The COVID-19 pandemic sidelined more than a few well-thought-out grantmaking plans. All year, grantmakers have been forced to pivot to tackle urgent health and safety concerns while also assessing their own diversity, equity and inclusion practices and funding for systemic social justice problems. Couple that with the sharp rise in climate-related disasters we’re experiencing across the world, and it’s starting to look like the only thing we can expect is the unexpected.
Fluxx Community Insights: Applying Lessons from 2020 to 2021 Planning
By Casey Pechan on 10/05/2020
Your Grants Management Solution Needs Administrator Control + Data Organization to be Most Valuable. Here’s Why
By Casey Pechan on 09/21/2020
So much has to go into a robust grants management solution in order for teams to successfully understand and leverage their data, and streamline their work. One of the most important factors is if platform administrators can control who sees what, and when. Why? Because grantmaking “takes a village.” It’s a team effort that relies heavily on each player, and when process confusion exists in your workflow, grantees have to wait longer for funds or basic information. Here’s what you want to do:
5 Steps That Will Ensure Your FASB Standards Implementation is a Success
By Casey Pechan on 08/07/2020
Consider this your friendly reminder – the new FASB accounting standards go into effect this December 15th! If that sentence gave you a wave of anxiety, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Earlier this year we released a webinar about what the new standards mean for foundations and their grantees, along with a few examples of how you might interpret and implement the changes in your grants management system.
Looking to streamline your grants management system? These plug-and-play integrations are for you.
By Casey Pechan on 07/09/2020
If you’re constantly manually moving data across systems you know how time-consuming it is. Even worse, it is the perfect recipe for errors, meaning you will be spending extra time cross-referencing your own data across whatever myriad of systems you’re using. The most obvious solution to this problem? Integrations. At Fluxx, we love them. Why? Because they allow our funders to leverage multiple systems in one place and to do more directly within Fluxx Grantmaker. And most importantly, they help ensure that the data we’re using to make strategic decisions is accurate.
Rapid Response Grantmaking is Possible With These 7 Easy Steps
By Casey Pechan on 06/25/2020
DocuSign + Fluxx Grants Management Integration Saves Caring for CO Time and Paper
By Casey Pechan on 06/04/2020
They say two heads are better than one, and that’s certainly true when it comes to grants management systems and integrations! That’s why our May 2020 webinar is all about a key integration we’re really excited to tell you more about – Fluxx Grantmaker and DocuSign.
Colorado COVID Relief Fund launches Rapid Response Grants with Fluxx Grants Management System
By Casey Pechan on 05/14/2020
COVID-19 has brought much of our society to a screeching halt, and within philanthropy it has disrupted volunteering plans across the world and re-focused countless funding initiatives. But as for our work here at Fluxx? We’re busier than ever. We’re rallying around funders old and new to help them tackle COVID-19 in a multitude of ways.
Forefront’s Democracy Initiative Employs Fluxx Grantmaker for 2020 Census
By Casey Pechan on 11/21/2019
Next year is fast approaching and with it, some major political and social movements. In the same year, U.S. citizens will hit the polls to choose our next president we will all be asked to opt into the 24th census. Even without it being an election year, the census would have been politically charged. We all remember the controversy and back and forth that ensued when the administration tried to slip a citizenship question into the census.
5 Things You Didn’t Know Were Supported by Grants
By Casey Pechan on 10/03/2019
Philanthropy continues to evolve and expand each day. As funder and nonprofit technology rapidly advances to further connect and enable change, so are new industries pushing increasing amounts of funds towards diverse causes across the globe. In fact, aspects of our society that previously rarely felt the positive effects of grantmaking are now experiencing the benefits for themselves.
Announcing the Fluxx Preferred Partner Program
By Allison Graham-Jones on 09/19/2019
We are thrilled to announce the creation of our Preferred Partner Program! These partners of Fluxx are highly trained and ready to help bring success to your organization by making sure you get the most out of your Fluxx solution.