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Grants Management Systems

Electronic tracking systems are available to all sizes and types of grantmakers.  They help manage workflow and communication with applicants and grantees, automate routine administrative tasks, and free staff time for more meaningful work. The options include simple spreadsheets, custom-designed databases, off-the-shelf grants management systems, and online web-based solutions.

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Sample Documents and Templates

 

External Resources

Coding and Classification

"Nonprofit Organization and Program Classifications." (external link) 28 Jan. 2008. National Center for Charitable Statistics. 28 Jan. 2008. The National Center for Charitable Statistics is the national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Its NTEE (National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities) is the leading classification system for categorizing the activities and purposes of nonprofit organizations.

Foundation Center Grants Classification System (external link). The Foundation Center's Grants Classification System (GCS) has a two-tiered indexing structure: the first tier comprises information that is always true to the recipient organization; the second tier comprises information that is true to a specific grant.

Grants Management Software

 

Bocock, Piers. "Comparing Grant-Management Software." (external link) 3 Jan. 2003. TechSoup.org. 28 Jan. 2008. This article compares grants management software options for efficient management of grants.

Schneiderman, Martin B. "Trends in Grants Management Software and Services." (external link) Foundation News & Commentary Vol. 44, No. 3 (May/June 2003). This article looks at commercial providers of grants management software and services.

Solpath. "A Consumers Guide to Grants Management Systems." (external link) This detailed 89-page report summarizes the common features and eighteen different systems used by grantmakers to track outgoing funds, with prices and a comparison chart.

 
 


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