10 tips on advertising your grants
Understanding your organisation and your audience, networking, story-telling and long-term planning…
Identifying outcomes agents
Application checklists
A good application checklist can save both grantmakers and grantseekers a significant amount of…
At the crossroads: How to use grants to tackle climate change and equity
Climate change has become a crucial issue for grantmakers, as governments, philanthropists and…
Best practice for writing grants guidelines
Fine-tuning your grants guidelines to ensure they are accessible and user-friendly will make life…
Capacity building
Investing in building the capacity of community groups offers a host of benefits, including…
Consumer review
To ensure that the programs you fund meet the needs of consumers, you should involve consumers in…
How to design great application forms
Time spent filling out grant application forms is time that applicants could have spent making the…
How to help your grantseekers find more money (and save you time) with the Funding Centre
The SmartyGrants system makes it easier, faster and more efficient for your grantseekers to apply…
How to make sure you have a website you can be proud of
Your website - particularly if it is your primary means of communication - can make an enormous…
Measuring impact: How the Innovation Lab helps applicants deliver high-quality data
SmartyGrants users might already be familiar with the tools developed by the Our Community…
Providing additional support for grantseekers
Grantmakers have a vested interest in helping grantseekers to find out about and apply for their…