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Blackbaud FIMS vs. Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Blackbaud FIMS

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ABlackbaud invites the user to manage and improve your funding and giving process with Blackbaud FIMS, a single, customizable foundation management software solution. It is based on the former MicroEdge FIMS product.N/A

    Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AWith Foundant GLM, users can create, launch and receive online applications and grant reports, manage online proposal reviews, and manage grants and information from a single, integrated solution from anywhere they have internet access.N/A
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    Blackbaud FIMSFoundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
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    Blackbaud FIMSFoundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Foundant Technologies
    Chose Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    We used MicroEdge GIFTS (server hosted, not online) for about five years, but became frustrated with the fact that their improvements were not provided to existing users of the product unless they purchased additional modules, usually at $20K+ each, even though we had to pay …
    Incentivized
    Chose Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    I have not used other online grantmaking products or evaluated others. I used to use MicroEdge Gifts, but not the online application version. It was a stand alone management system. This is hands-down better, easier to use and a more complete system.
    Incentivized
    Chose Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    We are former GIFTS clients. GIFTS was good but expensive for our small organization and had declining customer service. The GIFTS product we owned had several add on modules which added to the cost and made the product disjointed. Foundant's Grant Lifecycle Management was more …
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    User Ratings
    Blackbaud FIMSFoundant Grant Lifecycle Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    8.0
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