Database for grant writers?

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Does anyone know of a free ready-made database for grant writers? (funders,
contacts, grant applications, etc.) Or where I might look?
 
Does anyone know of a free ready-made database for grant writers? (funders,
contacts, grant applications, etc.) Or where I might look?
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Probably there are some - but these things are inherently specialised by
country or region, sector (philanthropic, commercial,`public sector),
subject area (arts, medical, education, relief of poverty...)
 
I'm looking for a skeleton application, not the actual data itself. I want
to develop a simple database for my grant writing daughter.
 
I can create one for you that will meet your specific needs at a very
reasonable price. Contact me at my email address below if interested.
 
Thanks, but I'm into learning Access, and so this is an opportunity for me.
I assumed I would modify whatever I might find in the way of free sample
databases.
 
Laurel said:
Thanks, but I'm into learning Access, and so this is an opportunity for me.
I assumed I would modify whatever I might find in the way of free sample
databases.
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Since you're "into" learning Access I would suggest you design
your own database. You'll will learn a lot more doing it that way.
Decide what information you want to store and then decide how it
should be broken into tables. Usually for the beginner this is
one of the most confusing parts. It's called normalizing data.
Once you have the tables designed, you can work on forms for data
entry. Next would be to develope queries to pull the data that you would
like to see. Finally you would use these queries to develope the reports
to print out or display the info. Lots of good info on the web. Also
lots of books at your local book store.
An over-simplification but hopefully you get the idea.

gls858
 
I'm not a beginner. I've designed lots of databases in a number of
languages. I'm relatively new at Access. I have enough experience to make
good use of work someone else has already done.

Thanks anyway.
 
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Laurel said:
I'm not a beginner. I've designed lots of databases in a number of
languages. I'm relatively new at Access. I have enough experience to make
good use of work someone else has already done.

Thanks anyway.
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Try this: http://www.grantservices.com/Tracking Database.htm
Can't vouch as to it's usability but I found it in about 5
minutes with Google using "grant tracking database" without
the quotes.

gls858
 
Hi Laurel,

Alas, I don't know of a database template for this ... and any that does
exist probably wouldn't meet your needs. I say this with some confidence
because funders (with their differing objectives, policies, programmes
and criteria), contacts (who you need to keep track of as they move
jobs), and grant applications are all complicated fuzzy entities which
are difficult to fit satisfactorily into a relational database like the
ones Access is so good at.

If you want to treat this as a learning-Access exercise it will be a
very good long-term one. Start by working out with your "client" what
she needs most and how you can deliver a useful fraction of that. Then
do it - trying as you go to structure the data in such a way that you
can add further functions in future. (A good book on designing
relational databases is a great help.)

Alternatively, consider using software that's better at storing and
searching unstructured or loosely structured data; something where your
daughter can easily drop any information that comes her way with
confidence that she'll be able to find it when needed. Examples are
Bekon Idealist (I've been using it for this sort of thing for almost ten
years), InfoSelect, AskSam, and (with a different emphasis but still
worth considering) Microsoft's OneNote.

I'm looking for a skeleton application, not the actual data itself. I want
to develop a simple database for my grant writing daughter.
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Thanks!
I used all sorts of combinations of "access" "grant writing" etc., etc. in
Google, but not your magic one.
 
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