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Verification of matching funds
Hi all, We're trying to shore up our processes for matching funds/challenge grants. What verification forms does your organization use before sending out that matching grant from your foundation? Thank you!
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Sample Letter of Intent
Hello, Can an organization share a letter of intent form for large capital grants for projects such as cultural institutions or non profit headquarters?
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Geographic Region
Hi there - I'm wondering how others collect geographic region information in their applications. We offer grants across the entire state of Oregon. In our current application, we allow applicants to check boxes for each region in which their project will take place, but that makes it difficult to break down and measure…
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Seeking ideas for fun and/or inspiring grant names
Okay, so it's time to spice up our grant process name. Our [County Name] Grants is a pretty uninspiring name. What about Transformational Grants ... or Better Together Grants ... or Efficacy in Action Grants?!?!! Does your foundation have a fun or inspiring grant name? Are you able to slip on your creative hat for a moment…
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Grant Applications Samples
I'm looking for a more efficient layout of grant questions, that will improve my review process. Would it be possible for me to obtain samples of any peer credit unions foundations grant applications and outcome statements? Thanks a million.
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For those of you that offer grants to the public, how do you get the word out?
I am curious about a few things: What is the most popular way of marketing grant opportunities? Do you find that some methods work better than others? What are some more creative / out-of-the-box methods of marketing your grants?
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Fees for Services
Hi all, We are in discussions with a local city to possibly run their annual grant cycle through our GLM software. We would create the process, vet applications, set up evaluations and participate in a Grant Committee meeting to determine awards. My understanding is we would hold a fund at the community foundation for this…
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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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Grant Type Interest
We are discussing expanding our Grant Type list. This is list is used both for Grant Types and for areas of interest for profiles. Currently we have: Animals, Arts and Culture, Education/Scholarship, Environment, Faith-based, Food/Agriculture, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Jobs, Maritime, Mental Health, Seniors, Youth. We…
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Let's talk about federal grants!
I'm interested to hear from our community about federal grants. Is your organization competing for and winning federal grants? Or have you been unsure or unready to jump into the federal grants pool? For those who are competing for federal grants, what advice would you give about what makes federal grant seeking different…
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Evidence-Based Programming
There is so much talk about using research and evidence to show that our programs are likely to achieve the outcomes we claim, but many people who write grant proposals are still looking for the best way to do that in different types of grant applications. What grant funders do you think explained what they wanted…
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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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Other funders seeing fewer applications submitted?
Hello. We’ve been getting fewer applications in recent weeks (possibly months), and we’re not sure of the reasons. One theory is that some NPOs are getting CARES money and are less reliant on grants. Are others experiencing this too? Thanks for any feedback!
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Expenditure Responsibility
Hi! I work for a community foundation and we don't typically award grants that require expenditure responsibility, however we have made the decision recently to do so. Are there any other community foundations out here willing to share their expenditure responsibility agreement template, reporting template, and…
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GuideStar Charity Check
Hello, We are brand new to Foundant. If your Charity Check does not pass on a grantee from a donor advised fund, what information do you require from the organization before you allow the grant to be approved?
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Grant Application Timeframe
Hi, For those with annual grant cycles, how long do you keep your grant application open? I've played around with 2, 3 or 4 weeks and it seems like most organizations will wait until the last minute to submit regardless of how long the application timeframe is. Curious what others do and if you see the same thing? Thanks!…
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Grant Budget Guidelines
Hello: I'm looking for best practices regarding budget guidelines. Our major grant allows for the PI to charge 10% of their salary and they have to commit 20% of their time to the project. They can charge 100% of their benefits to the project. Also, we allow other team members working on the project to charge 100% of their…
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CFC (Canada) Grants Survey
I was just filling out the Community Foundation of Canada 2019 Grants Survey. I realize we have Groups, Subgroups and Divisions in the Fund area. In Profile area we have Profile Types. Is there any where in Grants/Grantees to give them an additional designation, i.e., Education, Health and Wellness, Arts and Culture and…
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Best Grantseeking Advice?
Looking back on your career as a grantwriter / grant professional - What is the best advice you've received? What's some of the very best advice you would give to someone new to developing grant proposals?
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Loan Repayment Programs
I have a call with a prospective donor on Thursday who is potentially interested in setting up a loan repayment fund for African American graduates. Does anyone have experience with this type of program and/or know of existing programs I could reach out to? I did used to manage something similar at a graduate school but…
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HTML Editor Suggestions Please
We are going to launch a grant catalogue to our Fund Advisors next week and when I look at our finished product in Draft the font of the project descriptions is huge. I've been playing around with an HTML Editor (https://html-online.com/editor/) but the font sizes are fairly limited and I've only been able to shrink the…
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Service Fees for Custom Grantmaking for Fund Holders
Is anyone facilitating a custom competitive grantmaking process for fund holders? If so, how are the fees charged to the fund holder and do you have any details about the process?
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Updating a Grant Contract
Hi there, I work for a small private foundation in Upstate NY. We are in the early stages of updating our grant contracts so I thought I would reach out to see if anyone has any suggestions about this process: Aside from consulting an attorney, would you recommend any other best practices or resources? Are there any…
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Grant Catalog Marketing, Ideas, Plans for 2021
The Douglas County Community Foundation will be launching a grant catalog for our second year beginning on #GivingTuesday, November 30 - December 31 for only our nonprofit organization fund holders. I am looking for other foundations that have used the grant catalog for campaigns for ideas for marketing and promoting the…
