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Hiring - Manager, Strategic Partnerships (Health & Wellbeing)
The Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation is hiring a Manager for Strategic Partnerships (Health & Wellbeing) here in Wilsonville, OR (greater Portland metro). Learn more at www.marielamfrom.org/careers!
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Hiring - Manager, Strategic Partnerships (Education & Mentorship) - Portland, OR
The Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation is hiring a Strategic Partnerships Manager for Education & Mentorship, here in Wilsonville, OR (great Portland Metro). Learn more at www.marielamfrom.org/careers.
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Hiring - Coordinator, Data & Info Systems - Greater Portland Metro
The Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation (Wilsonville, OR) is hiring a Data & Info Systems Coordinator to support our growing foundation! This person will manage our use of Foundant and support our behind-the-scenes work in building relationships with great regional nonprofits. See attached description! Application review…
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Welcome to Scholarship Chat! Find introductions and discussions here!
If you have a minute, go ahead and introduce yourself to the group in the discussion below - we'd love to get the networking started! A couple of starting points: Have you ever been to Montana? Are you a dog or a cat person? (Request the Dog Person or Cat Person badge)! Name your favorite Bequet Caramel flavor. (Request…
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Use of Adobe for Document Signing
Does anyone have experience with using Adobe's Document Cloud for grant contract signing? Is there a way to incorporate Document Cloud with documents delivered to grant recipients through Foundant?
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Evaluation process
This is Kelly in Iowa, Mary Greeley Foundation. New to grant writing here! There is a section for Evaluation process in my proposal and we would use the funds granted for equipment, so how would someone answer this one, when it is not really a program to evaluate?
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Restricting funds committed to multi-year grant agreements
I am looking for input on restricting funds within a DAF which were committed by the donor advisor to a multi-year grant. The fund currently holds $1.3M invested in our long term horizon and $750k has just been committed to a multi-year grant agreement ($250k/yr for the next 3 yrs). The long-term horizon can fluctuate due…
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Communication Schedule
On the call I heard Arts Memphis mention a communication/promotion schedule for grant programs and grant webinars. Any samples or links to great resources for developing a stronger communication schedule?
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Mountain West
Connect with peers from the Mountain West Region here!
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Hello from Minnesota!
Hi all! I am a new remote team member from rural Minnesota. I am excited to join the Foundant Team as a Client Success Manager! I have a diverse background with a passion for philanthropy. I love spending time outside & traveling with my family! I look forward to getting to know everyone!
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#TuesdayTip: Using the @
Use the @ when responding to someone, or to bring other Compass members into a conversation. This ensures the person you're mentioning sees they've been included in a discussion. Example: @TammyTilzey and @ChristopherDeliso are always so helpful when I have questions about GrantHub! Make sure you also set-up your…
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#TuesdayTip: @ @ @
Use the @ when responding to someone, or to bring other Compass members into the conversation. This ensures the person you're mentioning sees they've been included in a discussion. Example: @PeterPfankuch and @HenryLemp are always so helpful when I have questions about GLM, SLM and CSuite! Make sure you also set-up your…
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Hello!
Hi everyone! My name is Maggie Hickman and I am one of the new team members here at Foundant Technologies in Bozeman, Montana. I have over 8 years of experience in marketing and sales, and am passionate about building great relationships with my clients! Outside of my work at Foundant, you can find me playing music at…
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Hello from NE
Hello all, my name is Leah Droge and I'm from Lincoln, Nebraska. I am the Assistant Director of Program Development at Friendship Home, we provide crisis services, emergency shelter and transitional housing for survivors of domestic violence and their children. I've been a victim advocate for 16 years, but only started…
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Greetings from Indiana!
