Good Done Great Grant Application
Instructions Guide
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Browser Check page 3
Completing the application page 14
(Entering deficits/negative #)
New User page 4
Completing the application page 15
(Entering dates)
Creating a profile page 5
Completing the application page 16
(Word Count)
Welcome Page page 6
Reviewing the application page 17
Creating an organization profile page 7-8
Selecting the organization page 9
Incomplete application page 18
Submitting the application page 19
Starting a new application page 10
Signature page page 20
Select grant program page 11
Invitation to complete a final page 21
application
Green action buttons page 12
Document Uploads page 22
Completing eligibility quiz page 13
Contact Us page 23
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First verify
that your web
browser is
compatible
with the Good
Done Great
System.
“Check”
symbolizes
that it is.
Browser Check
If it is not try
Chrome,
Foxfire,
Safari. Old
versions of
Internet
Explorer may
not work
properly.
Browser Check
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New User
As a new
user, the
first step is
to sign up
for the Grant
portal.
Start Here
•You may create one user profile and share the log information
with your colleagues.
OR
•Each staff person can create a profile and connect it to the
organization’s profile. Note: When one user creates a new
application they will have to give their colleagues the ability
to access, view and complete information on that application.
(instructions on how to add colleagues can be found on pg. #)
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Create a user
profile. This
profile is for
you the user,
not the
organization.
Creating a profile
Grant writers may have one profile for multiple
organizations.
Complete the
demographic
information
and remember
to press save
to move to the
next page.
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Welcome Page
Moving forward, the
next page will b eth
main page.
The tabs at the top
of the page will
guide you to the
information about
The Community
Foundation, grant
deadlines, contact
information, open
and submitted
applications and
profile edit and sign
out.
Not all of our grant programs are implemented through the Good
Done Great System. Please be sure to go to that program’s web
page to verify the process for submitting an application.
You can access other programs by clicking Deadlines at the top of
the page.
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Creating an organization profile
You will be
directed to a
page where you
are asked to
select an
organization.
There are no
organization’s
listed, you will
have to create
one by selecting
“Add New
Organization”.
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Creating an organization profile
Create a profile
for the
organization
that is applying
for a grant.
Be sure that the
tax id number
matches the tax
id number that
was first
entered.
Please use the proper tax
id number for the
organization, not the tax
id number for the grant
writer, the system will not
allow you to apply one
grant cycle multiple times
with the same tax id
number.
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Selecting the organization
If you start a
new
application
you will be
redirected to
this page
where you
select the
organization.
If you have entered and
saved a new organization
and the organization does
not appear on the list. Log
out and go back into the
system. It should be there.
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Starting a new application
Once the
organization
profile is
complete, you
will be directed
to this page to
start a new
application.
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The grant fund
cycles that are
offered through the
online portal are:
•
Grants to
Green –
Implementation
& Assessments
•
Common Good
Fund
•
Metropolitan
Arts Fund
•
Local Funds
•
Non Profit
Toolbox
Grant Cycles offered through
Good Done Great
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Green action buttons
(for an existing application)
The green buttons to
the left are
“Edit” – which
allows you to edit
your application;
“Del”- which deletes
your application;
“View”- which
allows you to view
your colleagues
application;
“Add New” – allows
for a new colleague
to be added to the
application.
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Completing the eligibility quiz
Complete the
eligibility quiz to
confirm if the
organization is
eligible.
In order to move
past this screen,
the organization
must meet
eligibility
requirements. If
the organization
is not eligible,
please do not
proceed.
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Once the eligibility
quiz is completed,
the applicant is
directed to the
application.
Completing the application
Each grant
application has the
identified questions
from the
instructions.
When completing
financials for
deficits/ negative
amounts, be sure to
put the negative
sign ahead of the
entered amount.
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Completing the application
The date fields are
interchangeable.
They can be in the
mm/dd/yy format
or the mm/dd/yyyy
format.
When you
“SAVE &
CONTINUE”
the application
will
automatically
advance to the
next section.
If you press
“ENTER”
the next tab
will also be
presented for
you, however,
if you have
entered any
information, it
will not be
saved. Please
remember to
click “SAVE
&
CONTINUE
” to move
forward in the
application.
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Completing the application
The word counter
will allow you to
type beyond the
word max, but it
will not indicate
when you have
gone over.
You can copy and
paste answers from
word, but for the
words to be
counted, you must
press the space bar
to get an accurate
count of the words.
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Reviewing the application
After completing the
application, click the
review tab, you will be
able to see the
information you have
provided.
This means that there
are required fields that
have been left
incomplete.
In order to submit your
application all
required fields must be
completed.
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Incomplete application
To determine
which section
was not
completed in
SECTION
its entirety,
INCOMPLETE
look at the
section
headings.
If the circle
doesn’t have a
check mark
then it is
Incomplete.
Unfortunately the system
does not indicate which
field or question is
incomplete. Check for the
following issue.
•Over the character limit.
•Required field left blank.
SECTION
COMPLETE
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Submitting the application
You are in the
final screen
before
submitting your
application.
Please be sure
to print your
application, and
verify your
organizations
contact
information
before
submitting.
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Signature page
Before
submitting the
application, all
the required
“signatures”
must be
entered.
Please be sure
to enter all three
or you cannot
submit the
application
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You will
receive an
email if your
organization is
invited to
submit a final
application.
Log back into
the system and
access your
application.
It will be listed
under
“Requests”.
Invitation to complete
a final application
Click “Edit” to
complete your
final application.
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Document Uploads
• Bullet information here
Each program will require uploads. Either in the Letter of Intent phase, Final Application phase or both.
The required attachments will be listed at the top of each program’s upload page. Click the green button
“Add Document” to upload the required document from your computer. For clarity you can enter in a
description for the item. If you have multiple documents to be uploaded for the same criteria just select
the criteria again.
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Contact Us
If you need help with the online application or have any technical needs, please contact grants
management.
Natasha Battle-Edwards, grants manager nbattle@cfgreateratlanta.org
Allyssa Kiser, grants assistant, akiser@cfgreateratlanta.org
------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you have any eligibility or program related questions, please contact the program associate
assigned to your program of interest.
Erin Dreiling, ederiling@cfgreateratlanta.org
•Grants to Green, ADD link to web page
•Local Funds (Clayton, Morgan, Newton)
Josh Phillipson, jphillipson@cfgreateratlanta.org
•Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund
Rachel Zieleniec, rzieleniec@cfgreateratlanta.org
•Atlanta Aids Fund
•Common Good Fund
•Nonprofit Toolbox
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