Blackbaud

MAY 6, 2024

Like a good recipe, your nonprofit budget requires high-quality ingredients, easy-to-follow steps, and a knowledgeable cook or two to put it together. Here are a few simple steps to help you create a solid budget that helps your organization allocate resources effectively and makes your budgeting process easier.

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GiveSmart

DECEMBER 3, 2024

What else can your nonprofit do to have a strategic end-of-the-year to reach your goals? As you finalize your plans, here are a few questions you and your team should ask yo urselves: How are the organization’s actuals trending toward 2024 goals? What are my nonprofit’s needs between now and the end of the year?

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Blackbaud

MARCH 3, 2025

Your ultimate goal is to channel as many resources as possible toward your mission. But how do you justify spending money on a budgeting tool instead of supplies for an after-school program? Would this investment speed up budgeting, provide more accurate data, or mitigate risk? Be sure to clearly lay that out.

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AmpliFund

MARCH 13, 2024

In our recent webinar, I detailed ways to improve grant budgeting and ease financial reporting. Key considerations for your budget planning process: Strong financial planning in the early grant stages sets the stage for successful program implementation and reporting. Photo by kanchanachitkhamma from Canva.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

We build a budget that is fair, balanced, and built on evidential history, but flexible ready for whatever hiccups and bumps come along. Im sure everyone is mildly familiar with budgeting. Meetings, approvals, and publication of the finalized budget are involved. How do you communicate the change in your plans, your budget?

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Check out our webinar with A. Budget Line Item for Reserves: Include a specific line item in the budget dedicated to contributing to the operating reserves. Multi-Year Capital Budgets: Incorporate reserve contributions into multi-year capital budgets to ensure consistent replenishment over time.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 19, 2024

In an era of rapid change and evolving priorities, using traditional approaches to budgeting and planning may no longer be enough for your non-profit to increase financial success and boost community impact. Check out this on-demand webinar to learn transformative practices that can revolutionize the way your nonprofit approaches budgeting.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 16, 2025

Support Budget Management With so much funding uncertainty, budgeting and cash flow management is more important than ever. For an accurate budget that reflects current trends and your organizational goals, you need to be able to access historical information and incorporate potential scenarios.

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CauseVox

MAY 25, 2021

You’ll come away with the key insights you need to create the best resource to empower your fundraisers to meet their goals. Save your seat today for the free webinar. Don’t miss out! Can’t make it live? Register anyway and you’ll receive the recording! Speaker : Taught by Kelly McLaughlin: Your NonproFIT Coach.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

Operating Reserve Policies To help institutionalize operating reserve best practices and provide a pathway for a clear set of purposes, definitions, and goals, have a formal operating reserve policy in place prepared by senior management and staff and approved by the Board. All these benefits will not appear to everyone at the same time.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

An exception would be digital paid ad campaigns, where expenses run high based on the organization’s ad budget. Crowdfunding and peer-to-peer platforms: Enable nonprofits to share their mission, set goals, and encourage donations through community-driven campaigns on third-party sites or supporters’ social media.

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Blackbaud

MAY 2, 2025

Grantees facing increased demand may require additional funding, but its vital to assess whether your foundation can provide more without compromising long-term goals. Running budget scenarios early allows you to make informed choices and reduce surprises. Finally, know your own organizations limits.

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Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

However, grant recipients need to have a clear understanding of what grants can and cannot pay for as they build this revenue into their budgets. Using grant funds for anything outside of the project’s goals or funder restrictions could lead to compliance issues. Let us explore the possibilities and limitations of grant funding.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Understanding this purpose can guide the grant writing process, ensuring that proposals align with the funder’s goals. Impact of Grants on Students Grants also play a significant role in education by providing students with financial assistance to pursue their academic goals. Evaluation Plan Methods to measure project success.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

It involves creating detailed proposals that demonstrate the organization’s goals, needs, and the impact of potential funding on their initiatives. Funding can support various projects, such as educational programs, community services, and outreach efforts, directly aligning with the organizations goals.

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Candid

DECEMBER 18, 2024

These organizations overwhelmingly have small budgets and limited staffing and fundraising capacity. Our community has both financial realities and carino (caring, both goals and corazon (heart). Membership includes tens of thousands of dollars in services, but the fee is $100 a year for organizations with budgets under $5 million.

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Blackbaud

MAY 27, 2024

It’s budget season, and the spreadsheet chaos has begun. You want to document your process to save yourself valuable time next budget season. You want to be able to easily report on budgets in a variety of accurate, clear ways without too much fuss, and know what was approved versus what’s been modified. What if it raises more?

