An intuitive way to improve grant approval rates is to clearly spell out the documentation that applicants need. Failure to provide the correct documentation is a very common reason for grant denial. The fund will be much more effective if it tells applicants precisely which documents and what […]
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Eliminate Employee Relief Fund Grant Denials: 3 of 6 – Providing Local Assistance
An effective but sometimes overlooked way to reduce grant denials is to provide local assistance to applicants. This means that applicants who need help applying will have an in-person resource. This should usually be a local manager or human resources person.
The essence of the idea is […]
Eliminate Employee Relief Fund Grant Denials: 2 of 6 – Communication – “Share Your Story”
A common way to promote a disaster relief fund is by using testimonials from satisfied employees who received grants. The testimonial is a very powerful promotional tool, since it illustrates the real impact that your relief fund can have. These voluntary, opt-in features are an effective way […]
Eliminate Employee Relief Fund Grant Denials: 1 of 6 – Include Objective Grant Categories
A guaranteed way to add confusion, reduce objectivity, and create denied applications is to have broad, generalized categories or use catch-alls like “other catastrophic or extreme circumstances” or “other – please describe below.” Every careful analysis of a program invariably shows that the majority of denials are due […]
Addressing Disasters: Beyond the Employee Assistance Program
by Doug Stockham, Executive Vice President
With extreme weather-influenced events, such as recent flooding in Houston and Louisiana and massive wildfires in the American west, or natural events such as the earthquake in Italy, facing disaster is becoming a frequent challenge for people – and for the companies […]