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DAF grants to nonprofits where advisors sit on the board?
Do any foundations prohibit grants issued from DAFs (donor-advised funds) that go to nonprofits where the fund advisor is on the board? What if there are no staff of said nonprofit, so the work of the agency is conducted by the board members? And, what about issuing a grant to the nonprofit if the address of the nonprofit…
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Travel Grants/Scholarships
Are any Foundations managing a scholarship process for travel grants/awards? We've been approached by someone who is interested in supporting individuals who desire to travel to other countries for work, educational opportunities, and/or cultural exchanges. We have awarded scholarships to high school students for mission…
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Metric - % of scholarship applications submitted
What % of your started scholarship applications reach submission? #submitted/#total We just closed our 1st Universal scholarship application. I'm new to the scholarship admin world and since we just came from a paper process we have no reference. For our 67 opportunities they range from 33% to 100% with an average of 62%.…
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Medical Research Grant Application Example
Hi! We are going fund medical research for the first time. Would anyone be willing to share examples of relevant grant applications they have used? Thank you so much!
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Scholarship Agreement
Hello all, we are new to Foundant this year with our scholarships and I am wondering if anyone has a copy of their scholarship agreement or terms and conditions they are willing to share that they use on the follow-ups? Thank you kindly.
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Moved: Do you collect scholarship recipient guardian information? If so, how?
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Do you remind your scholarship applicants of the due date?
This is my first year with our Foundation for managing the scholarships. The due date is coming up shortly. There are more drafts every day, but some have been there since it began. Is it a common task to let applicants know the due date is a week away?
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How are you fostering relationships with your scholarship donors?
In today's Coffee Talk we discussed how Scholarship Managers are connecting with their donors to communicate the impact of their generosity. How are you using social media to connect with your students?
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Rolling Scholarship Application?
Does anyone offer a scholarship application with a rolling deadline, with applications reviewed as they come in? Can someone address the legality of such an arrangement - e.g. if eligibility criteria are clearly laid out, it is awarded on an objective basis, the scholarship is offered to a sufficiently broad charitable…
