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Flexible Funding
Good afternoon! The St. Louis Philanthropic Organization (SLPO) awards grants of up to $10,000 to support programs that improve the quality of life for St. Louis City residents, allocating an average of $400,000 annually. SLPO is a relatively modest-sized funder, managed with the support of a part-time consultant.…
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501(c)4 organizations
Good Afternoon, I am running across an issue and I was hoping the community could help me! I recently had a donor wanting to use their funds and when I looked up the organizations they are both 501c4 organizations. I entered the grant and I was able to approve the one organization and make it eligible to receive grants.…
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August's Top 10 Compass Members!
Happy September! 🏫🍎🍂🌻 A huge congratulations to our Top 10 Compass members for August! Your energy, dedication, and thoughtful engagement kept conversations thriving. We’re grateful for the impact you’ve made! Let’s give it up for: @MariusDereskevicius, @LenoraLaVictoire, @SaraNickels, @MeredithEdwards, @LinaSpaes,…
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Tracking Bequests and Beneficiaries
Hello, I am looking for best practices on how you are tracking bequests. We currently have an Opportunity that indicates they have a planned gift, and the beneficiary is a note. We want to find a better way to report on this. Thanks for any ideas you may have. Mary Ellen
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Dallas Data Visualization Training
Just wrapped up an energizing in-person training on the New Data Visualization Tool with an incredible group of clients! 🎉📊 A huge thank you to everyone who joined, asked thoughtful questions, and brought such great energy to the room. It was a pleasure exploring how to turn complex data into clear, impactful visuals with…
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Long Beach Community Foundation is Seeking a Grant and Scholarship Administrator
Hello Compass Community, One of my fabulous clients, Long Beach Community Foundation, is hiring for a Grant and Scholarship Administrator. This is a full time, salaried role based in Long Beach or the Greater Los Angeles Area. Remote/In-Office hybrid. You can see the job description and additional information here:…
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Applying Donations to Spendable
We are looking into allowing donors for endowed funds to apply some of their donations to the spendable to the fund. Doing this will allow endowed fundholders to be able to grant more beyond their normal spendable. We want to provide donors with more flexibility in their granting. Is anyone currently doing this? How does…
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What's Up from Missoula!
Hello team! My name is Tristan Clifford and I am one of the new Client Support Interns here at Foundant Technologies. I think it's awesome to have this opportunity to work at Foundant, as I believe that non-profits and charities do some of the most important work by helping people in need and alleviating issues that aren't…
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529 Plans to pay scholarships
Hi! Our Community Foundation is looking into paying scholarships through 529 plans to help avoid aid displacement. Do any other organizations pay scholarships this way? Has it been helpful in reducing aid displacement? Thank you!
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New to the team!
Hello everyone! My name is Lina Spaes, and I am one of the new Customer Support Interns here at Foundant Technologies. As a recent Business Management & International Business graduate, I was drawn to Foundant for the exciting combination of philanthropy and technology. A fun fact about me is that I am originally from…
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Component Fund Fundraising Events
How does everyone manage Component Funds, specifically those that do not have their own 501(c)(3) status and are advised by donor-advised fund (DAF) advisors who are part of the general public, that want to hold fundraising events (i.e. gala, golf outing)? More specifically, how do you oversee their activities? What…
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Grant Awards for AI Tools and Training?
Hi Everyone, Is anyone currently making grants to support organizations' efforts to purchase and/or implement AI tools to improve their operations, fundraising, etc.? Are these grants driven by the organizations? For example, are nonprofits indicating this is a need they have and they're submitting capacity-building…
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Indiana
Welcome to the Indiana discussion group.
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Anyone users located in Northeast Ohio?
Hi, all! I am new to using the system as a Grantmaker. Our organization has historically only utilized the platform for grant applications. I am looking to fully maximize automation and want to add electronic award letters, grant acceptances, and requests for payments. Previously as a grantee, I know the system supports…
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Wisconsin
Looking for contacts in the Wisconsin area to expand our collaboration efforts! Feel free to email me at andrew.dudley.shannon@dudleyfoundationwausau.org I'd be happy to start a list of contacts and send it to those who are interested! Stay safe y'all! 😁
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Illinois
Looking to connect with grant and program staff at community foundations in Illinois! I have added several contacts who I've chatted with already so we can keep the conversation going about grantmaking strategies and ideas for innovation. My role is the Director of Program Services at The Community Foundation for McHenry…
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Minnesota
Hi, My name is Courtney Whited and I am in Minnesota. Would anyone else find it beneficial if we started a Minnesota discussion group? Hoping to start a group. Thank you, Courtney
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How are you incorporating fraud prevention best practices into your current processes?
