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Applying Donations to Spendable
We are looking into allowing donors for endowed funds to apply some of their donations to the spendable to the fund. Doing this will allow endowed fundholders to be able to grant more beyond their normal spendable. We want to provide donors with more flexibility in their granting. Is anyone currently doing this? How does…
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529 Plans to pay scholarships
Hi! Our Community Foundation is looking into paying scholarships through 529 plans to help avoid aid displacement. Do any other organizations pay scholarships this way? Has it been helpful in reducing aid displacement? Thank you!
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Component Fund Fundraising Events
How does everyone manage Component Funds, specifically those that do not have their own 501(c)(3) status and are advised by donor-advised fund (DAF) advisors who are part of the general public, that want to hold fundraising events (i.e. gala, golf outing)? More specifically, how do you oversee their activities? What…
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Grant Awards for AI Tools and Training?
Hi Everyone, Is anyone currently making grants to support organizations' efforts to purchase and/or implement AI tools to improve their operations, fundraising, etc.? Are these grants driven by the organizations? For example, are nonprofits indicating this is a need they have and they're submitting capacity-building…
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Connect NY
Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in Connect NY on August 14, and a special thanks to our gracious hosts, Dwayne and the William T. Grant Foundation. Attached you’ll find the SmartSimple presentation. We’ll also be compiling the survey results and sharing a summary of the feedback with you soon.
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GLM/SLM Slide Deck
Hello Everyone! It was great to see so many of you and rollout the New Data Visualization Tool yesterday to you all. Below are the slides from my presentations. We hope you are able to get some time back in the office to validate your data and make sure everything looks good. Please feel free to email Success@foundant.com…
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Walking over to DJCF from the Westin
Good morning CSuite folks! I plan to walk over to DJCF from the Westin if anyone would like to meet up in the lobby. It says it is a 15 min walk from here. My cell is 860-280-7715 Looking forward to today! Susie
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Indiana
Welcome to the Indiana discussion group.
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Anyone users located in Northeast Ohio?
Hi, all! I am new to using the system as a Grantmaker. Our organization has historically only utilized the platform for grant applications. I am looking to fully maximize automation and want to add electronic award letters, grant acceptances, and requests for payments. Previously as a grantee, I know the system supports…
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Wisconsin
Looking for contacts in the Wisconsin area to expand our collaboration efforts! Feel free to email me at andrew.dudley.shannon@dudleyfoundationwausau.org I'd be happy to start a list of contacts and send it to those who are interested! Stay safe y'all! 😁
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Illinois
Looking to connect with grant and program staff at community foundations in Illinois! I have added several contacts who I've chatted with already so we can keep the conversation going about grantmaking strategies and ideas for innovation. My role is the Director of Program Services at The Community Foundation for McHenry…
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Minnesota
Hi, My name is Courtney Whited and I am in Minnesota. Would anyone else find it beneficial if we started a Minnesota discussion group? Hoping to start a group. Thank you, Courtney
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Milwaukee Regional Training
Great news! We still have spots available for our upcoming regional training in Milwaukee. This is your opportunity to enhance your skills and maximize your solution's features and functionalities right in your backyard. 📅 September 17, 2025 – September 18, 2025 📍 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Register here to connect with your…
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Connect DC Presentation
Attached is the presentation from last week’s event. We’re also compiling and reviewing several ideas that were raised during the session, and we’ll be posting an updated idea list shortly. In the meantime, please feel free to reach out to us or connect with your peers in this group. We’d love to see continued discussion,…
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Excited for Connect NY
The SmartSimple team is looking forward to connecting with you tomorrow at Connect NY! We’re excited to share informative and engaging discussions on our recent organizational changes, latest enhancements, and our vision and roadmap for the future. As a follow up to our event, we will be sharing the presentation and any…
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How are you incorporating fraud prevention best practices into your current processes?
I am looking into how we can add more preventative measures against fraud into our current grant processes. I am interested to hear how other organizations are preventing fraud internally and externally. Please share what you have or are currently working on!
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Sector Education Series: Board and Leadership Development
Hello, Friends! I am the Director of Marketing Communications for Foundant+SmartSimple+GivingData and I'm excited to share a new content series we will publish over the next few months. We started with our "High-Impact Board Development: Strategic Tools for Foundation Governance Excellence" webinar on 8/5. We will continue…
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July's Top 10 Compass Members!
