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From Process to Impact: The Value of Streamlining Your Grantmaking


At Value Stream Consulting, we provide process and technology consulting specifically for grantmakers. Our expertise in Value Stream Management (VSM)—a proven methodology from the 1950s—helps organizations streamline their processes, eliminate waste, and maximize impact.


As a member of the Value Stream Management Consortium (VSMC), we stay at the forefront of VSM practices, ensuring that the grantmakers we serve benefit from the latest advancements in process improvement and operational efficiency.

For grantmakers, applying VSM principles offers key benefits, including:


  • Facilitating Continuous Improvement: Encouraging ongoing refinement to stay effective.

  • Eliminating Waste: Removing non-value-adding steps to reduce costs and improve operations.

  • Optimizing Resources: Focusing efforts on activities that create maximum impact.

  • Improving Decision-Making: Providing a comprehensive view of the grantmaking process for better decisions.

  • Enhancing Transparency: Offering clear visibility into processes to build trust with stakeholders.


How We Optimize Your Grantmaking Using Value Stream Management Principles

We map your grantmaking process through three key states to guide technology deployment and continuous improvement:


  • Current State: We analyze your existing process to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement.

  • Ideal State: Together, we envision an optimal process without constraints, where effectiveness is maximized.

  • Target State: We establish realistic goals to bridge the gap between your Current and Ideal states, guiding your transition and informing the Scope of Work (SOW).


Six Benefits of Consultant-Led Process Mapping


  1. Clarity and Alignment: Stakeholders gain a shared understanding and clear goals.

  2. Strategic Decisions: Collaboration leads to innovative, informed decisions.

  3. Process Optimization: Identifying inefficiencies helps streamline operations.

  4. Risk Mitigation: Early identification of risks reduces costly errors.

  5. Stakeholder Buy-In: Collaborative efforts ensure commitment and smoother implementation.

  6. Mission Alignment: All improvements align with your foundation’s mission, driving meaningful change.


Your grant-making organization will benefit significantly from a consultant-led mapping engagement. This exercise goes beyond mere documentation—it fosters deep collaboration, builds consensus, and ensures that every step taken is aligned with the organization’s strategic goals.


With over 20 years of nonprofit consulting experience and our involvement with VSMC, Value Stream Consulting helps grantmakers optimize their processes, streamline technology deployment, and make a greater impact in the communities they serve.

You can learn more at Why Process Matters.

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