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Best Grantseeking Advice?
Looking back on your career as a grantwriter / grant professional - What is the best advice you've received? What's some of the very best advice you would give to someone new to developing grant proposals?
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Examples of addressing the challenge of difficult application forms - #FixTheForm
There has been a lot of great input on how grantmakers can #FixTheForm (see @KariAanestad and the great work GrantAdvisor has been doing here: http://blog.grantadvisor.org/fixtheform/). And it's great to see that several funders are taking action and starting to share their complete application in advance. What examples…
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Career Resilience - Questions
Earlier this week we had a chat with grant professionals about the challenges we face and how career resilience is so important to succeed and advance in the grants profession. We're curious about your thoughts on career resilience. -- How do you define career resilience? -- Why is resilience an important skill to…
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#TuesdayTip: Credential Badges
Credential badges are a great way to find others in the community with specific expertise. Click on the badges to see who has earned them, or to request it for yourself! Accredited Estate Planner Certified Public Accountant Certified Financial Planner Certified Fund Raising Executive Certified Grant Writer Certified Grants…
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Chihuahua Mutt Coincidence!
This week I found out an admin I work with (Rachel Costello) at Pembroke Philanthropy adopted a chihuahua mutt around the same time I adopted a chihuahua mutt! Meet Olive and Frankie:
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Philanthropy and Federal Tax Legislation—A Look Around the Congressional Corner
In this article, two leading experts in philanthropy, Robert F. Sharpe, Jr. and Sandra Swirski address proposed tax changes that may significantly impact philanthropy. Are you talking to your donors about how tax changes and legislation will impact them? Some nonprofits have begun to see a silver lining in the current…
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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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Using Agile in Your Fundraising Teams
I'm so excited for today's webinar about using Agile methodologies in fundraising teams! Two of the things I'm excited to hear from YOU about during the webinar and here in the discussion afterward are: 1 - What are the impediments that you see in your team related to breaking down communication silos? 2 - What are the…
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Including DEI efforts in grants
Has anyone found a great, short way to make a strong statement about your agency's DEI efforts? We're going through intensive training across our whole agency and I want to share that. If funders don't ask, I'm inclined to include under org capacity but wondered what strategies folks have been using. thanks in advance!…
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DEI Training and Resources
I highly recommend the DEI training certificate program from USF. The certificate program is FREE but right now there’s a waitlist because it’s become so popular. However, USF has made all of the module recordings available to the public here:…
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New Search Features!
Looking for discussions on a certain topic? Want to see if your colleagues are Compass members? Check out the new-and-improved search page! Simply enter a keyword to search, or don't type anything yet and just click "Go" to access the search page: On the search page, you can now filter by keyword, discussion title, author,…
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Research on Burnout in the Grants Profession
Hello All! Many of you may already be familiar w/ the incredible work on burnout in the grants profession by Trish Bachman, GPC, Bethany Planton, GPC, and Johna Rodgers, GPC. I'm Pat Duboise, GPC, and am pleased to join this amazing team as we continue studying burnout in the face of the the COVID-19 pandemic. As such,…
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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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#TuesdayTip: Asking Questions and Accepting Answers
Did you know...you can do more than just start a new discussion here in Compass! You also have the option to create a poll or ask a question! When a new question is posted, and while it remains unanswered, it will appear in the Unanswered Questions list (there are currently no unanswered questions in the Grantseekers…
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Consultant Needed
Hello, our foundation is seeking a consultant who can help identify innovative projects to fund for healthcare for the underserved - "big idea" type initiatives. Can you suggest such a resource? Many thanks.
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Do you have an office pup or other pet?
I LOVE the Dogs of Foundant! I might be having a tough day, but I get an alert that Foundant has posted a picture on Instagram and I start to feel hopeful. With fingers crossed, I head on over to see if they have posted another Dogs of Foundant post. I love those posts. You can find them here.…
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Reports to benchmark your organization and grantseeking activities
What data do you use to benchmark your grant activities and results against? We have partnered with GrantStation as they conduct their 2021 State of Grantseeking study. (Survey closes March 31, 2021.) This year includes a special section to study the impact of coronavirus on your organization and grantseeking. Here is the…
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Community Rooted in Philanthropy: Compass Community Story, Part 1
Check out our latest blog post for a little insight into Foundant and what inspired this community!
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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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Happy Anniversary, Compass!
One year ago, we launched this community. Today, we celebrate with more than 2,100 members, 800 discussions and 1,900 replies. We're so glad you're here exchanging ideas, helping your peers and maximizing the impact of the philanthropic community! Let's have a little fun! This week, the Referral badge is worth double…
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Poetry Prowl hosted by Art from Ashes
Register here: https://secure.givelively.org/event/art-from-ashes-inc/poetry-prowl
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#TuesdayTip: Bookmark your favorite discussions!
Bookmark a conversation and save it to your Quick Links to return to it later! Simply highlight the star to the right of the original post. Refresh your browser and you'll see "My Bookmarks" in your Quick Links! If you'd like to reply to @darianheyman's discussion above, click here!
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How is your fundraising different in 2021? What are your biggest challenges?
All- Excited to lead a webinar on resilient fundraising strategies in 2021 this week. As part of that, I'd love to hear from you all. How has your nonprofit fundraising evolved in the age of COVID-19, and what are the biggest challenges you face? If you had a magic genie lamp and could wish for any kind of support (aside…
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Evaluation process
This is Kelly in Iowa, Mary Greeley Foundation. New to grant writing here! There is a section for Evaluation process in my proposal and we would use the funds granted for equipment, so how would someone answer this one, when it is not really a program to evaluate?
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#TuesdayTip: Using the @
Use the @ when responding to someone, or to bring other Compass members into a conversation. This ensures the person you're mentioning sees they've been included in a discussion. Example: @TammyTilzey and @ChristopherDeliso are always so helpful when I have questions about GrantHub! Make sure you also set-up your…
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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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Diversity and Inclusion Language
I'd love to start a discussion about how we as grant professionals can impact diversity and inclusion by using better language in our grant proposals. One example would be using individuals experiencing homelessness instead of the homeless, so we don't label people by their condition. Another would be replacing…
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Outlook for Philanthropic Planning 2021
We live in a different world. The events of the last 12 months are unprecedented. Take a look at this insightful article on philanthropy in the year ahead. Kent C. Weimer, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® Director of Trusts, Estates and Gift Planning Parkland Foundation