GrantsConnect

GrantsConnect is a grants management product made by YourCause, a corporate social responsibility software business owned by Blackbaud. Companies and corporate foundations use it to run grant programmes. It sits beside the vendor's employee giving and volunteering platform.

What GrantsConnect offers

• Application portal — nonprofit partners manage submissions across programmes, using templates and a custom form builder.
• Public or private programmes — including single sign-on for grants nominated by employees.
• Reviewer tools — comments, grading and scoring, by individuals or committees, with automated workflows.
• Communication tools — email and document templates, reminders and activity logs.
• Controls — role-based permissions, automatic language and currency conversion, and disbursement services.
• Reporting — scheduled and ad-hoc reports, plus impact dashboards.

Who it works with

Companies and corporate foundations running CSR grant programmes.

Key facts

• Owner: YourCause, part of Blackbaud
• Assurance: SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 reports; GDPR and CCPA support