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What are the benefits of using a grant management system?

If you're new to grantmaking, then the list below might be helpful to framing why you might need to get a grant management system. If you've been doing grantmaking, then you'll recognize and understand all of these challenges, and how a grant management system can help you.

How many users, applications submited and grants have been awarded using the Common Grant Application system?

Lots of nonprofits and individuals have used our system to submit applications to the foundations, government agencies and others that use our system. Some of the current real-time statistics are...

Who uses grant management software?

Our success is your success. Our grant and scholarship management system has been used by a wide variety of foundations, government agencies, giving circles, faith-based or fraternal organizations, and scholarship providers. Some of the organizations that have previously used, or are using our system include...

Independent Foundations (Private Non-Operating)

Established by individuals or families (e.g., family foundations) to provide grants to other nonprofits, rather than running their own programs.

Corporate Foundations

Private foundations funded by for-profit companies, often focusing on community needs where the business operates or has employees.

Community Foundations

Publicly supported charities that manage endowments from many donors to support specific geographic regions or local initiatives.

Operating Foundations

Private foundations that use the majority of their resources to provide charitable services or programs of their own, rather than making grants to outside organizations.

Corporate Giving Programs

Direct giving programs operated by a corporation, not a separate foundation, which often have more flexible, strategic, or marketing-related goals.

Public Charities/Grantmaking Public Foundations

Organizations that raise funds from the general public, government, and other foundations, often with high transparency, to regrant to nonprofits.

Government Agencies

Local, state, or federal entities providing funds for specific public purposes, often through large, competitive, and highly structured programs.

Family Foundations

A subset of independent foundations where the donor or the donor's family manages the giving, typically with less formal, personal, or philanthropic goals.

Giving Circles

Groups of individuals who pool their money and decide together which nonprofits to support, often focusing on community-level impact.

Faith-Based or Fraternal Organizations

Entities associated with religious groups that provide grants for community development or humanitarian social services.

Who are the decision makers at the grantmakers?

There are many people involved in the grantmaking buying process, and many people involved in using any grant and scholarship management system they buy. They have different responsibilities, authorities and perspectives of a grant and scholarship management system. Some of those people, and their responsibilities include...

Administrators

Define, set up and manage the system and the people involved in the grant or scholarship making process.

  • Save time, money and energy receiving, entering, reviewing, evaluating and managing applications reports and payments. Use that found time to focus on higher priority areas.
  • Efficiently manage your workflow and users. Collect, organize, collate and manage all of your information from one place, making it easier to find and use.
  • Simplify communications and improve transparency in your application process. Communicate, collaborate and share information between your staff, board and applicants.

Reviewers and Evaluators

Review, comment on and score applications to decide which meet the goals of the grantmaker and should be funded.

  • Save time and energy with an easy to learn and use review and evaluation interface.
  • Convenient and easy access so you can review and evaluate applications when and where you want to.
  • Review and evaluate applications and any associated documents and media (video, audio, photos) from one place.
  • Save time by reviewing applications that are only assigned to you.

Board Members

Define the mission, set the direction, allocate resources and ensure legal and financial compliance of the grantmaker.

  • Collect and manage all of your grant and scholarship applications in one place.
  • Simplify and make your grant management more efficient which saves time, money and energy.
  • Minimize risk by using a proven system.
  • Minimize cost and risk with a low monthly subscription fee and free setup, training and support.