PKS Grants & Accounting Solutions

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A Grant Manager's Guide to Internal Controls Did you know, $600 billion is awarded each year in federal grants?? How do they impact your grants and your organization? They assure reasonable accuracy, validity, and reliability of financial management, program, and other information. So, what are they? Permalink

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Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

I have been in chat rooms and webinars with people who are new to the grants profession and have been asked to stand up the grants management function for their organization. I spent many years as a successful grant professional and managed grants that were not from public sources.

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AmpliFund

MARCH 13, 2024

Key considerations for your budget planning process: Strong financial planning in the early grant stages sets the stage for successful program implementation and reporting. Ensure that you have SOPs and communicate the policies well with the right training to support your team. Do you have the documentation to prove this?

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Too often, grant management is seen as a scary, messy aspect of grant funding, and we have a vague understanding of the requirements or components. In the nonprofit field, it’s common for staff to be put in a role where they manage grants but might not have the knowledge or resources to understand what that entails.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

If you have ever flinched at the mention of policies and procedures, conflict of interest, or grant reporting, we may be able to help take the fear out of grant management. Too often, grant management is seen as scary and messy, with staff hesitant to learn because they may uncover more than they know how to handle.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2024

The dashboards on your grant management system give you a similar snapshot of your grantmaking programs. What Are Dashboards in Your Grant Management System? The dashboards act as the welcome screen in your grant management system. Are you going too fast? Is there enough air in your tires?

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Blackbaud

JUNE 24, 2024

A grant management system is no place for your garbage. Without good data management examples and expectations, your team may not be aware they are making these mistakes. Lean on your grant management solution and other systems to automate and streamline your data entry and validation processes. Garbage in.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

By now, I hope you are realizing grant management doesn’t have to be a scary web of confusing topics and rules. With this grant management series, I aim to outline some of the commonly seen issues and provide resources to learn more. NGMA divides the grant lifecycle into three phases: pre-award, award, and post-award.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 2, 2024

You will want to think ahead about being able to easily capture grant information, set up tasks and deadlines, and then run accurate reports at any time. Fund accounting systems with grant management can help you from beginning to end if you are a grant-funded organization—or want to be.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 27, 2024

QA/QI is also a criterion funders often use in reviewing and selecting grant application requests to fund. But, does QA/QI also have a place in a nonprofit organization’s successful grants management strategy? Two different kinds of experiences supported this author’s development as a grant professional.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 2, 2024

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 15, 2024

Think through whether these templates should be required or if your applicants can submit the same information—which they probably have from a different grant application—in a different format. And it also helps your grants managers from having to answer the same question over and over.

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Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2024

In addition to risk, federal government agencies are asking applicants/recipients to demonstrate their ability to manage federal grants through a robust internal controls policy and procedures manual (sometimes during the pre-award stage) that outlines how organizations will be good stewards of government funding.

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Qgiv

MARCH 29, 2023

Google Ad Grants for nonprofits can be a powerful FREE solution for any eligible charitable organization, but proper management is key to maximizing the opportunity. Since 2011, Give Back Nation’s Google Certified Ad Grant Manager team has helped over 5,400 nonprofits manage their Ad Grants.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The challenge becomes even more daunting when their work is compounded by external factors such as economic fluctuations, policy changes, climate events, and outdated technical infrastructure. One grantee noted, I’m a big fan of multiple-year grants. The McGregor Funds Eugene A.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The post Changemaker Spotlight: Shemitria Smith, Clark Atlanta University first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud. It is important to know the responsibilities of those you lead and always look for the solution.

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Grant Training Center

JULY 31, 2023

The following is a step-by-step guide on how to write the NIH DMP: Understanding the NIH Data Sharing Policy: Familiarize yourself with the specific data sharing requirements and policies outlined in the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) or the agency-specific guidelines.

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Blackbaud

MAY 16, 2024

Data Management Best Practices: From Chaos to Clarity With that foundation on the importance of data governance, the next step is applying it through strong policies on how your data is accessed, updated, stored, and archived. By embracing data governance and management best practices, data becomes a powerful tool for positive change.

