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2026 Scholarship Managers Summit - Pre-event Survey for 08.20.26

The purpose of this survey is to identify key priority areas for conversation at the 2026 Scholarship Managers Retreat. If you have questions, please contact Laura Smith at lsmith@philanthropyohio.org. Thank you!
1.Name
2.Foundation
3.Length of time you have been engaged in scholarship-related work?
4.About how many scholarship FUNDS does your foundation administer?
5.About how many scholarship APPLICATIONS do you receive each year?
6.About how many scholarship COMMITTEES does your foundation manage?
7.Which software system do you use to manage your scholarships?
8.What is the one question you hope to answer through your engagement at this program?
9.What is one process, workflow or challenge you'd like to discuss with peers?
10.This convening will be peer-driven. Please rate the following topics of interest for conversation during this event. You will be asked to identify a key question for each topic to help refine the conversation. If a suggested topic is not listed, please enter it in question 7.
High Priority
Medium Priority
Neutral
Less Priority
Not a Priority
N/A
Stewarding Donors
Promotion of Scholarships
Administrative Fees
Scholarships to Individuals
Committee Management (Internal & External)
Career-Tech Scholarships
Managing Workloads & Avoiding Burnout
Selection Processes
AI Tips & Tricks in Scholarships
Foundant SLM Users
SmarterSelect Users
Other Software System Users (please specify)
11.What additional topics would you prioritize for this convening?
NOTE: Attendees are encouraged to come prepared to share a best practice in their respective work. Please consider bringing 25 sample copies and/or a computer to share or demonstrate a winning element of your foundation's approach to scholarships. You can identify this best practice in the next question if already determined.
12.What best practice, tool, workflow, policy, marketing asset or other item could you share with peers during this convening? (Please leave blank if undecided or prefer not to share.)
13.If your resource resides online, please enter the web link here:
Thank you! We look forward to seeing you at our 2026 Summit!