And the Survey says…

Written By Harrison Pollard

Our Survey and Newsletter Plan

In early May, we emailed a survey to the NCF affiliate office team members who have participated in our Impact Foundation equipping sessions. 

Wow! Thank you for responding! We heard from 94% of the offices. We love partnering with you to serve your givers, and we want our communication to be timely and helpful in supporting, further training, and encouraging you.

We learned a lot and have used it to craft a plan to keep you all informed. Here’s what we heard:

  • Over 50% opted for a quarterly newsletter, so quarterly it will be! You’ll still receive our general quarterly newsletter that goes to ALL of our Donor/Investors, Portfolio Companies, and partners, including NCF and our Investor Circle invitations. But only the NCF offices that have engaged in partnership and equipping will receive this newsletter, Common Ground.

  • You asked for more peer success stories and case studies. Our goal is to include one in each newsletter. See the interview and video with Kim Moeller and Tim McDonald in this issue (link.)

  • Movie Trivia Question: What sci-fi blockbuster features the line, "Where we're going, we don't need roads." Email here with your answer. Someone will win a prize!”

  • We read that you want regular, concise reminders and best practices. Our Impact Investing with Mr. Miyagi column will include helpful tips in each issue.

  • There was interest in information about deal flow. We’re working to find ways to showcase this. In the interim, we’ve included a section on our Investor Circle Webinars with the presentation decks and website recordings to recent sessions linked. Additionally, our New to the Neighborhood column, includes the companies we’ve recently invested in with a link to more information about them on our website.

  • And finally, there were questions about finding our most recent concept sheets, FAQs, fees, and other resources. In our From the Pantry feature at the end of every newsletter, you’ll find links to all of our shared internal and external documents.

Again, thank you for partnering with us. If you have any questions about this newsletter or anything else, please connect with your Solution Provider or email us here (need link to account.)

Harrison Pollard
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