> This is the Markdown of a Backed Help Centre page, https://admin.backed.giving/help/administrator/getting-started/welcome-to-backed.md. Every page is listed at https://admin.backed.giving/help/llms.txt.

> This page uses Backed's default terms, such as Funding Round and Application Template. An organisation may rename them, so read each as your organisation's own term if you've renamed it.

Backed is where your organisation runs its grants: you set up a grant round, applicants apply
through your portal, assessors score the applications, you record the decisions, and the funded
work is tracked through contracts, milestones and reporting.

## Who uses Backed

- **Administrators** work in the Administrator portal. They set up the organisation, its grant
  rounds and templates, manage users, and move applications through assessment, decision and
  contract. These guides are written for them.
- **Assessors** score the applications they are assigned, in the Assessor portal.
- **Applicants** register, apply and report back through the Applicant portal.
- **Verifiers** check applications and milestones for an applicant they are linked to.

One person can hold more than one role. An administrator who is also an assessor switches between
them from `View as…` in the account menu, under `Your roles`. See
[View as another role](../users/view-as-another-role.md).

## The words Backed uses

Backed uses default words for the things it manages: a grant round is a `Grant`, and you will also
see `Application`, `Assessment`, `Assessment Round`, `Decision`, `Contract`, `Milestone` and
`Program`. Your organisation can rename any of them under
`Settings > Profile and terms > Terminology`, so the screens may show your organisation's own term
if you've renamed it. These guides use the default words.

## Where to start

1. Read [Getting started as an administrator](getting-started-as-an-administrator.md) for a tour of
   the portal.
2. Read [Understanding the typical grant workflow](understanding-the-typical-grant-workflow.md) for
   how the pieces fit together.
3. Set up your organisation: [Organisation settings](../organisation/organisation-settings.md).

## See also

- [Getting help](getting-help.md)
- [Terminology](../organisation/terminology.md)