Shifting to Outcomes-Oriented Grantmaking
This white paper is for anyone who’s ever asked “Are our grants actually making a difference?”
SmartyGrants is New Zealand's best-loved grants administration system.
More than 800 funders use SmartyGrants software, policy templates and best practice advice to revolutionise their grantmaking.
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Whitepaper: Unrestricted funding - why grantmakers need it
If you're serious about making a big difference to the organisations you support, you must consider…
Whitepaper: Risk management and the grantmaking lifecycle
SmartyGrants experts have delved into the myriad of ways that proper risk management will ensure…
Whitepaper: Grantmaking and communications
SmartyGrants experts have delved into the myriad of ways that proper risk management will ensure…
Applying a 'gender lens' to your work
Different genders are socially conditioned to occupy different roles. They face different…
Revolutionising Grantmaking
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What people say...
“You have thought of everything! The videos and text help are comprehensive, and the help desk is spot on.”
“Your on-line system is less daunting, more user-friendly than similar systems. In particular, the capacity to save work paragraph by paragraph mitigates the risk of losing hours of work by an accidental touch of the wrong key.”
“I wanted to be the first to tell you how fabulous SmartyGrants is in action. I’m such a nerd that I spent most of yesterday evening playing around with the new interface and I LOVE it.”
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Grantmakers gain powerful new insights with SmartyGrants Analytics
Posted on 05 May 2025
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Foundation rating system reveals how funders can do better
Posted on 01 May 2025
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Why data reports are so hard to share
Posted on 01 May 2025
With the sector juggling restricted grants, tight timelines, high-stakes acquittals, and a…
How change happens (and why your theory of change is probably wrong)
Posted on 13 Mar 2025
In a February 2025 piece, Maria Chertok and Chandrika Sahai say there's a growing awareness within…
Five lessons from leading United Kingdom philanthropists
Posted on 10 Mar 2025
Adam Ognall, executive director of partnerships and practice at Philanthropy Australia, considers…
SmartyGrants sets sail for the UK, helping grants flow south
Posted on 10 Mar 2025
Signing on a £1 million (AU$1.93 million) grants program celebrating maritime histories around the…
Grantwriters: Villains or modern-day heroes?
Posted on 24 Sep 2024
Former professional grantwriter Kylie Cirak believes that grantmakers should look more favourably…
When giving goes big
Posted on 16 Sep 2024
Solving the world's biggest problems requires failure, pain, calculated risks and big investments,…
Grants go random to beat bias
Posted on 19 Jul 2024
A British small grants scheme is among a handful of grantmakers globally experimenting with…
We are ISO certified
SmartyGrants is ISO certified (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 - the world's best-known standard for information security management systems).