Whitepaper: The Goldilocks Zone of Grant Standardisation
Grant standardisation is one of the fastest, most effective ways to improve efficiency,…
Grant standardisation is one of the fastest, most effective ways to improve efficiency,…
Government is backing Australian businesses - and we already fit the bill. From 17 November 2025,…
This white paper is for anyone who’s ever asked, “Are our grants actually making a difference?”
This toolkit is designed to walk you through the process of building, reviewing or refreshing a…
Our Grants Health Check guides you through a nine-stage process that should take you around 10…
If you're serious about making a big difference to the organisations you support, you must consider…
SmartyGrants experts have delved into the myriad of ways that proper risk management will ensure…
SmartyGrants experts have delved into the myriad of ways that proper risk management will ensure…
Different genders are socially conditioned to occupy different roles. They face different…
SmartyGrants is ISO certified (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 - the world's best-known standard for information security management systems).
Posted on 24 Mar 2026
Grantmakers in Australia and New Zealand are closely tracking the rapid uptake of the use of…
Posted on 24 Mar 2026
SmartyGrants is increasing its use of artificial intelligence (AI) and has outlined a strategy to…
Posted on 24 Mar 2026
SmartyGrants is ensuring its artificial intelligence tools are fair and useful by focusing on how…
Posted on 24 Mar 2026
Grantmakers will be keenly interested in a major audit of federal grants set be published next…
Posted on 24 Mar 2026
Weak conflict-of-interest controls in council grant allocations are exposing public funding…
Posted on 19 Mar 2026
Around 50 per cent of all funding for charities in Australia comes from government. The nature of…
Posted on 19 Mar 2026
This case study of a community broadcasting foundations reveals how one organisation revamped the…
Posted on 19 Mar 2026
Most evaluation stops too early, even though many grants are designed to create change that unfolds…
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