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Foundant Technologies' Blog on Philanthropy and Technology
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Read ArticleIs One of Your Professional Goals for 2019 to Serve as a Grant Reviewer?
Serving as a grant reviewer provides several benefits to your work as a grant professional.
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Read ArticleCultivating Culture, One Meeting at a Time
Bad meetings suck the life out of people and can also lead to bad decisions, reduced motivation, and conflicts - yet, for many, meeting time continues to increase.
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Read ArticleDon’t Go It Alone: Owning and Proposing Your BIG Idea
Discussing how to bring your big idea to the table when you've found something you're fired up about and need to get everyone else on board.
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Read Article5 Annual Fund Strategies to Reach (& Exceed!) Your Goals
Every nonprofit knows the importance of a successful annual fund campaign. Your annual fund helps your nonprofit set up plans for the coming year and gives your organization stability by assuring you
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Read ArticleYour Community Foundation Year-end Checklist
Year-end is an exciting time for community foundations, with a flurry of donations and grants by donors. Here are a few items to consider as we head into year-end.
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Read ArticlePut On Your Magic Grantmaker Goggles... and Let's Look at Proposal Budgets!
Ever wish you had x-ray vision into the mind of grant reviewers and grant decision-makers, so you could see your proposal the way they see it?
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Read ArticleCreating Your Nonprofit's Website: The Essential Guide
Your nonprofit's website is often the initial point of contact between you and your supporters. Maximize its effectiveness by following this essential guide!
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Read ArticleHow to Engage the Right Person, at the Right Time, In the Right Way: A Framework
Scaling your fundraising efforts are the key to effectively managing your donor relationships AND your organizational mission activities. Strategies to help narrow your approach to fundraising can hel
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Read ArticleOn Relationships: Recalling the Heart & Mind of Philanthropy
Often as funders and consultants, we’re distant from the work on the ground and it seems easy for us to stand up, out and above to advise on what should be done, and how it could be done.
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Read ArticleMaking the Connection: Philanthropic Relationships in a Noise Filled World
Making & creating connections isn’t a complicated practice, but it takes work & commitment. In our noise-filled world, how can funders communicate, and be intentional with grantee relationships?
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Read ArticleWorking with Grantees: A Relationship Worth Building
The dynamic relationship between a funder and their grantees is one worth investing in. Here is some (research based) nuggets of wisdom on funder and grantee relationships.
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Read ArticleReady! Fire! Aim?
Don’t ask, “What can technology do for me?” Instead ask, “How can I leverage technology to do better?” The right solution should be an extension of your knowledge, talents, and passion..
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Read ArticleHow to Build a Winning Grants Team Part 3: Post & Off Season
Are you ready to ‘Go the distance’? After wrapping up Spring Training and having a successful Regular Season you’re more than ready to enter Post Season and eventually transition into the Off Season.
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Read ArticleUnderstand your audiences by discovering your own Social Impact Culture Type
GUEST POST | Discovering your own Social Impact Personality Type will inspire you to focus on today’s social impact culture mindset. Dive in to gain an idea of your Social Impact Culture Type!
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Read ArticleData Traps: Breaking Free
Dealing with data leaving you overwhelmed? Here is our list of common data traps and how you can break free of them.
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Read ArticleSimple Steps to Write an Executive Summary
A well-written executive summary can arguably be the most important element of the proposal. Check out these simple steps to creating an executive summary that is clear, concise, and persuasive.
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Read ArticleThe Philanthropy Experience
A year ago we hatched an idea. Could we gather our community of grantmakers and grantseekers to leverage their collective experience, knowledge, and advice? We surveyed our community and…
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Read ArticleScholarship Planning: What worked, what didn’t, and how to move forward.
Action is where the change happens. A well thought out action is what makes the next cycle smoother. Consider the following solutions to alleviate pain points...
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Read ArticleProject Management Is About People, Not Projects
I bet that your daily workload encompasses far more tasks than what is listed in your job description. How do we do everything, and do it well?
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Read ArticleProductivity and Balance: Tips from Foundant
Work life balance is, well, a balancing act. Here are a few ways we, at Foundant keep ourselves feeling energized and productive during the day, both inside and outside of the office!
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