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Grant application portals: reviews & outcomes

Foundations: grant rounds without the inbox overload. Applications, reviews and acquittals.

Applications by email, reviewers scoring in spreadsheets and acquittals chased. We build grant management portals for foundations.

Looking for grant application software?

Grant rounds bring floods of applications. We build portals for applications, reviewer scoring, outcomes and reporting.

Wollopit builds member portals, booking systems, volunteer rosters and websites for foundations around how your organisation actually runs. We connect the tools you already use, replace the ones holding you back and look after the lot on our own servers, so your people can focus on the community instead of the admin.

01The problems

What we hear from foundations

Does your foundation have these problems? Here's how we'd fix them.

Most foundations we talk to run on a handful of passionate people, a shared inbox and spreadsheets that only one person understands.

  • The problemApplications by emailInbox overload.
    How we fix itOnline applications.
  • The problemEligibilityIneligible applications.
    How we fix itEligibility checks up front.
  • The problemReviewer scoringSpreadsheets.
    How we fix itReviewer portal.
  • The problemOutcomesLetters by hand.
    How we fix itOutcome notifications.
  • The problemAcquittalsChased.
    How we fix itAcquittal reporting.
  • The problemReportingImpact data scattered.
    How we fix itGrant reports.
02What we build

Solutions

What we build for foundations. Usually all talking to each other.

Pick the one that's hurting most or join the whole lot up. Everything is built around how your team works, not the other way round.

01

Application portal

Saved drafts.

02

Eligibility checks

Before applying.

03

Reviewer scoring

Consistent criteria.

04

Outcome notifications

Sent automatically.

05

Acquittals

Reports collected.

06

Reporting

Grants by outcome.

03How it changes

Before and after

A grant round, wolloped.

Here's how a typical day could change. Every business is different, so we map yours first.

Before

  1. Applications in inbox
  2. Spreadsheet scoring
  3. Letters typed
  4. Acquittals chased

After

  1. Applications online
  2. Reviewers score in portal
  3. Outcomes sent
  4. Acquittals collected
04Services

Everything under one roof

Software, websites and systems for foundations.

Whether you're starting fresh or upgrading what you've got, it's one team from the first sketch to the support call.

Custom software for foundations

Built around how your foundation actually runs: application portal, eligibility checks and the admin in between, in one system you own.

Websites for foundations

Fast, hand-built websites that rank for the searches your customers make and turn visits into enquiries, bookings or orders.

Foundation system upgrades

Running on spreadsheets, old software or a platform you've outgrown? We move your data across and upgrade in stages so the business never stops.

Apps and portals for foundations

Reviewer scoring and outcome notifications: customer and staff portals that work on any phone without an app store.

Integrations and automation

We connect Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and Stripe so information moves on its own and nobody retypes it.

Hosting, support and care

Managed hosting, updates, backups and security for your foundation, looked after by the people who built it.

05Integrations

Connections

Plays nicely with what you already use.

We connect to the tools you rely on, work alongside the ones you're happy with or replace the ones holding you back.

  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365
  • Stripe
  • Xero
  • Mailchimp
  • Eventbrite
  • Humanitix
  • Google Maps
  • Twilio SMS
  • Zoom
06How we work

The process

Some people dip their toe in. We turn up in a rebreather.

We get properly below the surface of your foundation: the systems, the busy days and the jobs everyone hates. Then we fix the bits that matter most first.

  1. 01

    Think

    We spend time with the people doing the work, see where the hours go and work out what's actually slowing you down.

  2. 02

    Archi-tech

    We plan it before writing code: your data, customers, payments, the tools you keep, hosting and cost.

  3. 03

    Build

    Real engineering, shown to you early and often. Usually the most painful bit first, so you get a win quickly.

  4. 04

    Look after

    We host it, maintain it and keep improving it. When something breaks you call the people who built it.

07Questions

FAQ

Things foundations ask us.

Something else on your mind? Ring 0423 011 252 and ask the people who'd build it.

Can reviewers score anonymously?

Yes. Applications can be anonymised for reviewers.

How much does it cost?

It depends on what you need, so we quote up front once we understand your foundation. No surprise invoices, no lock-in and you own what we build. We know budgets are tight and we'll help you stage it.

Can volunteers use it without training?

Yes. We keep it simple enough that a new volunteer can pick it up on their phone in a few minutes.

Can it take donations, memberships and bookings?

Yes. Payments, renewals, receipts and bookings can all run online, with reports for your committee or board.

Who looks after it once it's built?

We do. We host it on our own managed servers and keep it updated and secure. When you need something you ring the people who built it.

We already have systems. Can you upgrade them instead of starting again?

Usually, yes. Most foundations we work with keep what's working and upgrade the rest in stages. We move your data across, connect the old and new while we switch and retire the old system only when the new one is proven.

Contact

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