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4 Ways Effective Grant Management Impacts Nonprofit Finances

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Note from Diane: You know how passionate our team is about thinking about your grant management work (your post-award work) to help strengthen your grant applications (your pre-award) work. Thats why were thrilled to bring these tactical tips to you from Jitasa to help broaden your understanding of grant management.

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Understanding the Grant Lifecycle: Info for Nonprofits

Blackbaud

Knowing how to identify fitting grants and prepare competitive applications raises your chances of winning awards. Most grants come with rigorous rules and reporting requirements. Effective grant management is a continuous process requiring coordination, transparency, and a commitment to improvement at every stage.

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You Won the Grant—Now What? Mastering Post-Award Chaos Without Losing Sleep

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

The application is submitted, the grants been awarded, and everyones celebrating. Include: Key reporting deadlines Required data collection points Budget monitoring schedules Compliance checklists Use project management software (like Asana, Trello, or ClickUp) or a specialized grant management system to set reminders and assign tasks.

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Questions to Ask If You Are Thinking About Moving to a New GMS

Blackbaud

Make sure you have the right people in the right roles to manage the switch. This includes a grants manager to handle day-to-day implementation tasks, as well as consistent leadership to support the change. If you don’t have the right people in place, you may consider postponing the move to a new grants management system.

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On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! Using the Kick-off Meeting to Get Across the Finish Line

Grant Professionals Association

It matters not how organized your application was at the time of submission if you dont hold a proper kick off meeting right from the start. Between the time of submission and award, things change, including factors that could affect your grants success. This meeting should include all key personnel that will be impacted by the grant.

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8 Tips for Supporting Your Grantees After a Significant Award

Blackbaud

The traditional one-year grant cycle has created a funding hamster wheel that often keeps grantees heads-down on applications to avoid a gap in revenue. Give them the resources so their Boards can analyze the organizations finances thoughtfully and ask respectful, educated questions.

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Grant Distribution Best Practices: 5 Tips for Funders

Blackbaud

This confirmation can help verify that the email address is correct and there have been no changes in contact information since the application was submitted. Set a benchmark so any payments under that amount, such as $5,000, only need to be approved by the grants manager.

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