GLM/SLM Terms & Definitions
Dashboard - When a user logs into the system, the page that appears is called their Dashboard. Depending on their role, the Dashboard shows different information. Administrator Dashboard - when an administrator logs in, their Dashboard will show all of the active requests in the system. Active requests include any request that has not been denied, ...
Dashboard Tabs
The Dashboard is the is the landing page for any user logging into the site. What is reflected on the dashboard depends on the user’s role, whether or not the user completes evaluations, and if the Follow Ups for Non-Applicants feature has been turned on. The Open Requests tab reflects the Administrator’s normal view of the dashboard which contain...
Request Status Definitions
LOI Draft - The LOI is being completed by the applicant but has not been submitted yet. LOI Submitted - The applicant has submitted the LOI and it needs to be reviewed by administrators. LOI Complete - The LOI has been approved bye the administrator, allowing the applicant to move on to the next form. The applicant has not yet started the next for...
Determining if an LOI is Best for Your Organization
The LOI stage in a process should be utilized to screen applicants so you can more easily make a decision early on regarding those who aren’t likely to make the cut, or to funnel applicants to a different funding opportunity where they may be a better fit for their project/program. Using systems of discernment helps to ensure that only grantseekers...
The Art of Designing an Online Application
The application is among your most powerful tools in sorting out your worthy grantees from those you'd rather not fund. It's also a bit of a balancing act--you want it to be robust enough so that it provides the data you need to make the difficult decisions, but without becoming particularly burdensome or unwieldy for your applicants. Forget grant w...
Go Live Checklist
You’ve finalized your first online LOI or Application form and "Going Live" is imminent for your grants or scholarship site. It’s normal to be a little nervous and you want to ensure you haven’t forgotten anything before toggling the process to “On”. Your Client Success Manager is there to make sure you’ve dotted all of your “i’s” and crossed all ...
Keeping Your GLM Site Clean: The Checklist
When you log in to your Foundant GLM site do you feel that your Dashboard looks more cluttered with requests than it should be? Does your list of active organizations, or list of active processes seem too long and need to be trimmed down? Do you have applicants who have created duplicate organization accounts? Well, it sounds like you’re ready to...
Sort Order Saving on Workload Pages
On pages where there are tables of data that can be sorted, the sort order on each table will be saved for each user across sessions. These pages include the Payment Tracking page, workload pages (buckets on the dashboard), etc. For example: If a user sorts the list of requests on the Application Submitted workload page by project name, then naviga...
Linking Text in the Rich Text Editor
Linking Text in Editor Tutorial: 1. Highlight the text you would like to attach the link to. 2. Click on the link (chain) icon. 3. Enter the web address of the hosted document into the pop up box. 4. Click Insert 5. When you are finished the question will look like this: ...
Status Change Log
As an administrator, you can access the Status Change Log to view each status change the request has undergone, who made the change, and when. To view the status change summary for a specific request: Access the Request Summary. In the Request tab click Status Change Log under the stage history. The table on the Status Change Log page will display...
Document Viewer
The document viewer is a feature that creates a view only version all documents that have been uploaded to a form. To access this feature, click on the Review icon next to a form that has attached files. Select the Document View tab above the right-hand side of the form Once on the Document View page, you will see a list of all uploaded files on t...
Does GLM have a feature that searches to see if an organization is on the terrorist watch list?
GLM does offer a search to check an organization's status against the OFAC terrorist watch list via our integration with GuideStar Charity Check. If you open the GuideStar Charity Check tab of the Organization Summary you will see a line item called "OFAC Organization". The response to this item will say "No" if the organization is not on the terr...
Why am I being logged out of the system?
A major reason you may get logged out of the system is because the system has timed out. The will system time out and you are automatically logged out of the system after 90 minutes of inactivity. Another reason that users can be logged off unexpectedly is by being logged in to two separate accounts in the same browser. Try restarting your browser t...
How to Allow / Block Cookies
To keep update message box from popping up - Allow Cookies Internet Explorer Open Internet Explorer. Click the Tools button (gear icon in upper right hand corner), and then click Internet options. Click the Privacy tab, and then, under Settings, click Advanced. From there you can choose to accept, block, or prompt cookies. Blocking cookies might pre...
Will a dial-up connection pose problems with the application process?
Dial-up is obviously much slower but should not pose a problem. The only thing that may slow a dial-up computer down would be uploading large documents full of pictures, graphs, spreadsheets etc. As far as filling out documentation or making applications, there should be no significant difference....
What is a Data Migration
A migration is the transfer of data from your previous grant or scholarship system into Foundant, so all of your historic data lives in one system. The data migration does not include migration of documents, follow ups or other attachments. Migrations are a pro service and the cost is dependent on the number of records you need to have migrated. If ...
What is a Jumpstart
A Foundant Jumpstart is a great way to dive right into your new Grant Lifecycle Manager (GLM) solution. Foundant will build the first draft of your forms for one process: LOI, LOI Evaluation, Application, Application Evaluation, and Follow Ups. Forms are due to Foundant 30 days after your kickoff call. Foundant will complete your Jumpstart within 1...
What is Expert Assist
You have mastered the basics of setting up and launching your giving programs. However, you haven’t had time to learn Reporting, Mail Merge, or other areas of Foundant that would save you a lot of time, and make using the site easier and more professional. Foundant Expert Assist is here to help. With Expert Assist, you will work with your existing C...
What is Expert On Demand
While you appreciate the benefits Foundant brings to your grantmaking process, you don’t have the staffing resources or the time to set everything up and act as the system administrator. It’s okay, we understand. That's why we have developed Foundant Expert on Demand, with you in mind. When you choose Expert on Demand, our Client Success Team will t...
Add an Image in the Rich Text Editor
Within the rich text editor (available when editing a process description, email template, instructions in a form question, etc.), you can add an image. Within the rich text editor, place your cursor where you want the image to appear. Click the Image icon. Enter the URL of the image. The image must be hosted online, for example on your foundati...