Looking back, looking forward: 2023 in review and a glimpse of 2024

Looking back, looking forward: 2023 in review and a glimpse of 2024

As we usher in a new year, it’s time to celebrate the milestones and advancements that defined Good Grants in 2023. Our commitment to empowering grantmakers has taken centre stage, with a relentless focus on enhancing ease of use, security and functionality.

November 2023

Applicants can now download reviewers’ scores and comments using the newly added button “Print/Save as PDF”., Grant report due notifications can now be scheduled for different grant statuses and more in this month’s round of releases.

Due diligence for grantmakers: 6 best practices

Due diligence for grantmakers: 6 best practices

In the mission to power positive change through philanthropy, grantmakers deal with the crucial challenge of selecting grantmakers who represent a good fit for their investment. It goes beyond a good application form and proposal.

Open or closed grant applications: which is right for your grantmaking?

Open or closed grant applications: which is right for your grantmaking?

When planning and building your grantmaking program, you might be curious about whether to offer an open or closed application. What’s best for your program? There are certainly advantages to both. Here, we go through the benefits and reasons for both open and closed applications, and considerations for each.

The grant manager’s complete guide to building accessible forms

The grant manager’s complete guide to building accessible forms

Filling out an application or reporting form might seem like the most straightforward part of the grantee’s process during a grant cycle. It’s a matter of submitting the relevant information, right? But, this isn’t the case for everyone–especially those with disabilities.

7 Tips to improve the social measure of your grantmaking

7 Tips to improve the social measure of your grantmaking

As a grantmaker, measuring your social impact is important. It demonstrates the value of the investments and it helps assess whether the desired objectives are being achieved. Here are some tips on how to do that.

July 2023

An upgrade has been made to the video file transcoder, the manager’s view of an application now has tabs for a more structured view and much more in this month’s round of releases.

May 2023

The home page has been redesigned, payment tracking and scheduling have been added to Good Grants funding management feature set and much more in this month’s round of releases.