Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 14, 2025

Do you think your donors would rather read an article about your CEO receiving an award or one about Tina, a single mother who is having trouble making ends meet but is grateful because, thanks to your generous donors, she can get healthy food for her family at the Westside Community food pantry? This can be both donors and non-donors.

Nonprofit

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

They also enhance the credibility of nonprofit organizations, as being awarded a grant often indicates the approval and trust of reputable foundations or government bodies. Credibility Being awarded grants enhances an organizations reputation. Funding History : Analyze past grants awarded to understand trends and preferences.

Funding

Blackbaud

MAY 5, 2025

Creating a streamlined and efficient grant review process can make sure you make data-driven and timely decisions so you can award your grants, and your grantees can drive impact. Develop templates with examples for reviewers to capture the strengths and areas of improvement for each application, so reviewers know what is expected.

Grants

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

Elevate your proposals using refreshed templates, updated data insights, and a stronger commitment to equity, ensuring your applications stand out in a crowded grant space. Track shifts in funder feedback Pay close attention to reviewer comments—even for awarded grants—as they often hold valuable clues.

Grants

Grant Writer Team

JULY 31, 2025

Understanding the Processes: The grant process generally involves three main phases: pre-award, award, and post-award. Each section encompasses activities like identifying funding opportunities, writing the application, managing the results, and reporting on the use of awarded grant money. Set hard boundaries.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Regardless of the pricing model, it’s essential to note that paying a grant writer based on a percentage of awarded funds is both unethical and prohibited by industry standards. Grant writing happens before awards, so paying writers from awarded funds could break grant agreements. Budget development costs an extra $500-$1,500.

Grants

Grant Writer Team

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Picture this: You jump into the game, using the same template for all potential funders, only to be hit with a wave of rejection letters. Disclaimer: There is no guarantee that grants will be awarded as a result of this information. Ever feel like you’re stuck on the sidelines of grant writing?

Grants

Blackbaud

JUNE 5, 2025

Know when you expect fundraising campaigns to hit, grant payments to be awarded, and when you expect major expenses. Create a Budget Template Using a budget template to organize your revenue and expenses means you never have to start from scratch. Understand Your Cash Flow Even if your budget shows a surplus, timing matters.

Budget

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

If a donor gets a bland, templated acknowledgment a week later, what does that tell them? 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

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 28, 2024

We chatted with Phil Immordino, President of the Golf Tournament Association of America, and he gave us his tips for everything from marketing to sponsors and the award ceremony at the end. We’ve even built a Pickleball-specific event template! Want some insider tips on making your golf tournament a force for good?

Fundraising

Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 5, 2025

For example, our team has supported nonprofits with completing a new funder search , writing a single federal grant, or preparing a new grant template for your team to use to complete grant applications. We supported the client through the submission process, and we are proud to say they were awarded millions in funding.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

JULY 2, 2025

We’ve also seen growing interest across the sector in Grove’s simplified award letters and conversational practices. Over 70 funders have requested copies of our award letter templates, and hundreds joined sessions this year focused on aligning grantmaking practices with learning and equity.

Burnout

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Understanding the Purpose of Grants Grants are financial awards provided by various funding organizations or agencies to support specific projects or initiatives. Government Grants Government grants are financial awards offered by local, state, or federal agencies to support specific projects, programs, or initiatives.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Managing Grant Funds Once a grant is awarded, effective management of the associated funds is paramount for ensuring compliance and maximizing the grant’s potential impact. For further resources, consider exploring articles like how to apply for a grant or grant writing workshops to enhance skills in effective budgeting for grants.

Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

What are the ongoing administrative requirements post-award (reporting, site visits, compliance)? When you evaluate grant opportunities, consider not just the front-end work of applying, but the back-end responsibilities if you receive the award. Pro tip: Before applying, walk through a “day in the life” post-award.

Grants

Candid

JULY 7, 2025

Cash donations through a foundation gift or a direct company award are just two ways in which corporations can partner with you. This worksheet will help you create templates and talking points you can use in phone calls, meetings, or emails to potential corporate supporters. Where can I learn more?

Manufacturing

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

And if you look at past awards in particular, this will give you some clues with that of how likely are we to get these or not. But when you look at where their actual awards are, they're really clustered, or maybe they're just around a couple of big cities and that's it. They may say, yeah, we fund anywhere in the US.

Instrumentl

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 31, 2025

You’re investing in long-term alignment, not just short-term awards. But here’s the difference: it draws from your real content , not generic templates. Your timeline includes a prep meeting, a conditional letter, and eventually a grant award. Relationship Building : Your grant pipeline is more than a list of deadlines.

Readiness

Bonterra

JULY 3, 2025

Premade content and templates: Leverage existing content and messaging to save time, or create your own for a more personalized feel. Features Personalized events: Create a unique event with no coding required, including templates, configuration, content management, and more. Customer service 4.8 Pricing: From $24 per month 11.

