The people who inspire us the most are often quietly changing the world each and every day. They’re not on the front page of the newspaper, and they’re not mingling with the Gates and Buffets of the world. They’re everyday people like you and me who have shown extraordinary commitment to making this world better than when they found it.

The CTK Foundation Heroes with a Heart Grant Award asks you to nominate a “Hero with a Heart,” and give them a chance to win $5,000 – a simple thanks for the hard work that they do.

What are the details of the Heroes with a Heart grant?

At top is an overview of awards the CTK Foundation will offer and details on how you can nominate your hero.

Applications for all Heroes with a Heart grant awards open today and close Wednesday, Feb. 29, at midnight. Finalists will appear on the CTK Facebook page for public voting during April and winners will be announced on May 1. This award is open to registered nonprofits or charities of all types and sizes, worldwide.

Go to communitytech.net/foundation to nominate your Hero with a Heart today!

For regular updates on the Heroes with a Heart Grant, check out the CTK Facebook Page.

Good luck, heroes!

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Applicant Manager Overview from WizeHive on Vimeo.

New software tool can help workflow for nonprofits, foundations & NGOs

Processing applications and proposals from prospective employees, contestants or grant-seekers can be a hassle for nonprofits, foundations, NGOs and small businesses. Your email in-box quickly becomes cluttered and it becomes a daunting task to separate the wheat from the chaff — making managing those boatloads of bits a major hassle.

A new app that just came across our desk looks like it goes a long way toward solving those problems. It’s called Applicant Manager from WizeHive, and it simplifies the process of reviewing and ranking applications in a secure, cloud-based collaboration space that brings together all parties and provides deep reporting features.

“Applicant Manager is particularly suited to the needs of nonprofits, foundations and NGOs that process applications for scholarships, awards, contests, admissions and more,” says spokesperson Rebecca Reeve.

Above is a screencast explaining the software, and below are a few summary bullets:

• WizeHive’s Applicant Manager is a new product that simplifies the online submissions and evaluations process for foundations, non-profits and NGOs.

• Applicant Manager solves the laborious submission and review problem by bringing candidates, reviewers and stakeholders together in a collaborative Web platform.

• The software reduces the complexity of traditional applicant work flows such as managing faxes, emails and photocopies, by providing a secure online work place to review and rank submissions for organizations running scholarships, awards, contests, admissions and more.

• The Applicant Manager features powerful data mining and historical analysis, as well as an email-messaging tool to quickly update groups of users and schedule interviews.

• It’s available as a monthly service, starting at $75/month. It runs as SaaS: software as a service.

Early tryouts: Thumbs up

Early versions of Applicant Manager were used in 2009 by DreamIt Ventures and TechCrunch. DreamIt Founder David Bookspan said, “The first year we had hundreds of applications being reviewed by multiple people and collecting and collating the data and dealing with all of the associated e-mails was very difficult. The WizeHive Applicant Manager slashed our administrative time and helped us quickly narrow in on the best candidates.”

Heather Harde, CEO of TechCrunch said, “WizeHive really made a difference for us this year. Our ability to easily collect ratings, make notes, and work collaboratively was fantastic. It saved us a huge amount of time in reviewing and organization the applications.”

See the video on Vimeo. For more info, contact Rebecca Reeve.

Update: Rebecca adds: WizeHive has a separate product called Resume Manager that’s still in beta and has not been released. The product has overlapping features with Applicant Manager and helps organizations receive, rank and approve job applicants.

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