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JOB: Youth Program Specialist @ National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Courtesy Post We are hiring! NIWRC (National Indigenous Women's Resource Center) is dedicated to ending violence against Native women and children by supporting tribes and grassroots advocates in establishing and strengthening their responses to violence. View our latest open position and apply to join our team! View Full…
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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits
Interesting tidbits on social media marketing from Nonprofit Tech For Good. Would love to hear about your success (and sometimes not success), utilizing social media for your nonprofit. https://www.nptechforgood.com/101-best-practices/10-facebook-best-practices-for-nonprofits/
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Adjusted Follow Up Form Collecting photos and messages (Coffee Talk)
On today's Coffee Talk @LisaStachula shared about some changes they made in their follow up form to collect photos and more structured thank you messages from their students to create donor packets. She also talked about using a tool called ThankView. I've attached the follow up form here. Feel free to take a look.
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Style of Governance
Organizations have different needs, ways to operate and varying styles of governance. I'm curious about the successes and dilemmas you realize from how your board operates. I was chair of the board of a national organization recently and we used the Carver style of governance. The board worked on ends and the staff were…
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How do you define DEI in a relatable way?
The following graphic was shared in a Foundant presentation this week. I really liked how the DEI terminology was presented here, so I thought I'd share it with you!
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JOB: Grants Management Specialist @ National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Courtesy Post We are hiring! NIWRC (National Indigenous Women's Resource Center) is dedicated to ending violence against Native women and children by supporting tribes and grassroots advocates in establishing and strengthening their responses to violence. View our latest open position and apply to join our team! Grants…
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Moved: Do you collect scholarship recipient guardian information? If so, how?
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Requesting a Copy of Board Lists
I'm looking for some best practices on requesting a copy of an organization's Board list. Currently we just ask them to upload a copy of their current list with their application. We'd like to ask for more specific information about each Board member, such as their background and expertise, but want to make sure we ask in…
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Creating Conversations About Board Diversity
For several years, we have asked our grantees to share information about who sits on their board and whether it reflects the community they serve. Our application includes a board diversity grid for them to use, but importantly it is designed for board members to self-identify. We want to avoid the applicant filling out…
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Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Search
Good morning - I am looking for RFP samples for a PEO. We have used the same organization since the beginning of 2013 and we are doing a search this year. I would greatly appreciate any samples or suggestions. Thanks,
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Introduction
Hey everyone! My name is Ashley Ruiz and I am one of the new interns here at Foundant Technologies. I became interested in working for Foundant when I realized this was an organization that helped people help people. I am originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but started school at UCF to pursue an education in…
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Rolling Scholarship Application?
Does anyone offer a scholarship application with a rolling deadline, with applications reviewed as they come in? Can someone address the legality of such an arrangement - e.g. if eligibility criteria are clearly laid out, it is awarded on an objective basis, the scholarship is offered to a sufficiently broad charitable…
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Congratulations to the February Top 10!
Congratulations to @LorielKorynnGrigsby, @LaurieAbildso, @AmandaHicks, @SarahMechtenberg, @AshleyHarper, @LindseyKeller, @annehossner, @MarieShores, @LourdesNunez, and @BonitaJohnson! 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.…
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Paper shortage
For those nonprofits using direct mail pieces in their campaigns this year, I was talking with one of our local printers and they conveyed that the unprecedented paper shortages - both coated and uncoated standard papers - will continue for the foreseeable future. I bring this up because many print providers are working on…
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Young Professionals Giving Group
I am curious if any other Foundations are doing a young professionals giving group or similar group? If so, I would love to hear more about best practices, guidelines, and giving levels! Thanks, Eliana
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Gifts of Grain
When selling the gift of grain, how do you record the expenses from the grain elevator for selling the grain. Is there a specific expense account people use? I have been trying Miscellaneous in the Test site, but really don't like seeing it as a "Miscellaneous Expense" on the Fund Statement. Does anyone have a better…
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Supporting Equitable Approaches to Youth Mental Health & Funders’ Collaborative for Young Minds
Today’s youth are facing unprecedented challenges to their mental health. Youth of color are particularly impacted, as they bear the disproportionate burden of racism, trauma, and inequalities in our health and education systems. Philanthropy has a tremendous opportunity to act now so that all children can thrive. Mindful…
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Grant Writing, The Right Way: Keys to Achieving a Higher Success Rate
A space to continue the conversation from our webinar about: Convey your impact with compelling and concise storytelling Write more effective proposals Conduct effective research to help you prepare and spot the best prospects Missed the live webinar? Watch the recording here!
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Sample Templates to send to Inactive DAF Holders for grantmaking or giving
Hi all! Would you mind sharing your letter or notice template that you send to inactive DAF holders to let them know that they have not made a grant /donation for awhile that reminds them of your policy on that subject? Thank you very much! Missy Belles
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Moved: Grant policy re: hateful activities/hate groups
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Follow Your Favorite Categories!
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Hello Hello
Hey everyone, My name is Jared and I am the newest Agile Scrum Master at Foundant. My first team assignment will be working with the GLM/SLM team. I've worked in the non-profit sector my entire career but working with Foundant now to support the philanthropic sector at large, is a very exciting opportunity.
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Moved: SLM Conflict of Interest forms
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Seeking Accountant for North Dakota Community Foundation
Title: Accountant ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND · The employer is a growing nonprofit organization with annual revenues in the tens of millions of dollars. · The Accountant plays a key role in implementing administrative systems that support the mission and growth of the nonprofit organization. · The nonprofit organization is…
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Compliance / Monitoring Program for a Grant Program
Hi everyone – my first post! I am excited to be part of this community. I am looking to better understand best practices around the governance of grant programs, specifically around how you monitor for any potential conflicts between your reviewers and the applications you assign to them to review. Do you have any P&P's…
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Frustration - why won't students complete follow-ups?
So frustrating - we have this lovely software, we have their email addresses, they have been told they are expected to complete a follow up form at the end of each semester!!!!!! Why is it so hard. I could get the big stick and refuse to pay for their next semester but that seems excessive. Do we need to add a "texting"…
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Peer Learning: Grant Committees
What is the structure of your evaluating body – do you have one core committee or multiple committees (fund, sector, or program dependent, for example)? What steps has your organization taken to diversify committees and to incorporate participatory grantmaking? How are community members considered for your committee…
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Scholarship letters of recommendation
Will your organization or has your organization eliminated letters of recommendation from your scholarship applications? (Unless it's part of the scholarship fund agreement, of course). I'd be interested to know your organization's thoughts about that. Thank you! Lee O'Neil (she/her/hers) Community Foundation of Fayette…
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Independent Grantee Survey Providers
Hi! I work for a 3M family foundation in Boston, MA. We are looking to conduct an independent survey of grantees to get feedback on our grantmaking and process. We are aware of CEP but wanted to know if there are other providers doing this work. We are considering CEP so would like to hear references and testimonials about…
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