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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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Award Events
I would like to know when you present scholarship awards to the students, at some sort of ceremony, do you mention the dollar value of the scholarship?
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Critical Needs Grants
Hello! My community foundation is planning to implement a critical needs grant process. We are currently working on creating the parameters around this process and what our definition of a critical need will be. Can anyone share information about your critical needs grant process? Do you have a maximum amount the grantees…
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Alternatives to final reports
Are you doing typical final reports (asking for outcomes, measurables, future plans etc.) or does your foundation have a different take on it? During the pandemic we created a new rapid response cycle for our grantees which streamlined our grant process. This included making calls instead of using our typical LOI form, we…
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Resilient Philanthropy: #FixtheForm and Application Streamline
We had a fantastic webinar today where @KariAanestad shared the work of #FixtheForm and 100 Forms in 100 Days. After talking through the initiatives, Traci R. Johnson, Program Officer at the Poise Foundation, shared the experience of streamlining their forms and partnering with grantees through Critical Needs Funding…
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Could you share your scholarship evaluation form?
We are starting to work on creating a new evaluation form for scholarship reviews. We want the evaluation to be numerical, but what we have right now is outdated since we no longer ask for SAT/ACT scores, essays, or letters of recommendation. I have attached our current form but would love to see how others set up their…
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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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DAF policy / can you share your daf policy? Also, do you allow DAF holders to request grant reports?
Hi! we are looking to possibly make some changes in our DAF policy and I am hoping you all could share your DAF policy with us! ☺️ We are especially interested in any policy with regards to the amount of activity in a daf, international grant requests via a US intermediary, DAF holders who request refunds, DAF holders…
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Grant Review Practices
I'm looking for advice from an organization that has experienced growth and had to adapt their grant review process. We are small, but growing. We now regularly receive 50+ grant applications for each cycle and our current process is an "everyone is involved in everything" approach. All board members evaluate the…
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Awarding postsecondary scholarships to middle schoolers?
We have a donor interested in awarding scholarships to middle schoolers as an incentive when they graduate from high school. Has anyone ever attempted this? Thank you in advance for any suggestions about how that would work.
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Templates for in memory of / in honor of
Does anyone have a template to share for their "in memory of / in honor of" tributes? Thank you!
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Help Share New Grant Opportunity
Hello All! We are proud to be a partner with Ferguson Enterprises, who has locations all over the United States. We learned of a new grant program they launched, Building Stronger Communities, and they would like help sharing the opportunity with nonprofits across the U.S. They have asked if we can provide a list of…
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Grants catalog question
Hello! What policies do your foundations employ for which organization granting opportunities are posted to your public grants catalog? We are considering only including grant applications that we didn't fund in full for the amount that we did not fund. I'm interested in hearing how other foundations have managed this!
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Student Recommended for Multiple Scholarship Awards
I am currently reviewing committee selections, and we have one applicant who is being recommended for five scholarships! She is clearly a stellar candidate, but I am concerned that she will have scholarships exceeding her total cost of education. We do not have a scholarship policy addressing this, and I was wondering if…
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Defending your decisions: How to stand up to those who claim you're not granting correctly
I'm curious if any funder has a protocol, practice, or tool to use when a community member says, "Hey, I don't think you're granting the way you should!" We know that not everyone is going to be pleased with your grant award decisions. And many people express disappointment. But every so often someone with privilege and/or…
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Does anyone have experience with a scholarship like this?
The Delaware Community Foundation has been approached by a community organizer about doing scholarships for his MERIT STEM program students (grades 9-12 - they qualify if they have been active for the last 4 years in MERIT) but they want to add money to the BASE of the scholarship for other things they do beyond…
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Citizenship question on scholarships?
Hi--while the family foundation I work with does not fund scholarships, this question came up in a group discussion lately and I'm eager to hear what you all think and how some of you are handling the situation in your worlds. At a particular organization, it was a given for years that all scholarships only went to US…
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Trust-Based Philanthropy
The community foundation I work for is starting research regarding the trust based philanthropy model. I am curious if there are other community foundations out there already engaging in this practice. Can you provide a couple of pros and cons regarding your experience? What has been the biggest challenge?
