Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Practices may lose income due to small inefficiencies, outdated systems, or missed opportunities to engage and retain patients, even while sticking to an existing budget. Streamline Insurance Billing Much of your revenue comes from the insurance providers that cover your patients.

Insurance

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.

Budget

Peak Proposals

APRIL 3, 2023

Grant proposals have at least two parts: the project narrative and the budget (aka cost proposal). There may not be a division of responsibilities between the cost and narrative proposals at a small nonprofit, leaving the project lead (or the grant writer) to both write the proposal narrative and prepare the budget.

Budget

Grant'd

JULY 23, 2020

It’s to get grants ready! Yet for all the power this step promises them, many grant seekers tend to skip getting grants ready, often simply because they’re unsure of the how. So for all of you DIY grant seekers out there, we’ve pulled together a step by step list of what you’ll need to do to get grants ready.

Grant Readiness

amplifi

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Your school needs to do more than the electric company or an insurance provider when you apply the personal touch to your school’s fundraising outreach! So, get ready to take it a step further once you’ve defined and built communications for your largest and most obvious audience segments. Ready to take that a step further?

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Pay attention to the donor/attendee experience, then weigh out the potential cost and get ready to PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! You don’t want to spend more than you raise, and poor planning can turn an event into a budget buster that wastes your most precious resource – time and volunteers. The RIGHT event: Raises 10-20% of your annual budget.

Fundraising

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. So many nonprofits found 2023 to be particularly stressful.

Indirect Cost

Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

Many don’t cover operating costs or have a small allotment for indirect costs such as salaries, insurance, and utilities. You can create presentation-ready charts that visually show what funds were spent, how they were used, and how that has changed over time. Restricted funds often outline what they will fund and what they won’t.

Funding

Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In addition to lower pay, part-time workers often do not receive benefits like health insurance, retirement and paid time off. The top reasons for vacancies included salary competition (72%), budget constraints and insufficient funds (66%) and stress and burnout (50%). If you are ready to get started, contact us today!

Grants

Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Be ready to share in the Financial section how this growth will impact your budget, both in revenue and expenses. This section will show potential partners that you are professional, serious, and ready to act with whatever funding they can provide. Will you need more refrigerated space? More trucks? More staff or volunteers?

Nonprofit

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 22, 2024

There are attachment upload buttons for unasked-for resumes, not-yet-created project budgets, and audits that must live somewhere. It is generally accepted that any funding that is time-limited, designated for a specific purpose, and requires a program or project budget for expending the funds is a grant. Is this a grant? Yes, or no?

Grants

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

Include fundraising fees, the subscription costs for your donor management system and other online tools, insurance, postage for appeals … everything! Basically, if you haven’t already taken the time to create an annual budget for your nonprofit, you need to do that first.

Fundraising

Red Tape Busters

JULY 27, 2023

Additionally, tender writers should explain how they will manage and handle any changes to the project scope or budget overruns. Once the submission is ready, tender writers should re-read through the pack to ensure no items were missed on the list. This can be particularly true for annual certificates such as insurance.

Proposal

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Play the long game, and budget time off so you can stay in the field for a long time, raise a lot of money, and make a significant contribution in your community. My friend who worked in insurance as her first professional job was taught to leave her desk every day as if it were her last day at work. How to Plan for Time Off .

IT

CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

If you’re on a fixed budget or timeframe, a one-day online fundraiser is one of the best charity event ideas for your organization. Oh, and don’t forget to look into “hole-in-one” insurance if you plan to give a prize for this accomplishment! One-Day Online Fundraiser. Guest Speaker.

Fundraising

The Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Life insurance: Donors can list your organization as a beneficiary on their life insurance policy. Since most planned gifts don’t affect the donor’s current finances, this presents an easier way to give a large donation without hurting their budget. They can also donate any unused retirement assets to your nonprofit.

Pass-Through

Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 19, 2020

For example, in my experience, nonprofit healthcare providers and similar organizations tend to be heavier in insurance reimbursements and other forms of income, so expecting to get 70% of funding from individual donors would not apply. A budget is made up of revenue and expenses. This saying is especially true now.

GPC

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2022

Attending the silent auction event usually incurs a couvert charge, attendees may use their philanthropy budget on attending the event rather than bidding on auction items. Thanking supporters now is an insurance policy for asking for support again later. Location, date and time may encumber a high attendance rate.

Fundraising

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Understanding Proposal Budgets a. Budget Preparation and Review b. Key Budgeting Concepts VI. Funders have different budgets, funding priorities, and missions. Understanding Proposal Budgets When you search for potential funders, it is beneficial to have a sense of how much your project will cost.

Funding

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

If you cannot find five or six people who are as excited to plan a special event as you are, then your organization might not be ready for a special event. Step 4: Map out a budget for this event. If every committee member is ready to get out there to ask local businesses to sponsor your event, your chances of success are greater.

Policy

Sharpshooter Communications

AUGUST 20, 2021

This is how you will eventually get your BUDGET. This income is expected to provide 25% of our total annual budget. Medicaid and private insurance will be billed for therapy, which will provide another 10% of our budget. Step 6: What resources will you need? What is the TIMEFRAME for this project? CONGRATULATIONS!

Grants

Planned Giving

AUGUST 15, 2024

You may not want to pick the friend who can’t budget their way out of a paper bag. It’s like an insurance policy for your life, not just your death. One minute you’re living on ramen in your college dorm, the next you’re shopping for life insurance. But choose wisely.

Insurance

Candid

AUGUST 16, 2022

As we get ready to observe Women’s Equality Day on August 26, we celebrate and advocate for women having an equal voice. . Training Does your nonprofit provide gender equity training or a budget for this training? Benefits Does your nonprofit offer maternity leave, health insurance, flexible working schedules, etc.?

Lobbying

Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

As your budget allows, layer in Paid Google Ads to get even better results. We recommend using an evergreen – or “always on” – annual campaign that’s the baseline of your display budget. Marketing a fundraiser over text is great for donors who are ready to take immediate action for your cause. Paid Google Ads.

Fundraising