CKCF Staff Roles and Contact Info - Central Kansas Community Foundation

CKCF STAFF LIST

We are here to assist and enable you to build your Community Foundation! We prefer to communicate by email and endeavor to respond to all incoming messages. However, if you have an urgent, quick question, you may text or call one of us at the number listed.

Below each name are some common reasons you may be trying to reach your CKCF staff.

Accounting Specialist: Melinda Newell, melinda@centralkansascf.org, 316-282-2361

To check on a contribution
To check on a payable
For help understanding or generating a particular report from CSuite
To set up a campaign in Csuite such as track a mailing or monitor expense and income from an event
To dig deeper on a financial report
Impact Investment point of contact along with CEO

Affiliate Liaison: Becky Nickel, becky@centralkansascf.org, 620-951-4022

To inform her that your meeting has been rescheduled
To ask a question about an event you’re planning
For help navigating the resources on the CKCF website such as finding the Compliance Documents, Event Form, or a particular wu-foo document
For help using the Fund Advisor Portal

CEO: Angie Tatro, angie@centralkansascf.org, 316-239-9451

To request approval for a media release and other collateral materials
To set up an appointment for someone who wishes to talk about opening a fund
Support you with local donor cultivation
To invite her to present the State of the Foundation at one of your board meetings
To send updates for your webpage
Strategize for local goals and growth initiatives

Program Officer – Grants: Melissa Schreiber, melissa@centralkansascf.org, 316-251-4143

Supports grant administration
To provide Grant Review Committee member names and emails
To ask questions about previous or current grant cycles and awards
To schedule an in-person meeting of your Review Committee
With questions about Spendable Balance (aka Available to Spend (ATS)) distribution amounts and process from your endowed fund(s)
To get clarity on the parameters of a particular fund for grantmaking
Oversees and coordinates with local contacts for grant awards CKCF and Affiliates receives

Program Officer ~ Scholarships – Brandi Garnica, brandi@centralkansascf.org
316-217-1150

General Administrative support for scholarship cycles.
Scholarship application set up in Community Force, our grant and scholarship software, for each grant/scholarship cycle, monitor completion of applications and reviews, coordinate completion of reviewers, and provide results to Program Director
Clone applications for each annual process and make necessary edits / changes.
Assists with profile/contact information management for charities and individuals.
Coordinates scholarships with fund advisors, local high school counselors and affiliate foundations as well as higher education institutions.

Disaster Preparedness/Response: Brandi Garnica, brandi@centralkansascf.org, 316-217-1150

To invite a presentation in your community about disaster preparedness
For information about how to put a team in place in your community to respond in case of a community-wide disaster.

CONTRACTED STAFF

Development: Andrea Braker, andrea@communitycreativeks.com

CKCF Fundraising and Recognition Event Coordination
Available to support donor cultivation and donor contacts (Contact Angie to discuss)
Support for local fundraising events, specifically for Match Day efforts

Media and Communications Services

To provide updates for your brochure
To update your affiliate Thank You note design
To consult about a campaign, including Facebook promotions

Please note that CKCF is covering design costs up to $275/affiliate. When that amount is reached, additional expenses will fall to your Operating Fund. We provide connection to two designers currently and you may also use local contact.

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