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SmartSimple’s Top 10 Posts from 2012

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It’s been quite an eventful year for the SmartSimple team. In the spirit of New Year’s Eve, we’ve assembled our top 10 blog posts – in no particular order – to highlight our biggest announcements and articles of 2012. 10.  What is SmartSimple's UTA? The most ubiquitous part of any SmartSimple system, the UTA is a flexible and powerful information gathering tool. We explain the basic working parts of a UTA and how you can use it to your advantage. 9.   SmartSimple's Real 360 °  CRM Our 360° suites enable our clients to capture and manage important information. For our clients in the grants industry, we provide a handy walk-through of applicant and organizational profiles. 8.  More Than Just Software - Our First Live Video! One of our resolutions for the year was to broaden our web presence, and our first live YouTube video was a huge step toward that. It was only a preview of things to come! 7.  Smart Ways to Do Good for the Holidays  Our most recent post provides

SmartSimple's Holiday Office Hours

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SmartSimple’s Support hours for next week and New Years Day will be as follows: Christmas Eve (Dec 24) 8am - 6pm Christmas Day (Dec 25) Closed Boxing Day (Dec 26) 8am - 6pm Thursday Dec. 27th 8am - 6pm Friday Dec. 28th 8am - 6pm New Years Eve (Dec 31) 8am - 6pm New Years Day (Jan 1) Closed For more information or to check out future SmartSimple events, enjoy our Event & Training Calendar . Please have a safe and happy holiday!

Smart Ways to Do Good for the Holidays

Philanthropy is an essential part of the holiday season, a fact that we’re reminded of every winter when the bells of volunteers in Santa hats ring through our streets. If you’re interested in doing good this season (and for more reasons than landing on the Nice list), we’ve compiled a few helpful hints and links to kick off your charitable ways. Donations in Lieu of Gifts One fantastic way of giving back for the holidays is to make charitable donations on behalf of your family and friends. Consider their hobbies and passions. What do they have vested interests in? Sports, recreation, youth, shelter for the homeless? When researching charities, be sure to confirm their statuses at http://www.charityrank.ca , http://www.charitywatch.org or http://www.charityguide.org . Not sure how to get the ball rolling? Here are a few charitable organizations to start: Canadian Tire Jumpstart Until December 31st, you can head to your local Canadian Tire retail store to receive one of

'Twas the Night of the SmartSimple Holiday Party

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SmartSimple celebrated the season in style this past Friday. While our day-to-day lives revolve around software and functionality, that doesn't mean we can't appreciate some seasonal good cheer. Festivities began in our Toronto office. Our first game involved a terribly cute collage of babies who, as luck would have it, all grew up to work at SmartSimple. Who's who? The SmartSimple team attempts to match fellow staff with their baby photos. After another Guess Who-style game in which we matched staff to their interests, iPhone cases and facial hair, it was time to hightail it to the glamorous Bar Italia for dinner and drinks. While we were sharing the second floor with a family party that seemed to be invoking Mob Wives  for its central theme, a merry good time was had by all!

SmartSimple’s Grants and Research Data Sources

As an integral part of our GMS360 °  and RMS360 °  platforms, we provide our grants and research funding clients with access to third party government data. This data confirms or denies their status as a charity, non-profit, or educational institution. Additionally, this data can verify whether or not they appear on any watch lists. This vital information is gathered from the following sources: OFAC  The Office of Foreign Asset Control acts as a watch list. Any organizations or individuals included on this list are prohibited from receiving any funding. This list is updated on a monthly basis. IRS   The IRS maintains two databases: Pub78 and the Business Master File. Pub78 contains all non-revoked non-profit organizations that are required to report to the IRS. Organization types that may be eligible for grants and donations, but are not present on this database, can be found here . The Business Master File contains all exempt organizations. Both databases are updated on a