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@SydneyMurrell this is so exciting! Thanks for the info!

Hi @KarenSchwartzman! I facilitated that webinar - let me connect with Laura from Muskogee and ask her to post those questions here. Stay tuned!

Hi @DebraWhite! I'm a Solutions Engineer here at Foundant, but prior to my role here I was a scholarship manager at a Community Foundation. We only used follow ups after the final payment for scholarship opportunities that were open to current applicants reapplying. That way we could emphasize to students that their…

Hi @TomWickersham! Lynsie here, Solutions Engineer at Foundant but former scholarship manager at The Dallas Foundation. I had good familiarity with the percentage test during my time in Dallas because we offered a few scholarship programs that were for dependent children of employees. IRS states you can award to no more…

Happy #FurryFriday from Marzipan! If you're ever on a Zoom call with me, you may notice my sweet friend who brings her stuffies into the office one at a time. What are some silly things your doggie colleagues do?

Hi Liz, Prior to joining Foundant I was a grants and scholarship manager at The Dallas Foundation. We also did paper award/denial letters for every application that came in (over 2,000) but it proved to be very time consuming, and expensive. While SLM made it easy to batch create letters, it still takes a manual process to…

Hi Laurie! I'm a Solutions Engineer here at Foundant but prior to that I managed scholarships for The Dallas Foundation for many years. They have a scholarship specifically for children of employees of what was once a very large company. Due to downsizing, and eventually a big merger, the company has gone away while the…

Hi Audra! Thanks for posing this question. I'm a Solutions Engineer for Foundant but prior to joining the team I spent many years as a scholarship administrator of an SLM site for a Community Foundation, and I struggled with this same thing. I never understood how the EFC was calculated, because it seemed a family's AGI…

@TrishBachman look at your cute puppy!! Such a sweetie! Thanks for sharing! My senior sweetie got her picture taken with santa last weekend. She's 14!

Hi @LisaDiehl, nice to meet you! So glad you're here in Compass!!

Hi @LizNye! I'm a Solutions Engineer here at Foundant but prior to joining the team I was a scholarship manager at a community foundation for many years. I struggled with this exact thing, mostly as I was transitioning out of that role and passing the baton to new staff. I look forward to what others have to say around…

These are great! Thanks to @WendyVendel and @KentWeimer I'm inspired to put together a work from home space on my back porch. I'm also asking myself why haven't I done that yet? For now, can my favorite work from home accessory be my dog?

Hi Elena! I'm a Solutions Engineer here at Foundant, but prior to that I spent 14 years working for 2 different community foundations, as a grants and scholarship manager. I look forward to hearing what others have to say in response to your post, but I thought I'd offer my two cents as well. At The Dallas Foundation, we…

@CarolReynolds Great question. When I was accepting video clips, I just gave the student a URL question field, so their video was actually hosted elsewhere (like within their own DropBox account, or even out on their YouTube account) and they were simply providing us a link to the video. I'm interested to hear what others…

@KentWeimer yes! We were sad to see him leave, and of course so happy to get him back. His expertise, general demeanor and attitude were unmatched.

@KentWeimer that's wonderful - I miss my Dallas colleagues. Gary, Kim and Torrey are top notch. Glad we can connect here!

Hi @KentWeimer! I wish we would have crossed paths earlier! I spent 8 years at The Dallas Foundation (officed at Old Parkland, not too far down the road from you). Now I'm a Solutions Engineer here with Foundant. Welcome to Compass!

Here's my sweet Bella, doing what she does best. Napping, hugging a pillow, and being cute! #furryfriday

I think this is a great conversation, and one that many CFs have been having the last couple of years. In Dallas, there is a group of funders working on a program that started in 2017 called "Better Together" and it focuses on funding long term non-profit collaborations as a way to maximize impact. If anyone is interested,…

@AshleyHarper that's the cutest thing! My pup's belly is so round she can't help but stick one back leg out to the side. We call it her kick-stand.

Tracy, that is too cute! And thanks for starting this thread, Jo! So fun! Here is my office pup, Bella. She is a 14 year old rescue terrier. We are completely inseparable, and she loves to nap where she knows she's on camera during my Zoom calls. This picture is a before and after of her Covid-hair. 😂

Hi Michelle! Looking forward to hearing from others, but thought I'd throw in my two cents. Before joining the Foundant team, I was a grants and scholarship manager at The Dallas Foundation. I had one particular scholarship committee that wanted to make sure they were looking at objective criteria objectively, so we had a…

Captured a moment from a Zoom meeting today - my dog is always trying to steal the show! It's like she knows where she can be seen and she hopes for at least one person to say "Oh! I can see your dog!" Anyone else out there have a furry friend who seeks attention? #furryfriday

Sara - I totally understand. I think your comment about trying to level the playing field and not having committee members subconsciously swayed to a student who had a better video set-up or even editing skills is definitely something to think about. Or maybe even call out directly with the committee. One of my biggest…

Hi Sara! I'm a Solutions Engineer at Foundant, but prior to that I was a scholarship manager at The Dallas Foundation. We did scholarship interviews as well, and many of our students were currently out of state at college (these would be for renewals for years 2, 3, 4). We had great success having the students submit video…

So cute!!

- Thanks @TracyLarimer. Glad to be part of this #DisasterResponse conversation. We learned a lot in Dallas just after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. I think among the most important was the benefit of collaboration. I know, that sounds like just a popular buzz-word in funding circles, but truly, we gathered with other funders…

My sweet Bella deploys our mobile command center when we've been cooped up too long. Being a remote employee prior to the pandemic means not much has really changed from her perspective. Sleeps all day and begs for bike rides as soon as the work day is through! #dogsoffoundant #furryfriday

Hi Jennifer! So glad you're here! My name is Lynsie, I'm a Solutions Engineer for Foundant, and I work remotely from my home in Fort Worth! I think this new Community will be such an incredible place to connect with each other, and I look forward to "meeting" more of our Texas folks. Before joining the Foundant team I was…

Hi Gary! Glad you're here. I'm Lynsie, one of Foundant's Solution Engineers, and I work remotely from my home in Fort Worth. Just wanted to say hello from a fellow Texan!! Looking forward to connecting with folks using our new community here. Stay safe!