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Lean Funders Are Adjusting Their Grantmaking and Operations to Respond to COVID-19: Week of May 4
On Friday, May 1, Exponent Philanthropy hosted a fifth live discussion for lean funders to share how they are responding to COVID-19. We will continue to host these discussions every Friday at 2 PM ET to give all lean funders the opportunity to connect around their responses. We are also compiling COVID-19 information and resources relevant to lean funders.... Read More
Preventing Wire Transfer Fraud at Foundations and Family Offices
It’s a daily danger Your email/firewalls are constantly being pinged. Although your cyber-security filter may stop 90%+ of the attempts, some still get through. Be especially alert around bank holidays. With international clients, the attempts are especially focused when US/European/Asian holidays are not synced. The scammer wants to prevent your ability to “voice verify” the... Read More
Lean Funders Are Adjusting Their Grantmaking and Operations to Respond to COVID-19: Week of April 27
On Friday, April 24, Exponent Philanthropy hosted a fifth live discussion for lean funders to share how they are responding to COVID-19. We will continue to host these discussions every Friday at 2 PM ET to give all lean funders the opportunity to connect around their responses. We are also compiling COVID-19 information and resources relevant to lean funders. Lean... Read More
Please, If You Don’t Need It, Don’t Take It; If You Took It and Don’t Need It, Repay It
Recent press coverage has been rife with stories of public companies taking forgivable loans under the Payroll Protection Plan (PPP). In times of economic uncertainty, it’s understandable that many businesses quickly applied for whatever programs were available. But businesses with strong banking relationships crowded out many nonprofits from accessing the funding stream. The initial $349... Read More
Lean Funders Are Adjusting Their Grantmaking and Operations to Respond to COVID-19: Week of April 20
On Friday, April 17, Exponent Philanthropy hosted a fifth live discussion for lean funders to share how they are responding to COVID-19. We will continue to host these discussions every Friday at 2 PM ET to give all lean funders the opportunity to connect around their responses. We are also compiling COVID-19 information and resources relevant to lean funders. Lean... Read More
How We Leveraged Our Super Powers to Respond to COVID-19
COVID-19 is keeping me awake at night. I am completely overwhelmed with information and uncertainty. As a foundation with only one staff member located in Monterey, California, I knew that we could do something to support our community, but I also knew that we didn’t have the financial or human resources to do anything dramatic... Read More