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    Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AWith 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.N/A
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    Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
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    Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    Considered Both Products
    Foundant Technologies
    Chose Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    I selected GLM for the intuitive nature of the system and its ability to communicate with the other software platforms we utilize.
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    Chose Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    The decision to choose Grant Lifecycle Manager was made before I began in this position, but we have renewed our license because we were so happy with the service.
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    Chose Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    GLM had the right combination of structure, utility, customer-focus, price that made it the most appealing.
    Incentivized
    Chose Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    I used GIFTS more than 10 years ago. Their development was glacial, and it was clumsy software. They took much longer to develop the on-line application process. I also reviewed Philan Tech. They did not offer the same flexibility that Foundant's GLM did. Nor did the …
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    Chose Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    We used MicroEdge GIFTS (server hosted, not online) for about five years, but became frustrated with the fact that their improvements were not provided to existing users of the product unless they purchased additional modules, usually at $20K+ each, even though we had to pay …
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    Chose Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    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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    Chose Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    We selected GLM 7 years ago and have not regretted that decision. It's extremely reasonably priced and their customer service is outstanding.
    Incentivized
    Chose Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    We are former GIFTS clients. GIFTS was good but expensive for our small organization and had declining customer service. The GIFTS product we owned had several add on modules which added to the cost and made the product disjointed. Foundant's Grant Lifecycle Management was more …
    Chose Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    In 2011 we demoed and reviewd IGAM, Good Done Great, Grant Lifecycle Manager (Foundant) and ChesterCap. Each company and software had strength and weaknesses. We selected Grant Lifecycle Manager based on the product's cost (and how the subscription cost is based); the …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
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    Blackbaud Grantmaking
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Submittable
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
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    3.0
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    User Testimonials
    Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
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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
    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
    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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    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
    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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