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Gateshead Voluntary Organisations' Council (GVOC)
GVOC gives support to local voluntary groups in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. (For contact information see http://www.gvoc.org.uk/).

Give As You Earn (GAYE)
A tax effective giving payroll scheme which enables you to give to any charity registered in the UK. (For more information see http://www.nicva.org/services/give/index).

Glasgow City Council
Being Scotland's largest local authority, the Glasgow City Council promotes the economic development of the City, delivering a wide range of services to all communities. (See http://www.glasgow.gov.uk).

Go-No-Go
This is a decision that should be consciously made at some point during the Grant Seeking Process. The decision is whether to continue with the application process

Good Practice
Within the ovluntary sector, is taken to mean that 'organisations operate within full legal compliance and that policies and practices exceed the minimum standard of Behaviour required. Good practice insists on fairness and equality in all organisation's approach to the law. Proactive steps should be taken to tackle discrimination and policies should promote equality of opportunity measures and encourage personal development as well as ensuring effective communications'. (See http://www.northlan.gov.uk/).

Government Office for the North East (GONE)
GONE 'works with regional partners and local people to maximise competitiveness and prosperity in the region, and to support integrated policies for social inclusion'. (More information at http://www.go-ne.gov.uk/).

Grant
A Grant is an award of funds to a person or organization to fund charitable activities whose purpose is to solve local, regional, or national problems. (A complete, useful and comprehensive glossary on Grants may be found at http://www.polarisgrants.org/glossaryterms/; complete information about funding on this website).

Grant Maker
See Grantor

Grant Management
This term stands in apposition to Grant Seeking. While Grant Seeking is the seeking out and obtaining of grants, Grants Management concerns the activities that occur after a grant has been awarded. It includes such things as management of grant funded personnel, financial accountability, evaluation of the grant project, dissemination of information, and continuation of the project after the term of the grant.

Grant Seeking
The overall effort to obtain grants. It includes project design and development, funding source research, and proposal development. The term is often mistakenly made into one word.

Grantee
The recipient of a grant, also known as Donee and Beneficiary. The grantee is the entire legal entity even if only a particular component of the entity is designated in the award document.

Grantor
The individual or organization that makes a grant, also called Grant Maker and Donor.