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Award Letter with ACH language
What language do you use in grants paid at award through ACH? We use to process checks, but now our bank is stopping the service, and have to quickly move to ACH. Our award letters used to have the following language: By depositing the checks, your organization certifies that, to the best of your knowledge and belief, no…
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POLL: What's your favorite caramel flavor?
38 Compass members have earned the Caramels for Comments badge for responding to atleast 25 community posts...Are you next?! In an effort to kick-off our newest Connected Philanthropy subcommunity - a collaborative space for both funders and nonprofits - we encourage you to read and comment on discussions there, or start…
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Coffee Talk: Communicate for Good, May 11, 2023
Thank you for joining the discussion today! On today's discussion attendees talked about their communcaiton types, examples of noticing how communication types affect their meetings, pairing communcation types to create external communicaiton that reaches a broad audience, and using communication understanding as a way to…
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Impact Charitable is hiring an Accounting Manager
Please see attached details of a full-time hybrid position in Denver, Colorado. Interested individuals should send cover letter and resume to Emily Allred, Finance & Investment Director at emily@impactcharitable.org by May 22, 2023. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
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IRS Reminds Tax-Exempt Organizations of Annual May Filing Deadline
Hello Nonprofit Friends, Just a friendly reminder from our pals at the IRS that May 15th is fast approaching and that is the annual filing deadline. So if you've already submitted...cheers. If not, you might want to get that extension notice filed. IRS Reminds Tax-Exempt Organizations of Annual May Filing Deadline The…
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#TuesdayTip: Add community@foundant.com to your safe sender list!
Everyday we receive Compass notification bouncebacks from servers that rejected the email because it didn't recognize the email address. That means you're missing out on email notifications from the community letting you know someone mentioned you in a post, you earned a badge, your question was answered, you were invited…
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Compass FAQs
Compass Frequently Asked Questions 1. What is Compass? Compass is Foundant’s online community for philanthropy. It is your destination for connecting with peers in the field, exchanging best practices, and learning helpful tips and tricks. There are conversations relevant to grantmakers, scholarship providers, community…
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Compass FAQs
Compass Frequently Asked Questions 1. What is Compass? Compass is Foundant’s online community for philanthropy. It is your destination for connecting with peers in the field, exchanging best practices, and learning helpful tips and tricks. There are conversations relevant to grantmakers, scholarship providers, community…
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What are best practices when establishing a new 501c3 funding arm for an existing nonprofit?
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…
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Disaster Response Fund - VOAD
Have a group looking to partner to establish a Field of Interest disaster response fund. Has anyone worked with VOAD - voluntary organizations active in disaster - to establish a fund? Thanks for your feedback. Matt
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Financial Consultant Job Opportunity - West Marin Fund (fully remote, as needed)
West Marin Fund is seeking a skilled financial consultant to maintain our financial records. Financial Consultant job duties include working closely with our staff and Executive Director to create and analyze financial reports, reconcile bank and investment accounts, perform budgeting and steward the audit and tax…
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Administration or Operating Costs
Our Global Program hires local people to be our Ambassadors to help us run our social entrepreneurship programs world-wide. They are part manager, part teacher and mentor. Can someone tell me if this position would be considered administration in the grant writing process or can their compensation be considered operation…
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Trust Based Grant Agreement Language - care to share a sample?
Hey everyone, With a new year comes fresh perspective (and new questions)! I'm looking for a handful of grant agreements from family foundations that could help us potentially reframe the "Grant Terms" section of our agreement. Bonus would be trust-based agreements, but all types would be helpful. I'm curious to see what…
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Congratulations to the April Top 10!
Congrats to @MadiSyring, @BethHarrison, @JulieKeller, @LaurenJournot, @RhondaThomson, @MaryKatherineKerr, @OwenMercer, @DanaJeffery, @AndrewTurenne, and @HeatherMcPeek for being on April's Top 10 leadership board! 🏆️ As a thank you for your contributions to our Compass community this past month, you will be entered into a…
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Colorado
Looking for contacts in the Colorado to expand our collaboration efforts. I'm the Donor Services Manager at the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado. Feel free to email me at elizabeth@nocofoundation.org. Hope you all have a lovely week!
