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Interview Alternatives
We conduct interviews for a few of our scholarships. We cancelled the interviews for one of our scholarships which would have taken place on April 8th because the award event that follows where the recipient is announced was postponed (and will most likely get cancelled). We conduct interviews for 2 other scholarships in…
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#TuesdayTip: Creative Discussion Titles
Giving your post a creative or intriguing title can encourage more replies! Here are some examples: Be Creative: Before: Replacements for in-person events After: O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou... Zoom password?? Be Dramatic: Before: I really need help with ____. After: SOS! (Someone Offer Suggestions!) Our ____ program…
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Hi there from Orange County, CA!
Hi grant friends! I'm Andrea Garcia and I live and work in sunny (for now) Southern California. I currently serve as the Grants Manager at a non-profit that provides prenatal and postpartum education, support, and one-on-one visitation to pregnant women and new moms. Before this role, I worked to help fund affordable…
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Moved: Policy & procedures manual
This discussion has been moved.
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Hello from Montana
Hello everyone! My name is Sarah and I am one of the new Interns here at Foundant Technologies in Bozeman, Montana. I came to Foundant after seeing a job posting on one of my schools internship/employment websites. I'm a Bozeman native and I'm attending Montana State University to study Computer Science. My hobbies include…
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Funder Styles: Alignment towards Impact and Outcomes
Our guide to Funder Styles - Connecting Purpose to Evaluation was created to help our community of funders create alignment and set expectations around measurement and evaluation efforts. In our work with different funders over the years, we've noticed some organizations take a storytelling approach, others track with…
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Donor Engagement In the Year 2020
Thanks to everyone for your engagement during today's Donor Management Coffee Talk focused on Donor Engagement in the Year 2020. We appreciate you sharing your challenges, creative ideas, and successes. Please share additional thoughts regarding future strategy, events, and the DEI conversation here.
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Racial Equity Assessment Tools & Resources
For organizations looking for racial equity research, ideas, assesment tools, and more, there is a lot to be found here: https://www.racialequitytools.org/home
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Hello From Dallas
Hi, What a great site. I hope to learn much and discover new ideas. I"m the Director of Trusts, Estates and Gift Planning for Parkland Foundation, the charitable arm of Parkland Hospital. I'm also both humbled and proud to be the board chair of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners. Thanks to @KaraAdams for…
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Greetings from Maryn at GrantsMagic U!
Happy to hop in and say hi ... I'm a long-timer in Grants World (think: pre-Internet, pre-email, pre-PC, etc., etc.) and have done just about every grants-related thing you can do - grantseeking, grantmaking, everything in between and around the edges. Since about 2002 I've been focusing my work on training and in 2015…
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Hello from Savannah, GA!
Hello Everyone! It's nice to "e-meet" you all! My name is Laura Lane (double first name) and I work at an organization in beautiful Savannah, GA that works with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, commonly referred to as IDD. We prepare people with IDD for competitive employment and community…
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How do, new neighbors?
Hi all, My name is Tom Barry and I am the Assistant Director of Education at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. I am here to learn as much as possible so I can help support our Museum as we navigate these choppy waters. If anyone is ever in the Long Island area, stop on by (just make sure I'm working that day first); we have a…
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Preparing for Year-End: Follow-up discussion for 09-17-2020 Coffee Talk
Lets keep the conversation going! How is everyone preparing for the year-end spike in activity in a virtual world?
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Scholarship reviewer anti-bias statement
Good afternoon, Do any of you have an anti- bias statement that require scholarship reviewers to agree to? If so, would you be willing to share the language? We currently have a statement regarding conflict of interest that reviewers sign and agree too, but I need to expand out policies. Thank you! Robin Cowles
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We've had GLM since 2014 and love it!
We've had GLM since 2014 and love it! I appreciate that you are always making updates to make the system better. The Idea Lab is great and appreciate that you listen to your clients' needs.
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PwC Accounting Guide for Not-for-Profits
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Federal Grant Management Resources
Hi Everyone! Wondering if those of you who primarily focus on federal grants can share some of your favorite online resources with me, especially around allowable costs/regulations - anything that makes the 2CFR200 easier to navigate and understand. Also any certifications in federal grant writing and management out there?
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Surviving a pandemic and a recession
I"m proud to serve on the Leadership Institute of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners. At a recent virtual meeting there was extensive discussion about the hundreds of small colleges and thousands of nonprofits that will go out of business in the current environment. It then turned around to a robust…
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Fund Types
Good afternoon, I have a few questions regarding field of interest and designated funds. Do any of you allow a field of interest fund to have more than one field of interest? Example: Smith Field of Interest fund, grants for animal welfare and education. Do any of you allow designated funds to benefit more than one agency?…
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Fund Types
Good afternoon, I have a few questions regarding field of interest and designated funds. Do any of you allow a field of interest fund to have more than one field of interest? Example: Smith Field of Interest fund, grants for animal welfare and education. Do any of you allow designated funds to benefit more than one agency?…
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Foundant consultant role - company is hiring
Hello, our company is looking to onboard a Foundant consultant. The description of the role is below. If interested, please send your resume and a cover email to HR@accesslex.org. Feel free to share. Thank you! AccessLex Institute (the “Company”) is a non-profit member organization underpinned by nearly 200 American Bar…
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What if your office ends up with COVID-19 cases?
Hi all! I help a couple foundations here in Portland, OR with a small number of staff. As part of our resiliency planning, each staff member is identifying folks that could step into parts of our roles and help our foundation keep funding during the worst case scenario that our office has a COVID-19 related staffing…
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Caramels for comments? You heard right!
A very special limited time badge is here! Check it out! Not sure how many comments you've left so far? Visit your profile page and you'll see the number under your profile picture!
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Multi-fund signature page
I would like to ask if anybody has and/or is drafting fund agreements with a signature page to accommodate when donors would like to establish multiple funds? We recently had a donor that was interested in establishing a scholarship, field of interest (with multiple purposes,) and designated (with multiple purposes.) Thank…
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Hello from southwestern Indiana!
I am the Director of Communications for the Community Foundation Alliance. We just converted our CRM/financial software to Community Suite, and we currently use Foundant for scholarships/grants. Excited to be fully engulfed in all things Foundant!
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Homepage Changes
To accomodate our expanding community, we've recently made a couple changes to our homepage here in Compass! Now, when landing on the homepage at community.foundant.com, you will see two, separate communities. **Make sure you are SIGNED IN to view all the categories and participate in all the discussions to which you have…
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8 Quick Tips for Making the Most of Compass
Here are 8 Quick Tips for maximizing your experience in our community: STEP 1: Review Our Community Rules It's an easy read! STEP 2: Update your Profile Click on the round Account Options icon on the upper right of your screen and select "Edit Profile". Upload a picture so we can put a face to your name! Update the job…
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Glad to be here...what's new with you?
Hi all! Thanks, Tammy, for the invitation to join this group and facilitate more great discussions among grant seekers, foundations and everyone who wants to make a biiiiig difference in their community and world! I'm Margit. In 2009, I founded Grants4Good LLC (www.grants4good.com) to help nonprofit organizations find and…
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Introduction
Good day. My name is Ardrina Scott Elliott. I am the Development Director for a private K-12 School in ST. Thomas, Virgin Islands. I look forward to getting to know you all, and to learn from this forum.
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Hello!
Heya from Denver, CO and the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce!
