Spend Less Time on Admin, More Time on Mission

Sift structures donor enquiries, volunteer applications, and grant correspondence so your small team can focus on impact instead of inbox management.

8 minutes

Admin time saved per enquiry

99%

Grant deadline compliance

3.5x

Donor response time improvement

The intake problem in nonprofits

  • Donor enquiries mix giving intent with program questions and event RSVPs in a single email
  • Volunteer applications arrive in inconsistent formats with availability and skills buried in paragraphs
  • Grant correspondence contains compliance deadlines and reporting requirements scattered across threads
  • Small teams juggle intake across donors, volunteers, beneficiaries, and partners with no automation

See how Sift handles nonprofits intake

What users type

Hello, my name is Catherine Reyes and I work at the Packard Foundation. We're interested in your youth literacy program in East Oakland. We have a $75K grant cycle opening in Q3 for education nonprofits serving underrepresented communities. Could you send us your most recent impact report and audited financials? We'd also like to schedule a site visit in June or July. Our program officer is Diane Tran (diane.tran@packard.org) and I'm the grants coordinator. Please respond by May 15th. My email is catherine.reyes@packard.org, 650-555-0417.

What you get

Contact Name

Catherine Reyes (Grants Coordinator)

99%
Organization

Packard Foundation

99%
Opportunity Type

Grant ($75K, Q3 cycle)

97%
Program of Interest

Youth literacy program, East Oakland

98%
Documents Requested

Impact report (most recent), audited financials

97%
Site Visit

Requested, June or July

96%
Deadline

May 15th

99%
Program Officer

Diane Tran, diane.tran@packard.org

98%

Recommended form fields for nonprofits

Recommended Form Fields

Contact Nametext

Identifies the person and their role in the relationship

Organizationtext

Links to your donor/funder database for relationship tracking

Enquiry Typeselect

Routes to the right team: development, programs, volunteer coordination, or executive

Gift / Grant Amounttext

Determines prioritization and the appropriate staff level to respond

Program of Interesttext

Connects the enquiry to the right program director

Deadlinedate

Ensures time-sensitive funder requests never fall through the cracks

Action Itemstext

Creates a clear to-do list from the message without re-reading it

Emailemail

Primary channel for formal grant and donor communications

Frequently asked questions

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