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AI for Community Foundations
Has any organization integrated AI into their daily work beyond just taking minutes and sending emails? We are struggling to find resources and training applicable to community foundation work, and our staff, particularly development staff, are asking for more. I would love to chat with someone who has found unique…
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Discussion Space: OMB's Freeze on Federal Grants and Loan Disbursement
This is a space for all who have been affected by the recent federal Grands Freeze. More information can be found here and an outline here.
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Ending grantee relationships, shifting strategies
Hi folks, I'm looking to connect with other community foundation colleagues who have undergone strategy shifts that made significant changes to grant processes (e.g., decreased grant amounts, sunsetting previous grantee relationships that no longer are strategy aligned). We are shifting discretionary resources to…
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Program Scholarships
We have a new scholarship opening that is funded by several smaller scholarships. Students will apply to the one "master" scholarship and the financial awards will come from the individual funds. Wondering if anyone has had this situation and figured out how to simplify/streamline the award process in SLM and CSuite. Thank…
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Bridging the gap - Grants and vouchers having special handling instructions
We are having a disconnect where a donor has asked to have a grant check sent to them rather than to the nonprofit (they want to present the check or include a note with the check before mailing it to the nonprofit) or sent to a 3rd party address for processing (for example, the donor has requested we send the check to the…
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Does anyone have experience with non-competitive grant models?
Hello everyone! As grant makers and funders, I'm sure we've all had our moments of wishing that we could fund all of the amazing projects that we have the privilege of reviewing. One of my Board Members recently expressed frustration with the number of applicants we have to turn away due to lack of funds, and posed the…
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Scholarship "Essay" Questions - Fixed, Choose Your Own, Short, Long?
Hello fellow scholarship providers! I work for the Pedrozzi Foundation and we provide undergraduate, community college, tech/vocational, and grad scholarships to students in Livermore, CA. We are merit based, but award higher dollar amounts to students with financial need. We are always looking to improve our application,…
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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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Leveraging Donation Portal to Support Fundraising Efforts
Outside of COVID19 disaster relief funds, we've never really leveraged the customization of the donation portal through CSuite/Stripe to highlight other funds and their work. As we are looking to grow our development team and the ways in which we support donors and fund holders interested in fundraising, I've wondered…
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Small Business Grant Application
Hello! I am new to the world of writing applications and I am looking for some examples of grant applications other organizations may have used. Our applicants will be small business owners requesting funds. Any of your own examples would be very helpful. Thank you!
