Kristen Neithercut

About the Marine Institute of Ireland Client: The Marine Institute of Ireland Industry: Research Agency Key Stakeholders: Martina Maloney (Research Office) Client Since: 2008 Tools Used: SmartSimple Cloud  Overview  The Marine Institute of Ireland plays a central role in funding marine research, innovation, and technology across the country. As Ireland’s leading government agency for ocean science and marine development, the Institute needed a system that could match the scale and

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About Merz North America Client: Merz North America Industry: Private Foundation – Family Key Stakeholders: Michael Hall (Senior Manager of Grants and Giving) Client Since: 2015 Tools Used: SmartSimple Cloud  Overview  Merz North America is committed to improving patient outcomes by funding initiatives across commercial program support, medical education, charitable giving, and investigator-initiated research. In 2015, Merz North America partnered with SmartSimple Cloud to modernize its granting programs and

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About the Washington Traffic Safety Commission Client: Washington Traffic Safety Commission Industry: State Agency Key Stakeholders: Debi Besser (Program Manager) Client Since: 2017 Tools Used: SmartSimple Cloud  Overview  The Washington Traffic Safety Commission is tasked with a critical mission: reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries in the state to zero by 2030. However, their outdated, paper-heavy grant management process was slowing progress and diverting valuable time and resources from

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About SickKids Foundation Client: SickKids Foundation Industry: Health Foundation Key Stakeholders: Pam Gilliland (Granting and Hospital Relations Manager) Client Since: 2017 Tools Used: SmartSimple Cloud  Overview  The SickKids Foundation, Canada’s largest charitable funder of child health research, learning, and care, faced an outdated and inefficient grants management system that hindered their ability to operate smoothly and track meaningful impact. With hundreds of applications flooding in every grant cycle and a

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About the Ontario Centers of Excellence Client: Ontario Centres of Excellence Industry: Private Foundation Key Stakeholders: Farzad Zohouri (Director of Information Systems) Tools Used: SmartSimple Cloud  Overview  The Ontario Centres of Excellence, a leading organization driving innovation and commercialization in Ontario, faced a growing challenge: how to efficiently manage thousands of complex, high-volume grant applications across multiple funding

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About the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Client: National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Industry: Financial Organization Key Stakeholders: Melissa Bradford-Britton (Operations Manager) Client Since: 2018 Tools Used: SmartSimple Cloud  Overview  The National Commercial Bank of Jamaica, the philanthropic arm of Jamaica’s largest home-grown bank, was struggling with a disjointed grants management process. Applications were received through PDFs, emails, and

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About the Ohio Arts Council Client: Ohio Arts Council Industry: Private Foundation – Arts Key Stakeholders: Dan Katona (Deputy Director) Client Since: 2014 Tools Used: SmartSimple Cloud  Overview The Ohio Arts Council is a long-standing champion of arts and cultural growth across the state. With up to 2,000 grant awards managed at a time, the agency once relied on

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About the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Client: Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Industry: Public/Private Foundation – Science Key Stakeholders: Ryan Mudawar (Director of Academic and Workforce Programs) Client Since: 2015 Tools Used: SmartSimple Cloud  Overview  The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, a $1 billion public–private initiative, was operating on a rigid, custom-built grants management system that couldn’t keep up with their

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About Universities Canada Client: Universities Canada Industry: Education Foundation Key Stakeholders: Justin Perrier (Scholarship Systems Analyst)Client Since: 2015 Tools Used: SmartSimple Cloud  Overview  Universities Canada is the voice of Canadian universities, championing higher education, research, and innovation. Among its many responsibilities, the organization administers over 130 scholarship programs per year, funded by a mix of private and public

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