Avoiding jargon
Grantmaking is surrounded by words. Words describe overall missions and goals; they explain…
Plan & design
Benchmarking basics
Benchmarking can assist you with planning and with continuous improvement. You can do it any time;…
Building compliance from the beginning
Grants evaluation is not just about increasing efficiency. It's also about gaining the knowledge…
Consumer review
To ensure that the programs you fund meet the needs of consumers, you should involve consumers in…
Covering core costs
Core costs are not a popular target for grants funding, but if grantseekers can't cover core costs…
Designing or redesigning your grants program
It can be difficult to know where to start in designing a grants policy and program. This help…
Enabling innovation and risk-friendly grantmaking
It is often assumed that in funding innovative or high-impact projects, grantmakers take a big risk…
Engaging in strategic grantmaking
Switching from a small, one-off grants program to strategic, multi-year partnerships can help…
Funding collaboratives
Many of the issues grantmakers seek to tackle are complex, and large: the scale and complexity is…
Funding innovative projects and organisations
Funding innovation can involve pushing boundaries or funding the testing of ideas and theories. In…
Grantee partnerships: adding depth to your grantmaking
Grantmakers who form true partnerships with grantees can address complex social problems - problems…
Grantmaking during an economic downturn
There are times when the government has to increase its spending to compensate for falling…