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Looking for more grant seekers
Hi everyone! Our Foundation is looking for more grant seekers. A) Do you have some great charities in the arts, education, or community development areas looking for additional funding this year? Could you send them my way? B) What's the most effective way you've found to alert those in need to your Foundations? TIA!
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Fund Advisor Portal - What are your thoughts on the label "Available Cash" for Non Endowed Funds
Hi all, On the Fund Advisor Portal, we are contemplating changing the label "Available Cash" when the show available cash option is enabled on a fund record. Does anyone have thoughts on this area? Would "Available to Grant" be a better option? Unlike the tabs in the portal, this is a hard coded field and would need to be…
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Evaluating / Reviewing the Scholarship Process
Hi All! Now that the scholarship process is over (mostly - still waiting on some students to complete their scholarship acceptance forms), I want to do an evaluation or review of the process from various perspectives. I'd like to put together some surveys to ask at least 4 groups of users how they found the system to work…
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What documentation are recipients asked to provide to verify enrollment & pay scholarships?
My organization currently requests scholarship recipients to submit their school bill and class schedule in order to verify enrollment and proceed to paying out scholarship awards. However, we have noticed students are often waiting on schools for a long time to get this information. This often leads to very short…
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B.A. vs B.S. - Type of 4 year Degree for Scholarship
Hi all I have a donor who would like to limit their scholarship applications to students who will be studying for a B.S. degree only (in addition to a STEM field of study - to include nursing and vo-ag). Students planning to study at a technical, vocational, business school are also eligible to apply for a scholarship -…
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Streamlining various grants cycles
Hi all, At Park City Community Foundation we have various grant cycles that support several of our initiatives. As we look towards strategic planning, we are brainstorming on how we might refine our various grant cycles (Community Fund, Park City Climate Fund, Solomon Fund, Women’s Giving Fund). Also, we acknowledge that…
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Hiring - PT Accountant (Blue Bell, PA)
PT Accountant (Blue Bell, PA) The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. a small Foundation in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, looking for an amazing part-time accountant! I've attached the job listing but the quick information is: Part-Time Perform accounting functions We are starting Community Suite soon! HOW TO APPLY? If you are…
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Community Foundation Grants to Non-501(c)(3)s
Hi there, I'm not sure there's been a discussion like this on this forum... Increasingly, we at Community First Foundation are finding opportunities to engage and better our community which lie outside of traditional 501(c)(3) grantmaking. What is your community foundation's process for making charitable grants to…
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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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Seeking Executive Director for Chaffee County Community Foundation (CCCF)
Rapidly growing, 4-year old community foundation seeks full-time Executive Director for position in "The Heart of The Rockies". Located approximately 2-1/2 hours south and west of Denver on the Arkansas River, surrounded by 14,000' mountains, Chaffee County is a 4-season mecca for outdoor recreation, the arts and small…
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Foundation Directory Online?
Good afternoon all, Do any of my community foundation peers offer grantee access to Foundation Directory Online (either as funding for individual subscriptions or onsite access through the foundation)? We are considering an onsite subscription and I'd love to hear best practices from any of my colleagues. Thanks in…
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Scholarship Associate position at Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
Come work with us! CFNIL, located in Rockford, IL, is looking for someone with excellent communication and critical thinking skills to join the team as a Scholarship Associate. This person will be responsible for overseeing CFNIL's scholarship programs, which includes working with students, educators, donors, and a large…
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Moving recurring donations to CSuite/Stripe
One of our community foundations recently went live in Community Suite and is in the process of transferring all of their community funds from their current payment processor to Stripe. One fund in particular has a large amount of recurring donations in the legacy credit card system and the advisors are reticent to make a…
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Community Engagement Specialist - help us find a unicorn!
We are investing in the community and WE’RE GROWING! The Chaffee County Community Foundation (CCCF) is looking for self-motivated and community-minded individual to join its team as our owner of all things marketing and communications – our Community Engagement Specialist. This position will increase CCCF’s capacity to…
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Hiring - Scholarship Program Manager - Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley (Aurora, IL)
The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley serves the Greater Aurora Area, the TriCities and Kendall County, Illinois. Reporting to the President & CEO, the Scholarship Program Manager will work with the Foundation staff, Board of Directors, Fund Advisors, and other constituents to successfully administer the…
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General Operating Support Application Examples
Good morning, Our Foundation, the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington, is opening a new initiative that focuses solely on providing general operating support. If anyone has an application specifically designed for general operating support requests and would be willing to share it, we would be so appreciative. Thanks so…
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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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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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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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Scholarship Award/Denial Letters - Paper or Digital?
Hello all, Just curious to see how folks handle their award/denial letters for scholarship applicants. Currently, we send paper award and denial letters to every applicant that finishes and submits an application. We also send an email to award recipients with more detailed instructions on how to complete the follow-up to…
