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SmartSimple is very excited to announce that we’ll be attending Philanthropy Exchange , the 2014 Annual Conference by the Council on Foundations (COF). This event takes place from June 8 – 10, 2014 in Washington, DC. Use the hashtag #PHILX14 to stay updated on Twitter! #PHILX14 will see leaders from around the world gathering together to discuss philanthropy’s role in bridging divides in America. This important three-day event will include enlightening demonstrations, workshops, lectures and discussions about critically important issues in the philanthropic sector. Learn more about the COF and the 2014 conference at their main website .  SmartSimple will be participating as an exhibitor, where we will be showcasing the power of GMS360 °, our cloud-based grants management system. Visit Booth #8 to speak with us directly, or email sales@smartsimple.com to arrange a one-on-one discussion. Be sure to check out our main site to learn more about SmartSimple and ...

SmartSimple Software is proud to announce Janus – SmartSimple’s Machine Learning tool. This powerful extension of SmartSimple’s Grants, Research and Case Management Systems enables organizations of all types to look at their past to help predict stronger outcomes in the future.  Imagine if one could easily identify which funding applications have the greatest chances of success, or which medical claims are most likely to be fraudulent. Organizations, vendors, and practitioners will continue to make all decisions - but with SmartSimple's Janus, they receive support that simply does not exist in other systems. Janus can be trained to analyze an organization’s data, such as grant applications or medical claims. Organizations can select as many inputs as needed, along with a single output. Janus then determines how these inputs affect the output. Once Janus has been trained, these results - and the likelihood of the outcomes - are applied to any new applications or cases submitt...

Funding and collaboration are two of the most important factors in medical research, so we at SmartSimple were very excited to learn of the newly announced initiatives involving Brain Canada Research Fund , the Government of Canada, the Azrieli Foundation, and the Chagnon Family. This collaboration will provide funding for five research projects focusing on Alzheimer’s disease and Autism, with specific focus on the treatment and prevention of Autism sprectrum disorders, Fragile-X syndrome, and Alzeimer’s disease. To learn more, visit the Azrieli Foundation 's website or read their news release here: http://www.azrielifoundation.org/2014/05/azrieli-foundation-partners-with-federal-government-in-15-million-investment-in-fragile-x-and-autism-research-in-canada/ Find out more about SmartSimple, our partners in research, or our research management system RMS360 ° ,  by contacting us at info@smartsimple.com or visiting our main website .

This blog series will summarize the presentations from this year's SmartSimple Community Conference. SmartSimple's Web User Interface & Graphic Designer Mark Bridger presented "Get Smart with SmartSimple's Training Videos" for our clients in all vertical markets. With support from Technical Community Manager Eric Lauer, the presentation detailed the creation and editing of training videos, as well as recommended software and equipment. The presentation began by listing various reasons for creating videos (saves you time, increases community engagement, establishes expertise in your market) as well as the various types you can create. While training videos were the focus of the presentation, tutorials, webinars, PSAs, and company culture videos were also briefly discussed. Next, Mark recommended software for video capturing and editing, as well as the associated costs. Equipment was recommended, as well. Particularly useful is a professional microphone ...

We at SmartSimple are happy to report that April was one of our busiest months yet – and May’s shaping up to be even busier! New, free and interactive webinars are coming your way, with topics ranging from our Machine Learning tool Janus, to new and exciting SmartSimple innovations, to useful features in our grants management system , GMS360°. Visit our main website's  Events page  to register for the webinar of your choice, and read below for the full webinar descriptions: SmartSimple’s New & Exciting Innovations Dates: April 30 , May 8 , and May 22 There's always something brewing at the SmartSimple laboratory. Join us as we showcase new and exciting features such as Google Maps integration, and the creation and signing of documents in your SmartSimple system. Enjoy interactive demonstrations of these features and find out how they will benefit your organization. Introducing Janus Dates: May 13 and May 27 Janus Machine Learning is an extension ...

This blog series will summarize the presentations from this year’s SmartSimple Community Conference. SmartSimple’s Systems Controller Chin Chuah presented “Your Data in the Cloud” for our clients in all vertical markets. This presentation defined cloud hosting, digitizing information, security around the cloud, and the future of data storage. Benefits of the cloud include fast setup and maintenance, on-demand resources, and lower costs. It's also highly reliable; hosting providers are specialized knowledge experts and there is a greater variety of and access to resources inherent to resource pooling. As SmartSimple is a cloud-hosted platform, Chin briefly went over the details of our platform's security. SmartSimple maintains a CSAE3416 (SSAE16) third party assurance audit, and have recently completed PCI DSS. More details are available in the PowerPoint presentation (link below). SmartSimple data is backed up daily, with optional incremental backups archived for 90 ...

This blog series will summarize the presentations from this year’s SmartSimple Community Conference. SmartSimple’s Director of Research Solutions Teresa Clarke and Business Analyst Serkan Bilgi presented “Assessing Research Impact” for our clients using our research management system , RMS360 ° . This presentation observed ways one can use RMS360 °  to measure the impact of their research projects, and how to capture research metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to maintain stakeholder engagement. Funding agencies and their processes are informally motivated by three groups: the government, the public, and the researcher. The agency needs to be held accountable to the government, and to provide them with solid outcomes and an ROI (Return on Investment). Performance is measured through progress reports by grantees to ensure compliance with their award, and impact is measured through short-term objectives (job creation, building infrastructure) and long-term go...