Grants Management Software:  Survey Results and Analysis

In November 2007, Idealware conducted an online survey of grantmaking organizations about software used for grants management.  311 staff members at United States-based foundations provided information about their current software, rating both the perceived importance and the effectiveness of this software at handling a list of thirty grants
management software attributes. 

This report provides an overview of the findings.  As a preliminary deliverable in a larger research project, it's targeted to those interested in relatively raw survey results.

Thanks to the Energy Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Charles Steward Mott Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Solpath for supporting this research.

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But this report is only the beginning!  This survey is one piece in a larger research project geared to create a detailed "Consumer's Guide to Grants Management Software."  Through an overview of key features and a detailed comparison of grants management software packages, the Consumer's Guide will help grantmakers choose a grants management solution that works well for them.