Grant Lifecycle The Ivy Foundation has consistently funded brain tumor research projects, often through large multi-year grants. This indicates a strong need for full grant lifecycle management, milestone tracking, compliance, and donor-facing reporting to demonstrate outcomes.

Donor Engagement With a very small team, they could benefit from a donor management system, fundraising automation, and templated impact reports to grow giving and simplify communications with supporters and potential corporate sponsors.

Regional Partnerships Past grants in Arizona and collaboration with translational genomics researchers point to opportunities to formalize local research partnerships, joint grant submissions, and co-branded outreach to attract regional funders and talent.

Tech Modernization Their current tech stack suggests room for modernization, including hosted secure CMS and integrated CRM, plus data analytics to measure program impact and improve efficiency for a lean operation.

Impact Transparency Offering dashboards and quarterly impact analytics would help demonstrate research progress and outcomes to donors, potentially unlocking larger or recurring funding streams.