Grant management,
written down properly.
Practical writing for funders choosing grant management software: due diligence, audit-grade records, 360Giving, accessibility, localisation, proportionate reporting, and honest comparisons with the systems you may be paying too much for today.
Guides
17 June 2026 · grant lifecycle
The grant lifecycle explained, stage by stage
A clear walk through the grant lifecycle for funders: programme setup, intake, due diligence, assessment, decision, award, payments, reporting and publishing.
Read it →17 June 2026 · grant panel
Running a grant panel meeting that decides well
How to run an effective grant decision panel: preparing a committee pack, managing conflicts, making and recording decisions, and handling the budget in the room.
Read it →17 June 2026 · grant assessment criteria
How to write grant assessment criteria
A practical guide to writing clear, weighted grant assessment criteria that applicants can address and assessors can score consistently.
Read it →17 June 2026 · set up a grant programme
How to set up a grant programme or fund
A step-by-step guide to setting up a grant programme: defining the fund, writing the call, setting criteria and budget, and opening a round applicants can navigate.
Read it →12 May 2026 · grant management
Grant management in 2026: a practical guide for UK funders
A plain guide to running the full UK grant lifecycle well, from programme setup and due diligence to decisions, payments, reporting and 360Giving publishing.
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Software & comparisons
23 June 2026 · grant software launch checklist
Landing page launch checklist for grant software
A launch checklist for grant software websites: SEO, accessibility, security headers, private console exposure, analytics consent, and calls to action before sales calls start.
Read it →23 June 2026 · Grantledger
Grantledger grant management software: what it is built for
An overview of Grantledger as grant management software: the grant lifecycle, grant management system features, human decisions, register checks, audit trails, reporting and launch fit.
Read it →16 June 2026 · grant management system
What is a grant management system (GMS)?
A plain definition of a grant management system, what a GMS does across the grant lifecycle, and how to tell a real grants management platform from a glorified form builder.
Read it →16 June 2026 · Salesforce grant management
Salesforce for grant management: alternatives for UK funders
Salesforce can be configured for grantmaking, but it is a CRM platform, not a purpose-built grants system. When a dedicated UK grant management alternative fits better.
Read it →16 June 2026 · Grantledger
Grantledger versus the incumbents: an honest comparison
How Grantledger compares to enterprise grant management systems, configurable UK platforms, online application platforms, and spreadsheets on time-to-value, built-in due diligence, audit-grade records, and total cost.
Read it →16 June 2026 · grant tracking software
Grant tracking software: what it is and what good looks like
What grant tracking software does, the difference between tracking grants and managing them end to end, and the tracking features UK funders should expect.
Read it →16 June 2026 · grant application software
Grant application software and form builders: what to look for
How online grant application software and form builders should work for UK funders and applicants: eligibility checks, save-and-return drafts, and no account required.
Read it →16 June 2026 · free grant management software
Free grant management software: the real cost
Free grant management software can be a sensible starting point, but the real cost is in staff time, lock-in and missing controls. How to weigh free against fit.
Read it →16 June 2026 · best grant management software UK
Best grant management software in the UK for 2026
How to judge the best grant management software for UK funders in 2026: the criteria that separate strong products, and where the well-known options fit.
Read it →14 June 2026 · migration
Migrating off legacy grant management software
A calm, practical plan for moving from an incumbent grant management system without losing history, momentum, or your team's patience.
Read it →13 June 2026 · spreadsheets
Spreadsheets versus a grant management system
Spreadsheets get many funders a long way. Here is exactly where they stop working, and what you gain by moving to a purpose-built grant management system.
Read it →9 June 2026 · grant management software
Choosing grant management software in 2026
A buyer's checklist for UK funders: the features that matter, the questions that expose weak products, and the costs that hide in long implementations.
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Features
23 June 2026 · multilingual grant application forms
Multilingual grant application forms: what funders should translate
A practical guide to multilingual grant applications: what to translate, how to handle applicant guidance, and why New Zealand rounds should support te reo Māori interface text.
Read it →23 June 2026 · grant application accessibility
Accessibility checklist for grant application pages
A practical accessibility checklist for grant application pages, covering headings, keyboard use, errors, language support, drafts, uploads and mobile layouts.
Read it →16 June 2026 · grantee reporting
Writing grant reporting emails that actually get replies
Most overdue grantee reports are forgetfulness, not refusal. Here is how to write reminder emails that recover them, and why a human should still approve every one.
Read it →16 June 2026 · multi-year grants
Multi-year grant management: keeping long grants on track
How to manage multi-year grants well: staged payments tied to milestones, proportionate annual reporting, and a clear view of commitments across years.
