Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Large nonprofits with large fundraising teams may have the budget to hire a full-time grant writer; however, the process to hire a grant writer often takes more than 6 months from start to finish. Unlike a new grant writer that takes time to hire and train, Alex and her team are ready to step in to support your fundraising team today.

Consulting

GrantNews

JANUARY 9, 2025

Unfeasible Budget: The higher the funding amount, the more stringent the rules. Missing Items: Have all documentation ready and attached before you submit. GrantWatch offers a Personalized Grants Calendar that helps you easily keep track and monitor your grants. In fact, you might even need a grant writer.

Applicant

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 25, 2025

Funders review hundreds of applications, and issues such as unclear objectives, vague budgets, or an ineffective statement of need can easily push your proposal to the bottom of the pile. Error #3: Budget Doesn’t Add Up The Issue Your budget tells funders whether your plan is realistic and whether you can be trusted with their money.

Proposal

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Across the nonprofit sector, countless small nonprofits and grassroots organizations do life-changing work with limited staff, tight budgets, and never enough daily hours. Instead, seek out funders who explicitly welcome first-time applicants, smaller budgets , or grassroots initiatives. You’re not alone. Start local. and availability.

Grant Writing

Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2025

Cost-Effective Advertising Options Facebook Ads allow you to target specific audiences by location, interests and more, even with a modest budget. If you have the budget for it, consider a social media scheduling tool. Ready to Grow Your Nonprofit’s Reach? stories, event updates, volunteer spotlights, donation appeals etc.)

Media

Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Large nonprofits with large fundraising teams may have the budget to hire a full-time grant writer; however, the process to hire a grant writer often takes more than 6 months from start to finish. Unlike a new grant writer that takes time to hire and train, Alex and her team are ready to step in to support your fundraising team today.

Consulting

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Working with your program and development teams, your finance staff identifies funding gaps, supplies important budget numbers, sets up projects in your accounting software, establishes spending approvals, and creates reporting schedules. Address budget variances and determine how you will spend any remaining funds according to grant terms.

Government

The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

From tight budgets to limited staffing, these hurdles can make even the simplest event feel overwhelming. Budget Constraints Tight finances can make it difficult to secure venues, hire vendors, and provide high-quality experiences for attendees. However, many organizations face common challenges that complicate the planning process.

Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 23, 2025

We’re here to debunk the top AI myths, explore how ethical AI grant writing tools can boost your efficiency, and discuss why AI-driven grant strategy is the future of grant readiness. Nonprofits that cling to manual workflows risk falling behind as peers leverage AI to streamline grant readiness and nonprofit capacity building.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

Update Your Grant Calendar An organized, realistic calendar is the backbone of a successful nonprofit grant strategy, especially as you approach the high-stakes Q3 and Q4 deadlines. Include milestones for internal review, feedback, budget revisions, and final polishing. Tip: Link training back to your active grant calendar.

Grant

Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 5, 2025

A grant consultant works for you based on your organizations needs and your budget to optimize the grant funding process. This wide breadth of experience ensures that we are ready to supplement your teams capacity with expertise that expands the horizons of your nonprofit. Our team of grant professionals is ready to support you today.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

And if your grant calendar lives in one place, your tasks in another, your drafts in a hidden folder, and your funder research on sticky notes… of course, your strategy is falling apart. But let’s be clear: while a calendar is helpful, it isn’t a grant strategy. Most nonprofit teams utilize these kinds of tools to get started.

AI

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Each structure offers unique advantages based on an organization’s needs and budget constraints. A nonprofit can make better budget decisions for grant writing services by knowing these payment models. This setup helps everyone – organizations can budget exactly, while writers get rewarded for working efficiently.

Grant

Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

This guide offers the most practical, scalable approach to launching a planned giving programeven if you’re a small nonprofit with limited staff and budget. Program Readiness Assessment Rate your organization’s readiness on these key factors (1=Not Ready, 5=Fully Ready): The form can be filled in the actual website url.

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Planned Giving

APRIL 17, 2025

Were not ready for that. You’re ready for bake sales and spaghetti dinners, but not free money that takes a signature and a lawyer? Donors dont remember your calendar. Maybe they can Snapchat your budget deficit. Because asking strangers for pennies will surely stabilize the budget. Heres the list.

SAM

CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

And with a calendar view, you can see whats coming up at a glance, from campaign launches to donor meetings. Start by Choosing the Right Platform Look for a CRM that fits your teams size, budget, and goals. Ready to learn more about how you can use a CRM to both streamline and personalize your fundraising at the same time?

CRM

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

If your nonprofit pays a contractor $600 or more in a calendar year, then you will need to issue them a form 1099-NEC at the end of the year. Also make sure that human resources and department managers are on the same page and ready to enforce new internal controls when necessary. Don’t get caught unprepared at the end of the year.

Finance

CauseVox

MAY 27, 2025

And with a calendar view, you can see whats coming up at a glance, from campaign launches to donor meetings. Start by Choosing the Right Platform Look for a CRM that fits your teams size, budget, and goals. Ready to learn more about how you can use a CRM to both streamline and personalize your fundraising at the same time?

