Grants Management System by CommunityForce.com is a cloud-based software solution that requires no software or hardware to purchase, install or maintain. Its deployment is rapid and low cost and all information is secure and constantly backed-up. This is a SaaS product, so our solution not only helps to reduce the total cost of ownership but also eliminates paperwork and workload for grant seekers as well as grant makers. This generation of technology is an easy to use online application and evaluation process that will enable program officers to process a higher volume of requests at maximum efficiency and effectiveness. Some of the benefits include:

• Create an end to end process
• Automate the evaluation processes
• Integrate with other systems
• Provide an open architecture for ease of integration (getting data in and out)
• Enhance reporting capabilities of the staff
• Enable online committee dashboards for evaluation and reporting
• Provide Knowledge Management (data-mining process)
• Embed process and workflow
• Increase end user flexibility and customization (setup)
• Utilize dynamic forms feature
• Allow for multiple application customization
• Provide electronic document management

CommunityForce has an open architecture built on Microsoft technology. For our clients we have built integration interfaces between CommunityForce and other client home grown databases or third part applications such as:

• Datatel
• FIMS
• FoundationPower
• Peoplesoft
• RaiserEdge
• GIFTS
• Others

Foundations are continuously looking for opportunities to get more grants, reduce costs or improve customer service. Achieving these objectives translates into big gains for each department or business area within a non-profit organization. SharePoint as a platform offers functionality and tools to help meet these objectives whether at an individual, departmental or organization level. We help our customers define organizational objectives and implement solutions that support them – portal implementations and migration from legacy applications to enterprise and custom solutions.

Browse through the next few tabs to see the areas where we help our clients drive improvements using SharePoint.

SharePoint is a business collaboration platform that brings together information, people and processes such that everyday tasks at work can be performed more effectively and efficiently.

Centralize Information / Knowledge

Does your staff struggle to find information they need to get their job done? Business information is held in many places or silos from emails, calendars to shared folders, network drives and in people’s heads. Using SharePoint, we can help make the information and knowledge readily available through a centralized, anywhere/ anytime access such that your staff spends less time searching and duplicating effort – helping you make better use of experts in your organization.

Communicate & Collaborate

Communication and collaboration is key to every organization’s success and it takes place at all levels; top down, bottom up, and peer to peer. Collaborating on projects with people in different locations or organizations in real time can offer substantial cost savings. Relying solely on e-mail for communication and collaboration makes it less efficient. We help foundations unleash the rich set of tools that SharePoint provides to make communication and collaboration easy within and outside the organization.

Automate Business Processes

Processes in business are needed to support timely, accurate and efficient production. However, if these processes are manual then production tends to be error-prone and expensive. We help foundations optimize processes and automate them online such that the overall function of the organization exudes quality, efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Business Intelligence

Timely reporting on organizational performance helps in decision making and drives the right behavior. Reports are often delivered by email or only available from within a specific system. SharePoint is capable of centrally delivering real-time reports and dashboards regardless of where the data is held.

Reduce IT Costs

Whether it is the expense of paper or printing, physical storage of documentation or building/maintaining custom solutions to organize and interact with line of business applications (e.g. HR, CRM, Finance etc.), the costs for IT could get significant. We help foundations strategize and implement a near paper-free work environment while reducing the number of point solutions and centralizing access to line of business applications.