
"We rely on Foundant GLM's flexibility to support multiple clients with different needs. But the most rewarding part of our relationship with Foundant has been working with their team. Not only do they provide great customer service, but they take time to listen and are very responsive to our needs."
— Aaron Spevacek, Strategic Philanthropy, Ltd.

"The Foundant team goes above and beyond. The hands-on support that they provide exceeds my expectations every time. Foundant GLM software has streamlined our applications process and made grant reporting much easier not only for our foundation, but also for our grantee partners."
— Laura Mapp, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation

"Guiding students along their path to higher education is rewarding work. Student Assistance Foundation feels fortunate to have found a company like Foundant to take care of the mechanics behind receiving and evaluating applications for scholarships to allow us to have the time to do what we do best - help students!"
— Darbie Hess, Student Assistance Foundation
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"Foundant GLM has done wonders to help us upgrade our grants application process and manage application archives electronically. Foundant helped us tailor the program to our specific needs. They've created a very helpful user's group for clients to meet and share ideas and solutions. They are great to work with!"
— Lydia Woods, Maryland Humanities Council

"With only one person on staff, the elimination of mailing, faxing and copying applications has been extremely beneficial, saving two to three hours a week."
— Mary Jo O'Donnell, Bozeman Schools Foundation
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"Of particular importance to us is the positive and responsive attitude of everyone at Foundant. Whenever I have encountered a problem and/or communicated a suggestion, the response is awesome."
— Bonita Johnson, El Paso Community Foundation
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"Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager (GLM) is much more user friendly than we expected, so the system is being used for more than we originally anticipated."
— Carrie Hanson, West Family Foundation and Robert & Frances Chaney Family Foundation
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"The Foundant implementation did just what we had hoped and truly streamlined the workflow for both grantee and grantor. The biggest surprise was that the evaluation tool was so in sync with our traditional evaluation methods."
— Christopher Shaw, The George and Fay Young Foundation
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"Prior to using our online system from Foundant, I had to ship six packets with an average of 15-20 applications, each 1-2 inches thick, to three different states. Our online system eliminates all that busy work and allows me to focus on more important matters."
— Cindy Martin Beers, Martin Family Foundation
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"With the rapid growth our foundation is experiencing, we know that our small staff must be efficient and have the right tools to manage the workload. We believe that Foundant GLM is the right tool for the Saskatoon Community Foundation."
— Don Ewles, Saskatoon Community Foundation
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"The turnaround time to get the proposals to reviewers was 3 hours! Much better than the previous 2-3 days it would take before we made the move to Foundant."
— Donna Gassie, Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth
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"Our applicants have found the software very user friendly because we created it very much like the paper form we used to use."
— Joan Dilworth, ScanSource Charitable Foundation
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"Foundant Technologies has provided a tremendous online grant management system that consistently goes above and beyond expectations, and focuses on what matters most to our foundation."
— Greg Hind, Hind Foundation

