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Component Fund Fundraising Events
How does everyone manage Component Funds, specifically those that do not have their own 501(c)(3) status and are advised by donor-advised fund (DAF) advisors who are part of the general public, that want to hold fundraising events (i.e. gala, golf outing)? More specifically, how do you oversee their activities? What…
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Rancho Santa Fe Foundation is Hiring – Director of Growth & Strategy
The Rancho Santa Fe Foundation is excited to announce an opportunity to join our team as Director of Growth & Strategy. This is a key leadership role focused on expanding our impact and deepening our commitment to community. If you're a strategic and innovative thinker with a passion for philanthropy and…
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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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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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Grants to High School Sports and/or Club Organizations
Good Afternoon, Our foundation has been getting more and more requests from sports teams in our local area asking for grants. Some sports teams are associated with local high schools, others are independent traveling teams. Some are asking for help with purchasing equipment and others are just asking for general help with…
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Converting Organization structure in CSuite?
Hello Everyone, My organization Cambridge Community Foundation is planning to convert from a traditional Trust-based non-profit foundation structure to a Corporate non-profit foundation structure. I am wondering if there's any documents or user experience from other CSuite users on the method to convert organization…
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Indirect Costs
I am looking for input on how other funders handle indirect costs in grant budgets. I would be interested in any perspectives or policies that anyone can share. I know that there is a lot more discussion out there right now on recognizing the full cost of projects and allowing for more generous indirect cost rates. Marian…
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Grants Policy
I posted this earlier as a question but didn't get much traction, so I thought I would post it again as a discussion. One of our projects for this year is to develop a written, comprehensive grant policy. We have various policies in writing and practices that we follow but need to get them in a single document that covers…
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How does your organization break down fund groups, subgroups, divisions, and segments?
Hello! We're currently evaluating how we utilize the organization of fund groups, subgroups, divisions, and segments and would love to hear how other community foundations are using these categories. Currently we use group like fund type - as in endowments, DAFs, fiscal sponsorships, scholarships, and community funds. But…
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Fund admin fees, minimums, and $ to open a fund?
Hi fellow community foundation folks! Would you be willing to share the admin fees for your funds, fund minimums, if you accept pass-thru funds or only endowments, and whether people need $ up front to open a fund? We are reassessing our fee policies and hearing from you would be hugely helpful. Thanks in advance!
