Understand Your Grantees’ Perspectives
Exponent Philanthropy’s Grantee and Applicant Perception Survey (GAPS) offers foundations a way to gather feedback from grantees and applicants on their processes, communication, and impact. The survey includes both multiple-choice and open-ended questions, allowing foundations to assess key areas like responsiveness, clarity, fairness, and collaboration.
Multiple-choice questions cover topics such as:
- Timeliness and professionalism in communication
- Clarity and efficiency of the application process
- The foundation’s transparency, knowledge, and community impact
- Expectations and reporting requirements
Open-ended questions encourage grantees to share specific examples of strengths and areas for improvement, as well as ideas for increasing the foundation’s impact. Foundations can also add optional questions, like how they supported grantees during record inflation or if they prioritize racial equity in their grantmaking.
To ensure useful insights, the data can be disaggregated by demographics, grant type, geographic region, or nonprofit characteristics. This allows foundations to get a clearer picture of their impact across different groups while maintaining respondent anonymity.
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