"United Way organizations vary in size and focus, but in general they all have funding processes that would align well with Foundant GLM. Ultimately, GLM is a good fit because the Foundant staff provide good training and on-going support."
— Lance Edwards, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County
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"Before Foundant, a lot of time that could be spent supporting and visiting the grantees was spent in clerical work in the office. Grant funding is a way of establishing and sustaining relationships. Paper work is not a way to build strong relationships."
— Sister Carmella Campione, Congregation of St. Joseph Generous Promise Grant Fund
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"We have several programs with concurrent application cycles, so we needed an online grant management system to best manage them. Foundant GLM has been very flexible and easy to adapt to our processes. It is absolutely easy to use by staff, reviewers, and the applicants themselves."
— Kenetia Thompson, American Chemical Society
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"We did an exhaustive search for online grant management solutions and discovered that Foundant was the best fit for us both economically and for what we were looking to do. With Foundant GLM we've seen an increased level of family engagement across multiple generations."
— Betsy Erickson, Arabella Advisors
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"We selected Foundant because for a small sized foundation we could afford their services, and they were incredibly willing to work with us to create the kind of system that we needed. Their customer service was just awesome."
— Kim Anderson, Humanities Montana
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"Foundant GLM does what it says. Applicants like it. Volunteer evaluators like it. Staff likes it. GLM actually makes the grant-making process easier."
— Ron Katz, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County
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"The Foundant GLM system has been very easy to learn, and the Foundant customer support team has responded very quickly whenever I've had any difficulties. For me, the best thing about using Foundant GLM is how easy it is to search for specific grants with only a small bit of information."
— Samantha Dwyer, Humanities Montana
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"I was impressed by both the price of Foundant GLM and by the people. We chose Foundant on the basis of those two things. The solution has made a world of difference for us in the office. I estimate that we have saved between 10 and 15 hours a week with the system."
— Joan Alway, Icicle Fund
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"After much research, we discovered Foundant was a great fit for our needs, and it matched our budget. Foundant GLM allows us the flexibility to customize applications for both our local and international applicants. And Foundant's tech support and training is great."
— Gloria Mayne, Seattle International Foundation
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"We chose Foundant for a variety of reasons: the flexibility to create our own procedures, title things our own way, export data, etc. We also love the customer service. And the cost was really on par for us. We've gotten a lot of really good feedback from the people that use our Foundant GLM system."
— Linsey Sauer, The Russell Family Foundation
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"We've been really happy with the results of using Foundant GLM. We've had good feedback from our grant review committee and from grantees. Foundant GLM has made the whole grantmaking process easier for us, and the customer service has been really great."
— Ellen Terry, Humanities Washington
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"The support we receive from Foundant has been so helpful for me. I can call, and they'll call me right back or email me back in just a couple minutes. This helps me to be able to turn around and answer our clients' questions in a timely manner."
— Kari Koster, Foundation Management, Inc.

"It has been a big help for our trustees to be able to log on to the internet and read everything. It has been a big help for our evaluations to do those online as well. My favorite thing about Foundant GLM is the functionality. It's so user friendly."
— Lynsie Laughlin, Foundation Management, Inc.

"Foundant came highly recommended by several other foundations. We recently began setting up our grant cycle in Foundant GLM and Foundant support staff was extremely helpful throughout the process. We had our forms and applications ready to go in very short order."
— Grant Coates, The Miles Foundation

"Foundant GLM has eliminated almost all of the tedious inefficiencies associated with managing our foundation. Working to help grantee organizations be more effective in serving their constituencies is one of the most rewarding activities my family and I participate in, and now because of GLM it's more enjoyable than ever."
— Steve Ough, Cora Foundation
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"We talked to a number of organizations using Foundant and really liked what we were hearing. In using the software it was very, very simple. Within six months we set up all the application processes and rolled it out. We provided 35 grants to artists that would not have gone to the community had it not been for the software."
— Greg Nielsen, Metro Regional Arts Council
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"Since the Metro Regional Arts Council has gone online, two of the other regional arts councils in our state have also gone online with Foundant. Our hope is that more of the arts councils will go online and follow some of the same processes because it has been so successful for us."
— Shannon Forney, Metro Regional Arts Council
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"We chose Foundant because it was a very customizable system that allowed us to migrate our historical grants into a system that was cost effective for us and customizable to what we really needed. It has been fantastic seeing the grant applications online and becoming more efficient."
— Kishawn Leuthauser, The Louis and Harold Price Foundation

