Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

I've had that many people go through my program or my podcast is now in a ton of countries, which is so cool, but it took a little bit of figuring and looking at it differently of how could I reframe some of these facts about myself that were right there the whole time. So you try it and you don't win, but you keep going through.

Instrumentl

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

When you evaluate grant opportunities first through the lens of alignment, you protect your organization’s integrity and ensure that funding supports your mission rather than distracts from it. In both cases, passing and finding a better- aligned opportunity is more strategic. ” Read more about strong program design here.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 24, 2025

Now, PRO Impact and the Rapid Response Fund have established a new collaboration for philanthropic response through matching and crowdfunding. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. window.dfp_npp_interstitial = googletag.defineSlot("/124057991/npp_interstitial", [[640,480]], "napco-ad-npp_interstitial").addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

GrantNews

APRIL 22, 2025

If you’ve ever found the perfect grant only to realize the deadline had already passed, you know how frustrating that can be. Award to a Nonprofit for Outstanding Contributions to Humanitarian Aid! There is an award to a nonprofit to recognize outstanding efforts to alleviate human suffering.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Vaeth, President Trumps Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sought to greatly expand the pause and review process to all federal assistance awards as defined in the Uniform Guidance (see 2 CFR 200.1) through OMB Memo M-25-13 issued on January 27, 2025. What about multi-year awards?

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Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

Nonprofit event management software streamlines event planning, logistics, and execution, letting you focus on furthering your mission or successfully raising funds through your event , instead of manual event tasks. Chat: Let guests chat through the app with other attendees, sponsors, or exhibitors. Customer service 4.5

Software

Blue Avocado

MARCH 3, 2025

It would be better if one or two nonprofits fail because of a large jury award, than the entire nonprofit sector lose its ability to be insured. These changes were helpful, but none of these bills passed in a form that meaningfully impacted the insurability of any group of nonprofits.

Insurance

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Budget Developments and the Debt Ceiling In late June, the Senate narrowly passed its version of a sweeping spending and tax package known among Republicans as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” While the House passed its version in June, the two chambers must now reconcile differences before anything reaches the President’s desk.

Federal Grants

Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2024

Initiatives like the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and other pass-through funding to states and local governments have spurred a surge in nonprofits seeking federal funding. Program Analysis – what will happen to the program to accommodate the growth?

Grant Readiness

RBW Strategy

AUGUST 7, 2024

The key elements you want to have in place when you are awarded a federal grant project Congratulations! You have been awarded a federal grant. Whether you are a recipient, pass-through entity, or subrecipient, you have been given the unique responsibility of becoming a steward of federal grant funds.

Federal Grants

RBW Strategy

JANUARY 24, 2024

The lifecycle of a grant has three major stages: pre-award, award, and post-award. Phase 1: The Pre-Award Phase The pre-award phase includes the grantor announcing the funding opportunity all the way through the application submission and review of grant applications. The funds are then dispersed.

Grants.Gov

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

JANUARY 14, 2021

Last year many arts and culture nonprofits struggling to cope with closures and restrictions in the wake of COVID-19 were able to take advantage of multiple relief grants and funding, chief among them funds made available through the CARE Act and forgivable loans that were part of the Paycheck Protection Program (known as ‘PPP’).

Funding

Grant Writer Team

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Funding Period: The period of time during which a grant funding award is available for the recipient to utilize. Hedge: You should ‘hedge your bets’ by submitting multiple grant proposals to increase the chances of winning a grant award. Notice of Award (NoA): Official notice to grant applicants.

Grant

ProposalPRO

MAY 1, 2022

Nonprofits – and everyone else – have a voice in the process today through the Public Comment process. In order to ensure timely grant awards, the Secretary has decided to forgo public comment on the priorities, requirements, and definitions under section 437(d)(1) of GEPA.” (For I’ve blogged on that before, here. The Waiver.

Grant

RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

As stated in the guidance, OMB revised Parts 25 (Unique Entity Identifier & System for Award Management), 170 (Reporting Subaward & Executive Compensation Information), and 175 (Award Term for Trafficking in Persons) to ensure its guidance properly aligns with underlying statutes, as amended. Let’s examine each one.

UEI

Candid

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In 2014, East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) convened community, labor, and faith organizations to help pass a ballot measure that increased the minimum wage annually, required employers to offer paid sick days, and mandated that hospitality workers keep 100% of their tips.

Pass-Through

Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2013

Now available to nonprofits, charities, and libraries through TechSoup, Bitdefender security products protect individual PCs and Macs as well as enterprise networks. These applications have won awards, shone through rigorous testing, and met our strict standards. Awards and Praise. Large and Small.

Award

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

From fundraising initiatives to grant awards, your food bank likely juggles a mix of restricted and unrestricted dollars. Tracking one grant award outside of your accounting software is not ideal, but manageable. Use your fund accounting system to track the details of each grant, including status, amount awarded, and type of grant.

Funding

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

This National Library Week and on this National Library Workers Day, we celebrate our beloved libraries—and the librarians who sustained library services through the challenges of the past year. The recently passed COVID-19 relief bill contains $200 million specifically for public libraries.

