Fund Requests

Overview

In addition to donations, pledges and other gifts, financial support for non-profit organizations is often secured through funding from government, business, and private foundations. Competition for these funds is tight, demanding a sophisticated approach in order to win support from influential programs.

Sumac assists your staff by building a detailed database of each funding program, enabling a better understanding of application requirements for various funders. Sumac fund requests helps to build a structured, step-by-step approach to winning funds while tracking the effectiveness of staff activity, allowing an in-depth analysis of results when planning future requests.

Features

• Build a profile of government agencies, corporate and private foundations that fund non-profit organizations.
• Build descriptions of various funding programs operated by each funder, including objectives, application schedule, grant sizes, and related contacts.
• Record vital information about each funding program including fiscal year, assets, annual distributions and relevant contacts for communication and applications.
• Record all application outcomes to provide the information necessary for subsequent analysis.
• Compare previous programs or funder applications to identify key success factors.
• Review your history of success with different programs, comparing amount requested with amount received.
• Integrate with Sumac Reminders to dynamically track applications while getting regular reminders of upcoming deadlines and events.