Joyful

Name

Joyful

Legal name

The Access Technology Group Limited

Website

https://theaccessgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Fundraising Software

NAICS

Other Services Related to Advertising (541890)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Philanthropic & Charitable Trust Services (FSAAANAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sweepstakes, Contests & Giveaway Administration (BPAFAMAD)

Keywords

• Nonprofit fundraising software
• Donation platform
• Charity website builder
• Donor management
• Online fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: Recurring subscription revenue from cloud-based business management software solutions across ERP, HR, Payroll, Finance, CRM, and industry-specific verticals. Revenue generated through annual or multi-year contract renewals with tiered pricing based on organization size and product modules.
2. Professional Services: Implementation, training, and consulting services including FlightPath onboarding programs, managed services, and custom development. Provided by 1000+ professionals offering industry expertise.
3. Learning Services: Digital learning content, eLearning certifications, and instructor-led training offerings

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Joyful is a nonprofit website, fundraising, and marketing platform that enables charities to accept online donations and run digital fundraising campaigns. The platform provides charities with website tools, donation processing, and donor engagement capabilities to support online fundraising.

Product overview

The Access Group is a business management software provider offering a comprehensive platform-plus-modules architecture spanning ERP, CRM, HR/payroll, finance, hospitality, manufacturing, healthcare, legal, education, and industry-specific solutions. The portfolio includes both organically developed products (Access Financials, Access CRM, Access Payroll, Access ERP, Access Care) and acquired brands (Paytronix, Mintsoft, SHR Group products, QikServe, ResDiary, PeopleHR, PeopleXD, Weighsoft, DesignMyNight). Key platforms include Access Evo (unified workspace) and MyAccess Portal (customer portal). Implementation is supported through FlightPaths services. The company serves over 160,000 organizations across multiple countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Access Evo: Unified workspace platform for Access Group solutions
• Access Coins
• Access Financials
• Access Fathom
• Access Mintsoft
• Access Orchestrate
• Access PeopleHR
• Access CRM
• Paytronix
• QikServe
• FlightPaths
• FlexPoints
• Access PaySuite
• Access Foundation

Products and services

• Joyful Nonprofit Fundraising Platform Online platform for charities and nonprofits providing website building, online donation processing, fundraising campaign management, and donor marketing tools. Used by charitable organizations to raise donations and engage donors digitally.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% reduction in time spent on inventory-related tasks
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments13 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PaytronixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS digital guest engagement provider acquired by The Access Group. Provides loyalty, guest engagement, and digital ordering solutions for restaurants and convenience stores. Represents strategic expansion of hospitality vertical in US market.
• QikServecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospitality digital order and pay specialist acquired by The Access Group. Offers mobile ordering, payment, and guest engagement solutions for restaurants and hospitality venues.
• SHR GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHotel tech specialist acquired to expand North American hotel operations. Provides hotel management, booking, and guest engagement technology solutions.
• COINScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction industry solutions provider acquired to fuel global ERP growth. Provides construction-specific ERP and project management solutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Givebutter: A modern fundraising, donor management, and event platform built for nonprofits and charities. Direct overlap with Joyful's website, fundraising, and marketing core functionality, targeting the same charity customer base with a freemium pricing model.
• Bonterra: Suite of nonprofit software products (Network for Good, EveryAction, GiveGab, CyberGrants) covering fundraising, donor CRM, grants management, and marketing. Comparable breadth and vertical depth to Joyful within the charity vertical.
• Donorbox: Online donation platform for nonprofits, providing recurring donations, donation forms, event ticketing, and donor management. Directly comparable to Joyful's online fundraising and recurring-gift capabilities.
• OneCause: Fundraising and event management software for nonprofits including auctions, galas, peer-to-peer, and online giving. Closely comparable to Joyful across event-driven fundraising workflows and charity websites.
• Qgiv: Online fundraising platform for nonprofits offering donation forms, event registration, auctions, and peer-to-peer campaigns. Direct competitor in the mid-market charity fundraising segment.
• Bloomerang: Donor management and fundraising CRM built specifically for small and mid-sized nonprofits. Comparable to Joyful on donor CRM, retention analytics, and online giving pages.
• Classy (GoFundMe Pro): Fundraising platform for nonprofits with donation forms, peer-to-peer campaigns, events, and CRM. Highly comparable to Joyful's fundraising, event, and donor-engagement focus, now backed by GoFundMe.
• Funraise: Enterprise nonprofit fundraising platform offering donation forms, CRM, event ticketing, and peer-to-peer campaigns. Closely comparable to Joyful across donor management, campaign execution, and charity-website functionality.

Emerging players

• Give Lively: Nonprofit fundraising platform offering free donation forms, event ticketing, and recurring giving tools. Emerging threat to Joyful on price and modern UX within the same charity customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Stripe: Global payments infrastructure provider with nonprofit-specific products (Stripe Nonprofit, Stripe Tax, Connect for platforms). Comparable as enabling payments layer for charities that Joyful also depends on, but operates as a broad incumbent rather than vertical charity specialist.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-access-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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