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Lynn & Helen Clark Fund - Longmont, CO - 3 Survey Respondents
"This fund is not as viable as in the past because the bank managing it has changed many times now is the last couple of years. The geographic area is"
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Walter And Elise Haas Fund - San Francisco, CA - 51 Survey Respondents
"Be sure to answer in a separate doc before pasting into the grant form. Be concise and try to answer each question directly."
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Pollination Project Foundation - Berkeley, CA - 27 Survey Respondents
"They should have all their information ready and available before going online to fill their form for consideration."
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NextFifty Initiative - Denver, CO - 47 Survey Respondents
"Our experience with Next50 has been really good, even though we don’t get the full amount we applied for, our Program Officer has been way beyond he"
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Nellie Mae Education Foundation - Quincy, MA - 149 Survey Respondents
"What states can apply,"
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Dupaco Rw Hoefer Foundation - Dubuque, IA - 1 Survey Respondents
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Cpps Heritage Mission Fund - Dayton, OH - 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 [...]