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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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Donor Education Event - topics and speakers?
Hello all, We plan to host a donor education event in the fall and are looking for topics and speaker ideas. We had three of these events pre-covid. The topics were ESG investing, how to engage the next generation/family philanthropy, and the importance of capacity-building support. We are open to any topics and speaker…
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New Compass Tour! (May 2023)
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POLL: What time of year does your organization prepare its budget?
Are you on a calendar year budget and do your budget planning in the fall? Does your fiscal year end in May and you work through budgets early in the year? Vote in this anonymous poll, and share additional details on your processes below!
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Have you commented yet? Provide input on collecting and reporting race and ethnicity data.
Want to make sure everyone is aware of the April 12, 2023 deadline to provide input into this process. Summary: The Office of the Chief Statistician is taking a key step forward in its formal process to revise OMB’s statistical standards for collecting and reporting race and ethnicity data across Federal agencies…
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How Philanthropy Can Support Culturally-Led Mental Health Programs
Mindful Philanthropy is pleased to announce the release of our latest funder guidance, For the Community, By the Community: How Philanthropy Can Support Culturally-Led Mental Health Programs. We hope that this guidance can be helpful as you make an impact in the mental health of communities of color. The guidance is…
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Drivers and Barriers to Funding for Youth Well-Being: Survey
Mindful Philanthropy is seeking funders of all backgrounds and issue areas to complete this 3 minute survey on the current drivers and barriers to funding the well-being of our nations’ youth. After seeing our young people struggling to cope with the aftermath of the pandemic and rising school violence, we’re attempting to…
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Does your foundation award many grants at low dollar amounts or few at larger dollar amounts?
Does your foundation award many grants at low dollar amounts or few at larger dollar amounts? Our foundation tends to award few grants at larger dollar amounts to maximize impact in the community among strong nonprofits.
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Quickbooks replacement software
We are a Mac office and don't want to move to QuickBooks Online now that QuickBooks has phased out Mac support. Has anyone made the change to a new software that they are happy with? We have 10 companies, and it is primarily only banking records and pulling reports, TB, BS, IS, and journal entries. Any insight? Suggestions?
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ACH through Bank of America
Does anyone else issue ACH grants through their Bank of America checking account? We have found that if the grant recipient also has a BoA checking account there are major limitations! For one grantee ACH was not permitted by BoA but we could send a wire for a $30 fee. For another grantee, there was a limit of $25,000…
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Tuesday Tip: Earning Points in Compass!
Have you seen posts congratulating the top 10 members of Compass every month? Are you wondering how you can get on the leaderboard? Every month, ten leaders will be entered into a drawing for a little pick-me-up! View the current month's leaders on the "This Month's Leaders" leaderboard in the left sidebar of most Compass…
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Adapting to Federal Funding Freezes
Please take a few moments to review this blog article and let us know how Foundant can support meaningful connections and conversations between you and your nonprofit partners.
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Top Compass Users in April 🎉
Happy May! Congrats to our Top 10 community members who lit up Compass with their engagement and dedication throughout April 🏆! Let's give a round of applause to: @SusieLotreck, @MeghanBaylor, @mitchellhollberg, @ReidDiRenzo, @MadelynHillis, @glendatowns, @emilyszewczyk, @MikedeHilster, @LaurenRennie, and @heatherjohnson!…
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We are excited to announce that GivingData is joining the Foundant+SmartSimple team!
Please read below to see a note from Josh Mallamud, CEO of Foundant, SmartSimple & GivingData: We are excited to share that Foundant and SmartSimple have joined forces with GivingData to expand our portfolio of unique grantmaking software solutions and enhance your peer community of customers. We recognize many of you are…
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Teamwork, Training, and a Touch of Seattle Magic!
I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us at the Seattle Regional Training! The event was an incredible success, and we are truly grateful to work alongside such dedicated, intelligent, and passionate clients. Our training team was inspired by your engagement, energy, and the meaningful…
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CFGC is Hiring a Controller
About Our Organization: For over 60 years, the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga has strengthened the community by transforming generosity into lasting change. It exists to connect donors’ passions - their values - with purpose, so that they can have a meaningful impact on the community. The mission of the…
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How did you fix your NACHA formatting problem?
We’re really hoping to get NACHA working smoothly. While we are able to successfully upload our NACHA files to the bank, there is a formatting issue that’s causing a troublesome delay in the funds being transfered to the recipients. The bank's ACH department is having to manually push the payments through. I understand the…
