Foundation Directory Online by Candid vs. Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Foundation Directory Online by Candid
Score 9.5 out of 10
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The Foundation Directory Online (FDO) is an online database of donations, donors, and grantmakers, from Candid.orgN/A
Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
Score 6.0 out of 10
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With Foundant GLM, users can create, launch and receive online applications and grant reports, manage online proposal reviews, and manage grants and information from a single, integrated solution from anywhere they have internet access.
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Per Organization, Per Every 2 Years
Pricing
Foundation Directory Online by CandidFoundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
Editions & Modules
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Grant Lifecycle Manager (GLM)
Per Organization, Per Every 2 Years
Offerings
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Foundation Directory Online by CandidFoundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Foundation Directory Online by CandidFoundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(3 ratings)
3.0
(13 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Foundation Directory Online by CandidFoundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
Candid.org
Beyond any pros or cons, the simple fact is that FDO is the industry standard for grant prospecting databases. Others like GrantStation, GrantSearch, and more can offer some other functionalities or different UX/UI, but ultimately I've never found something that other search platforms had that FDO did not. If you are a non-profit organization, you need a subscription to FDO if you have any serious interest in prospecting (and getting) institutional funding.
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Foundant Technologies
From where I stand, GLM is well-suited for use by small-staffed charitable foundations who make more than thirty (30) grants a year and distribute more than $500,000 in funds to non-profits. The software is able to handle every step in the grant-making process from receipt of a request, to the evaluation and decision regarding the grant, to tracking the pay-out, and to closing the grant when the work or the year is completed.
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Pros
Candid.org
  • Summarizing foundation information (contact info, funding priorities, geographic priorities, etc.) in a user-friendly format
  • Recommending similar foundations based on certain criteria, this is helpful when looking for new funding opportunities
  • Being able to search through organization's 990s using crtl + F
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Foundant Technologies
  • Foundant provides a streamlined grants management solution for reasonable cost.
  • The company listens to its users, collecting ideas and making improvements. Updates to the software are rolled out several times a year. When something cannot be changed right away, the company gives context and forecasts when the change might be possible.
  • While the software is easy to use, it also offers more advanced features (such as merge templates) that allow more customization for the advanced user.
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Cons
Candid.org
  • As this platform grows, more data will be available and I'm looking forward to even further narrowed search results.
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Foundant Technologies
  • Need a smother process for third party responses. Currently individuals recommending more than one student for scholarships have many emails to deal with to find the correct link to upload the correct student's letter.
  • Questions that would filter which applications the applicant would apply for.
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Support Rating
Candid.org
Any question is answered within 24-48 hours, professionally. If one person can't answer right away, they will seek answers within their support group and find the answer for you.
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Foundant Technologies
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Alternatives Considered
Candid.org
I have also used Grant Station and GuideStar for foundation research and have found Foundation Directory Online to be the most user-friendly, provide the most detailed information about foundations, and to have the best search features in order to find the funders that I am looking for as well as to discover new funders
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Foundant Technologies
I have not used other online grantmaking products or evaluated others. I used to use MicroEdge Gifts, but not the online application version. It was a stand alone management system. This is hands-down better, easier to use and a more complete system
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Return on Investment
Candid.org
  • We don't apply for many grants, however; we use look for resources to direct nonprofit when looking for additional funding outside of our funding process.
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Foundant Technologies
  • Positive customer service--fairly easy to use for applicants.
  • Positive--easy to run reports you have already set up, so [it] saves time.
  • Negative--limited question types makes it harder to gather the data we want to track.
  • Negative--our budget is more complex than can be tracked in Foundant, so we have to use a separate program.
  • Negative--we have to track potential grantee conversations in a separate program.
  • Negative--getting data ready to display in a dashboard takes a lot of time to manipulate in Excel.
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