Candid

JUNE 5, 2025

Building a nonprofit budget can be intimidating, not only for new projects or organizations but for all nonprofits when the fundraising outlook is uncertain. Yet, a challenging environment makes developing a strong, credible budget even more important. Here’s how to get started: The basics of building a nonprofit budget.

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Budget Budget Narrative Indirect Cost Proposal 71

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 25, 2023

When I’m trying to balance a Logic Model, Work Plan, twelve attachments, budget narrative, project abstract, and a thirty-page narrative, the last thing I need are twenty-minute debates about “how come they are getting more than we are?” Has this worked all the time? Absolutely not.

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Indirect Cost IT NICRA Logic Model 52

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 24, 2024

Vu Le, author and former nonprofit executive director, shares: Then there are nonprofits that are too afraid to be truthful about the full cost of doing this work. It’s alarming how much we lie on our org budgets and shortchange ourselves…. Stop thinking a shoe-string budget is some mark of resourcefulness and efficiency.

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GPC Indirect Cost Budget Narrative Indirect 40

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 21, 2025

A well-prepared budget will instill confidence in your project and boost your chances of being funded. Here are a few tips, drawn from lessons learned: Start Early: Too often, budgets are put together at the last minute after the project design has been finalized, only to realize that the planned activities and outcomes exceed the budget.

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Budget Indirect Cost Applicant Application 59