Software

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

Accelerated Campaign Creation: Constant Contacts AI-powered platform creates turnkey marketing campaigns in minutes, including recommended copy, imagery, email templates, and an ideal communication schedule for each element of the campaign. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

AI

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Because if you say you're a school and you want to do this during the school year, but the awards aren't until May and you have to implement over the summer, is that going to make sense for you? So share in the chat what is one system that you've found to be super helpful in your work? That saves a ton of time. And here we go.

Instrumentl

Wild Apricot

JULY 23, 2025

Why Use an Event Budget Template It seems as though events season is always upon us. Having one ambiguous budget for an event can get messy quickly without a template to follow for each aspect of the event. Utilize these templates and modify them for your organization’s events. Sticking to an event budget.

Template

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2025

I have found it helpful to peruse GrantZone for posts of interest to me, but I have searched for templates, forms, and more. If awarded, your scholarship will be in the form of a credit to GPCI for all or a portion of the GPC exam. I simply conduct a search by topic, then click on Library Entries for attachments.

GPC

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

GROWTH: Unlimited organization-wide monthly webinars and live Q&A workshop, access to tools, templates, and training for scaling nonprofit growth. 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("pid",

Retail

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Add “Risk and Adaptation” Language to Templates Demonstrate that your organization is aware of the external funding climate and actively planning in response to it. These interruptions are leaving nonprofits in limbo, unsure whether to launch, pause, or cancel planned programming.

Federal Grants

Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Donation request letter example 12 fundraising letter templates What is a donation request letter? Based on your needs, you can adapt this formatting to the various letter templates in the next section. This template can be referenced for any type of fundraising effort. Well cover: What is a donation request letter?

Template

CauseVox

AUGUST 31, 2021

Despite having a board that wasn’t comfortable with social media or virtual fundraising, they turned to CauseVox and created a virtual awards ceremony event that knocked their fundraising goals out of the park. In addition to board members, they also announced award-winners who would receive recognition at the virtual event.

Goals

RBW Strategy

MAY 14, 2024

RBW Strategy’s support has led to additional new grant awards with an expanded number of funders, as well as additional federal grants since the original SAMHSA collaboration back in 2019. See more Case Studies Biopharmaceutical Company Maryland Nonprofits Let’s work together SCHEDULE A CALL Create a more sustainable future.

SAMHSA

Qgiv

AUGUST 6, 2021

We even included some helpful templates to get you started! Get The Templates. Don’t forget to check out the fundraising email templates we’ve included! Welcome Email Series Template 1: Introduction to the Mission. Get The Templates. Welcome Email Series Template 2: Your Nonprofit’s History and leadership.

Template

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.

UEI

Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 11, 2024

Do you think your donors would rather read an article about your CEO receiving an award or one about Kara, a single mother who is having trouble making ends meet, but is grateful because thanks to your generous donors, she can get food for her family at the Eastside Community food pantry? This can be both donors and non-donors.

Nonprofit

GrantNews

OCTOBER 13, 2024

GrantWatch MemberPlus+ members have access to a personal grants calendar template which allows users to organize and keep track of their grant opportunities, submissions and awards. Grants are free and awarded to you or your organization based on merit and eligibility. Did They Ask You to Pay a Fee?

Grants

Strategic Grants

APRIL 1, 2024

Ideally this plan is based on a template which you can tailor for each new funder, and is either complimentary to, or includes, your acquittal reporting plan. Show your funders just how important they are to your cause by nominating them for an award. Create a stewardship plan as soon as the grant has been confirmed.

IT

GrantNews

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

GrantWatch MemberPlus+ members have access to a personal grants calendar template which allows users to organize and keep track of their grant opportunities, submissions and awards. Grants are free and awarded to you or your organization based on merit and eligibility. Did They Ask You to Pay a Fee?

Grants

Qgiv

AUGUST 22, 2024

For example, a gala or awards ceremony should use a more formal invitation than a walkathon needs. Additional resources For more information on planning fundraising events, check out these additional resources: How to Create a Fundraising Event Budget [Template]. Use this fundraising event budget template to keep track of costs!

Template

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Look for tools in your grant management system that provide customizable templates admins can configure, allowing users to save PDF reports detailing critical information about requests and the organizations making those requests. Use templates when possible so that the message is standardized and ready for each grant cycle.

Grant Management

Greater Giving

OCTOBER 19, 2021

We want to help nonprofits change the world, so this season we’re awarding a $500 donation to the lucky winner of our Greater Giving Donation Page contest, and $50 and a double-entry to the first 50. To make setting up your campaign even easier, Greater Giving has GivingTuesday and Year End Giving donation templates ready to use in one click.

Donation