Happy August! ☀️🌾🌻🌽 Congrats to our Top 10 community members who lit up Compass with their engagement and dedication throughout July! Let's give a round of applause to: @NikkiHilchey, @SarayFigueroa, @MeghanDudle, @RosieOgawa, @SharonChelouche, @KaitlynMoyers, @AnnmariePuleio, @LeianneNeffHeppner, @TriciaLewis, and…
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Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country- Flood Relief Work
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has been doing incredible work over the past several weeks to raise money for those affected by the devastating floods. More than $60 million has been raised and over $8 million has already been granted to trusted nonprofit partners helping families, businesses, first…
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Incentivizing Fund Adviser Portal Use?
Colleagues - We are hoping to garner some more enrollment/usage on our Donor/Fund Adviser portal. How have you all gotten higher rates of enrollment? Matching? Prize drawings? Open to lots of options and ideas! Thank you!
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Welcome to SmartSimple Connect DC!
We’re so excited to welcome you to SmartSimple Connect: Washington DC next week, hosted at the World Wildlife Fund headquarters! This group will serve as your event hub, a place to connect with other attendees, ask questions, share insights, and keep up with important updates before and after the event. 🗓 Event Date:…
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Looking forward to the event!
I can't wait to see everyone at the Connect DC event on August 6th. We've got some great topics around recent organizational updates, the latest features, our roadmap and open discussions on a range of hot topics to learn about how customers are taking SmartSimple to the next level. See you there!
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Georgia Community Foundations Summit 2025 Wrap-Up: Your Takeaways, Stories, and Photos
What an incredible couple of days! The Georgia Community Foundations Summit brought together leaders and peers from across the state to share ideas, explore challenges, and celebrate the work of the philanthropic community in Georgia. As we wrap up, let’s keep the conversation going. 💬 What sessions or conversations stood…
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Grants to High School Sports and/or Club Organizations
Good Afternoon, Our foundation has been getting more and more requests from sports teams in our local area asking for grants. Some sports teams are associated with local high schools, others are independent traveling teams. Some are asking for help with purchasing equipment and others are just asking for general help with…
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AI Generated Responses from Applicants
My organization uses Foundant for Grant, Scholarship, and Assistantship applications. We recently received two applications that were generated by AI (ChatGPT). The prompt to the essay was copied, pasted, and entered into ChatGPT and the response generated was submitted directly to the scholarship application as the…
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Rancho Santa Fe Foundation is Hiring – Director of Growth & Strategy
The Rancho Santa Fe Foundation is excited to announce an opportunity to join our team as Director of Growth & Strategy. This is a key leadership role focused on expanding our impact and deepening our commitment to community. If you're a strategic and innovative thinker with a passion for philanthropy and…
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Greater Manhattan Client Onsite
Wrapped up a great day of onsite training with The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation last week! 💼✨ Nothing beats face-to-face collaboration and hands-on learning. Thanks to the whole team for the warm welcome and active participation — you made it a success! 💪📚 #Teamwork #ClientSuccess #InPersonLearning @Mitzirichards…
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Excited to Join the Foundant Team!
Hello everyone! My name is Aïcha Koma, and I’m one of the new interns here at Foundant Technologies. I was drawn to Foundant because of your inspiring mission to use technology for social good. I’m originally from Burkina Faso and have a background in customer service and tutoring. I currently live in Madison and enjoy…
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June's Top 10: Stellar Members! ☀️
Happy July! 😎🍦🥵🍉⛱️ Congratulations to the top 10 members of June for your engagement in Compass! Let's give an applause to @RosieOgawa, @KatieDecker, @SusieLotreck, @MikedeHilster, @SharonChelouche, @PattyFreburg, @KellieUtzinger, @BrockUllman, @keithmckittrick, and @katrinalane As a token of our appreciation, each of you…
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Excited to be a part of this Journey!!!
Hello I am Siddi Shafan Hussain, and I am one of the new client support interns at Foundant. I currently live in West Palm Beach, Florida and some of my hobbies are working out,I am a car guy so I love cars as well, and overall, I love eating food too. And I have 2 cats!!!
