Flag grant applications that mention a person who is important to your company or granting program. For example, you may choose to flag applications that mention your CEO, or a senior leader who sits on a local nonprofit board.
We’ve made it easier to find these special requests so that you can make sure their reviews are prioritized appropriately. VIP requests are displayed on your dashboard, and you can filter and sort requests by VIP.
Adding a VIP
To add a VIP, email support with the person’s first and last name. You can send as many as you like.
VIP requests
Requests from VIPs are indicated in the following areas.
On the dashboard
Submitted requests that mention one of your VIPs are included in the From VIPs tile on your dashboard. Switch between Mine and All to see the VIP requests assigned to you or to all users. To view the requests, select View VIP requests to review.
Request title
When you open a request, a VIP label and gold star will appear next to the nonprofit's name, below the request title.
Request Contact information
Contact information is displayed at the bottom of the request Details tab. If a contact is a VIP, there is a gold star by their name.
VIP filter
You can include the Has VIP(s) filter in your search on the Requests page:
- Go to Requests.
- Select Filters.
- Select Yes for the Has VIP(s) filter.
- Select Filter to apply this filter and view requests from VIPs.
Create a VIPs saved search
You can create a saved search for requests from VIPs, so that it can be accessed quickly from the dashboard.
- Go to Tools > Advanced Search.
- Select the VIP dropdown and choose Has VIP mention(s).
- Select Save search at the bottom of the page.
- Enter a Saved search name, choose it's visibility and Save.