Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Your inbox explodes with grant alerts, deadlines, and requests for updates. Grant applications feel like intricate puzzles you have to solve alone. Juggling budgets, reporting, and compliance tasks makes you feel like a one-person circus act. ‍ Do I Really Need Strategies and Best Practices? Hook 'em early!

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Budget A clear, itemized budget outlining how funds will be used efficiently. Be Realistic : Set achievable goals and present a realistic budget. For those who are new to grant writing, grant writing tips for beginners can provide additional insights and strategies for creating effective proposals.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Fundraising Manager Your nonprofit’s fundraising manager or director will oversee all fundraising activities, develop high-level strategies, and ensure that fundraising efforts align with organizational goals. According to Jitasa , grant management is an ongoing process that begins before funding is even secured.

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Grant Consulting Services

AUGUST 31, 2023

Because nonprofits rely on grant funding, systems must be in place to properly manage and maintain that funding as part of the grant lifecycle. So, how do we manage grants? What is Grant Management? Three benefits of having a streamlined grant management process are: 1.

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Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2024

Analyzing budgets. Your accountant will use your recorded financial data to review your nonprofit’s annual operating budget and suggest revisions before it goes to your board for final approval. They’ll also perform budget vs. actual comparisons throughout the year to help keep your organization’s spending and fundraising on track.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 10, 2023

You’ve seen our team share information from MyFedTrainer.com, podcasts on the topic from Fundraising HayDay, and our own team talk about and present on “How to Make Reporting to Your Funder a Snap,” so we’re excited to bring you this guest post today with some tactical tips to help with your upcoming grant report.

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GiveSmart

MAY 8, 2024

Nonprofits face countless challenges managing financial operations and harnessing full fundraising potential. While working towards accomplishing your organization’s mission, development and finance teams have different timelines and metrics. On average, nonprofit employees spend a third of their day managing data.

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

This clarity is critical for aligning grant-seeking ambitions with the organization's overarching mission and vision. Strengthening these areas enhances the organization's ability to plan, implement, and evaluate grant-funded projects effectively. This is particularly crucial when it comes to pursuing government grants.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Tips for Writing a Strong Grant Proposal Writing a strong grant proposal is essential for increasing the chances of funding. Detailed Budget Provide a detailed budget outlining the costs associated with the project. Compliance Checks : Regularly monitor adherence to the grant conditions throughout the project.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

It's because they have smaller budgets. Those smaller budgets translate to smaller staff sizes or heavier reliance on volunteers for all facets of program management, which result in less consistency in grantseeking. Older Organizations Seek and Get More Grants. Be Consistent and Bold in Your Grantseeking.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 18, 2024

Guest post by: Jeff Bauknecht | Grants Manager | The Museum of Flight Who decides which grants to pursue or to let pass by? Who determines which projects will receive grant-funded support? I stepped into the CFO’s office and asked if this was in the budget for the next couple of years.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Going Beyond Financial Metrics and the Overhead Myth. The new profiles go well beyond the simple financial metrics that had led to the overhead myth. According to the overhead myth, a charity's legitimacy is largely based on how small its operating expenses are compared with its overall budget.)

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This powerful, unified solution combines donor management and fundraising in one platform. With Bloomerang , nonprofits can track and measure the metrics that matter most to them, including donor retention, major gift prospect numbers, and corporate giving totals. Set parameters for how much you can spend on your CRM system.

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