Grantmaking Toolkit
The smart way to build, review or refresh your grants program.
This toolkit is designed to walk you through the process of building, reviewing or refreshing a grants program.
The easy-to-follow stages will provide you with the necessary knowledge and systems to build and administer grants programs for maximum impact.
The toolkit will help with:
Key policy and operational decisions
Identifying key tasks, decisions and methods
Identifying (and avoiding) common problems
Building your own grants manual
Expressing unique elements of your grants program
Please click on the relevant PDF link below to download your PDF copy of the SmartyGrants Grantmaking Toolkit.
Stages and templates to guide your way.
The toolkit takes you through nine crucial stages when it comes to an effective and efficient grants program, including:
Plan and design,
Data management,
Identifying outcomes agents,
Assessment and decision-making,
Notification,
Agreements,
Monitoring,
Closing grants,
Evaluation.
You also get access to 24 separate templates helping you tailor each of those stages to your organisation, from developing that program overview, to a strategy to help you learn the lessons from each round.