Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 3, 2022

At our most recent Grant Writing Made Easy workshop, we did a deep dive into nonprofit program budgets. Of all the topics I teach inside the course, the budget is the one that students have the most anxiety and confusion around. (By Follow this 3-step process for creating nonprofit program budgets. Understand the key terms.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofit Grant Proposal Budget Calculations: A Road Map Whats the best way to make your nonprofits budget stand out on a grant application? Finance Once your nonprofit or private foundation is tax-exempt, you never have to deal with the IRS again, right? Simple acts can have a big impact on the community!

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Is your organization’s CFO ready to put together a grant proposal budget that will make an impact with potential funders? The post The Art of Grant Budgeting: A Guide for Nonprofit CFOs appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 20, 2025

A Grant Writing Toolkit is a centralized place (digital or physical) where you store commonly used grant content so you can easily pull it into new proposals. Grant Proposal Templates: Standardized responses to common funder questions, like program outcomes, sustainability plans, and partnerships. What Is a Grant Writing Toolkit?

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Grant Writer Team

MARCH 27, 2025

The board approves budgets, reviews financial reports, and ensures proper controls are in place to keep finances in check. Risk Management From finances to reputation, the board identifies and mitigates risks. Finding and securing grant funding takes time, strategy, and a well-written grant proposal.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Businesses Small businesses and startups can obtain grants to finance new projects, conduct research, or expand operations, often helping them gain a competitive edge in the market. This includes evaluating the merit of the proposal, budget, and overall alignment with the funding source’s objectives.

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Peak Proposals

APRIL 3, 2023

Grant proposals have at least two parts: the project narrative and the budget (aka cost proposal). If you work for a large nonprofit, different people may be assigned to work on the narrative and cost proposal, with the two groups getting together periodically throughout the proposal process to ensure the sections are in sync.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

proposals, letters of support) Deadline for submission Evaluation criteria (how the proposals will be assessed) Below is a table outlining common components found in grant guidelines: Component Description Eligibility Defines who is qualified to apply. Budget Details how funding should be allocated.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Provide a Budget : Include a detailed budget that outlines how grant money will be used. Detailed Budget Shows understanding of costs and financial planning. Prepare Required Documents : Common documents include project proposals, budgets, resumes, and letters of support. Below is a sample budget template.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 29, 2024

It’s a perfect match, but you know you’re going to have to set up meetings with the program director, finance, and possibly the executive director. You need to talk budget, set outcomes, and ask about capacity. You can feel good about submitting a clear and well-defined proposal, and the reporting process becomes stronger.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 8, 2024

While board members play an important role in assuring agency finances and grant funds are treated ethically, they are also partially responsible for resource development that is, ensuring their organization has the resources needed to fulfill its mission. Understand the issues that could impact their nonprofit agencys finances (e.g.,

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Their key responsibilities include: Creating fundraising plans and strategies Setting fundraising goals Establishing the budget for fundraising activities Working with other departments to ensure a smooth fundraising process This role is crucial for your organization’s nonprofit success, so choose the right individual to fill it.

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Grant Training Center

AUGUST 21, 2023

Attention to Detail: Grant writing involves meticulous attention to detail to ensure that proposals are accurate and well-organized. Project Management Abilities: Grant writing often entails creating project plans, budgets, and timelines. Financial Literacy: Grant writers often work on budget development and financial projections.

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GiveSmart

MAY 8, 2024

While working towards accomplishing your organization’s mission, development and finance teams have different timelines and metrics. Executive directors are responsible for bridging the gap and promoting collaboration between finance and development teams.

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Just Write Grants

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

With our digital school bells ringing, it's time to attend a masterclass in nonprofit finance. Organizational Budget : A detailed outline of how a nonprofit plans to earn and spend money over a certain period. Creating a budget involves: Making realistic projections about revenue and expenses.

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Candid

MARCH 25, 2024

Candid offers many resources to support organizations in searching for funding opportunities, writing grant proposals, and standing out among applicants. From the first phase of writing a proposal to actually receiving a check could take six to nine months. Ask yourself if you have the bandwidth to prepare one or more proposals.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

When you start a nonprofit, one of the most important things to figure out is how to manage your organizations finances. Solution: Invest in Dedicated Accounting Software As soon as its feasible given your nonprofits budget, add an accounting platform to your tech stack.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

It provides free information on nonprofits’ missions, visions, values, programs, leadership, and finances. You can review nonprofits’ tax returns on GuideStar to find out more about their budgets, expenses, and how much top salaried employees are paid. These include cover letters, proposals, letters of inquiry, budgets, and more.

