{"id":29785,"date":"2025-05-23T09:39:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=29785"},"modified":"2025-05-23T09:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:39:49","slug":"best-practices-for-fair-and-transparent-grant-reviews","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/industry-insights\/resources\/best-practices-for-fair-and-transparent-grant-reviews","title":{"rendered":"Best Practices for Fair and Transparent Grant Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero hero--textual hero--textual-powder-blue\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-9 col-lg\">\n                <ul class=\"breadcrumbs list-unstyled\">\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\">Industry Insights<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\/resources\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n        <li>Best Practices for Fair and Transparent Grant Reviews<\/li>\n            <\/ul>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7\">\n                <div class=\"hero--textual__content\">\n                                    <h1>Best Practices for Fair and Transparent Grant Reviews<\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"gated-resource\" id=\"gated-resource-block_957e9ed345109711c764f6aef7f27577\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row align-items-start justify-content-lg-between\">\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 order-1\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-white white-bg\" id=\"wysiwyg-block_22502f4d3f3f1216e2d4c17e6edd5e34\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-12\">\n                    <h2>How to Evaluate Funding Requests Efficiently and Equitably<\/h2>\n<p class=\"body-large\">Imagine having the ability to fully fund every project\u2014big or small\u2014that tackles homelessness, boosts childhood literacy, or eliminates food insecurity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-large\">While no funder can do it all, you can make thoughtful decisions about how to allocate your organization\u2019s resources for maximum impact. 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