Corporate Roundtable: Tech-Savvy Grantmaking

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1 Corporate Roundtable: Tech-Savvy Grantmaking April 9, 2008 Hosted by: The Boeing Company Agenda 8:30am Welcome and Introductions 8:40-9:10 Presentation by Bridget Sweeney, The Boeing Company 9:20-10:00 Open Discussion Many thanks to Ameren for their generous support of the Center s 2008 Corporate Roundtable Series. Program Handout

2 Tech-Savvy Grantmaking Ways that companies utilize technology in their grantmaking: Applications and Guidelines -Post applications and guidelines on company website -Submit applications on-line -Publicize grants on website Record Keeping -Store contact information of grantees and applicants -Understand the historic relationship with grant applicants Review Process -Automatically routs applications through a complex review process -Track the status of each grant letter / proposal -Manage the process of collecting grantee reports -Online submission of grantee reports -Allow grantees to view application status -Ability to track the status of every grant at any given time Customized reporting -Create required reports -Board dockets -Record keeping -Communications - Create mail merged s to applicants / grantees -Generate aggregate statistical information for financial reporting -Check tax status or OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) lists Evaluation -Track outcomes and evaluation data Track employee matching gifts Interface grants management systems with other software packages Factors to consider when choosing grantmaking software Software Costs Setup Costs Technical Support Costs Cost of Additional Modules Cost of Initial and Ongoing Training Additional costs associated with the Software Time (set-up and employee training) Data Transfer Other questions to consider Will the software program be cost-effective? How will the software help our grantees? Can the program be customized to meet the company s needs? Is the program compatible with the company s current technology infrastructure? How much experience does the software company have with grants administration? Does the software company have a significant client base with needs similar to your company?

3 Gateway Center for Giving Members Member Use of Grantmaking Software: Ameren Organization In-house system Types of Software/Database Anheuser- Busch Boeing Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation Citi Commerce Bank Emerson Enterprise Rent-A-Car Express Scripts Foundation Monsato Fund Schnucks Cybergrants; Easymatch for matching gifts Cybergrants for grants management; In-house system for local giving; Easymatch for matching gifts and Volunteer Incentive Program; Angelpoints for volunteer tracking In-house system for grants management; Amerigives for matching gifts In-house system Member Use of Online Grantmaking Technology: Boeing Organization Web Address of Online Grant Application or Guidelines Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation Citi Online grant application is available by invitation only Enterprise Rent-A-Car Express Scripts Foundation Monsanto Fund For the expression of interest form please visit: foundation/miniapplication.shtml

4 Tech-Savvy Grantmaking Grants Management Software Programs Access Altum Easygrants Software Altum propsal CENTRAL AmeriGives Bamboo Solutions Bromelkamp Company -First Pearl -Corporate Pearl -Community Pearl CAMT -egrant Community TechKnowledge Core Projects, egrantsmanager Custom Built/In-house software CyberGrants Dulles Technology Partners Dyna-Quest Technologies FileMaker Pro Fondant Systems Foundation Source Free Balance Fusion Labs GranteGE Grants Enterprise Management Systme (GEMS) The JK Group, Inc. MicroEdge -FIMS -FoundationPower -GIFTS -IGAM (Internet Grant Application Management) NorthStar 500 Peoplesoft Enterprise PhilanTech Sage Endowment Management Website

5 Additional Information Resources Council on Foundations Foundation News and Commentary Philanthropy Marketplace Resource Directory Council on Foundations Foundation News and Commentary Trends in Grants Management Software and Services Foundation Center Grants Management Software: A Topical Resource List Idealware Grants Management Software: Survey Results and Analysis Information Age Associates Emerging Technology Trends and Grants Management Software/Services Technology Affinity Group and the Council on Foundations 2005 Grantmakers Information Technology Survey Report Techsoup Comparing Grant-Management Software: Managing Grants efficiently

6 Speakers Speaker Bios James L. Bafaro Sr. Manager Global Corporate Citizenship The Boeing Company Jim Bafaro is Senior Manager of Global Corporate Citizenship for the Boeing Company in St. Louis. He manages a team of professionals who invest company charitable resources in St. Louis as well as in Mesa, Arizona; Wichita, Oklahoma City, Houston and San Antonio. This group oversees a charitable portfolio in each of these cities that includes volunteer resources, inkind donations, the placement of Boeing executives on the boards of directors of local non-profits, and the management of the Boeing Employees Community Fund. Bafaro served as Public Relations Director of the YWCA of Metro St. Louis before joining Boeing in Before that, he was a news director, manager, reporter, writer and editor in radio in St. Louis and Atlanta, and is a former show editor for National Public Radio's Morning Edition program in Washington. Bridget Sweeney Director of Business Operations Global Corporate Citizenship The Boeing Company Bridget Sweeney directs business operations for the Global Corporate Citizenship function and is responsible for all grantmaking, due diligence and employee giving systems and processes, as well as the function's budgeting activities. Joining Boeing and the GCC function in 2003, Sweeney previously managed grantmaking administration and was responsible for the company's gift matching and Boeing National Merit Scholarship programs. She also supported the non-u.s. grantmaking program. Before joining Boeing, Sweeney was director of logistics and managed the office of a startup technology company, Chicago-based Inkindex, an online resource that facilitates the donation of corporate excess inventory to nonprofit organizations. In this role, she created systems and processes, including logistics, accounting, marketing and general office management. Sweeney graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. After her graduation, she was awarded the Karyn Kupcinet International Science Student research fellowship at The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. She resides in Chicago.