Budget Narrative Events Strategic Plan 
Candid
JUNE 5, 2025
Building a nonprofit budget: 4 steps to get started. One of your first tasks after establishing a nonprofit is to create an annual operating budget. In alignment with your nonprofits strategic plan , set financial goals (e.g., What do funders look for in grant proposal budgets? rent, utilities, and marketing).
Candid
JANUARY 25, 2024
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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