Hello! I am the Manager of Grant Development at Easterseals Crossroads in Indianapolis, Indiana. We provide comprehensive services to people with disabilities. While I have been at the agency for several years, I am new to the world of grant writing (I started this role in April 2020). I feel I have found my niche! I have…
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Diversity and Inclusion Language
I'd love to start a discussion about how we as grant professionals can impact diversity and inclusion by using better language in our grant proposals. One example would be using individuals experiencing homelessness instead of the homeless, so we don't label people by their condition. Another would be replacing…
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Outlook for Philanthropic Planning 2021
We live in a different world. The events of the last 12 months are unprecedented. Take a look at this insightful article on philanthropy in the year ahead. Kent C. Weimer, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® Director of Trusts, Estates and Gift Planning Parkland Foundation
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Gender and Race Questions
This year we are adding - Non-binary and Prefer to self-describe. Are others of you doing this as well? We also are going to ask to identify yourself racially/ethnically with four different choices and open ended - specify. Again are others doing this and having you been doing this for awhile?
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Reporting to your Board
How does your organization report out to your Board? We have done simple info graphs but would like to change it up this year. I look forward to all your suggestions. Thank you
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Guelph Community Foundation - Now Hiring - Full Time Finance Manager
The Guelph Community Foundation is a charitable public foundation whose purpose is to provide leadership in promoting community philanthropy and enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Guelph and surrounding communities. The Foundation pools the charitable gifts of donors into permanent, income-earning endowments.…
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Coupon for 20% off of All About Grant Writing Online Course
Last week we had more than 1,200 people registered for The 3 C’s to Thriving in a Pandemic webinar! We had a great Q&A session, but even going overtime, were unable to get to ALL the questions which included: · How do you find new funders? · I have a hard time contacting family foundations. Often I find my messages don’t…
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Congratulations February Leaders!
Congrats to our Top 10 Compass contributors in February! You'll all be entered into a random drawing for a surprise pick-me-up. One winner will be selected. Thank you for starting compelling conversations and sharing your expertise with our community! @AudraClodfelter @AlyseBraaten @KristenBrandt @KarenWolf…
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Q&A on Grants!
Thanks for attending The 3 C’s to Thriving in a Pandemic webinar last week! When your mission is to help others get grants so they can do incredible things, there's nothing better than having 1,200 people attend your webinar from all over the U.S., Canada and throughout the world. We had a great Q&A session, but even going…
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The 3 C's to Thriving in a Pandemic
Are you tired of the grim statistics? ...that 11-38% of nonprofits will close down within 3 years, or that three out of five nonprofits had to cut costs last year due to the pandemic? Like you, I want to know the latest data, but even more so, I'd like to talk about what we can do to not just survive, but to THRIVE this…
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Hello everyone!
My name is Susan Remy and I am the Dir of Development at Child & Family Services, Inc. here in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The reason I joined this group is to meet others in my profession and expand my knowledge. Learning is a never ending process! I was born and raised in Fall River, MA and attended college at…
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Family Foundation Historical/Impact Reports
Hello! We are considering creating a historical/impact report for the Foundation's 15th anniversary. I've spoken with a couple of people who have created these types of things but would love recommendations on good reports you've seen/created and/or good consultants who specialize in this sort of thing. Our Board Chair…
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How do you define DEI?
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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New Canada, Australia and USA badges!
Foundant has customers in Australia, Canada and the USA, and now we have badges for you to share your country pride on your Compass profile! You can also click on any badge to see who else has the same badge, and meet people with something in common! Click the Badges link at the top of the page, or the links next to the…
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New Australia, Canada and USA badges!
Foundant has customers in Australia, Canada and the USA, and now we have badges for you to share your country pride on your Compass profile! You can also click on any badge to see who else has the same badge, and meet people with something in common! Click the Badges link at the top of the page, or the links next to the…
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Determining When Your Foundation is Listed as a Beneficiary
Does anyone have a best practice for identifying when your foundation is listed as a beneficiary for an estate, an IRA account, etc? We ask our donors to let us know, but we have not historically had a great protocol for saving and storing this information and we are not certain we are aware of all of the accounts for…