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Grant Geek

MARCH 1, 2022

Everything you need to know to develop a brilliant grant proposal budget. A grant proposal budget outlines your intended expenses if you are awarded the grant funding, specific to the project or program stated in your proposal. One of the most important elements within the application is the Project Budget and Budget Justification.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Examples include greed, paying off debt, or wanting to meet personal or business goals. NFPs should discuss with their boards how to budget and implement steps to reduce the risk of fraud in their organizations. Incentive/Pressure The incentive is the driving factor behind the fraud.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In our webinar with Rachel Werner and James Spencer from RBW Strategy, they covered steps to help nonprofits that receive—or are looking to start receiving—government grant funding. Make sure everyone knows why you are applying for each grant and what the specific goal is if you get it.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 20, 2024

Lyn Wineman, President and Chief Strategist at KidGlov, shares actionable insights and cutting-edge strategies designed to empower your organization, streamline your fundraising efforts, and remove the roadblocks that prevent you from achieving your goals.

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AmpliFund

APRIL 30, 2024

In wrapping up our latest webinar series , I shared insights into how a grant management system, specifically, AmpliFund, plays a vital role in supporting compliance. After seeing the positive feedback we received in response to this webinar, it seemed only right that I share some of the highlights I covered.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

But big goals cost big money. In fundraising terms, this means you can break the mammoth task of raising money for your operating budget into small steps that feel less intimidating. There are many free resources out there, including YouTube videos, webinars, and e-books. Please give, so we can reach our goal of $10,000.

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Center for Major Gifts

MARCH 10, 2025

Why a Large Pipeline of Small Donors Matters A single major gift can undoubtedly jumpstart a new initiative or close budget gaps, but a vibrant pipeline of low-dollar donors may offer even more long-term promise. These supporters arrive via direct mail appeals, social media asks, online donation pages, and other broad outreach methods.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Free nonprofit resources offer your organization knowledge, strategic planning, and valuable data to help you accomplish your goals more efficiently. These resources come in various forms, ranging from educational webinars and podcasts to newsletters and fundraising software. Webinars Engagement is key in the world of fundraising.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

At a recent webinar hosted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Jennifer Chheang of The California Endowment (TCE) and Allie VanHeast of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KCF) shared how they are using Demographics via Candid in practice to better understand alignment with institutional goals and measure their progress.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The first installment of the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge webinar series covered everything you need to consider before you hit record. The hour-long webinar was led by Rich Vázquez , co-founder and board president of Lights. Have a Stated Mission for Your Story. Learn More.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Working with a lean budget means even the slightest unexpected expense can create a stressful situation. Lead a Revenue-Wise Strategy Session As a financial leader, you touch all areas of your nonprofit organization through budgeting, forecasting, and expense management. Make adjustments based on your goals for the new year.

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Greater Giving

JULY 5, 2024

Examples include webinars, live-streamed sessions, online conferences, and virtual trade shows. Event Goals and Objectives Next, consider your event goals and objectives. Your event can cover one or more of these goals. Depending on what you choose, identify which format best supports those goals.

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CauseVox

JULY 12, 2022

Undoubtedly, the thought of a campaign with a very ambitious fundraising goal can be daunting. With a bit of forethought and some solid planning, you can easily run a successful campaign to reach your organizational goals. But capital campaigns don’t need to be scary.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The goal of the initiative is to tell real stories of humanity as a reminder that ordinary citizens can create extraordinary impact by refusing to be bystanders Russ is the perfect person to speak to on this content initiative! What's the takeaway for an organization that has the desire but not the unlimited budget and resources?

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Tech Soup

JULY 26, 2010

Last Tuesday's TechSoup Talks webinar, Tips and Tools for Technology Planning went over many different strategies to get your organization or library moving towards specific technology and mission-related goals. A technology plan is a document that lays out the goals and objectives of adopting and implementing technology.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

A well-crafted grant proposal typically includes several key components such as: Component Description Executive Summary A brief overview of the project, its goals, and the funding required. Goals and Objectives Specific aims that are realistic and measurable. Budget A detailed financial plan outlining how the funds will be utilized.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To successfully implement changes to your grantmaking application, you need to communicate the benefits of data-driven and user-centered design to your leadership, tie the benefits to your organization’s overall goals, and involve your leadership in the decision-making process. For example: Does your application represent your mission?

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Upload the grant guidelines and budget worksheets so they are at your fingertips any time you have a question. Budget and forecast across all programs. But running—and re-running— budget scenarios and forecasts throughout the year can keep you from feeling flat-footed during a crisis for your community.

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Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2024

Strategic: this risk could prevent an organization from accomplishing its objectives or meeting its goals. Check out the webinar I Signed Up for What? Think, “What if my organization’s name showed up in a story in the Washington Post about this?” A Primer for Pre- and Post-Award Grant Readiness.

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DoJiggy

APRIL 8, 2025

To help your team meet its fundraising goals, weve compiled a list of over 30 best lacrosse fundraiser ideas that are engaging, profitable, and easy to execute. Offer prizes for top fundraisers and most goals in different age groups to encourage participation. Lets dive in and find one that works for your team!

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