Rachel Vershoyle
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How to Successfully Automate your Granting Process
Imagine two grantmaking organizations, A and B. They each need to buy software to manage their contact relationships, operations, and finances, but they go about it very…
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Simplifying Collaboration Using Invitations in SmartSimple Cloud
Collaborating with multiple users on one application, especially when working remotely, can be a cumbersome challenge of gathering accurate information in an efficient manner. SmartSimple Cloud’s…
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Everyone is starting to adopt the UN SDG framework, but how can you effectively track your efforts against it?
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become a widely adopted blueprint for organisations to map and track their progress in addressing global challenges like poverty,…
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Case Study: Modernizing Grantmaking at the Annenberg Foundation
About the Annenberg Foundation Client: Annenberg Foundation Industry: Private Foundation Key Stakeholders: Katrina Ashley (Director Grants Manager) Client Since: 2018 Tools Used: SmartSimple Cloud Overview Established in 1989, the Annenberg Foundation…
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6 Common CSR Program Challenges (And How You Can Solve Them)
Successfully implementing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy is both challenging and complex. That’s why SmartSimple is happy to offer practical workshops on five CSR topics to…
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15 Stories of Success to Inspire Your Employee Volunteer Program
With corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices becoming a solidified standard, businesses are finding ways to make their programs stand out from the crowd and maximize their impact.…
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Beyond Jargon: Defining Transparency In Philanthropy
In any given industry, there are go-to buzzwords that have importance but can lose their impact and fade into all-encompassing vagueness over time. In the world of…
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4 Major Challenges of Scholarship Matching For Staff and Students (And How To Fix It)
It’s an understatement to say that managing scholarship programs can be tedious and time-consuming, not just for administrators of the programs, but for applicants too. When it…
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Promoting Gender Equality: SmartSimple’s Women in Tech Open House
The SmartSimple Women in Tech Open House took place on April 25, providing an open and inclusive setting for the nearly 60 attendees to learn from our…
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How Machine Learning Can Help Grants Management
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are rapidly enhancing how we work, but what does this mean for the granting world? Below are 3 different examples of how…
