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Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation - Saint Paul, MN - 11 Survey Respondents
"I love working with St. Paul & Minnesota Foundation. They are very in tune with the nonprofits they fund and continually work to make a positive impac"
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Fred C And Katherine B Andersen Foundation - Bayport, MN - 3 Survey Respondents
"This foundation is accessible and very generous to our organization, but I know it can be challenging to apply if you don't have an existing relat"
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NextFifty Initiative - Denver, CO - 37 Survey Respondents
"Definitely schedule a "Discovery Call" with a Next50 staff person, They offer many appointment times and it is easy to sign up. Regardless o"
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Foundations Community Partnership Inc - Doylestown, PA - 18 Survey Respondents
"FCP is committed to supporting our nonprofit community in Bucks County."
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Nellie Mae Education Foundation - Quincy, MA - 127 Survey Respondents
"Definitely try to connect with a Foundation contact if you can. The person we talked to was super helpful in explaining the guidelines and where our o"
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Dana Brown Charitable Trust - Milwaukee, WI - 1 Survey Respondents
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International Foundation Inc - Fairfield, NJ - 1 Survey Respondents

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What it Really Takes to #FixTheForm: Behind the Scenes with the Initiative Foundation
by Kimberly Slipy, Initiative Foundation and Kari Aanestad, GrantAdvisor.org When The Initiative Foundation first began the journey of updating their grants management systems and processes two years ago, they never have could have imagined the impact that small changes would have on their community and own staff. This 34-year-old community foundation based in Little Falls, [...]
Listening – An Opportunity for Funders
by Cindy Matthews and Kelly Degering, Community First Foundation Foundations and nonprofits need one another in order to succeed in their charitable missions. Sometimes things get in the way -  like inadvertently cumbersome applications (#FixTheForm), broken contact links, misunderstanding of priorities. A primary goal of GrantAdvisor is to close the feedback loop between grantseekers and grantmakers, [...]
Why We Need to #FixTheForm
Surprise pop-up questions. Not being able to save. Applications that take 25 hours and result in $2,000. Poorly designed grant applications cost nonprofits precious time (up to 20% of full time work), create barriers and inequitable access to funding, and lead to burnout and turnover in key roles. Small changes (ie. eliminate word limits!) can [...]