"We selected Foundant because the product was great, and it was user friendly for the applicants, reviewers, and staff. And also because it was cost effective. The greatest benefit of using Foundant has been that the grant process is efficient "
— Mary Weber, Lumpkin Family Foundation
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"We've been able to duplicate every single process we implement during the year by using Foundant, and we've had very positive feedback from not only our grants review committee and the staff, but we've also had a voluntary response from our grantees. Our grantees volunteered that they were very happy with us going to Foundant."
— Darren Penoyer, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
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"We're using Foundant GLM for both our grants and scholarships. We did a lot of research before going with Foundant. What I love about Foundant is you don't have to be tech savvy to use the software. It was also much more cost effective than a lot of the systems out there, and the customer service is excellent."
— Anne Douglas, Southwest Florida Community Foundation
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"We currently have 14 grant processes active in Foundant GLM and will process over 400 applications. The creation of the application in Foundant is easy, and it's very customizable."
— Nevill Smythe, Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
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"I'd like to express my great appreciation for the outstanding customer service that we receive from Foundant! We continue to receive the same high quality, friendly service that we have from day one. That's a well-earned compliment, since few companies today offer ongoing commitment to customer satisfaction after you've signed the contract and paid!"
— Dana Marcus, Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation

"I am continuously impressed by the responsiveness of Foundant’s sales and service staff, and just as importantly, the responsiveness of its software developers. I am constantly gaining insight into best practices, enabling me to continuously refine how we use Foundant GLM to streamline our grantmaking process."
— Meredith Huffman, Genuardi Family Foundation

"I have to tell you, this system is SO easy! I am so happy with it! Thank you for all of your support and please let me know if you'd like me to testify to your excellence at any time."
— Justine Oller, Panthera

"It is amazing how much time we have to do real foundation work when we're not pushing paper."
— Sarah Copeland, Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation
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"Before Foundant GLM we had over 3000 paper scholarship applications that were 10 to 20 pages each. We couldn't keep track. This year we had scholarship applications online with Foundant, and we knew we got the cream of the crop when we were awarding our applications."
— Kate McKenney, Southwest Florida Community Foundation
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"We've been using Foundant GLM for about 2 years now, and it has been really helpful to our grant process - helpful in that it's user friendly to our users because it allows them to cut and paste, and go back to their application if they are trying to apply for another grant from another source so they don't have to recreate everything."
— Eula Tatman, Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama
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"Our applicants tell us the online system has made it much easier for them to crystallize exactly what they wish to communicate to us. Plus, it's easier for them to understand what we're looking for. Using Foundant GLM even helped our staff get clear about what we needed in the application process."
— Amy Downing, Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation

"We have been able to streamline our application and reporting processes using Foundant GLM. Applicants/grantees have easy access to application and grant history, so we spend less time on the phone answering questions. Foundant staff is easy to reach and interested in product feedback. I especially enjoy the Foundant community online resources for discussion with other users."
— Erin Baird, Allegany Franciscan Ministries

"I'm very pleased with the quality of service I receive from Foundant Technologies. They are always willing to help and are very responsive, courteous and professional."
— Kirsten Hind, Hind Foundation

"Foundant made switching over to accepting grant applications online easy and seamless. Their team provided excellent support to our staff. Use of Foundant GLM has allowed for better and more organized application evaluation."
— Margaret Marvin, The George and Fay Young Foundation
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"Foundant has enabled us to run five different grants processes nearly paperless (and sometimes simultaneously!) with a staff of one. Without Foundant’s exceptional customer service and support this would be a daunting challenge at best. We did a lot of research before choosing Foundant and haven’t regretted the decision since."
— Katie Briggs, Laird Norton Family Foundationn

"We were one of the first beta test sites for Foundant GLM, and I must admit, it took Foundant several phone calls before I agreed to look at the software. To make a long story short, we fell in love with the flexibility of designing our own grant applications, going "paperless" and having the entire grant always and forever at our fingertips."
— Deb Engel, Siebert Lutheran Foundation

"We began working with Foundant Technologies in 2007. One of the good things about Foundant GLM is that all of our grant applications are uniform and concise. This makes my life much easier as I read and summarize 40 or more grants per quarter."
— Ron Jones, Siebert Lutheran Foundation
