According to a recent LinkedIn post from Instrumentl, the company is conducting what it describes as a first major study on “shadow work” across the grant lifecycle. The post defines this theme through questions about time spent on tasks that software systems could handle, the operational burden that leads organizations to forgo grants, and the risk of institutional knowledge loss when grant managers depart.
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The post invites grant professionals to complete a roughly seven‑minute survey, offering early access to the study’s findings and eligibility for a $1,000 nonprofit donation drawing. While framed as a research effort, the initiative also suggests Instrumentl is gathering structured market data on pain points in grant management workflows, which could inform future product development and potentially strengthen its value proposition with institutional and nonprofit clients.
If the survey yields robust participation, the resulting insights may help Instrumentl better quantify the cost of inefficiencies in current grant processes and position its platform as a solution. For investors, this type of research-driven engagement could signal an emphasis on data-backed product strategy and marketing, supporting differentiation in the competitive grants management and nonprofit technology market.