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Consultant Needed
Hello, our foundation is seeking a consultant who can help identify innovative projects to fund for healthcare for the underserved - "big idea" type initiatives. Can you suggest such a resource? Many thanks.
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Help Share New Grant Opportunity
Hello All! We are proud to be a partner with Ferguson Enterprises, who has locations all over the United States. We learned of a new grant program they launched, Building Stronger Communities, and they would like help sharing the opportunity with nonprofits across the U.S. They have asked if we can provide a list of…
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Does anyone have experience with a scholarship like this?
The Delaware Community Foundation has been approached by a community organizer about doing scholarships for his MERIT STEM program students (grades 9-12 - they qualify if they have been active for the last 4 years in MERIT) but they want to add money to the BASE of the scholarship for other things they do beyond…
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Hello from Bozeman! New Client Services Intern
Hello All! My name is Mark Bejcek and I am a new Client Services Intern here at Foundant Technologies. I currently live in Bozeman and I am a senior at Montana State University in Business Management. I enjoy skiing, spending time outdoors with friends and family, and traveling around the world. I am so excited to be…
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Senior Analyst Investment Operations and Accounting at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
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Senior Finance Accountant wanted at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
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Hi Community Foundation Friends!
Hi everyone - While new to the Foundant team, I couldn't be happier to continue the journey in the field of community philanthropy in my capacity as Regional Director, Community Foundations! My passion for community foundations has extended from serving nearly a decade as CEO of two merged CFs in Indiana to over five years…
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Database Ranking - Development Plan
Hello, I have been working our Development Committee to put a system together to rank our database and determine categories and scoring for follow-up and marketing based on a profiles score. We have been progressing along but I have hit a bit of a hurdle. Our database is very large, 14,000+ donor profiles to export,…
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Citizenship question on scholarships?
Hi--while the family foundation I work with does not fund scholarships, this question came up in a group discussion lately and I'm eager to hear what you all think and how some of you are handling the situation in your worlds. At a particular organization, it was a given for years that all scholarships only went to US…
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NCFP Webinar Invite - Leaning into Racial Justice and Sparking Cross-Sector Collaboration
Our partner's at National Center for Family Philanthropy would like to invite you to two free webinars: Leaning into Racial Justice with the Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Fund (April 22, 2-3pm ET) Sparking Cross-Sector Collaboration for COVID Recovery: How a Family Foundation Catalyzed Local Investment (May 5,…
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Grants catalog question
Hello! What policies do your foundations employ for which organization granting opportunities are posted to your public grants catalog? We are considering only including grant applications that we didn't fund in full for the amount that we did not fund. I'm interested in hearing how other foundations have managed this!
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Hello from Australia
Hi I am Julie Rae and work for the Australian Community Foundation based in Melbourne Victoria. We are currently migrating to CSuite and GLM from BlackBaud. Would appreciate hearing from others who have experienced the same process and are happy to share the following: any documentation that has been developed tips on…
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Sample -Lilly Endowment Scholarship application
Hello all, Our community foundation just transitioned to CommunitySuite (financial part). We will be transitioning to SLM in June. Our Lilly Endowment Scholarship application opens August 1st. For those outside of Indiana- It is a scholarship application for high school seniors from our county; every CF in Indiana…
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Registration is open for PEAK2021 Online | May 4-13
Continuing PEAK’s 25-year commitment to centering equity and community, they’ll focus on how we listen to communities, support adaptable communities, learn with our community, and create equitable community. PEAK2021 program helps tell the story of how grantmakers are: Engaging with and investing in community by growing…
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Howdy from Enid, Oklahoma!
Hi, I'm Crystal! New CSA here at Foundant. I'm from Oklahoma but lived in the Vail Valley for 14 yrs. Moved back to Enid in 2014. I have a cat named Sophie and three crazy nieces - Carson, Gracie & Payton.
