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At-a-glance dashboard
Where every dollar meets a documented outcome.
- Unified view of active grants, county initiatives, and community partners
- Real-time status updates from agencies and nonprofits, not quarterly PDFs
- Outcome tracking aligned to your strategic priorities and reporting needs
“GrantBridge Civic has been the missing bridge between county priorities and philanthropic capital in our region.”
Built with advisors from public sector innovation offices, community foundations, and regional collaboratives.
The coordination gap
Funding is available. Community need is urgent. Coordination is broken.
Foundations want measurable impact. Counties need flexible, timely resources. Yet most collaboration happens over email threads, ad-hoc spreadsheets, and meetings that don’t capture decisions.
For foundations
- Fragmented view of county priorities
- Delayed, narrative-heavy reporting
- Hard to see where philanthropy is catalytic vs. duplicative
For counties
- Complex mix of ARPA, state, and philanthropic dollars
- Difficult to communicate needs in funder language
- Pressure for transparency without modern tools
GrantBridge Civic
- Shared project pipeline with clear owners and timelines
- Standardized templates for needs, scopes, and outcomes
- Single source of truth for public, philanthropic, and community partners
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How it works
A shared civic deal room for cross-sector projects.
GrantBridge Civic layers on top of your existing tools, giving foundations and counties a neutral, structured space to move projects from idea to funded to delivered.
Step 1
Map priorities & pipelines
We help your county team and philanthropic partners configure a shared view of strategic priorities, timelines, and funding sources in under four weeks.
Step 2
Standardize project intake
Departments and community partners submit project concepts through structured templates that capture need, scope, budget, and expected outcomes in funder-ready language.
Step 3
Match, fund, and track
GrantBridge Civic highlights where philanthropy can unlock stalled public projects, then tracks commitments, disbursements, and outcomes in one transparent record.
Accountability that builds public and philanthropic trust.
Quantitative metrics and qualitative stories live side by side, so you can brief boards, the press, and community members with confidence.
3–5x
Increase in qualified, fundable civic project pipeline typically seen within two quarters.
60+
Outcome fields tracked per project, mapped to your existing reporting requirements.
24/7
Board- and council-ready views of progress, not just end-of-grant reports.
< 4 weeks
Typical time from kickoff to a live, co-governed workspace for one county + one foundation.
For foundations
Invest where your capital is catalytic.
Move from one-off grants to long-term, co-designed initiatives with counties—without losing clarity, control, or speed.
See the whole landscape
Understand how your portfolio fits alongside public dollars and other funders at the project level, not just thematically.
Strengthen board narratives
Generate concise, visual summaries of how your funds accelerated county priorities and delivered measurable, community-validated outcomes.
De-risk ambitious bets
Co-design projects with county teams, define success up front, and monitor execution through verified check-ins instead of surprise at closeout.
For county supervisors & staff
Turn priorities into shovel-ready, funder-ready projects.
Help departments and community partners articulate needs in a way that aligns with both public funding requirements and philanthropic interests.
Make priorities visible
Show funders and the public a clear list of vetted projects tied to board-adopted plans and community input—not just budget line items.
Reduce reporting burden
Capture progress once and feed it into multiple reporting formats—internal dashboards, board memos, state and federal compliance, and foundation updates.
Build durable partnerships
Create a predictable, transparent process for inviting philanthropy into complex, multi-year initiatives across your county.
What civic leaders are saying
“We finally have a single place where our board, county partners, and community can see the same picture.”
“Before GrantBridge Civic, our collaboration with the county relied on individual relationships and scattered documents. Now, we walk into every joint meeting with the same live dashboard and a clear view of where philanthropic capital can unlock public impact.”
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Explore a joint workspace for your county and foundation partners.
In a 30-minute briefing, we’ll map how GrantBridge Civic could support your specific county–funder relationships and walk through example workspaces.
No cost for counties to explore. We support NDAs and board-facing materials as needed.
Briefing agenda (30 minutes)
- 5 minutes – Quick overview of your county or foundation context
- 10 minutes – Live walkthrough of a sample county–funder workspace
- 10 minutes – Discussion of governance, privacy, and implementation options
- 5 minutes – Next steps if there’s a mutual fit
Questions from foundations and county supervisors.
Don’t see your question here? We’re happy to address governance, legal, or technical details directly with your team.
Is GrantBridge Civic a grant management system?
No. We intentionally do not replace your existing grants management or ERP systems. GrantBridge Civic sits in front of those tools as a shared pipeline and collaboration layer for counties, foundations, and community partners. It helps you shape, prioritize, and coordinate projects before and during funding. We integrate with your systems of record where needed.
How is data shared between counties and foundations?
Each workspace is co-governed. Foundational agreements determine what is visible to which parties (e.g., county staff, foundation program officers, board members, community partners). Sensitive information—such as internal ratings or early-stage concepts—can be segmented while still maintaining a single, structured view of confirmed projects and outcomes.
What does implementation require from county IT?
Very little. GrantBridge Civic is delivered as secure, cloud-based software. Counties typically designate a project lead in the CAO, CIO, or innovation office, while we handle configuration, access controls, and onboarding. Optional integrations with internal systems may require light IT review, which we support with documentation and security materials.
How is this funded?
In some regions, philanthropic partners cover the cost of the shared workspace as part of their capacity-building strategy. In others, counties fund it through existing planning or innovation budgets. We’ll outline options in your briefing and can prepare materials tailored for boards, councils, or statewide collaboratives.
Is the platform compliant and secure?
GrantBridge Civic is built on SOC2-ready infrastructure with role-based access controls, audit trails, and strict data residency practices. We support DPAs and security reviews with your legal and IT teams. We do not sell or share your data with third parties.
GrantBridge Civic
Purpose-built infrastructure for counties, foundations, and community partners to coordinate high-impact, accountable projects.
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Contact
To request a briefing or materials for your board or council, email [email protected].
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