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"3M Foundation favors supporting organizations across different giving streams. We have a board member who works at 3M, and engage more employees in gr"
89%
"Reach to the foundation manager - very responsive and helpful."
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"Its best to give them a call and discuss what your aspirations are, so that the proper guidance can be given."
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"urgent urgent urgent urgent for my brother manager bank of america i am very poor please help me or my brother manager magazine FORBES USA"
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"Best Buy is no longer giving community grants. This is a disappointment. I do appreciate all they are doing nationally, especially for underserved you"
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"My biggest criticism of this funder is that their grantmaking is opaque. They have a list of grantees they work with and if your organization is outsi"
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"We have had a relationship with Blandin since May 2018. We were turned down from a grant but given access to much needed consultation. Since that ti"
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"My relationship with the program officer is nothing but exceptional. I cannot compare the relationship that BCBS MN Foundation program officers have w"
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"Boeing Seattle is a complete joke."
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"We had a site visit from a board member and program officer. One hour tour and review of our application. Went really well, I think they were impresse"
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"My perception about how Bush is approaching the community innovation grants is that they only want to fund innovation work AFTER you've done the e"
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"I have always had a call prior to applying. It was very helpful."
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"Take the time to get to know their programs where your work matches, and to plan on several conversations with the staff there."
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"It is always beneficial to connect with staff."
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"This Funder is very Generous, and they do not ask a 1000 questions to offer their generous Support to assist the Non-Profit Organizations like ours."
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"The funder's healthcare Program Officer makes herself very accessible via email, cell phone and face to face meetings. Although she is very busy,"
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"Attend the webinar and take advantage of the opportunity to discuss your application with the grant officer beforehand."
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"Foundation staff are very approachable and helpful. Foundation has donor-advised funds as well as general funding opportunities, technical assistance"
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"Be sure you understand the gaps in service provision that exists in the community for which your project plans to address. Have clear goals and objec"
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"Reach out and have a conversation with the team at Colocation America. They provided good insight as to what they are looking for."
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"I've had really positive experiences with all of the program officers I've worked with there (three for three different grants). They take a d"
86%
"Be ready to discuss racial equity in depth. It's a priority for them, and they will ask. Sadly, other forms of diversity and inclusion are barely"
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"Requested to meet with ED to discuss proposal, found my requests went unanswered."
80%
"This funder funds a large geographic area and a broad array of projects so I would suggest reaching out to their grant advisor to discuss your project"
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"We were fortunate to receive funding as a Springboard recipient. Their support continued over the next 10 years where they still serve as my "gu"
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"Though we did not get a grant, their response to our inquiry was prompt & courteous."
43%
"Unless you have a good contact it's probably best not to apply. And I say this having received monies!"
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"Don't be afraid to ask questions. Foundations staff are incredibly receptive and happy to help along the application process."
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"This proposal takes longer than it looks. Plan enough time."
55%
"they have simplified grant processes and are very responsive during application."
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"This is the first year we have not been funded from the Gilroy Foundation I don't know how we could have improved our chances of funding."
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"Check out Headwaters website. They offer webinars and in person grant info sessions. Take advantage of those. You get a chance at better understanding"
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"HRK Foundation is one of our organization's favorite funders. They take the time to understand the needs of our organization. They have a simplifi"
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"Their director was very approachable--definitely call or email first. They have been very transparent throughout the process."
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"I work with a grant-making organization that made a grant to JCNI that was to be used for a particular purpose, within a particular time frame, and th"
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"I highly recommend this funder! Irvine is very responsive, asks if their deadlines will impact nonprofit employees' PTO and provides flexibility i"
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"Working and engaging with MacArthur feels disoriented and disconnected, which was underscored by the announcement of increased payout to 6% when other"
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"It's best to look at the website and see the kinds of giving they've been doing."
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"The Kenneth King Grant application was both worthwhile and straightforward. The limitations required me to distill our proposal to its most essential"
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"I very much appreciated how responsive the people at the Trust were from our first call all the way through the process. It is an in-depth process, bu"
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"They are difficult to reach. We got an email response back about 4 days before the proposal deadline."
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"Reach out to staff before beginning your request. I have had success with capital requests and general operating requests for Duluth organizations, bo"
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"Not worth trying to apply"
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"That whole "restricted program funding with new projects only" thing? It might sound like a great idea, but it's actually lousy for most n"
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"We have never applied this is our first time because we were told too by FESS. We find the application dates confuse us if we applied to the correct p"
60%
"Grant application does not allow you to share your story. Many questions cannot be answered as no profits are able to collect such data."
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"Meyer has completely changed its staff and priorities. They are now very proscriptive about the areas and kind of projects they will fund. It's no"
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"MHUW has an unneccesarily time consuming and stressful grant process. I have worked with a huge range of funding partners for many years and they are"
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"It is fairly easy to have a first contact with the Minneapolis Foundation (contact information is accessible on the website). I've spoken to multi"
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"Schedule a meeting with finder before submitting an application. It’s important to develop a relationship."
