There is specialized foundation grant-tracking software. One such product is MicroEdge Gifts for Windows. (http://www.microedge.com) The folk at the Brainerd Foundation here in Seattle have used it for several years and could tell you whether or not they're happy with it. (http://www.brainerd.org).
I'd also enquire among foundations of similar size and style to your to find out what they use. best, jon ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Jon Stahl, Program Manager ONE/Northwest: Online Networking for the Environment e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: 206.286.1235x15 w: http://www.onenw.org Subscribe to ONEList, a free monthly email newsletter about using technology to inform and involve people in protecting the environment! http://www.onenw.org/onelist -----Original Message----- From: Dave Shaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 11:47 AM To: TechRocks Support Subject: [support] Re: Is ebase appropriate for use as a database forfoundations Dear all, I'm brand new to ebase. We do not have any members. Primarily we apply for support from foundations (and get rejected). Will ebase help me manage my foundation database? It will help, but that's not what it was primarily designed for. You might find some of the functions clumsy. For example, payments in your case would be larger and relatively infrequent compared to individual contributions. Payments in ebase are coded as Dues and Contributions, but grants are usually tied to a particular program. The relationship between funder and grantee usually proceeds in a different manner than donor or member and an organization. That said, note that Clif Graves of Tech Rocks has created a Grants module that plugs into the standard ebase structure and is organized to handle grants better. It takes a bit of customization to your copy of ebase, but i think it works pretty well. If you decide to use ebase to manage grants, we can find out if Clif's work is still available. -- -- Dave Shaw H4 Consulting tel: 206-954-7526 fax: 206-625-1338 ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
