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Live Webinar:
Top 7 Indicators It’s Time For a Grant Management Solution
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Today’s Presenter
Nick DenbyNet@Work Nonprofit Solutions Consulting Manager
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Webinar Details
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Solutions - Overview
ERP/Accounting System
Implementations
CRM System Implementations
HRMS/Employer System
Implementations
Web / MobileDevelopment & eCommerce
Nonprofit Solutions
Document Management/SharePoint
Business Intelligence, Analytics & Reporting
IT Infrastructure, Cloud & Managed Services
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Grant Management Best Practices
• Clarity of Mission
• Supplant / Supplement • Integration
• Specificity
• Early Preparation
• Education
• Tracking Progress
Successful Grant Process
Education &
Tracking
Integration &
Preparation
Clarity of Mission
Supplant, Supplement & Specificity
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Grant Management Best Practices
Clarity of Mission
• Ideally, target a grantor that focuses squarely on the program or service you need to fund.• Try to resist “mission creep”
Supplant vs Supplement• You cannot Supplant State/Local funding by using
Federal funds• Supplement: to build on or add• Supplant: replace or “take the place of”
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Grant Management Best Practices
Integration
• Build strong ties between your Accounting, Fundraising, Program and Stewardship teams
• Clarify each person’s role and responsibilities
Specificity
• Defining specific initiatives to fund• Adhering to strategic decisions and avoiding mission
creep
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Grant Management Best PracticesEarly Preparation
• Grantors typically have a very rigid process and timeline for prospective grantees to follow.
• Provide the comprehensive documentation and reporting typically required.
• Without a solid GMS in place,the process can be daunting and deadlines can be missed. Random
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Grant Management Best Practices
Education
• Many individuals involved in grant writing have no formal training and learn as they go.
• Continual education is critical though to becoming more effective and win more grants.• AFP: http://www.afpnet.org/• Grant Professionals Association:
http://grantprofessionals.org/
• When applying for a particular grant, it can be helpful to examine information on previous awards.
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Grant Management Best Practices
Tracking Progress- “What gets measured gets accomplished”• Initially, the grants process can be daunting; try to
incorporate success metrics to gauge your progress.
• What to measure? • Number and Type of Grant Applications• Win Rate• Funding Awarded• Utilization Rate
• You will notice over time, that some of your projects will be better suited for grant funding.
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Indicators You Need A GMS
1. Grant funding has been mishandled or under-utilized
2. You have trouble answering basic grant-related questions
3. Using Excel requires too much time to manage
4. Your organization is decentralized
5. Your organization lacks a go/no go process
6. You’re juggling more than a handful of grants per year
7. You want to use web-based GMS
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Indicators You Need A GMS
Bonus #8:
Retain Institutional Knowledge
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Abila Grant Management
Growing nonprofits can track and manage a grant’s lifecycle from a centralized location, plus:
• Collaborate as a team
• Stay organized - Roles and responsibilities can be assigned to team members
• Build relationships and add credibility with grantors
• Measure grant impact - program and grant scoreboards provide instant performance visibility
• Integrate with budgets
• Promote a secure environment
• Web based solution accessible anytime, anywhere
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The Complete Solution
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Abila Grant Management
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