Firstserv is a government-approved specialist provider of assured cloud services for the UK public & private sector, offering a wide range of managed services.
Amongst Firstserv client list are organisations such as financial and educational institutions, publishers, retailer, software providers, charities and national health service organisations.
Client story
Grants Online
Grants Online - the UK's most comprehensive and up to date UK grant funding information service. With nearly 5,000 funding schemes available within the UK, there's a lot of information to keep on top of.
Grants Online is trusted by hundreds of organisations to keep them up to date with the latest funding opportunities.
By providing up to date grant funding information, alerts and newsletters, they help organisations to maximise their funding potential - no opportunities missed, and more time to write their applications.
Creating digital simplicity for one of UK’s leading funding platform in the UK
Grants Online wanted to showcase their services and expertise in a more concise and engaging way. Additionally, with more than 80% of all users accessing the website via a smartphone, they wanted to modernise their website to work better on mobile devices and ensure it met accessibility regulations.
Grants Online needed a reliable solution that would help provide consistent uptime, improved accessibility, and the ability to easily create and edit website content - while also providing flexibility for third-party integrations in the future.
Since being with CrealisLabs, Grants Online has transformed its websites, it’s now easier to navigate, has a more modern look and feel, and lets residents serve themselves - helping eliminate paper forms and labour-intensive administration.
Through the new website organisations are able to register and pay for their subscriptions, use advanced search functionality to search over 5,000 funding schemes, save their search criteria, email alerts as well as the results, upgrade their subscription and many more.
Powerful search tool match organisation projects against existing grant schemes in extensive grants database using advanced search tool.
Up-to-the-minute database is supported by CrealisLabs Enterprise CMS and a dedicated team of expert researchers who monitor, digest, verify and report daily on thousands of funding sources including charitable trusts, societies, research councils, national government and corporate sponsors.
System Overview
Key Components
Our Enterprise Content Management Systems (ECMS) are all designed with employees' needs and their existing workflows in mind. On top of all the traditional web CMS functions, we designed software that makes it easy to digitise paper content, designate user roles, collaborate with coworkers, schedule tasks, and automate workflows. Ensuring the integrity of Grants Online data and safeguarding against hackers was critical, which is why we programmed security features like Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC), simple permissions management dashboards and integrated audit trail trackers following client specific needs.
- Bespoke dashboard reporting functionality
- Bespoke on-site only security access control
- Content governance
- Document and digital asset management
- Advanced reporting and analytics tools
- Access control and role-based permissions
- SEO-friendly URLs
Frontend
Grants Online wanted to showcase their services and expertise in a more concise and engaging way. Additionally, with more than 80% of all users accessing the website via a smartphone, they wanted to modernise their website to work better on mobile devices and ensure it met accessibility regulations. We created a bespoke, responsive, effective and adaptive UI for different users targeted on multiple devices.
Through the new website organisations are able to register and pay for their subscriptions, use advanced search functionality to search over 5,000 funding schemes, save their search criteria, email alerts as well as the results, upgrade their subscription and many more.
Powerful search tool match organisation projects against existing grant schemes in extensive grants database using advanced search tool.
- User-friendly and intuitive search functionality
- Real time news and alerts on relevant new and updated funds
- Insight on funding policy and funding trends
We created and connected APIs that enabled Grants Online new CMS solution to communicate seamlessly with their other applications, including programs for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Restful API interface with Opayo Payment Solution. We also integrate analytics software, enabling Grants Online team to study visitor demographics, user behaviour and conversions.
- Restful API
Testimonials
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Grants Online Ltd.