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"Mary's Pence is one of the most responsive funders that I have ever worked with. They go out of their way to help organizations they choose to fun"
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"In 2021, there were many unique questions just to move to the second phase - which is full proposal. Then, four more full questions were introduced,"
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"It's literally impossible to email this foundation. I've tried sending emails from both my work account and personal gmail account multiple ti"
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"NW Fund has some of the most informed and inquisitive program managers and trustees of any of our Foundation funders. Be ready to answer tough questi"
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"My experience with NMF has been very easy and straightforward. My understanding of the organization is to promote educational equality and that is al"
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"Next50 has been exceptional in terms of their support of our organization upon receiving the grant we applied for. Their Community Engagement Manager"
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"Otto Bremer Trust has been a long standing partner in Minnesota and the Mankato, MN community and we are forever grateful for the support of Otto Brem"
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"This funder does something very specific and wonderful - provide bridge grants and bridge loans when organizations hit roadblocks or unexpected opport"
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"Program staff is great, they provide good guidance for what they'll fund, and they take time to learn from their grantees. Plus they show up at ev"
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"This is a wonderful and responsive foundation. Contact their offices to start the conversation, and welcome a representative to visit your organizati"
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"While I have had a tremendously positive experience working with the Peery Foundation to date, I am concerned that they have recently let go all of th"
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"Petco has a high emphasis on grantees promoting them. Your grant award is directly proportional to how many times you use their hashtags on social med"
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"The Towers Foundation was our first foundation grant in our nonprofit journey. They truly want to help you succeed in your mission. We have received g"
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"Pierce focused its giving on organizations that serve the homeless community. Foundation staff are responsive and give honest assessments of its givin"
93%
"A lot a lot of work for a negative impact. Received a grant during the pandemic that was hugely helpful (thank you!), when we applied again we were tu"
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"apply you can be lucky"
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"They are very responsive and willing to assist in giving guidance on the grant application if needed. The application is very straightforward and doe"
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"They're a direct and accessible funder. They've grown rapidly in a relatively short amount of time and have scaled up their staffing and clari"
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"As with many of these huge foundations, and even more recently small one, if you don't have an "in"...whatever that may be, forget it. You"
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"The Executive Director is very helpful if you have any questions and the grant application is straightforward and easy to fill out."
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"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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"Fels staff is very approachable. If you are just starting and have any questions about your application process/eligibility, they will make sure to pr"
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"This was when they were of the fiscal sponsor for the East Bay foundation on aging. I am very glad that you spray foundation has left SFF because whe"
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"Schism between young, woke staff and board. Getting over the first hump puts your application in peril with the second."
67%
"Your application is a shot in the dark. Don't count on the foundation to communicate with you."
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"They like to claim they're the biggest foundation in the US, and they're committed to addressing issues like the affordable housing crisis, bu"
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"To get started I went on-line and got their phone number. I gave them a call and told them what we had in mind and they encouraged me to apply. Ques"
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"they will understand your needs."
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"Process to apply was easy."
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"I wouldn't know where to tell them to start because other than the guidelines, Target Foundation has no accessible information or staff."
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"Reach out to Matt McGarvey, the Executive Director. He is warm and responsive and extremely helpful."
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"Love that this foundation is willing to step up and support capital or technology projects that others won't touch - They aren't worried about"
56%
"The website is filled with marketing information, but there it has NO sustenance. I tried to contact the Foundation four times, to no avail. For point"
86%
"Be aware of their funding priorities. If you are uncertain, call them."
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"Reach out to the funder and schedule a meeting with them to introduce your organization and program and learn more about the funder's priorities."
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"This funder tends to overshadow others with their high profile, and "expertise." They spend a lot of effort raising money, which in effect ta"
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"Like others have said, there is no relationship building. We were consistently funded for 6 years, and then our proposals were declined 3 years in a r"
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"The Executive Director is so sweet and tries to help in anyway she can. She makes the entire process enjoyable."
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"As a corporation funding from its headquarters, it is important to have the local branch manager knowledgeable on your organization and aware of the g"
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"I did not write the grant that was funded, but was tasked with writing the report at the end. The United Way staff I worked with was great- patient w"
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"Kellogg Foundation claims that it will fund only sustainable projects; not true. In fact, it will fund projects that are not sustainable and unproven"
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"Never hear anything. They generally either instantly decline or let the computer auto-decline grants. Grants should not be decided by store managers."
98%
"The application is fairly straight forward. It never hurts to know someone in the foundation, but depending on the scope and focus of the grant, you h"
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"The WA Women's Foundation has been a joy to work with as a funder. Their communication is timely, respectful, and they are consistently accountabl"
86%
"Weingart Foundation professes to be forward-thinking, but isn't. Moving into an invitation-only model, dropping recent grantees without explanati"
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"The funder is transparent with intentions. The website is up to date and there is a quick turn-around for registration and access to grant application"
79%
"You will not be able to receive funding without having a conversation with the grant officer in the Foundation beforehand. During our conversations th"
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"Keep in mind that this funder is almost always in a state of strategic planning and will regularly shift the funding focus of smaller grants to suit t"
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"We Raise is very open and friendly. They understand the power dynamics as a funder and seek to level the playing field as much as possible to understa"
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"This is a Foundation that knows it’s community and it’s needs. Their staff is very accessible ad knowledgeable."