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Key Results

  • Successfully implemented 15+ grants management systems for family foundations, arts councils, corporations and funds
  • Implemented SmartSimple in over 8 languages

Parisa Farukh

Implementation Consultant

Implementation Expert

Key Results

  • Successfully implemented 15+ grants management systems for family foundations, arts councils, corporations and funds
  • Implemented SmartSimple in over 8 languages

On parental leave until May 2025.

Parisa Farukh is an Implementation Specialist at Grantbook, where she researches, recommends, implements, and helps integrate different cloud solutions for grants management and customer relationship management.

Prior to joining the Grantbook team in 2019, Parisa worked at SmartSimple Software for two and a half years, where she gained valuable experience implementing cloud based solutions for grantmaking organizations. Realizing the significant impact technology can have in making the world a better place, she decided to further expand her knowledge of the philanthropic space at Grantbook.

Parisa has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Dalhousie University. Growing up, she was actively involved in the non-profit sector, working with various foundations that worked towards the betterment of children living below the poverty line in Bangladesh. 

Notable Clients & Projects

  • Democracy Fund: Fluxx optimization and ongoing support
  • Western Conservation Foundation: Fluxx implementation and ongoing support
  • Howard Gilman Foundation: Fluxx implementation and ongoing support
  • Mertz Gilmore Foundation: SmartSimple optimization & support
  • Verdant Health Commission: Fluxx optimization and support

Skills

  • Cloud-based application configuration
  • Project Management
  • Quality Assurance Testing
  • Client Support
  • Business Analysis

Tech Tools

  • Smartsimple
  • Fluxx

Training & Education

Dalhousie University, 2013-2016
B.Sc. Computer Science
Co-operative Education in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics, Specialization in Communication Technologies and Cyber Security

Certified Fluxx Admin
Fluxx, Issued Sep 2019

ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
ITIL Certified, Credential ID GR750161174PF

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