Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 3, 2025

So, lets discuss three core practices that help us empower nonprofits without accidentally stealing the spotlight, or worse, ending up as the unexpected star of a grant report six months after our contract ended. That also means being clear on the front end in your contract that the work belongs to the client.

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Bloom Grant Consulting

APRIL 24, 2024

However, the question often arises: Should you hire a full-time, in-house grant writer, or should you consider contracting a grant writer? While both options have their merits, this blog post will explore why contracting a grant writer can be significantly cheaper and more cost-effective for your organization.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2024

Yet, until recently, they also meant our staff spent extensive time and energy calling families to track down re-enrollment contracts each year. With this approach, families now sign one continuous enrollment contract that remains in effect for the duration of their child(ren)’s enrollment at DKJA. We knew there had to be a better way.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This is also a good time to hammer out the details of your contract for working together before you finalize it and make it binding. The post What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know About Financial Audits first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I use mine to track the analytics of my blog and e- newseletter , to pay bills and deposit checks, to buy my Starbucks latte, to unlock discounts in QR Codes, to make to-do lists, to sign contracts and invoice clients. I bet you own a smartphone but what do you use it for besides email, music and Angry Birds? The list goes on and on.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 24, 2025

In this blog post, we’ll explore how you can enhance your student billing process from the moment a student enrolls to the final follow-up. Free Resource Cultivating Financial Sustainability in K12 Private Schools Download now The post Improve Your Student Billing Process first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

Accept Funding Accepting funding requires more than just signing a contract. The post Understanding the Grant Lifecycle: Info for Nonprofits first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud. This phase is just as important as the pre-award stage, with diligent oversight to make sure you meet reporting and usage requirements.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

On top of that, there’s a lengthy contract to review and sign. In this blog, I’ll share lessons learned from our SOC 2 audit to help you build a culture of nonprofit compliance. The post Building a culture of nonprofit compliance at Candid appeared first on Candid Blog. It’s a lot of due diligence and compliance work to handle.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In honor of Labor Day, this blog—the first in a two-part series—offers insights into the various roles that unions play within the social sector, based on data from available recent tax filings (2016 and on). . Locals tend to deal directly with members, handle contract negotiations, and conduct on-the-ground organizing.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The contract may be signed, the student enrolled, and even a deposit made, but that doesn’t mean they are going to show up on day one, nor that they will continue to attend throughout the school year. There are a lot of variables that may change between contract and attendance, so your job is not done when a family enrolls.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 31, 2025

Avoid surprises by discussing these possibilities early and including them in writing within the grant contract. Free Checklist Grant Management System Functionality Scorecard Download now The post Grant Distribution Best Practices: 5 Tips for Funders first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2025

Integrated enrollment management systems feed contract details directly into your billing system, eliminating manual data entry. Helps You Set Realistic, Data-Driven Goals When your systems are integrated , you have access to real-time data that reflects your schools current financial and enrollment landscape.

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Blackbaud

MAY 14, 2024

If you know the voucher amount ahead of contract completion: An admissions or business officer can add the state fund amount in Blackbaud Enrollment Management the same way they add financial aid to each family’s contract. The post School Choice and Blackbaud Software first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 18, 2024

Contracts with vendors. This team does a lot of coordinating, so they’ll need to be good at managing details as well: Determines and contracts the entertainment. The post Fundraising Event Planning: Common Event Committee Roles appeared first on Greater Giving Blog. Coordinates with businesses. Coordinates with other personnel.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Organization’s reliance on contributions: If an organization relies heavily on contributions from the general public—as opposed to program service fees or large government contracts—they are more likely to respond to donor requests for transparency. This is the percentage of revenue left over after all expenses, and the higher the better.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Because these partnerships involve external parties, specific terms, and the exchange of money, it’s best to have a contract. Consult a lawyer to draft or review contracts so that everything goes smoothly and relationships remain positive. What are some best practices for successful cause marketing? Create “win-win” promotions.

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Blackbaud

MAY 6, 2024

Work with the heads of each department to analyze expense history, review contracts for any automatic expense increases, and evaluate the strategic plan for any additional expenses to include. The post How to Build a Better Nonprofit Budget in Less Time and with Less Stress first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Grants Plus

JANUARY 19, 2024

By: Laura Altieri According to the National Council of Nonprofits, more than 30% of nonprofit revenues come from government grants and contracts. Jana Morace, Director of Grants and Contracts Management, credits the Grants Plus team for achieving a 100% win rate for the grants we’ve pursued together.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

This concern is pertinent for nonprofits who rely on government grants and reimbursement contracts, or whose funding comes from a small number of mega-donors. Keep doing what your grant makers and government contracts expect, so those grants and contracts will be renewed. Maintain robust stewardship practices.

