"It's widely known that Black-led nonprofits are under-resourced, and Joanna and I experienced this disparity working together for over three years to build ConnectUP! Institute's grants portfolio. The philanthropic process is broken, and Emergent's tool provides a solution. It will get us on the radar of new funders and streamline the funding process, so we can reallocate our resources from the endless grant cycle to expanding our programs and increasing our impact."