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Grant Funding Types & Amounts
Hi there, Just wanted to start a general conversation around the types of grants folks offer and what the max funding amount is for each of the grants you offer. I am curious to start this conversation because our organization provides what I consider very small grants and hoping we can increase the amount we give per…
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Congratulations to the July Top 10!
Congratulations to @KentWeimer, @hankdrew, @HeatherFust, @CameronWood, @AndyKessenich, @RhondaReichert, @MarshaStrauss, @JesikaEllis, @BrentThomas, and @TracyLarimer! 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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Scholarship Application Abandon Rate?
Hi everyone, Do you look at your scholarship application abandon rate? We are looking at historical data on how many scholarship applications are started but not completed. I'm wondering if others have done this and what percentage of students do not finish their applications? Is there any average or national data on this?…
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Scholarship Evaluations and Committees
We have several committees that review multiple scholarship applications for different scholarships. Many of the applications for the different scholarships are the same students in each group. This year we had one student come out on top for a group of 5 scholarships the committee was evaluating. Does anyone have…
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Moved: Demographic information collection across multiple stakeholder groups
This discussion has been moved.
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Triangle Community Foundation (Durham, NC) hiring COO
Triangle Community Foundation (Durham, NC) is seeking a Chief Operations Officer (COO) to provide direct support for the President & CEO (CEO), overseeing the Foundation’s overall operations – with an emphasis on the integration of all departments to successfully and efficiently execute the Foundation’s strategies – and…
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Do Other Sources of Funding Impact Your Grantmaking Decisions?
Hi, I work for a Community Foundation in Vero Beach, Florida and we have a quarterly grant cycle process. Throughout our county we have about six other funders (our local United Way and several philanthropic neighborhoods) who have annual grant cycle processes. Do you have a similar network of local funders? Do you…
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Curious about position titles
I was given the title Program Manager, but it has never read right to me...one that I just saw here in Compass was Philanthropy Asst, similar to what I do, but I'd appreciate hearing from folks. I process gifts and grants in Csuite, send the letters and thank yous, update website, design and post social media posts, assist…
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Application Review Process - Best Practices
Hi everyone – my questions relate to the overall grant application review process / workflow and the assignment of reviewers for applications. Some background first: We launched a one-cycle grant program earlier this year. We had an LOI stage and have gotten back to applicants on whether or not they advance to the full…
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It was National Ice Cream Day yesterday - what's a great one you've had recently?
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Final Grant Reports, Making Available to the Public
We haven't yet figured out a good way or know of any software available to help us make grant reports searchable and available to the public. We are in need of this, especially for past funded research projects. Thank you!
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Grant Follow-Up Reports
Does anyone else struggle getting their follow-ups back from nonprofits? What are your tips and tricks?
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Grant Type Categories
We're looking to streamline the Categories for Grant Types, i.e. Arts and Culture, Health and Human Services, etc. Would love to hear what categories all of you are using? Thank you.
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Interested in learning cohorts around Community-Centric Fundraising?
Foundant recently hosted a Sector Education Webinar where Park City Community Foundation shared how they are supporting Community-Centric Fundraising. During the webinar, many attendees expressed an interest in learning cohorts for this topic. We'd like to open this discussion for funders to share about existing learning…
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Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation - Four Open Positions
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR We are seeking a full-time Administrative Coordinator to maintain office and building operations, provide data and administrative support, and support the foundation’s senior staff. Learn more and apply COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER, EQUITY AND INCLUSION We are seeking a Community Engagement…
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New offering: Boost your email efforts in 5 minutes a week- for free!
Email is critical to a nonprofit's success. It helps with fundraising, marketing and much more. It's a great tool for connecting with individuals, building relationships and converting subscribers into donors. I am thrilled to share with you a new project launched in partnership with Foundant Technologies: The Weekly SEND…
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New offering: Boost your email efforts in 5 minutes a week- for free!
Email is critical to a nonprofit's success. It helps with fundraising, marketing and much more. It's a great tool for connecting with individuals, building relationships and converting subscribers into donors. I am thrilled to share with you a new project launched in partnership with Foundant Technologies: The Weekly SEND…
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Excited to Start!
Hi everyone, my name Is Everett Quissek, I am originally from a very small town in south central Wisconsin and I have enjoyed my move to Bozeman for school. I am currently studying Electrical Engineering at MSU. I enjoy cooking, watching movies, and almost anything outdoors. I love to ski in the winter and kite-board in…
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What is your biggest challenge with your budgeting process?
Comment below, it can be for either your organization's annual budget, or related to managing grant budgets. Supplementing the conversation from our webinar with Jitasa, Budgeting, Forecasting, and Reporting: A Plan for Financial Success. Watch here.
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It's National Beer Day, what is your favorite beer style?
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Mind the GAP – how gift acceptance policies make you the superhero!
I recently wrote a blog that you may find interesting. If you don't have gift acceptance policies, you should. If you do, have you reviewed them recently and do you follow them? This is a quick and informative read. Community Foundations need a good GAP as well as any nonprofit. Thanks. Kent C. Weimer, Chartered Advisor in…
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Unique situation for donors
We have a set of donors who are making their post-lifetime plans for their donor advised fund. The fund is currently non-endowed and will have ~$40M added to the fund after the donors’ lifetimes. It has a very narrow area of interest for the grant funding (retrofitting homes for seniors and people with disabilities). The…
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Mind the GAP – how gift acceptance policies make you the superhero
I recently wrote a blog that you may find interesting. If you don't have gift acceptance policies, you should. If you do, have you reviewed them recently and do you follow them? This is a quick and informative read. Kent Kent C. Weimer, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® Director of Trusts, Estates and Gift Planning…
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Introduction -- New Implementation Specialist from Olney, Illinois
Hey everyone! My name is Audra Clodfelter and I am one of the new Implementation Specialists here at Foundant Technologies. I became interested in working for Foundant after completing SLM+UA and GLM trainings when I work at Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation. I am working remotely from Olney, Illinois ("Home of…
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Hello
Hi- My name is Molly and I am the new Director of Client Success here at Foundant. I heard about how great Foundant was from friends who work here, and I am excited for this opportunity to be able to work with all of you and our clients in the philanthropic community! I am located in Bozeman, MT, and enjoy all of the…
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Award Displacement Language
I was on a coffee talk yesterday Re: WORKING WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, and someone mentioned that they use Award Displacement Language in their check letters. I would really appreciate if someone could share that verbiage. Thanks😊
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Director, Finance wanted for Central Carolina Community Foundation - Columbia, SC
Please see the attached for details on a great opportunity in Columbia, SC
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Loan forgiveness or Reverse scholarship programs
Coming out of our Summit conference there have been a few scholarship clients expressing interest in the concept of loan forgiveness or reverse scholarship programs. Loan Forgiveness (also known as Reverse Scholarships) is a process of awarding scholarships after the expenses have been incurred. These funds pay back loans…
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Congratulations to the June Top 10!
Congratulations to @annehossner, @MindyWallen, @CarlaBatts, @JenWindram, @PennyHalstead, @PatrickLaorden, @JulieKlipp, @gracetorres, @ClaraHansen, @AnnFisher! 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 tagged…
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How do you monitor and support grantees around DEI work?
Hi there! My colleague, @SheriaWalker, and I presented a Client Panel at Summit 2022 and wanted to take advantage of the entire community's collective wisdom to keep the momentum from the conversation going. Our presentation reviewed new practices that our foundation has put in place to assess whether an organization's…
