The Future of Grantmaking: 3 Principles
I believe the future of philanthropy is a transparent, accessible and ultimately more connected space, which will allow more vital resources to flow to the people and organizations working to make the...
View ArticleWhat Should My Grants Management Solution Do for Me?
Grantmaking can be a complex and time consuming venture, even for relatively small or mid-sized grantmakers, to say nothing of the foundations paying out grants in the millions or even billions of...
View ArticleKnight Foundation: Poised to Revolutionize Grantmaking
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation makes 450 to 500 grants a year worth some $125 million. The foundation is considered one of the premier grantmakers in the country. But that didn’t stop the...
View ArticleNonprofits: How Data Helps You Get Better at What You Do
I’m just going to come right out and say it: data is here to stay. Whether you can’t wait to crunch numbers, or you avoid metrics like the plague, you can’t deny that data helps your nonprofit do...
View ArticleVenture Capital and Philanthropic Communities Join Together for Fluxx's Next...
As you may have read in Forbes, Fluxx is entering an exciting new phase of growth. We recently raised what we think is the perfect Series A round of funding, with backing from Felicis Ventures and...
View ArticleThe DG Murray Trust: Grantmaking that Realizes South Africa’s Potential
In 2011, the South African-based DG Murray Trust began the process of looking for a replacement for its existing grants management solution. The team was feeling constrained by the rigid workflows and...
View ArticleWinthrop Rockefeller Foundation Finds Insights Through Data
For 16 years, the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation had been using a widely respected software solution to help keep track of the grantmaking process, but Andrea Dobson, Chief Operating & Financial...
View ArticleKnight Brings Unprecedented Value to Smaller Grantees
Since early 2013 Knight Foundation has been using Fluxx to optimize its grantmaking processes to fund more grantees in a shorter amount of time, allowing the foundation to concentrate more on...
View ArticleOut-of-the-box or Enterprise: Choosing the Right Grants Management Software
Are you excited about Fluxx but left wondering which Fluxx Grantmaker platform – Streamline or Enterprise– is right for you?Whether you are a foundation, corporate giving entity, government, medical...
View ArticleThe Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Community in a 21st Century Grants...
By 2013 Anne McKissick, the director of grants management and information services at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, knew she needed a platform that would automate the grant workflow, provide...
View ArticleData, Freeing Your Mind, and Philanthropy’s Moral Obligation, A Conversation...
Access to data has given grantmakers the ability to make informed decisions, understand their progress, and find deeper meaning in their funding choices. But data collection, data analysis, and...
View ArticleThe Best Practices for Improving Grantmaking
Committed grantmakers are always looking to update, revise, and perfect their practices. Ask any grantmaker what they think about the state of their work (or any grantee for that matter), and they’ll...
View ArticleAlfred P. Sloan Foundation: Best Practices for a Successful Grants Management...
Anne McKissick, the director of grants management and information services at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is well-known in the philanthropic community, having spent decades successfully managing...
View ArticlePeery Foundation Dives into Data and Brings New Value to Grantees
When the Peery Foundation decided it was time to look for a new grants management solution, the foundation was using three separate tools for their grants management and project management needs. "We...
View ArticleECMC Foundation: A Brand New Grantmaker Hits the Ground Running
ECMC Foundation was established in 2002, providing direct operational services to educators and students. But it took a substantial change in direction in 2014 and rebuilt itself as a grantmaking...
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