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Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2024

Then, they’ll monitor your progress toward those KPIs and adjust your organization’s management strategy accordingly. Implementing fiscal policies. Leading the grant management process. Your nonprofit typically has to allocate, record, and report grant funds in specific ways to align with funders’ requirements.

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As we approach 2025, the landscape of grant writing for nonprofits is evolving rapidly. Staying ahead of trends and preparing effectively can make the difference between a successful grant application and a missed opportunity. Explore AI and Data Analytics Incorporate AI and data analytics to enhance your grant writing.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 21, 2024

In essence, this updated, reorganized, and consolidated federal grant management requirements into a single document. You may have heard various terms such as Uniform Grant Guidance (UGG), supercircular, omnicircular, or 2 CFR 200. Check out our website to learn more and sign up for our training newsletter.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 15, 2024

You may be tasked with demonstrating the value of policy initiatives targeting underage vaping. Check out our guide, “ Determining What Your Organization Needs from Your Grant Management System ” to help you start that conversation.

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Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

grant award) quickly becomes a ball of string. Each string represents a critical compliance element necessary to manage grant awards, which is especially true for federal grant management. This checklist will help you become grant compliance warriors to be better prepared during the pre-award phase.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

Grant Management Considerations Understanding and following tracking procedures for outcomes, time and effort, and procurement are key to maintaining ethical practices when preparing an application and managing grant funds.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It's useful for researching for contextual information you would include in grant proposals — things like finding statistics for your locale on cultural diversity, employment conditions, and economic drivers. It provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in state policy. Just for Libraries. Please log in and tell us.

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

Compliance and Risk Management: Organizational development helps establish policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with grant regulations and mitigate risks associated with grant-funded activities. This includes understanding legal requirements, ethical standards, and best practices in grant management.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Look for college departments or institutes that focus on research, evaluation, community or resource development, policy, or analytics. You can find other blog posts in this series here. AGS also offers several on-demand webinars on a variety of topics to support the full grant cycle, including several Evaluation Training topics!

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Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In this blog post, we highlight a new section of the report, which offers specific, actionable takeaways for how donors can maximize their disaster-related giving. . Nonprofits need support to engage in activities that influence disaster-related policies. Your grants management system may already offer an easy export.

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California Grants Portal

MAY 4, 2022

In response to such requests, we reached out to state grantmakers and seasoned grant writers to compile a list of resources (from state, federal, nonprofit and academic sources) to help grantseekers search for and write grants.

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Strategic Grants

AUGUST 20, 2023

Every grant seeker wants to think they are capturing all the funding opportunities relevant to their organisation. It’s the holy grail – every project scheduled for delivery has a corresponding grant program that can fund it, either fully or partially.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

For example, you might actively market your website content on your social media profiles, encouraging your followers to explore your blog posts or events pages. Another invaluable engagement tactic is to leverage the Google Ad Grant. That’s where a Google Ad Grant agency can help. You’ve got this!

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Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Question: When is the last time your organization reviewed impact data collection and maintenance policies? Linkedin Instagram Competency: #5 Knowledge of post-award grant management practices sufficient to inform effective grant design and development

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Assel Grant Services

JUNE 9, 2024

Inform program strategic planning—outcomes, activities, services, policies, and procedures—resulting in improved performance. If you don’t know how to create this type of tool, stay tuned for a future blog post on that topic. We will address how to analyze quantitative and qualitative data in future blog posts in this series.

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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. When it comes to post-award grants management, a huge focus area (and an area ripe with single audit findings) is procurement.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 21, 2025

More specifically, hiring a fractional CFO can help you manage overhead expenses through proper: Budgeting Forecasting Financial planning Accounting system implementation They can also support other areas, including scenario planning, cash flow forecasting, data visualization, grant management, financial policy development, and risk management.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 5, 2023

Lastly, organizations can use the generated insights to advocate for policy changes, allocate resources effectively, and drive evidence-based decision-making. Question: In what ways do you believe AI-powered participant tracking can enhance grant reporting for transient and hard-to-reach populations?

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We need to have a solid understanding of fields with differing skill sets, like accounting, writing, human resources, policy, administration, compliance. Responsibilities can range from needing to understand how to manage competitive, formula or block grants, governmental appropriations, and, in some cases, funds that are “donated.”

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