Grant management is the muscle behind social change

After years of being viewed as back office administration, grantmaking is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Now, grant managers are in the position to create the changes they’ve always wanted to see.

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A venn diagram title 'The Truth About Grant Managers' The three outer circles clockwise say 'A cat in a tree', 'Grant Managers', and 'Kid sneaking onto a roller coaster'. The inner circle clockwise says 'Probably ended up here accidentally', 'Wears a lot of hats', and 'Trying not to look down'. The inner circle of all three says 'Strong opinions about existing power structures'
Cartoon of a lecturer pointing to a slide titled "how to choose the right lettuce" with images of lettuce. A person in the audience says, "I said CSR strategy, not Caesar strategy." The scene includes an audience, and the image is branded with "Submittable" at the bottom
Cartoon of a pie labeled "people who want to make the world better" with a slice being lifted labeled "people who spend their days trying." The caption reads "a fulfilling life" with a note saying "you in here?" The image is branded with "Submittable" at the bottom.
Chart titled "why it's important to center community voices" with a curved line showing that the ability to identify effective solutions increases with proximity to a problem. The axes are labeled "low" to "high" for ability and "far" to "near" for proximity. The image is branded with "Submittable" at the bottom.
Illustration of a poster that says: Where we think bias happens in grant making vs where it actually happens. It illustrates an arrow for the grant program lifecycle and depicts who get's the money vs who sits on the board who is invited to apply, who can access the application, how priorities are set, who can review applications, who is assed for feedback along with Who gets the money
Illustration of a porpoise wearing a tie and carrying a briefcase, with the text 'did you say corporate porpoise?' above and 'Submittable' logo below.
Four-panel illustration comparing equity to a pie and sunshine. First panel: pie with text 'Some people think equity is a pie.'. Pie says 'It's not'. Second panel: hands dividing pie with text 'but it cannot be divided up' and 'stop!' Third panel: pie as sun with text 'equity is like sunshine.' Fourth panel: people enjoying sunshine with text 'the more there is, the more there is for everyone.' 'Submittable' logo below.
An illustration of the actor Huge Grant with the text "Everybody loves a Hugh Grant." Hugh is crossed out and repaced with Huge so it reads "Everyone loves a Huge Grant" instead. The Submittable logo is underneath

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