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Aside from working at Foundant, I am also involved with small local nonprofit. We are looking for inexpensive way to collect electronic signatures for our Volunteer agreements and Harassment policy forms. Any great suggestions?
Hello, I recently had great training regarding fundraising prospecting and cold calling. My background is programs and customer service and my feedback was that I sounded like a recording and I could be more commanding. I was giving energy that said "you can get rid of me." It was a great lesson because I realize I need a…
Through strong local support our nonprofit owns our campus and facility outright, so our grant budgets never include rent or mortgage. Yet it seems to me there should be some way to show this value in a grant budget. Afterall, this is money we don't have to spend to continue our programs. Can I show it in the budget as…
We are looking into other platforms that are similar to but not DeceaseFinderRecord (Blackbaud). Do you use a platform to search for deceased information for records in your database? If so what do you use? Are the results reliable?
We are having a disconnect where a donor has asked to have a grant check sent to them rather than to the nonprofit (they want to present the check or include a note with the check before mailing it to the nonprofit) or sent to a 3rd party address for processing (for example, the donor has requested we send the check to the…
I'm working with a nonprofit in "Start-Up" mode that has actually been established for about ten years, but is now seeking new sources of funding (they were primarily funded by a single donor). Now that we've applied for a separate 501c3 as a "Friends Of (name of nonprofit)", what are our best practices for explaining this…
We asked philanthropic leaders and partners to share what they see as a key opportunity in philanthropy in 2023. What is top of mind for you and your organization? What initiatives and ideas are you working on? Share what you're excited about, would love input on, and trends you see for the future! Looking for the Funders…
This task of signing off on grant agreements continues to be kind of muddy at my org. Drives me crazy. A recent awarded grant had 4 forms they wanted completed. 2 were clearly fiscal in nature, 2 were to be signed by AOR with 8 spots for her initials. The forms were on a merry-go-round from me to fiscal to the PI on the…
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Looking for a job description I can tweak. We will be expanding our grants team of 2 grant writers and adding a grant administrator. Also would love to hear what your experience has been having someone in this role.
