platform is complemented by a suite of professional services including strategy consulting, creative design, event production (virtual, hybrid, and live), storytelling/copywriting, and video production. The company positions itself as serving nonprofit organizations with a focus on progressive causes, providing the technological tools and expertise previously available only to larger organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ARCOS: Proprietary donor management and CRM system for nonprofits featuring content management, member management, event management, fundraising, advocacy, email and SMS services, and reporting & analytics
• Latino Strategies

Products and services

• ARCOS ARCOS is Plus Three's proprietary cloud-based donor management and CRM platform purpose-built for nonprofit organizations. It provides integrated content management, member management, event management, online fundraising (one-time, recurring, tribute, community, in-language, ticket), advocacy tools, email/SMS marketing, and reporting/analytics on a single system. ARCOS is designed to be intuitive without requiring extensive technical expertise, and is used by nonprofits to lower the cost of fundraising and centralize supporter engagement.
• Strategy Services Consulting services including base-building, diverse audience engagement, debate driving, campaign management from grassroots to national theater, and data-driven strategy development with targeting and modeling. Used by nonprofit, advocacy, and political campaign clients.
• Design Services Creative design services including brand development, logo design, website design, social media graphics, email design, annual reports, print collateral, and advertising design for nonprofit organizations and political campaigns.
• Event Production Services Full-scale virtual, hybrid, and live event production including multi-platform streaming, branded event websites, personalized pledge forms, fundraising events, pre-recorded content, speaker training, and event analytics for nonprofit and advocacy clients.
• Storytelling and Copywriting Services Written content services including executive storytelling, video scripts and narratives, website copywriting and copyediting, op-eds and editorials, email campaigns, social media posts, brand editing and creation, and Spanish translation services for nonprofit clients.
• Video Production Video production and editing services focused on advocacy, fundraising, and special events content for online and social platforms. Used by nonprofits and political campaigns to advance their missions.

Quantifiable outcome

• $500 million raised online for nonprofit clients
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AIandYouflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlus Three partnered with AIandYou (founded by former Facebook executive Susan Gonzales) to help build an organization fostering a more inclusive and empathetic artificial intelligence ecosystem. Plus Three handles design, content, video, and marketing for AIandYou, using their proprietary management systems for content and member tracking. AIandYou serves as a compendium for AI news and information, creating dialogue between AI leaders and diverse communities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bonterra (Network for Good, Salsa Labs, EveryAction, NGP VAN): Vertical software rollup covering nonprofit fundraising, advocacy, and political/Progressive campaign tech. Most direct competitor to ARCOS, serving many of the same mission-driven nonprofit and progressive organization customers as Plus Three at greater scale.
• Classy (GoFundMe Pro): Online fundraising and donor management platform purpose-built for nonprofits. Closely comparable to ARCOS in the fundraising, event registration, and donor engagement capabilities it offers to mission-driven organizations.
• NGP VAN (now part of Bonterra): Leading Democratic political and progressive advocacy technology platform. Directly comparable in serving the same progressive/advocacy customer base as Plus Three, with integrated fundraising, organizing, and advocacy tools.
• ActBlue: Dominant online fundraising infrastructure for Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations. Comparable in fundraising tooling for the same progressive political and advocacy customers that Plus Three serves via ARCOS.
• Funraise: Modern nonprofit fundraising and CRM platform with donor management, events, and donation forms. Closely comparable in being an integrated, donor-centric platform targeting mid-sized nonprofits.
• DonorPerfect: Long-standing nonprofit donor management and fundraising CRM. Direct competitor to ARCOS for small-to-mid-sized nonprofits looking for affordable donor database, online forms, and event management.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce.org / Nonprofit Cloud: Enterprise CRM with a dedicated nonprofit program that offers donor management, marketing automation, and program management. A broad incumbent whose move down-market threatens integrated platforms like ARCOS.
• Blackbaud: Largest enterprise software provider for nonprofits, covering fundraising (Raiser's Edge/NXT), CRM, financial management, and peer-to-peer events. Overlaps with ARCOS in donor management, events, and email but at a much higher price point and scale.

Emerging players

• Mobilize: Volunteer and event management platform popular with advocacy and progressive organizations. Comparable in the event, advocacy, and member engagement functionality within ARCOS, though narrower in scope (no full donor management).

Others

• Cvent: Enterprise event management and virtual event platform. Adjacent competitor in the event-production layer of Plus Three's business; less integrated with donor management but relevant for high-stakes virtual/hybrid nonprofit events.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/plus_three

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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