
How Do You Create a Great Form?
Advice, Getting Started, Online Submissions
An application that’s too long, too boring and too demanding can make even the most ambitious candidate snooze.
A student applying for university, a small organisation applying for a grant, or a citizen applying for a civil licence—it…

6 Questions To Ask When Choosing An Incubator Programme
Advice, Incubators
The focus of an incubator is to replicate the kind of real-world business support that stretches way beyond what you might learn in business school. There are no exam questions or theory projects.
What Is an Incubator?
An incubator…

5 Signs Your Grant Management Process Is Broken (And How To Fix it)
Advice, Grant Management Category
Grantmaking is a ‘learn on the fly’ endeavour, and unless you’ve been doing it for decades, you likely rely on trial and error methods to get the work done.
But building the grant is only half the battle. When the applications roll…

How To Create A Culture Of Innovation: 8 Fundamental Steps
Advice, Innovation
Every company wants an innovative culture.
But beyond the title what does an innovative culture actually look like in real life? To answer that, we need to look at what company culture really means.
“Company culture” has become…

3 Steps to Minimising Bias in your Grantmaking Program
Advice, Grant Management Category
Our own life experiences impact how we view the world.
If you’re a grantmaker or in charge of dedicating funds to programmes, consider what that means for your selection process. When the applications are underway and the reviewing process…

6 Fundamental Tips For Rapid-Response Grantmaking
Advice, Grant Management Category
With so many communities around the world currently facing urgent needs, more grantmakers are adding rapid-response practices to their list of priorities.
The grant management process is a complex one. It’s multi-layered, multi-phased…

9 Tips For Hosting A Virtual Awards Ceremony During COVID-19
Advice, Awards Management
The sheer thought of hosting an awards ceremony in our current climate might make a few people run for cover, but in true Submit spirit, this is all about re-evaluating, rethinking and adapting.
Virtual events have been popular since way…


These 7 Grant Management Mistakes Will Cost You Big Time
Advice, Grant Management Category
The common goal of any funder is that organisations awarded with the grant do what they proposed, within the required budget, and generate some positive press in return.
And while the world of philanthropy doesn’t always go according to…

Benefits Of The Innovation Portal
Advice, Innovation
As technology changes and accelerates at an even faster pace around the world, there will always be new elements that have to be shown with examples of how they work and can be implemented.
How to protect against similar outcomes in the…

Should Small Companies Care About CSR ? An Honest Answer
Advice, CSR, Philanthropy
When you think of CSR, do you automatically think of huge enterprises like McDonald’s, Microsoft, Disney or LEGO?
Sustainable business practices are being pursued and promoted by businesses of all sizes—even the itty bitty tiny…

Here’s How To Streamline All 3 Phases Of The Grant Cycle
Advice, Grant Management Category
When it comes to philanthropy, funders have almost as much administrative work as the actual grantmaking itself.
And while you can’t remove any aspects of the planning, implementation and management process, you can certainly streamline…

The 3 Types Of Innovation Every Business Needs To Know
Advice, Innovation
Innovation has become such a buzzword in recent years that it’s hard to remember what it actually means.
Companies often declare ‘we need to start innovating!’ or more commonly, ‘we are an innovative company’—but what does that…

Calling All Startups! Top 10 Incubator & Accelerator Programmes In Ireland
Accelerators, Incubators, Innovation, News
Ireland has some of the best incubator and accelerator programmes in Europe, but before you consider applying for one, it’s important to know the difference between the two:
Incubators
Incubators are generally for new companies.…

The Current Impact And Future Of Incubators And Accelerators
Accelerators, Incubators, Innovation
A lot has been written about the social and economic fallout from the events of this year, and the same is true for the output and plans for most businesses worldwide. With the pandemic pushing back countless deadlines, plans and projects,…

Video Application Questions; Making Them The Right Way!
Advice
In terms of an application process, the subject of ‘video questions’ is one that can be so useful in terms of timing and planning. How to do it in the right way in terms of engagement and how to get the attention of potential employers…

Security: More Data Than Ever Imaginable Is Now Online. How Do We Safeguard It?
Advice, Security
It was inevitable that businesses and corporations alike would digitise and move their respective content online, in the last two decades particularly. However, the rate at which this then occurred was unprecedented, and they were joined by…

8 Fundamental Steps To Running A High-Converting Online Contest
Advice, Competition
Like any other marketing campaign, it’s all about strategy.
So before you can start building your contest and getting it out into the world, you need to break down each step of the process, from ideation all the way to the post-contest…

7 Ways Submit Can Help You Build A Better Collaborative Review
Advice, Online Submissions
If your business has to make any decision in a team, that’s a collaborative review.
But the more people involved in a review, the longer the process, right?
Not necessarily. Building a collaborative review doesn’t need to add more…


7 Examples Where Technology Can Simplify Submission Management
Getting Started, Online Submissions
It is no news that technology is evolving and there is an influx of innovative technologies heralding the advancement of the digital age. In response to this, the global industrial landscape is fast integrating the power of modern technology…

Happy Birthday, GDPR! Is Your Submission Data Compliant?
Advice, Getting Started, Online Submissions
What a whirlwind 12 months for the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). May 25th, 2018, resulted in probably the most dramatic change in data privacy laws in 20 years. It has fundamentally changed how data is held and processed…

6 questions you need to ask of a TV talent casting software
Advice, Getting Started, Online Submissions, TV Talent Casting Category
Have you been convinced? Is it time to move to a fully featured TV talent casting software solution? Are you finally sick of wasting time, financial resources, workforce and all the other little issues with your casting process?
You might…

3 Easy Steps To Move Your Applications Online.
Getting Started, Online SubmissionsCongratulations! If you’re thinking of moving your application online, you’ve already made the first step towards a more efficient process. Online is becoming the preferred method to manage application programs. No matter if you manage grants,…