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Credit Card/Expense Reporting
We are currently evaluation credit card companies with the hope of making the process of recording expenses more efficient. We're looking for a company that has an app which cardholders can use to snap a picture of their receipt and code the expense from their phones, at the time of purchase. Does anyone have any…
Scholarship Evaluation
What does your scholarship evaluation look like? What questions are you asking your committee to score? We currently auto score the GPA and income. We have kind generic scores for activities/employment/community service, and then the essay is weighted pretty heavily. Curious if you are asking any other specific questions…
Remembering Debi Clark
Many of you on this forum (like myself) have a history with FIMS. For those of us with that history, we undoubtedly worked with Debi Clark along the way. When I heard today that Debi passed away after a battle with cancer, it made me sad personally from the many interactions I had with Debi as a coworker and as we talked…
For foundations that utilize separate general operating and program applications...
Looking for examples of operating and program grant applications and associated evaluations, and how they are presented via Foundant. Thanks, Kristin Broadbent, Three Arches Foundation
Out of Country Scholarships
Hello! Does your Foundation have a policy for scholarships when the University is out of the country? For example, a US student, that meets all of the requirements of the scholarship, but the University they are planning to attend is located in a different country. (Note: This is not a Study Abroad program). How do you…
Scholarships-Undecided Students-Universal Application
Hello. I was wondering how others handle undecided students when using the Universal Application. We start our application process mid-December and it ends April 1. Many students (mainly those attending competitive schools) do not know where they will be attending at the time of the application so they choose undecided as…
There are almost 3,000 GLM, SLM and CSuite customers in Compass!
2,888 to be exact. Help us get to 3k by the end of the week by inviting your colleagues who also use GLM, SLM and/or CSuite! All they have to do to join the community is visit www.community.foundant.com and click Register! If you do refer someone, be sure to request the Referral Rockstar badge which you will earn if the…
Congratulations to the May Top 10!
Congrats to @LeahKopperman, @TessDeHart, @HollyRustick, @ElyseJardine, @MikedeHilster, @WenLo, @AnneHorstHanby, @EricSlepak, @TaranLeight, and @SaraOmari for being on May's Top 10 leadership board! 🏆️ As a thank you for your contributions to our Compass community this past month, you will be entered into a random drawing…
Siesta Week
Some of Foundant's clients take a Siesta Week -- a full week off to rest and recover. Because Foundant's clients do this, we think Foundant's staff should do this as well. Do you think the Foundant staff should take a Siesta Week?
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