Read it →16 June 2026 · grant impact measurement
Measuring grant impact and outcomes without drowning grantees
How funders can measure grant impact and outcomes proportionately: defining indicators, collecting evidence, and turning reports into learning rather than box-ticking.
Read it →16 June 2026 · conflict of interest
Managing conflicts of interest on grant panels
A practical approach to conflicts of interest in grantmaking: declaring, recording and managing them so decisions stay fair and defensible.
Read it →16 June 2026 · AI grant assessment
Human-in-the-loop AI in grant assessment: where the line belongs
AI can read and summarise applications usefully. It must not decide. Here is how to use AI in grant assessment while keeping decisions human and defensible.
Read it →16 June 2026 · grant payments
Grant payments and disbursement management
How to manage grant payments well: condition-gated tranches, payment schedules, reconciliation with finance, and a clear ledger from commitment to paid.
Read it →16 June 2026 · grant application scoring
Grant application scoring and assessment that holds up
How to score and assess grant applications fairly: published weighted criteria, evidence-grounded scoring, reviewer assignments, and decisions that stay with humans.
Read it →16 June 2026 · grant eligibility
Eligibility checks for grant applications: get them right
Why an eligibility pre-check saves time for funders and applicants alike, how to design fair eligibility rules, and where to place the check in your application flow.
Read it →11 June 2026 · grantee reporting
Proportionate grantee reporting that people actually complete
How to set reporting requirements that match the size of the grant, get higher completion rates, and turn reports into learning rather than box-ticking.
Read it →6 June 2026 · 360Giving
Publishing to 360Giving: a guide for funders
Why UK funders publish their grants as 360Giving open data, what the standard expects, and how to make publishing a by-product of your process rather than a project.
Read it →26 May 2026 · audit trail
Tamper-evident audit trails, explained
How a SHA-256 hash chain makes a grant audit trail tamper-evident, why it matters for funders, and how to verify one yourself.
Read it →19 May 2026 · audit-grade
What 'audit-grade' actually means in grant software
Audit-grade is more than a log file. Here is what funders should expect: tamper-evidence, human-owned rationale, tenant isolation, and proof you can hand to a board or regulator.
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Compliance & due diligence
23 June 2026 · security headers
Security headers for grant management software websites
The browser security headers a grant management software site should ship before launch, and how to think about content security policy, framing, referrers and embedded forms.
Read it →17 June 2026 · safeguarding
Safeguarding for grant funders: a proportionate approach
What funders should expect on safeguarding from the organisations they fund, how to ask for it proportionately, and how to record it as part of due diligence.
Read it →17 June 2026 · grant compliance
Grant compliance for UK funders: what to get right
A practical overview of grant compliance for UK funders: due diligence, data protection, safeguarding, transparency, and keeping defensible records throughout.
Read it →17 June 2026 · Companies House
Companies House checks for funders
How and why funders should check applicants against Companies House: confirming company status, officers and filings, and combining it with charity checks.
Read it →17 June 2026 · Charity Commission
Charity Commission checks explained for funders
What the Charity Commission register tells a funder, how to use it for due diligence, and what to do when a check cannot be completed.
Read it →15 June 2026 · GDPR
Right to erasure for funders: doing it properly
How UK funders should handle data protection and the right to erasure across applications, decisions and published open data, without breaking their audit trail.
Read it →2 June 2026 · charity due diligence
A practical guide to UK charity due diligence for funders
What to check before you fund a UK organisation, using the Charity Commission and Companies House, and how to handle the cases where the registers cannot answer.
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For your sector
17 June 2026 · scholarship management software
Scholarship and bursary management for funders
How to run scholarship and bursary programmes well: fair assessment, sensitive handling of applicant data, staged payments, and light-touch reporting.
Read it →17 June 2026 · grant management software for charities
Grant management software for charities and nonprofits that give grants
What charities and nonprofits that make grants need from grant management software: affordability, ease, built-in due diligence, and transparency, without a big IT project.
Read it →17 June 2026 · grant management for councils
Grant management for local councils and the public sector
What councils and public bodies need from grant management: transparency, audit-grade records, due diligence on recipients, and a fair, accessible application process.
Read it →17 June 2026 · grant management for foundations
Grant management for foundations and trusts
What charitable foundations and grant-making trusts need from grant management: a defensible decision process, audit-grade records, and transparency to beneficiaries and regulators.
Read it →17 June 2026 · corporate grant management
Corporate grant management and CSR giving
How companies can run corporate giving and CSR grant programmes well: a credible process, due diligence on recipients, impact reporting, and transparency stakeholders trust.
Read it →17 June 2026 · community foundation software
Grant software for community foundations
What community foundations need from grant management: handling many funds and donor-advised giving, local due diligence, and transparency to donors and communities.
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