CRM

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

And sometimes the things you have outlined or that you have described are not outlined clearly in your budget. And when they look at it side by side, they may say, but wait, they're asking for this other thing in the budget, they didn't even talk about that. That may or may not work together. Allow extra time if possible.

Instrumentl

Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Nonprofits operate with tight budgets and small teams, and staying connected with donors, volunteers, and members is a major priority. When someone signs up, they will automatically receive a confirmation email with details, followed by a calendar invite or prep materials. The solution? Marketing automation.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Further ideas: If you have a bigger budget, invite a guest performersuch as a local musicianto perform alongside the children, drawing community members who dont have kids at theschool. Winter Fundraising (January and February) Why it works: After the indulgences of the holidays, many people are ready for healthier habits.

Fundraising

GiveSmart

APRIL 1, 2025

No matter a nonprofits yearly fundraising budget, organizations recently shared that events make up nearly half of their annual revenue. Many of these ideas could be committee-run or added to your existing fundraising calendar. Take photos of stuffies playing, getting ready for bed, and all tucked in!

Fundraising

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

When I'm getting ready to work on a big grant application, I tell my husband I'm going scuba diving. You've got to go deep and stay deep until you're ready to come back up. Calendar alerts. I live by my calendar alerts. I always kind of joke with my family, but kinda not. That saves a ton of time.

Instrumentl

CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar , it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan —and stick to it. Don’t hesitate to use this budget as a guide for your year-end fundraising efforts. You can start with a soft ask, or if you’re feeling ready, dive right into full solicitation.

Calendar

CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Fundraising Calendar for 2021. That’s why we created this 2021 fundraising calendar worksheet and template to help you map out the best possible plan. That’s why we created this 2021 fundraising calendar worksheet and template. Download your fundraising calendar + goals template below: Fundraising Plan & Goals Worksheet.

Calendar

NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Ready for your budget to be on track for 2022? To help you launch a new successful fiscal year, we’ve crafted a checklist of recommended actions –your prescription for budget success. Download this valuable calendar to guide you with key tactical insight on budget creation and budget review for every quarter.

Calendar

Qgiv

MAY 3, 2023

Fundraising calendars help set your nonprofit up for success for the entire year. A fundraising calendar enables you to keep your goals, campaigns, strategies, and due dates all in one place that your whole team has access to. Another objective you need to define for your fundraising calendar is your awareness goal.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

MARCH 4, 2021

First up, a disclaimer: Some of you reading this are not ready for NEA grants. You probably aren’t ready for federal grants at all. Is my organization ready to apply for a NEA grant? If you’ve ever read any of my other articles you probably already know how much importance I place on being “grant ready”.

SAM

Tech Soup

MAY 30, 2023

If your financial calendar resets on July 1, you will no doubt already be working hard to ensure that budgets are met, reports are submitted, and you're ready for the next fiscal year. For many nonprofits, the end of the fiscal year is fast approaching.

Calendar

Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

Here are 8 fundraising tools that should be sharpened and ready to go in your fundraising toolkit. You must have stories ready to share about people whose lives have been significantly impacted by the work your nonprofit does. People will check you out online before they make a gift, so be ready for them. Detailed budget.

Fundraising

CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Even if you don’t follow a definitive fundraising calendar, it’s still vital to come up with a year-end fundraising plan—and stick to it. Set a Goal: Hopefully, your nonprofit or charity has a clear, board-approved budget that you follow. Don’t hesitate to use this budget as a guide for your year-end fundraising efforts.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 15, 2021

Going From Volunteer to Paid Employee To get an idea of when you can start earning a nonprofit salary, you need to examine your budget and revenue forecasts. If you don’t have a budget, well, that’s your first assignment. Create an annual budget and work with your Board to adopt the budget. That would be convenient!

Budget

Qgiv

AUGUST 26, 2021

Here are 5 reasons why you should keep virtual fundraising events on your calendar: . Yet, having a virtual event on calendar, you’re able to secure vendors and create video conference lines in a matter of minutes. Ready to start planning your own virtual fundraising event? Check out these additional resources: .

Calendar

CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

When outlining each fundraiser, use a fundraising calendar to maintain a balance—ensuring enough activities to meet budgetary needs without overstretching your resources. Kickstarting the budgeting journey involves setting a comprehensive, year-long fundraising goal. Conclusion Ready to embark on your journey to fundraising success?

Calendar

Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 24, 2024

Protip: Grant application data and goals should be based on fiscal years or calendar years (whichever is more appropriate for your organization). Provide budget-to-actuals comparison through the last month. If you are seeking an expert partner to join you in your work to raise more funds, we are ready to join you in this work today.

Grant Writing

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Basically, if you haven’t already taken the time to create an annual budget for your nonprofit, you need to do that first. If you can find 10 good grant leads — we can usually find at least 10 hot leads when we do grant research for our clients—then you can fill your grant calendar and keep your grant pipeline full all year long.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JULY 17, 2024

Then mark your calendars for bbcon 2024, happening September 24–26 in Seattle, Washington. Sharpen your budgeting skills or learn how to organize your donors based on their behaviors and characteristics to boost fundraising efforts. Ready to Register? Calling all K–12 educators and administrators!

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