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Hello from the Rio Grande Valley!
Hi all, my name is René Ballesteros and started as Development Manager with Latinos in Heritage Conservation in late June! We are growing national nonprofit and I currently work remote in South Texas. I worked as a graduate fellow with LHC in the spring, and I loved their mission and vision. I am excited to be helping with…
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Joining the Foundant Team
Hello! My name is Gretta Kraus and I have recently joined Foundant as the Compass Intern. I am currently going into my senior year of college in La Crosse, WI at the local university. I have a double major in psychology and Spanish and a double minor in sociology and social justice. I am also a philanthropy fellow at the…
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Joining the Foundant Team
Hey everyone! My name is Calvin Reinholtz and I am one of the new Interns here at Foundant Technologies.I am originally from Bellingham WA but started school at Montana State University to pursue an education in Business Management and Electrical Engineering. I currently split my time between Bozeman, Bellingham, and…
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Hello Foundant Community!
I started in my role as an Onboarding Specialist this week and I am excited to get to work with the team! I previously worked at Montana State University helping to introduce students to their university environment and helped them to navigate the system. I look forward to helping our Foundant community navigate our…
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Excited to join the Foundant team!
Hello. I am excited to join the Foundant team as the NonProfitCore Solutions Engineer. This role will allow me to work directly with nonprofits helping them understand how Foundant's new software offering can help save time, money and maximize opportunities. I spent the last ten years as CEO of our YMCA in Bozeman, growing…
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Introduction of our organization and work in rural Liberia and
I am C. Christian Zarweah. I work with Give Them Hope, Inc in rural Liberia. Give Them Hope, Inc provides the platform for very vulnerable rural girls and women to improve their lives. Liberia experienced civil crisis for fifteen years. The civil war destroyed lives and properties and displaced the entire population…
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Hello from Minnesota!
Hey everyone! My name is Raelene Rueber and I am one of the new Team Members here at Foundant Technologies in Bozeman, Montana! I live in Apple Valley, Minnesota and my background is in working with Fund Accounting and Community Foundations. When I am not working, I enjoy working with animals and various fiber arts. I look…
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Hello from Denver!
Hi! I was just in the webinar with Darian Rodriguez Heyman and wanted to join this great community. My name is Celeste Seiler and I am now the Director of Operations for Art from Ashes. I've been with AfA since fall of 2017 in different roles. We managed to somehow thrive in the pandemic by quickly navigating how to…
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Hello!
Hi everyone! My name is Maggie Hickman and I am one of the new team members here at Foundant Technologies in Bozeman, Montana. I have over 8 years of experience in marketing and sales, and am passionate about building great relationships with my clients! Outside of my work at Foundant, you can find me playing music at…
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Hello from NE
Hello all, my name is Leah Droge and I'm from Lincoln, Nebraska. I am the Assistant Director of Program Development at Friendship Home, we provide crisis services, emergency shelter and transitional housing for survivors of domestic violence and their children. I've been a victim advocate for 16 years, but only started…
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Greetings from Indiana!
Hello! I am the Manager of Grant Development at Easterseals Crossroads in Indianapolis, Indiana. We provide comprehensive services to people with disabilities. While I have been at the agency for several years, I am new to the world of grant writing (I started this role in April 2020). I feel I have found my niche! I have…
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Hello everyone!
My name is Susan Remy and I am the Dir of Development at Child & Family Services, Inc. here in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The reason I joined this group is to meet others in my profession and expand my knowledge. Learning is a never ending process! I was born and raised in Fall River, MA and attended college at…
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Hello from your Community Manager!
Hi everyone! We have many new members in this community, so I wanted to introduce myself here as well. I'm the community manager here at Foundant Technologies, and based in Bozeman, Montana. I have two dogs - a Bernese Mountain Dog and a Pomeranian-mix - who I love roadtripping with in the summer in my Jeep. I also enjoy…
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Greetings from Louisville KY
Tammy & Tara, Thanks for getting me set up with this wonderful group. In 2007, I launched a grant writing business Melissa Draut Grant Writing after a career in the newspaper industry as a sales and marketing executive. My strength is building relationships and developing support from private and corporate foundations.…
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Welcome Introduction - Hello from Idaho!
Hello Everyone, Exciting to be here among such a terrific group. I love learning and look forward to all the discoveries that other folks have made that can enrich my grant writing experience. My name is Diane Demarest and I live in Boise, Idaho but originally from the East Coast. Boise has been home for over 20 years. I…
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Hey grant peeps!
Shoutout to Foundant for creating a community where we can chat with one another! Thanks for getting the ball rolling and inviting somany of us. I'm Amanda Day, GPC, and cohost of Fundraising HayDay, a podcast about grants and such, with my dear colleague and friend Kimberly Hays de Muga. I'm also a trainer and consultant,…
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Hi Everyone! Happy to be joining you from Royal Palm Beach, Florida
Looking forward to connecting on topics and partnering on projects. I have 25 + years working in Grants. The first 9 years I made my way as a grant writer. The next 9 years, I became a grant maker for a local health and human service Foundation. After that, I was the Chief Grants Officer managing both grant making as well…
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Hi there from Orange County, CA!
Hi grant friends! I'm Andrea Garcia and I live and work in sunny (for now) Southern California. I currently serve as the Grants Manager at a non-profit that provides prenatal and postpartum education, support, and one-on-one visitation to pregnant women and new moms. Before this role, I worked to help fund affordable…
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Hello From Dallas
Hi, What a great site. I hope to learn much and discover new ideas. I"m the Director of Trusts, Estates and Gift Planning for Parkland Foundation, the charitable arm of Parkland Hospital. I'm also both humbled and proud to be the board chair of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners. Thanks to @KaraAdams for…
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Greetings from Maryn at GrantsMagic U!
Happy to hop in and say hi ... I'm a long-timer in Grants World (think: pre-Internet, pre-email, pre-PC, etc., etc.) and have done just about every grants-related thing you can do - grantseeking, grantmaking, everything in between and around the edges. Since about 2002 I've been focusing my work on training and in 2015…
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Hello from Savannah, GA!
Hello Everyone! It's nice to "e-meet" you all! My name is Laura Lane (double first name) and I work at an organization in beautiful Savannah, GA that works with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, commonly referred to as IDD. We prepare people with IDD for competitive employment and community…
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How do, new neighbors?
Hi all, My name is Tom Barry and I am the Assistant Director of Education at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. I am here to learn as much as possible so I can help support our Museum as we navigate these choppy waters. If anyone is ever in the Long Island area, stop on by (just make sure I'm working that day first); we have a…
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Glad to be here...what's new with you?
Hi all! Thanks, Tammy, for the invitation to join this group and facilitate more great discussions among grant seekers, foundations and everyone who wants to make a biiiiig difference in their community and world! I'm Margit. In 2009, I founded Grants4Good LLC (www.grants4good.com) to help nonprofit organizations find and…
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Introduction
Good day. My name is Ardrina Scott Elliott. I am the Development Director for a private K-12 School in ST. Thomas, Virgin Islands. I look forward to getting to know you all, and to learn from this forum.
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Hello!
Heya from Denver, CO and the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce!
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Hello from Rhode Island!
Hope everyone is healthy and well.
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As the Postcard says: Greetings from Fabulous Las Vegas!
I'm the grant writer/coordinator at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation. I work with private foundations, corporations, professional associations, and other private funding sources.
