Session Level: General

In the last few years, there's been an explosion of new grants management systems. There's now a huge variety of systems available ranging from small grantmaker options at only a few thousand dollars a year, to specialty options for niches like arts grantmaking or medical research foundations, to robust, completely configurable solutions for large grantmakers starting at $100,000 or more. How do all these options compare? Staff from Idealware will use the new report, commissioned by GMN and the Technology Affinity Group, and its detailed reviews of 20 different systems, to summarize the available grants management systems and how they compare, with plenty of time for participants to ask questions or add in their own experiences.

A few simple communications insights can hold the key to taking your performance in grants management to the next level. In this session, you will learn strategies and tactics to excel in communicating with internal and external audiences and how to elevate the communications culture of your entire organization.

If you feel that you have reached a plateau in your current job, this session will help you consider creative ways to grow in your current position, while keeping yourself marketable for the future.

You're here at this conference absorbing new ideas and exploring best practices, but now you need to know how to take them home and implement them. How can you move beyond the initial excitement of a new idea to holding accountable those charged with making the effort happen? What are the challenges in staying on track? What role does leadership play, and how do you keep a team focused on the often long-term job of putting in place a great idea?