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 This software is highly recommended to all schools, institutions and companies that carry out contests and awards, as it will speed up the selection, evaluation, awards and rewards tasks. It allows the entire contest to be done digitally, saving a lot of time and costs.
Read full review Pros It's easy to find grant records and related information. Excellent tool for managing and displaying processes. Read full review An omniChannel platform for end-to-end digital event management. Easy to use and intuitive user interface which works well for new users as well. Best support system which is very responsive for any problems or issues. Read full review Cons Autofill of past information Recommendations of other grants Better word count amounts Read full review The reporting capabilities can be improved to make analysis easier. Customization is a bit difficult and requires help from OpenWater support and the solution team. From an administration point of view, the interface and navigation can be simplified. 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 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 Removal of manual efforts in event management leading to low operating cost. Optimization and delight to employees lead to increased productivity. Ease of use which eliminates training cost and efforts. Read full review ScreenShots