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Fundraising HayDay

APRIL 15, 2021

Getting comfortable with understanding and developing program/project budgets is essential for winning grants. Most grant professionals do not have a finance or accounting background, but budget building skills are necessary for every grant proposal. Consider this episode grant budgets for English majors.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 31, 2023

You may be noticing that there are many foundations asking for an LOI before requesting a full grant proposal. LOI: Letter of Intent, Letter of Interest, Letter of Inquiry An LOI should be thought of as a mini-grant proposal where you hit each of the points generally required in a full proposal. Describe the project succinctly.

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Allied Grant Writers

APRIL 15, 2021

Almost every organization has now embraced expanding their funding base through grant proposals. Everyone does not easily get a guarantee that funders will finance their projects after submitting their grant proposals. Here are four of the possible types of grant proposals where you can identify your campaign with.

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Allied Grant Writers

APRIL 15, 2021

Almost every organization has now embraced expanding their funding base through grant proposals. Everyone does not easily get a guarantee that funders will finance their projects after submitting their grant proposals. Here are four of the possible types of grant proposals where you can identify your campaign with.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A Request for Proposal or RFP is a preliminary step in the grant application process. Considering that most nonprofits seeking grant funding have limited budgets, it is vital to their fundraising goals to ensure that they are utilizing their resources as efficiently as possible to ensure their best possible chances of success.

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GiveSmart

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As your finance team is preparing for year-end, with prepping reports and making sure your budget is on track, your donor development and fundraising teams are hard at work, too. While your finance team is buttoning up the reporting and chart of accounts, the rest of your revenue team can take part in a financial check, too.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 6, 2024

As a result, evaluation costs fluctuate, and the conventional guidance to devote 10% of the program budget to evaluation isn’t always accurate, at least for federal grant programs. There are three primary factors that influence the evaluation budget: program, evaluation design, and reporting/dissemination.

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DoJiggy

JANUARY 16, 2024

So, if you’re wondering how to write an effective grant proposal for a nonprofit, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll explore the steps to nonprofit grant writing, how to write an effective grant proposal, and delve into why this skill is so essential. Follow our for steps to create an effective nonprofit grant proposal.

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Allied Grant Writers

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As a result, it’s critical to understand whether asking for grants for nonprofits or other cause, among the many other financing options available to you, is the best option for supporting your organization. But before we get into the nitty-gritty of drafting a winning grant proposal, let’s first define what grant writing is.

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Allied Grant Writers

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As a result, it’s critical to understand whether asking for grants for nonprofits or other cause, among the many other financing options available to you, is the best option for supporting your organization. But before we get into the nitty-gritty of drafting a winning grant proposal, let’s first define what grant writing is.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

OCTOBER 30, 2022

A standard grant narrative is a generalized grant proposal that you can update and tailor to specific funding opportunities. 5: Keep your finances in order. I get more questions about budgets and nonprofit financial information than any other component of grant writing. 4: Develop relationships with funders.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

Many Boards have a Steering or Executive Committee, a Finance Committee, and a Governance Committee, which oversees Board recruitment and makes sure the Board operates according to the bylaws. Organization finances: When does the organization’s fiscal year begin and end? When does the Board adopt an annual budget?

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If a volunteer is an accountant, suggest their designation be in the finance department. If the budget permits, allow guests. If there’s no budget for an event, each department could record a video message about why volunteers are valuable. If they are a certified diver, offer an assignment on the dive team. Authors Barbara L.

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The Fundraising Coach

JULY 29, 2024

Craft a compelling grant proposal. Much like you want to craft compelling email subject lines to encourage viewers to click, you want to write an interesting and impactful grant proposal that answers the question: Why does your school deserve grant funding more than the other applicants? Lay out your grant budget.

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Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

OCTOBER 27, 2024

We get many calls from nonprofits and public agencies seeking federal grants to build or buy and renovate a building*—the proposed uses could be anything from a youth center to a SUD treatment facility to affordable housing. The Annual Action Plan development process includes an opportunity for local nonprofits to submit funding proposals.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 13, 2023

Here’s a breakdown of things to consider and prepare before submitting your first proposal. This messaging can form essential parts of your proposals, so be sure it’s something you feel confident repeating and expanding upon. Finance: Have you established accounting codes that correspond with your fundraising areas?

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Allied Grant Writers

MAY 17, 2021

As you undertake your search for financing, this article contains outlines to give you basic idea of funding structures. Agencies announce open grants, review, and choose the proposals that meet their criteria. As such, you have to compete and do your best in writing a proposal since there’s a limit.

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Allied Grant Writers

MAY 17, 2021

As you undertake your search for financing, this article contains outlines to give you basic idea of funding structures. Agencies announce open grants, review, and choose the proposals that meet their criteria. As such, you have to compete and do your best in writing a proposal since there’s a limit.

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The Fundraising Coach

APRIL 14, 2025

Budgets If youve organized a budget for your household before, you know that the goal of creating this document is to provide direction for your spending and income generation. Your nonprofit might have to create several different types of budgets depending on its activities. should have input on. should have input on.

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