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Coffee Talk: Grant Management in a Changing Environment
Thank you to everyone who attended our coffee talk on Grant Management in a Changing Environment. If you were not able to attend, you can find the slides and recording below. We had a great conversation and would love to keep it going. Please comment below. We are interested in hearing from everyone on the questions: What…
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Coffee Talk: Cybersecurity-Staying Safe Online
During Cybersecurity Awareness month, we discussed how to protect sensitive data and maintain security protocols in a quickly changing environment. We hope you will join this discussion and share what your organization is doing to prevent security threats.
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All things Trust Based Philanthropy Discussion
Big thank you to all of those that joined me and @RikkaHoliday for our Coffee Talk this morning about Trust-Based Philanthropy. Bringing the conversation here to hopefully keep things going! Below are the resources shared on our talk. Feel free to use this thread or start a new thread with any of your lingering questions…
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FAFSA Challenges - What did you do?! Coffee Talk
We had a great live Coffee Talk about FAFSA at the Foundant Summit Conference. Here are some comments from the participants, grouped by theme. Please add thoughts & ideas of your own - We can revisit this next year when we do it all again! FAFSA CHAOS: WHAT DID YOU DO?! We bailed on the whole FAFSA thing and instead went…
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Is there a name for the feeling you get when submitting a grant application/LOI/RFP?
Or is it just adrenaline? 🤸♀️🤑🎉😝
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Coffee Talk: How does your grantmaking foundation manage change?
You face daily choices amidst the constant changes in philanthropy. How do you decide which change to embrace and which to dismiss as a fad? Which changes—whether systems or processes—will create space for the essential, impactful work supporting your mission? As we review our processes and explore new granting strategies,…
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How do you stay connected with your Board of Directors and committees?
What strategies do you use to keep your Board connected and engaged with your important philanthropic work? Some questions from today's Coffee Talk to think about: What are your policies and procedures for your Board of Directors and Committees? How do you recruit and bring on new members? How do you structure committees…
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Corporate/Employee Scholarships
Our team is working with a donor to establish a scholarship program for his employees. This is new to our foundation, and we want to ensure we set it up correctly. Is anyone willing to share their agreement language, criteria, scholarship committee makeup, process for working with HR to make sure you are meeting the…
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Telling the Story
@JoshuaBernard and I really enjoyed facilitating the conversation at our Coffee Talk today, "Telling the Story". So I've created this post to continue the discussion! What kind of stories are you telling? Who is your audience? What is your goal in telling your story? Do you use data, narratives, or visuals? What are the…
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How have professional advisors impacted your development strategy? [Coffee Talk]
Use this discussion to share experiences and best practices to supplement the Coffee Talk, Working with Professional Advisors. Other topics of discussion include: - What role do professional advisors play in your organizations? - What are some ways foundations can help professional advisors and their clients? - What…
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Award Displacement Language
I was on a coffee talk yesterday Re: WORKING WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, and someone mentioned that they use Award Displacement Language in their check letters. I would really appreciate if someone could share that verbiage. Thanks😊
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Do you have a collaborative giving group (i.e. Giving Circle or Funder Forum) at your organization?
We would love to hear more about what your organization is doing! Join us for this week's Coffee Talk! Register Here
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How are you fostering relationships with your scholarship donors?
In today's Coffee Talk we discussed how Scholarship Managers are connecting with their donors to communicate the impact of their generosity. How are you using social media to connect with your students?
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How Are You Building Relationships in the Time of COVID?
During our 2/2/2022 Coffee Talk, funders shared how they are building relationships in this time of COVID. We heard from funders how they are sharing donor stories, taking walking meetings, setting up team art groups and many other creative ways to re-energize and stay connected in our hybrid and remote environments. We'd…
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Scholarship Donor Communication Examples
Let's crowdsource some examples of scholarship donor communication! Upload your examples or provide screenshots of your donor outreach in the comments below. #sharingiscaring
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Coffee Talk: A Goal, a Path, and a Mission: Communications Planning at Your Foundation.
We had a great and lively coffee talk exploring how community foundations do communications planning and implementation. Let's continue the discussion here - especially for everyone who shared plans for their anniversary events! Here is the link to the recording: Thank you to all who participated and joined us and special…
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Values-Based Grantmaking: Aligning Organizational Values with Grantmaking Practices
Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our Grants Coffee Talk: Values-Based Grantmaking, Aligning Organizational Values with Grantmaking Practices! We are creating this discussion space here to continue the conversation. Please share your own thoughts and examples even if you didn't raise your hand today, we'd love…