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Electronic Grant Payments Transition
We are considering transitioning at least a portion of our grant payments from checks to EFT's. For those who have converted, please share any tips/lessons learned. What is your process for collecting bank account information from grantees? Thanks in advance!
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Using Technology to Support Asset Growth Through Challenging Times
Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our Donor Management Coffee Talk: Using Technology to Support Asset Growth Through Challenging Times! We had a few requests for those who raised their hands and shared their projects with us to share some examples of the work that they have been doing. We are creating this…
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Do you have an office pup or other pet?
I LOVE the Dogs of Foundant! I might be having a tough day, but I get an alert that Foundant has posted a picture on Instagram and I start to feel hopeful. With fingers crossed, I head on over to see if they have posted another Dogs of Foundant post. I love those posts. You can find them here.…
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Reports to benchmark your organization and grantseeking activities
What data do you use to benchmark your grant activities and results against? We have partnered with GrantStation as they conduct their 2021 State of Grantseeking study. (Survey closes March 31, 2021.) This year includes a special section to study the impact of coronavirus on your organization and grantseeking. Here is the…
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Community Rooted in Philanthropy: Compass Community Story, Part 1
Check out our latest blog post for a little insight into Foundant and what inspired this community!
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Board Portal Recommendations
I'm seeking recommendations on any board portal website, cloud-based software, or programs that you use to store documents for secure access and communicate with board members; I attached a screenshot of features we might be interested in for reference. If anyone has experience with BoardEffects, OnBoard by Passageways, or…
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NEA Requirements & Building Final Report Forms
I thought we might benefit from a place to discuss one of the topics from last week's Art Chat which particularly interested me. I'm interested in how you collect the data required by the NEA using Foundant. For example: How do you collect the demographic information? (During the days of paper applications, we collected…
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Happy 1st Anniversary, Compass!
One year ago, we launched this community. Today, we are celebrating with more than 2,100 members, 800 discussions and 1,900 replies. We're so glad you're here exchanging ideas, helping your peers and maximizing the impact of the philanthropic community! Let's have a little fun! This week, the Referral badge is worth double…
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Hello from Denver!
Hi! I was just in the webinar with Darian Rodriguez Heyman and wanted to join this great community. My name is Celeste Seiler and I am now the Director of Operations for Art from Ashes. I've been with AfA since fall of 2017 in different roles. We managed to somehow thrive in the pandemic by quickly navigating how to…
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Foundation Turn Over (Grants and Scholarships Role Descriptions)
I know one reality of Foundation work is regular turnover. I've had many conversations over the years with clients seeking advice on job descriptions for Grant and Scholarship Coordinator/Manager/Directors and suggestions on how to call out Foundant familiarity/technical aptitude in those descriptions. If you have a…
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Do your (DAF) fund fees contribute to discretionary grantmaking?
Hi Compass, Triangle Community Foundation is looking to benchmark our funding peers who attribute a part of their fund fees directly into their discretionary grantmaking program. This has arisen as one of many potential ways to operationalize our values of equity and community directly into our fund policies. What, if any,…
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Congratulations to the March Top 10!
Congratulations @KarenWolf @LaurelShulman @DwanaBackLamberson @HeidiFindlay @JesikaEllis @JoyceBrasher @loritrenholm @jessbarrie @LeahDroge and @BettieStammerjohn! As a thank you for your contributions to the community, you will all be entered into a random drawing for a little pick-me-up! The winner will be tagged in a…
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Happy Anniversary, Compass!
One year ago, we launched this community. Today, we celebrate with more than 2,100 members, 800 discussions and 1,900 replies. We're so glad you're here exchanging ideas, helping your peers and maximizing the impact of the philanthropic community! Let's have a little fun! This week, the Referral badge is worth double…
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Poetry Prowl hosted by Art from Ashes
Register here: https://secure.givelively.org/event/art-from-ashes-inc/poetry-prowl
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Taking sub accounting back in house from investment company
Reaching out to the Community to see if anyone else has recently brought the sub/fund accounting back in-house from an investment company?
