Likelihood to Recommend Fluxx is well-suited for use by both small and large non-profits. Fluxx provides an intuitive interface and accurately houses grant proposal application data. Fluxx may be less useful at organizations where multiple funding layers exist, such as at community foundations which house multiple philanthropic funds. Fluxx has been an excellent product over the 10 years I have worked with it
Read full review For a small nonprofit using a CRM that was not designed for fundraising or grant tracking, Fluxx Grantseeker is a wonderful solution. It keeps you organized with grant prospects and which potential funding opportunities make the most sense for you to spend your time on. I'm so glad that I found this solution.
Read full review Pros It's easy to find grant records and related information. Excellent tool for managing and displaying processes. Read full review Track opportunities Track funder history Track success rates on grant proposals Read full review Cons Autofill of past information Recommendations of other grants Better word count amounts Read full review It'd be nice if they'd email you reminders about deadlines or pop ups Read full review Support Rating I have an assigned rep who is very responsive and is able to answer any questions. Other than that, the technical support has been terrible. I often don't waste time documenting bugs because I know they likely won't get fixed or even followed-up on. Instead, I search for workarounds.
Read full review Alternatives Considered Not included above because it is not in the system is Salesforce Foundation Connect. Again, I am always hesitant with this type of question. We selected grant maker because it offered the best fit for our organization's working style and culture. There is also a personal level of service that Fluxx offers that differed from other vendors (Smart Simple is similar in this way too). At the time we made the selection, one of the main influencers was the number of large foundations adopting the platform. As they invested in features, those features rolled out to the rest of the clients. This offered us access to functionality we would not have been able to afford otherwise. We moved from another vendor whose platform allowed for customization as well, but if they built it for one client, you still had to pay for it and pay ongoing yearly fees. So, the SAAS model adopted by Fluxx appealed to us. This has paid dividends as features have been developed. For example, one large foundation added the capability to track program-related investments alongside normal grantmaking activities within Fluxx. This is not functionality we could have paid to develop, but we have program-related investments that we wanted to track alongside grants and that feature was available to us because the development was paid for by that funder. That said, most of the above vendors have compelling products (as well as others), so be sure you look at your options and talk to users (other than the ones they provide you in the reference list) and check the Idealware guides
Read full review I started my research directly with Fluxx because I knew of its reputation. I am glad that I made that decision. I have used various CRMs, but Fluxx Grantseeker is the only grant tracking standalone tool that I have used and implemented at this organization or any organization. Sign on!
Read full review Return on Investment The time it takes me to pull a grant proposal together is less now because many of my talking points are organized within Grantmaker. I feel more connected to my team even though I am a remote freelancer. Read full review Let all the staff see grant prospects more easily Read full review ScreenShots