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Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/19/2021

"Instrumentl is very helpful in that it puts the data right in front of you and is quite intuitive."

4/5

What do you like best about Instrumentl?

I most like:

The search features based on keywords

The 990 reports in Snapshot

The overviews of the opportunities

The tracking system (i.e. adding notes, indicated the step you are on) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Instrumentl?

I feel like oftentimes I see the same opportunities time and time again.

I also feel like there should be more in kind opportunities and matching support.

I'd like to the 990 snapshots to be available for all funders

The jump in cost of the database was shocking as well, I feel the subscription cost is inflated to a degree. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Greg R.

Grants Specialist

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/18/2021

"Instrumentl really makes it easy for nonprofits"

5/5

What do you like best about Instrumentl?

I would say that the user interface is best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Instrumentl?

Honestly, I'm not sure I really "dislike" anything about Instrumentl, and I really mean that. Maybe the user interface could use some tweaks, but that's just for the sake of answering the question. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Bria V.

Assistant Director, Annual Giving & Constituent Relations

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/1/2021

"Instrumentl is Great for Grant Research and Tracking!"

5/5

What do you like best about Instrumentl?

It is so user friendly and easy to navigate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Instrumentl?

No dislikes at this point as it does everything I need it to do at this point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/22/2021

"Great way to keep track of all grants for different clients!"

5/5

What do you like best about Instrumentl?

Excellent grant research database. I like that it has a calendar feature as well, and let's you keep track of grants won or lost easily. Basically has everything a freelance grant writer could ever need on a single portal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Instrumentl?

I wish I could delete grants that I regret adding to my calendar! But for some reason, once I migrate a grant as "Researching" to the calendar it stays there forever. There's no way to delete a grant from a project, you can only mark it as "abandon." This is a serious problem as I've had interns add grants to my portal that I ended up not wanting to pursue but have no way of deleting it, which confuses me and fills up the calendar with useless grants. I prefer to have a "clean" grant calendar with just the vital grants we're applying to so that I can also show to my clients. WIthout a delete feature, it makes it look too messy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Gauri Manglik of Instrumentl

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Hi there! Thanks so much for your review -- and so happy that we're meeting your needs as a freelance grant writer :)

I wanted to add a tip to help clean up your grants calendar! To remove a grant that you've added, you can open the grant information, scroll down on the right-hand side, and click on the "More Options" button at the bottom. Then select "Remove from Tracker" to delete it.

Hope this helps streamline your process with your interns :) Thanks again for your review & for being a subscriber -- we appreciate your feedback!

UN

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/25/2021

"Instrumentl is a game changer"

5/5

What do you like best about Instrumentl?

I'm a solo team new to the grant space and Instrumentl really helps to streamline the process of finding grants and staying organized on deadlines and new opportunities. Everything is organized in a really simple interface, and I love the weekly reminder emails to keep me on track and keep me informed on new grants. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Instrumentl?

I'm not in a position to pay for it every month, but will definitely do so a few times throughout the year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Performing Arts

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/19/2021

"Very good for finding new leads"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Instrumentl?

What I like best is that we can find new leads and can track and organize where I am with any proposal. I also like that I can manage grants that are relevant and not relevant so I'm not bogged down on seeing the same grants over that don't apply to us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Instrumentl?

I don't have any dislikes that I can think of as of now Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Instrumentl:

I would say out of all the foundation searches I've used, this is the most user friendly and affordable option out there. I would definitely recommend this to friends and colleagues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Instrumentl solving and how is that benefiting you?

I came into my role without have many leads to foundations and corporations to apply for for my NFP. Instrumentl has been so easy because we can give them all the criteria about us and they find us new places to apply to. We've found various leads and place I have applied for for funding. The fact that they also follow and let me know when we have a new match is also very useful. I can track my progress from start to finish so I can stay organized, which is a huge plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CN

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/17/2021

"Terrific asset!"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Instrumentl?

The weekly update of grants, including finding new grants and reminders of upcoming deadlines. I appreciate the "active" quality of Instrumentl, which provides leads rather than requiring a new search for each project. Especially when there are several projects needing funding happening simultaneously, this is a huge boon.

I haven't taken advantage of the grant management portion of the program, because I have multiple clients and I already have management tools in place, which are shared with a diverse group of shareholders. To use the Instrumentl tracking would be doubling my work in some aspects. But I am sure others would find it useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Instrumentl?

I have found it difficult to print a list of grants found, etc. I use the service for multiple clients and often would like to print a list of project specific grant possibilities without sharing my Instrument log-in information with them, giving them access to all of my projects. Perhaps there is some way I haven't discovered of accomplishing this, but it doesn't seem to be intuitive in this way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Instrumentl solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Instrumentl primarily as an active search engine that is on the job all the time, when I am usually working on actual grant applications. I find it saves a great deal of time, reducing the actual amount of time I spend doing research. I knew from the start that it was a good solid program because many of the grant leads it provided were grants that I had already received. This proved to me that the Instrumentl leads were appropriately targeted to the projects for which I am seeking funding.

Instrumentl is also helpful for clients that are in different parts of the country, where my knowledge of local foundations and corporations is more limited that the ones that are local. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Gauri Manglik of Instrumentl

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Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to write this review -- we're so thrilled that your research is made faster & easier with Instrumentl :)

To share a list of grants with clients, I'd recommend first "saving" the grants you want to share with them. Then you can use the "Share Report" feature to generate a PDF of the grants you're considering for that project.

The PDF will include basic details and, when opened on a computer, clickable links to Instrumentl's full public grant pages that anyone (even without a log-in) can read. This way you can share grant info with clients without them having access to your own account :)

I hope this is helpful for your collaboration process with clients -- and thanks for your feedback on making this feature more robust or intuitive!

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Verified User in Fund-Raising

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/15/2021

"This site is very easy to use and so incredibly helpful."

5/5

What do you like best about Instrumentl?

I love that you are able to connect with people so quickly when you run into something you are not sure about. It has such a large variety of grants as well as such a nice system to sort through them all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Instrumentl?

I would like to be able to have more slots for project without having to pay extra for each. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Instrumentl solving and how is that benefiting you?

Some problems that we have solved though instrumentl is organizational and the ease of the grant search has been improved immensely. You have access to a brief synopsis of the grant in question as well as immediate access to 990 forms, the website, and notes about the funder all in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/16/2021

"Great way to find and organize your grants"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Instrumentl?

Creating customizable searches is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Instrumentl?

It's a little pricey but so easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Instrumentl:

This is a great tool for a company that doesn't want to pay for a grant search program year round, since you can start and stop the service. The searches are easy to use and the information is easy to access. You could use Instrumentl as your primary tool for organizing your grants program - they offer an opportunity to set target dates, take notes, and record results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Instrumentl solving and how is that benefiting you?

Instrumentl lets us start and stop our subscription so we can search for grants that are project specific or relevant to our entire agency whenever we have time to do some searching. Even when we aren't paying for the service, Instrumentl keeps our saved data so we never lose the grants we've found and want to refer to in the future. The information we get about each grant is thorough and accurate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Michael O.

Executive director of Women In Need

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/23/2021

"Incredible resource"

5/5

What do you like best about Instrumentl?

customer service department is incredible. they are responsive, and kind. you can tell the employees of this company really believe in its vision, and that's refreshing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Instrumentl?

Organization of assessing grants could be more streamlined in my opinion, but it really is a great website and company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.