I am looking into how we can add more preventative measures against fraud into our current grant processes. I am interested to hear how other organizations are preventing fraud internally and externally. Please share what you have or are currently working on!
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Sector Education Series: Board and Leadership Development
Hello, Friends! I am the Director of Marketing Communications for Foundant+SmartSimple+GivingData and I'm excited to share a new content series we will publish over the next few months. We started with our "High-Impact Board Development: Strategic Tools for Foundation Governance Excellence" webinar on 8/5. We will continue…
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July's Top 10 Compass Members!
Happy August! ☀️🌾🌻🌽 Congrats to our Top 10 community members who lit up Compass with their engagement and dedication throughout July! Let's give a round of applause to: @NikkiHilchey, @SarayFigueroa, @MeghanDudle, @RosieOgawa, @SharonChelouche, @KaitlynMoyers, @AnnmariePuleio, @LeianneNeffHeppner, @TriciaLewis, and…
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Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country- Flood Relief Work
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has been doing incredible work over the past several weeks to raise money for those affected by the devastating floods. More than $60 million has been raised and over $8 million has already been granted to trusted nonprofit partners helping families, businesses, first…
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Incentivizing Fund Adviser Portal Use?
Colleagues - We are hoping to garner some more enrollment/usage on our Donor/Fund Adviser portal. How have you all gotten higher rates of enrollment? Matching? Prize drawings? Open to lots of options and ideas! Thank you!
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Grants to High School Sports and/or Club Organizations
Good Afternoon, Our foundation has been getting more and more requests from sports teams in our local area asking for grants. Some sports teams are associated with local high schools, others are independent traveling teams. Some are asking for help with purchasing equipment and others are just asking for general help with…
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AI Generated Responses from Applicants
My organization uses Foundant for Grant, Scholarship, and Assistantship applications. We recently received two applications that were generated by AI (ChatGPT). The prompt to the essay was copied, pasted, and entered into ChatGPT and the response generated was submitted directly to the scholarship application as the…
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Rancho Santa Fe Foundation is Hiring – Director of Growth & Strategy
The Rancho Santa Fe Foundation is excited to announce an opportunity to join our team as Director of Growth & Strategy. This is a key leadership role focused on expanding our impact and deepening our commitment to community. If you're a strategic and innovative thinker with a passion for philanthropy and…
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Greater Manhattan Client Onsite
Wrapped up a great day of onsite training with The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation last week! 💼✨ Nothing beats face-to-face collaboration and hands-on learning. Thanks to the whole team for the warm welcome and active participation — you made it a success! 💪📚 #Teamwork #ClientSuccess #InPersonLearning @Mitzirichards…
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SmartSimple SupportHub powered by Zendesk - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. Will I still access support the same way? Yes! You’ll continue to access the Support directly from your SmartSimple instance — just like you always have. Only the landing page and ticket interface will have a sleek new look. 2. Are contact details staying the same? Yes, email and phone support remain unchanged: 📧…
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Excited to Join the Foundant Team!
Hello everyone! My name is Aïcha Koma, and I’m one of the new interns here at Foundant Technologies. I was drawn to Foundant because of your inspiring mission to use technology for social good. I’m originally from Burkina Faso and have a background in customer service and tutoring. I currently live in Madison and enjoy…
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June's Top 10: Stellar Members! ☀️
Happy July! 😎🍦🥵🍉⛱️ Congratulations to the top 10 members of June for your engagement in Compass! Let's give an applause to @RosieOgawa, @KatieDecker, @SusieLotreck, @MikedeHilster, @SharonChelouche, @PattyFreburg, @KellieUtzinger, @BrockUllman, @keithmckittrick, and @katrinalane As a token of our appreciation, each of you…
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Excited to be a part of this Journey!!!
Hello I am Siddi Shafan Hussain, and I am one of the new client support interns at Foundant. I currently live in West Palm Beach, Florida and some of my hobbies are working out,I am a car guy so I love cars as well, and overall, I love eating food too. And I have 2 cats!!!