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Blackbaud

MAY 3, 2024

A fund accounting system with a segmented chart of accounts enables you to build systemic controls into each specific grant to ensure any booked financial activity is compliant with available budgets and contract restrictions. Check out our on-demand Financial Edge NXT product tour and start taking control of your day.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 6, 2024

You just signed a multi-year contract for a new student information and learning management system (SIS/LMS) that does everything you want it to do. first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. It provides the ultimate tool to bring all your school software into one system and allows everything to talk to each other.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2024

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) introduces guidelines on how nonprofits should handle grants and contracts, and these updates help nonprofits report their finances accurately and in a standard manner. Often, this leads to large audit adjustments, budget vs actual reporting difficulties, and other funding challenges.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Then, earlier this week, I ran across a post on the Walmart Blog on the retailer's work with WAA to help transport 100,000 wreaths to national cemeteries across the country. The WAA board formed an RFP Committee and began the process for the 2017-2019 contract to ensure that Worcester's pricing of wreaths is competitive.

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Red Tape Busters

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The ultimate goal for any tender writer is to win lucrative contracts and secure business opportunities for their organisation. Overpromising and Underdelivering – A Reputational Blow For tender writers , winning a contract can be a moment of triumph, but it also comes with significant responsibilities.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

There was a time when you had to find one single solution that hopefully met the majority of your needs and priorities, which often meant you were stuck in a binding contract for years. Request a Demo The post Why Your Fund Accounting System Needs a Strong Partner Network first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2013

Piktochart doesn't require a contract or any sign-up fees so your organization can give Piktochart's professional package a whirl for a few months to test it out. The Wild Apricot blog compiled a list of resources for creating interesting infographics. Community Organizer 2.0

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CauseVox

AUGUST 4, 2021

These mentors can share tips and tricks on a blog or social media account, as well as help create a fundraising toolkit (more about that in a minute). If you find blog posts, information, or other sources of information to help them promote their partners, don’t keep them to yourself!

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

To quote a somewhat recent YouTube blog piece , "if a picture is worth a thousand words, then is a video worth a million?" The donated Dell smartphones normally use AT&T or T-Mobile pay-as-you-go or contract plans, but they can function without it because they are Wi-Fi-capable. " May well be. Tell Your Story.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 5, 2013

Contracting with such a vendor is a scary and risky proposition and is part of the reason it's so important to document the vendor selection process in your IT plan. SLAs are very important, so I always take the time to read them (see the link at the end of the blog for more information about SLAs).

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Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Author Bio: Deana Guido, PhD serves at the Grant Researcher and Contract Administrator at Bladen Community College (NC). Deana has written grants sporadically during her 26-year tenure in education; however, this is the first time that grants and contracts are a formal part of her job duties.

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Qgiv

JULY 12, 2023

By creating a partnership contract, you’re formalizing your partnership and spelling out exactly how this partnership will benefit both nonprofit organizations. The contract can be for a temporary partnership that spans the course of one joint fundraising campaign, or could be for a longer-lasting partnership that spans years.

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Grant Training Center

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) are the best mechanisms toward this effort and are often referred to as the nation’s largest sources of early stage/high risk funding for start-ups, small businesses, and sub-contracting agencies (usually higher education).

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Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2024

The CEO of the language learning app Duolingo, Luis von Ahn, shared in a podcast interview that the company did not renew some contracts with hourly employees because the contractors were asked to do very rote language tasks that computers were just as good at. first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2024

While I’m independently contracted as the grant manager for Lockwood Animal Rescue Center, Rewind Rhino Extinction and Buffalo Field Campaign, I’m also contracted as a grant professional through “The Dotted i Fundraising,” a remote team of dedicated grant professionals to raise funding for nonprofit organizations.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Nonprofit leaders could use them to have staff do the same tasks they’ve always done, just faster, or shift jobs from full-time work to part-time or contract work. Photo credit: gorodenkoff via Getty Images The post Beyond efficiency: A human-first AI adoption strategy appeared first on Candid Blog.

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Greater Giving

JULY 13, 2023

Some key job responsibilities of an Event Planning Chair include: Vendor Contracting: Successful events rely on a network of trusted vendors who provide essential services. The Chair takes charge of identifying, negotiating, and contracting with vendors such as caterers, decorators, audiovisual technicians, and transportation services.

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Grant Writer Team

JULY 7, 2023

GrantWriterTeam has shifted away from being the middleman with contracts created on the portal to a new model that empowers grant writers and grant-seekers to work together on their own terms. The platform’s customizable approach allows for tailored contract design off-site, empowering users in their grant-writing endeavors.

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