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Moved: Dallas, Texas Regional Training
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Transition To One Scholarship Committee
Hello! We are looking to transition to one committee that reviews all of the scholarship applications. Currently, each scholarship has their own committee. Do you have any tips on how to transition smoothly? How to select the best candidate for the committee? Or how to announce the change to current committee members?
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Scoring Preferences
Hi everyone! We are doing an audit of all of our scholarships and one question that has come up is what the best practice for scoring preference criteria is. For example, some of our scholarships have a preference for those with financial need or a preference for those that live in a certain area. Currently, we score these…
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How do I change my last name on my profile in Compass Community?
I have changed my last name and want to change it in my profile; however, it tells me I do not have permission to edit. Can you tell me how to do this?
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Funding Our Future: Solutions for Youth Mental Health Philanthropy
The data is clear: now is the time for philanthropy to invest in youth mental health. But in this complex and uncertain landscape, many funders are struggling to find the way forward. In light of the youth mental health crisis, Mindful Philanthropy embarked on a journey to understand barriers to philanthropic investment in…
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Resources for Funding Women and Girls' Mental Health
Last month, Mindful Philanthropy launched our new initiative, With Her in Mind. Mental health is the leading cause of disability for women globally, and it affects outcomes in many other issues that funders care about. Yet, women and girls’ mental health remains overlooked and undervalued by philanthropy. Investing in this…
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Moved: Letter of Intent Applications Based on Request Amount
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Hello Everyone!
My name is Jack Tetrault and I am the new Client Services Intern! I recently graduated from Montana State University with a bachelor's in computer science. I was born and raised right here in Bozeman, so the opportunity to work for such a reputable company in my hometown excites me. I spent the last three summers as a…
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Allegany Franciscan Ministries is Hiring an Administrative & Grant Services Coordinator
Allegany Franciscan Ministries is hiring an Administrative & Grant Services Coordinator to join our driven and compassionate, mission-focused team! The position is hybrid and provides comprehensive administrative services, database management, and bookkeeping. Attached is our Candidate Information Packet. For more…
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Foundant's Executive Leadership Team Named Most Valuable Community Champion!
Dear Compass Community, I have some exciting news to share. Our Executive Leadership Team has won Higher Logic’s Most Valuable Community Champion award! Higher Logic is a leader in the online community space, empowering growth-minded organizations to build more engaged and meaningful relationships with their customers.…
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Learn how to create your own Group in Compass!
Groups are a great feature in Compass that allow members to create an area outside of the standard categorized discussions for collaboration around a specific topic or event. Any Compass member can create a group! Take a look at this Sample Group to see how Groups look. Explore the Group, read the how-to PDF and watch the…
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Create your own Group in Compass!
Groups are a great feature in Compass that allow members to create an area outside of the standard categorized discussions for collaboration around a specific topic or event. Any Compass member can create a group! Take a look at this Sample Group to see how Groups look. Explore the Group read the how-to PDF and watch the…
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Criteria for awarding grants
Hello! Our community foundation is in the process of reviewing the criteria we use to determine which grant applications we will fund during our competitive community grant cycle. We are looking for best practices. Would anyone be willing to share their foundations criteria and/or scoring rubric/matrix for evaluating grant…
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Creative ideas for Donor Recognition events or themes?
Hi there - we would like to hold a donor recognition event for our fund advisors, and were wondering what others do that may be unique or creative. We have had charities speak before, and were thinking of a charity tour, but also wondering how others added some ooomph and value, for the donor and for us an organization?
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Congrats to the March Top 10!
Congratulations to @JesikaEllis, @EricaBarnhart, @ElaineNedder, @TammyTilzey, @emilyszewczyk, @MadiSyring, @SidneySuttles, @TeresaDavis, @KelleyHoagland, and @MariaVeronicaBanks! 🏆️ As a thank you for your contributions to our Compass community this past month, you will be entered into a random drawing for a surprise. The…
