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

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The application is submitted, the grants been awarded, and everyones celebrating. post-award requirements. Post-Award Pressure Is Real For experienced grant writers, post-award management can feel like the most overlooked and underestimated beast in the grant world. You did it. Cue the confetti! Reporting deadlines.

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GiveSmart, MIP Earn Prestigious Buyer’s Choice Awards

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GiveSmart and MIP Fund Accounting received 2025 Buyer’s Choice Awards from TrustRadius. The inaugural Buyer’s Choice Awards recognized software with the best capabilities, value for price, and customer relationships. The nonprofit software suite helps nonprofits: Streamline workflows.

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Burned Out but Brilliant: 8 Smart, Sanity-Saving Strategies for Frustrated Grant Writers

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But youre also exhausted, constantly chasing core operating support, wrangling impossible deadlines, mentoring green writers, and navigating post-award red tape that never seems to end. Use project management software like Trello, Asana, or ClickUp to assign tasks, track approvals, and communicate in one place. Sound familiar?

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8 Tips for Supporting Your Grantees After a Significant Award

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Here are eight tips for grantmakers looking to support grantees after an organization-changing award. The post 8 Tips for Supporting Your Grantees After a Significant Award first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud. Help your grantees understand that its okay, and encouraged, to take a moment to breathe.

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Choosing a Scholarship Award Management System

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They must work with advancement teams to understand scholarship funding, find students who fit donors specific requirements, shepherd those students through the application process, manage scholarship review committees, disburse awards, and report back to the donors how their funds were utilized. What is an award management system?

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10 Grants for Schools and Educators for American Education Week 2024

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In addition, GrantWatch has several categories available for grant seekers supporting our schools and educators: Awards for Teachers and Students Education Grants Elementary Education Student Grants Grants for Teachers These grant opportunities offer essential funding options for classrooms across the nation.

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Understanding the Grant Lifecycle: Info for Nonprofits

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This article breaks the grant lifecycle into two main phases: the pre-award phase and the post-award phase. Knowing how to identify fitting grants and prepare competitive applications raises your chances of winning awards. Objective: Formally acknowledge and accept the grant award. Ensure compliance.