Pass-Through

Blackbaud

JULY 22, 2024

Think through your revenue streams—are they tied to similar economic drivers that could affect them all at once? For example, you may have several different grants, but if some of them are backed by federal funds, either directly or as pass-throughs, you could be vulnerable to federal budget cuts that affect your sector.

Management

Candid

MAY 12, 2021

People often ask us, “When will the [year just passed] 990s be available?” They impede the creation of our annual Foundation 1,000 data set, which combines all grants awarded by 1,000 of the largest U.S. The trendline for 2019 represents filings collected through April 2021.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 18, 2023

It is no surprise that with all the fast-moving federal funding that has been distributed over the past few years, those who receive federal awards may not be aware of all of the rules pertaining to award management. What demonstrated experience can be shared regarding previous federal awards management? high unemployment).

Procurement

OneCause

AUGUST 22, 2024

Either charge an admission fee or pass around a donation basket. Charge an entry fee to the contest and award a prize to the best-looking pumpkin — voted on by the participants themselves, or other community members who are there to check out the market. As you’re sitting by the fire, you can also host a scary story contest.

Fundraising

Candid

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Notes: Limited to transactions awarded by U.S.-based based foundations. Other public sources’ includes transactions sourced from 990 or 990-PF filings posted to a funder’s website in cases where Candid processed the form directly rather than waiting for the IRS to release it. Myth 3: Candid’s databases are updated once a year.

Grant

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2021

That’s why every culture uses storytelling to pass down vital traditions and values. But halfway through, they realize they don’t know enough about the story to write an effective donation letter. Because the letter didn’t include an inspiring story that touched donor’s hearts. Why You Need a Great Story.

Ethics

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

NGMA divides the grant lifecycle into three phases: pre-award, award, and post-award. Grant management is usually associated with federal grant awards. However, many state and local government grants are pass-through funding from federal agencies and held to the same rules and regulations.

Grant Management

Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Gig economy darling Airbnb partnered with NPF to dedicate a series of pages on its website to finding accommodations near national parks and Google had just brought a special “coding with cocoa” station to President’s Park during the National Christmas Tree celebrations through their Made with Code girls empowerment initiative.

Retail

PKS Grants & Accounting Solutions

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Did you know the very first grant was awarded in 1785 to revolutionary war veterans for land west of the Appalachians? Per 2 CFR 200, a grant is federal financial assistance that a non-federal entity receives directly from a federal agency or indirectly as a pass-through. What is Grant? Where do you find Grants?

Federal Grants

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Charitable giving through online platforms has risen exponentially over the past several years , and that trend’s only continued since COVID-19 forced nonprofits to postpone, or even cancel, their in-person fundraisers. Find out more here ! Online Payments frees you from time-consuming data entry!

Donation

AmpliFund

JUNE 16, 2023

OMB worked with federal agencies to provide additional guidelines, clarifications, and expectations for federal grant recipients, pass-through entities, and auditors. It’s relevant to note that federal awarding agencies are encouraged to continue to focus grants management on both compliance and program performance.

Federal Award

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Writing a winning proposal will open doors to bigger and better opportunities for you and the organization receiving the award. The GPA Code of Ethics is a tool to help you resolve professional dilemmas with integrity and encourages you to focus on honesty and competency building through continuous professional development.

Ethics

Blackbaud

MAY 8, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services, the government awarded $726.1 While the movement for Trust-Based Philanthropy is growing, most grants do have significant reporting requirements throughout the award period and once the grant cycle ends. The agencies that award the grants often have detailed reporting requirements.

Grant

Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2012

The chance to win a prize is a big motivator; prizes can include: Exposure on your organization’s website or through social media. Award items branded with your organization’s name and logo are a great way for winners to show their support. Public recognition is valuable and easy to give.

Pass-Through

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 28, 2022

You don’t get a ‘pass’ if you think you’re not a numbers person or if this is your nonprofit’s first budget ! Hope is not a good financial strategy, especially when you’re basing your program activities on the results you hope to get through fundraising. This is an important exercise for every nonprofit. Work from a plan instead.

Fundraising

Candid

MARCH 21, 2024

Community foundations with higher proportions of pass-through funds, which are not invested and can be spent at any time, saw a similar impact on their assets as donors faced economic uncertainty. 2022 grantmaking hits record high In addition, in spite of these declines, the community foundations in the survey collectively awarded $14.8

Pass-Through

Peak Proposals

APRIL 3, 2023

If the template requires changes to its formulas or other features, you can find tutorials on how to do so through videos found on YouTube, posted by Microsoft and Google, or offered by LinkedIn Learning and other course platforms. If the award ceiling is $150K, the organization will submit a budget of $149,999.

Budget

Assel Grant Services

APRIL 29, 2024

Through our various career paths in nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and social service agencies, grant professionals develop unique skills and have various areas of expertise and specialization that support our grantsmanship work. Eligible applicants must pass a certification exam. There are 1.4

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