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Nonprofit Q&A Webinar: How to Communicate for Good - April 27, 10:00 am MT
REGISTER HERE Thursday, April 27 | 9 am PT / 12 pm ET | 60 minutes In our upcoming sector education webinar on April 19, Communicate for Good: Raise Awareness, Revenue, and Impact One Word at a Time, renowned communication expert, speaker, author, coach, and University of Washington professor @EricaBarnhart will share…
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How to Successfully Onboard New Subscribers to your Nonprofit E-Newsletter (+ Recording)
Watch the recording: Email is critical to your organization's fundraising and marketing efforts. As a one-to-one communications platform, email is a great way to build relationships and eventually convert subscribers into donors. That entire process starts with onboarding new subscribers via your website. In this webinar,…
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Have you commented on the initial proposals for revising the Federal Race and Ethnicity Standards?
Want to make sure everyone is aware of the April 12, 2023 deadline to provide input into this process. Summary: The Office of the Chief Statistician is taking a key step forward in its formal process to revise OMB’s statistical standards for collecting and reporting race and ethnicity data across Federal agencies…
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Job Opportunity-Sacramento Region Community Foundation
Hello Everyone! The Sacramento Region Community Foundation is looking to fill the role of Senior Accountant. Please see the attached job description and if you're interested in the position please apply. Feel free to forward the job description to people you think might be a good fit. Regards, Edward Harris Chief Financial…
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Hiring for Communications Officer at Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Hi, everyone! We are looking for a Communications Officer to join our team in Western, Massachusetts. *** Communications Officer Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation seeks a full-time Communications Officer to elevate our mission and amplify diverse community voices and stories that illuminate our work supporting…
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Looking for Community Engagement Officer, Equity and Inclusion, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundati
We are excited to share that we are looking for a new Community Engagement Officer for our Equity Initiative in Western Massachusetts. Email hr@berkshiretaconic.org to apply. *** Community Engagement Officer, Equity and Inclusion Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF) seeks a Community Engagement Officer for Equity…
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Must read books for Community Foundation professionals!
I'm building out my 2023 book list and would like to sprinkle in some "must-reads" for community foundation/nonprofit professionals. What are your recommendations?
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Convincing funders quality is as important and quantity.
We are a small international organization striving to teach and support youth and young adults (ages 15-23 orphans) self-love and self-sufficiency through direct experience in social enterprise. In other words, how to create, manage and stabilize a small business. As a startup organization with devoted staff, and a strong…
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Congrats to the February Top 10!
Congratulations to @saraholzawski, @SaraOmari, @LizJones, @SkyeWeber, @CarissaGump, @WandaWillis, @ColbyFetterhoff, @KaitlynThrogmorton, @MadisonLeighty, and @AndrewBishop! 😎 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 winner…
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Easy as 1, 2, 3!
Make the most of Compass with these three steps: 1) Update your profile. Click on your photo/emoji in the top right corner and click Edit Profile. Update all fields and add/update your profile picture to earn the Photogenic badge (10 points)! 2) Update your Notification Preferences. While you're on your Edit Profile page,…
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State of Grantseeking Survey
Hello! The annual State of Grantseeking Survey is now open, and we're asking you to please take part. This survey spotlights recent developments in funding so that organizations can be more strategic in their grantseeking. The resulting—free—State of Grantseeking reports, published in May, serve as valuable analytic tools…
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Leveraging Generative AI in the Nonprofit Sector
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow in various industries, nonprofits can also benefit from the power of AI to further their missions and make a greater impact. In this webinar, we will explore specific ways generative AI can be used in the nonprofit sector, including but not limited to automating…
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How do you stay connected with your Board of Directors and committees?
What strategies do you use to keep your Board connected and engaged with your important philanthropic work? Some questions from today's Coffee Talk to think about: What are your policies and procedures for your Board of Directors and Committees? How do you recruit and bring on new members? How do you structure committees…
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Trust-Based Philanthropy
The community foundation I work for is starting research regarding the trust based philanthropy model. I am curious if there are other community foundations out there already engaging in this practice. Can you provide a couple of pros and cons regarding your experience? What has been the biggest challenge?
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Do You Have a (Caramel) Sweet Tooth?
Do you want to earn a box of Bozeman-made Bequet caramels??? All you have to do is post 25 responses to discussions or answers to questions! This is a LIMITED TIME badge to be earned in Compass! So far, 30 members have earned this badge! @CelesteCarlson, @BettieStammerjohn, @KentWeimer, @LisaDiehl @AshleyHarper,…
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Moved: Impact Investing
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Anyone have a good explanation of Outputs vs. Outcomes for grantees?
Hi there, I continue to struggle to get applicants and grantees to submit outcomes rather than outputs in their applications and annual reports. I am looking to provide a guide/detailed description on our Foundation website and was wondering if anyone has a good resource to share that I might use for our website (credit…
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Moved: Please vote in Idea lab to keep voucher lines in order of entry!!!!!!
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Moved: Does my Idea Lab submission resonate with you??
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Does anyone have experience with non-competitive grant models?
Hello everyone! As grant makers and funders, I'm sure we've all had our moments of wishing that we could fund all of the amazing projects that we have the privilege of reviewing. One of my Board Members recently expressed frustration with the number of applicants we have to turn away due to lack of funds, and posed the…
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Medical School Scholarship?
Hi everyone: Do any of your organizations offer scholarships for medical school students? A donor would like to establish a non-endowed scholarship fund with us for this purpose and wants it to be impactful. I know med school is an expensive proposition, so what amount would make an impact? What is the payment schedule,…
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Moved: Looking for best ways to use CRM functionality in CSuite for small to mid-size Community Fou…
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Congrats to the January Top 10 for 2023!
Congratulations to @AmandaPool, @PattiBiera, @emilyszewczyk, @TessDeHart, @CrystalCrain, @JessicaHubbard, @SkyeWeber, @AustinKlososky, @JulieKlipp, and @DeanBusack! 🎉 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 winner will be…
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Looking forward: Trends and opportunities for 2023
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…
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Looking forward: what do you think are the biggest trends and imperatives for 2023?
We asked philanthropic leaders to share what they see as the top trends in the months ahead. What is top of mind for you and your organization? What initiatives and ideas are you working on? Let's share what you're excited about, would love input on, and trends you see for the future! Looking for the Nonprofits discussion?…
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New Donor and online donor stewardship
We've just finished our second year using CSuite including the online giving functionality and are seeing an increased # of gifts and average gift $ for our online gifts. This has led us to re-examine how we intersect with these donors. Do you utilize the auto-tax receipt feature in Csuite and/or the auto-tax receipt in…
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Capital Campaign
Hello, everyone! Does anyone have a capital campaign policy in place that you wouldn't mind sharing? We are in the process of creating one and would like to get ideas, view guidelines, and see an application. Any bit of info helps! If you would like to you can email me at: gracie@dccfound.org Thank you so much.
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New Donor Report
Has anyone had luck building a new donor report? We are trying to build a report that shows us new donors for 2022 AND includes the funds they gave to. We are able to pull new donors, but not with the donation fund included. I've not been able to get a custom report to work. If you have a report that works and wouldn't…
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Divisions or affiliate?
Where can I find more information about financial reporting parameters and effects on the GL for affiliates and divisions? Here's our situation: we are receiving a farm that will be a separate legal and financial entity. It will be reported on a separate 990 from our organization, yet we'd like to be able to run financial…
