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Understanding Nonprofit Overhead: Strategies for Transparency and Efficiency in 2025

Blackbaud

Most nonprofit finance teams have been taught to keep their overhead costs buried deep within their financial statements. The Department of Education capped indirect costs for research grants at 15%, regardless of the rates each grant had negotiated during the application process. On the positive side, the U.S.

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Finding Funding for Research

Peak Proposals

As a grant applicant, you may not have a choice regarding the development of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan in your proposal. The activities are usually the prerogative of the applicant and where they have the greatest input in the design of the project. Another factor is how broadly applicable your research is.