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Grants management
In the Grants Management workplace, you’ll find all the entities that you need if you’re in the program or grants department of a foundation. You can learn more about these in the Grants Management Curriculum.
REQUESTS
The Request entity houses the information associated with a request for funding by an organization – aka grant records, or an individual – aka scholarship records.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES (AKOYAGO WITH ACCOUNTING)
A funding opportunity tracks the foundation’s proposal to a Fund for support of a Request. After a Request is received, the foundation can share it with fundholders as a Funding Opportunity.
Funding Opportunities are also available in the Fund Management workplace.
PAYMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS
In the Payments and Requirements entity you’ll find two record types that are linked to Requests. Payment records detail the payment information on the Request – things like how much was paid out, which fund did the money come from and when it was paid. Payments are used to create entries in akoyaGO’s integrated accounting platform.
Requirement records keep track of any conditions or contingencies related to the Request or specific Payment e.g. a report, a contract, or a transcript.
Payments and Requirements is also available in the Fund Management workplace.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Scholarships entity tracks the scholarship programs administered by the foundation. On a Scholarship record you’ll find conditions, eligibility requirements, and other details.
Interfund Grants (akoyaGo Community) An Interfund Grant is a transfer of money from one fund to another within the foundation.
Interfund Grants is also available in the Donor Management and Fund Management workplaces.
INTERFUND GRANTS
Interfund records allow you to create Request and Gift records for a transfer of money between funds. When fiscally transferred, a journal entry is created in akoyaGO’s integrated accounting.
Interfund Grants is also available in the Donor Management and Fund Management workplaces.
CONCEPTS
Concepts are developing ideas that may progress into a grant or another foundation initiative.
INTERESTS
The Interests entity is a shared list of categories that can be applied to Requests, Funds, and Donors. Interests can be used to connect requests with specific Donors or Funds.
PROGRAMS
Programs are categories or areas of giving your foundation support. Programs are specific to Requests.
PROGRAM BUDGETS
Program Budgets allow you to set an amount you intend to fund in a specific Program.
FISCAL YEAR
A Fiscal Year is a defined period of time used for Program Budgets.
OUTCOMES
Measurable results pertaining to Requests funded by the foundation.
OUTCOME MEASURES
User-defined units for quantitative and qualitative analysis of Outcomes.
donor management (akoyago with accounting)
In the Donor Management Workplace, you’ll find all the entities you need to manage donors to your foundation. You can learn more about these in the Donor Management Curriculum.
DONORS & PROSPECTS
Donors & Prospects are individuals, households or organizations who have given or may give to the foundation. Individual or Household donors must be linked to a Contact record, and Organizations must be linked to a Constituent record
DONOR OPPORTUNITIES
Donor Opportunities allows you to track your stewardship of a donor for a specific purpose such as – a gift, starting a fund, volunteering, a bequest, etc.
GIFTS
Gift records track money committed to your foundation by a Donor.
GIFT PAYMENTS
A Gift Payment is the receipt of funds toward a Donor commitment (Gift). This includes information such as the payment type, the payment date, and to which fund the money was credited.
Gift Payments are also available in the Fund Management workplace.
INTERFUND GRANTS
Interfund records allow you to create Request and Gift records for a transfer of money between funds. When fiscally transferred, a journal entry is created in akoyaGO’s integrated accounting.
Interfund Grants is also available in the Grants Management and Fund Management workplaces.
CAMPAIGNS
A campaign is an initiative made up of one or more Activities – a capital campaign, for example.
GIFT FEES
The Gift Fees allows you to define types of fees that be applied to Gift Payments - such as PayPal or Credit Card fees.
EVENTS
Through the Events entity, you can create records that track the attendees and planning information for events hosted by your foundation.
INTERESTS
The Interests entity is a shared list of categories that can be applied to Requests, Funds and Donors. Interests can be used to connect requests with specific Donors or Funds.
PROPOSALS
A Proposal is a request for funding to an outside agency – for example, to receive a grant.
REFERRALS
Referrals are used to soft credit Donors for bringing Gifts to the foundation.
MARKETING LISTS
Marketing Lists are lists of Contacts or Constituents manually selected or be based on a set of criteria.
QUICK CAMPAIGNS
Quick Campaigns are used to distribute a single activity, such as a mailing, a phone call or task, to selected Constituents, Contacts, or Marketing Lists.
fund management (akoyago with accounting)
If you manage funds or are involved in accounting processes, this workplace is for you! You’ll learn more about these entities in the Fund Management Curriculum.
FUNDS
A fund is a pool of money used for a specific purpose. Types of Funds include donor-advised, scholarship, agency endowment, designated, field of interest, etc.
ACCOUNTS
Account records are used to sort, store, and summarize financial transactions including assets, liabilities, net assets, income, and expenses.
PAYMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS
In the Payments and Requirements entity you’ll find two record types that are linked to Requests. Payment records detail the payment information on the Request – things like how much was paid out, which fund did the money come from and when it was paid. Payments are also fiscal transferred to akoyaGO’s integrated accounting.
Requirement records keep track of any reports that the applicant is required to complete in exchange for your foundation funding their project.
GIFT PAYMENTS
A Gift Payment the receipt of funds toward a Donor commitment (Gift). This includes information such as the payment type, the payment date, and to which fund the money was credited.
Gift Payments is also available in the Donor Management workplace.
INTERFUND GRANTS
Interfund records allow you to create Request and Gift records for a transfer of money between funds. When fiscally transferred, a journal entry is created in akoyaGO’s integrated accounting.
INTERESTS
The Interests entity is a shared list of categories that can be applied to Requests, Funds and Donors. Interests can be used to connect requests with specific Donors or Funds.
SCHEDULED DISTRIBUTIONS
A Scheduled Distribution is a predefined recurring grant made to a specific recipient.
GIFT FEES
The Gift Fee entity allows you to set up reoccurring fees that gifts may incur, such as PayPal or Credit Card fees. When you set a Gift Fee record up, you’ll be prompted to add it to a Gift Payment in our Gift Payment Business Process Flow.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
A funding opportunity tracks the foundation’s proposal to a Fund for support of a Request. After a Request is received, the foundation can share it with fundholders as a Funding Opportunity.
Funding Opportunities are also available in the Grants Management workplace.
ACCOUNTING SETTINGS
Accounting Settings are organization-level settings used with the integrated accounting platform, Business Central.
DEPARTMENTS
A department is a group of funds, sometimes for an affiliate organization or a sub-entity.
FUNCTIONS
A function is a unit within the foundation such as fundraising, program, or operations. Functions are assigned to income or expense transactions.
Tools
The Tools workplace gives you access to some entities that are helpful to you, regardless of the workplace you do most of your work in.
REPORTS
Within the Reports entity, you’ll find a list of all the supplied or custom reports for your organization and where you can create your own custom reports.
FUND FEE FORMULAS (AKOYAGO WITH ACCOUNTING)
Fees are charged to funds administered by the Foundation. Fund Fee formulas are set here.
SPENDABLE ALLOTMENT (AKOYAGO WITH ACCOUNTING)
The target amount each year that a fund is permitted to spend. The formula for spendable allotment is set here.
SERVICE AREAS
The list of Service Areas can be managed here. A service area can be designated on the Request record.
PROJECT AREAS
The list of project Areas can be managed here. A Project area can be designated on the Request record.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Your list of scholarships can be managed here. Scholarships are selected on the Request record.