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Developing a nonprofit budget: The basics and best practices

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Among the free samples featured in this article are those for grant proposal budgets , which should include sources of income (e.g., Some budgets include a budget narrative explaining why each budget item is needed and how it will be used. What do funders look for in grant proposal budgets?

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Five green flags for funders in your grant proposal

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And they frequently study your project budget and look back at the narrative (the main written part of the grant proposal) and the executive summary (the short summary of the proposal and budget that comes first) to see that they are all aligned. Also, use budget narrative—brief explanations—to explain confusing items.

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