• track applications from receipt through assessment and decision procedures to final evaluation and monitoring

• produce standard letters and emails quickly without re-keying information

• classify and analyse applications by a variety of headings and topics

• manage the cashflow and budget implications of grant payments

• produce useful standard reports at the touch of a button and build user-defined reports easily

• export data directly into other mainstream software, including Microsoft Word and Excel

• set up security passwords that control what users are able to do with the software

• use postcode software to streamline address data entry and aid geographical analysis
  
  

• Download applications directly from the web without the need to enter applications manually

We aim to work in partnership with the software users, ensuring that they are well-trained and supported and that their feedback about the software is incorporated in our development plans. Benefactor is a grant management software application that was first developed in 1997. There are currently 58 users.