Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

Churches that invest in research and development for new programswhether in youth ministry, senior outreach, or interfaith dialogueoften rely on grants to test new ideas without overextending their regular budgets. Grants can support infrastructure improvements such as building renovations, technology upgrades, and energy efficiency projects.

Funding

Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

Important activities: Gather necessary documents, develop narratives, build budgets, and secure internal approvals. That way, everyone has the same information, and no one is left wondering about grant specifics or budget details. Objective: Monitor grant progress, manage budgets, and ensure compliance throughout the grant period.

Grant

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Understanding the Power of Local Grant Money Local grant money serves as a vital resource for non-profit organizations striving to enhance their community impact. Understanding its significance can equip organizations with the necessary knowledge to secure funding and effectively empower their causes.

Grant

Blackbaud

MARCH 31, 2025

Consider creating reporting dashboards that clearly display key metrics. These can include disbursement timelines, budget allocation, and project progress. For instance, you could share budgeting templates, provide a referral to a financial advisor, or recommend attending a workshop on managing large-scale funding.

Grant

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

Remove duplicates, verify contact details, and capture crucial data points like donation history, event attendance, and engagement metrics (e.g., Have relevant materials to address these questions, whether its a detailed budget breakdown or stories of tangible program results. What is Moves Management? email opens).

Management

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. After all, every dollar counts, right?

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

JANUARY 23, 2025

Those who have discovered and leveraged it are successfully unlocking new opportunities by maximizing their complimentary ad budget to drive donor engagement, increase event attendance, and raise awareness of their programs and initiatives. Campaigns must maintain a minimum 5% click-through rate (CTR).

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Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Include metrics and success stories to back up your claims. Budgeting and Financials 5.1 Challenge Creating a detailed and accurate budget that aligns with the grant’s requirements can be complex. Budgeting and Financials 5.1 Misalignment or errors in the budget can jeopardize your proposal. Data and Evidence 4.1

Grant Writing

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 10, 2024

You need to reframe your thinking in three critical areas to get there: budgeting, creative and reporting. Budgeting: Prioritize audience needs. Rather than allocating budgets by channel, focus on the specific needs of different audience segments. Its time to embrace a paradigm shift toward audience-first fundraising.

Fundraising

Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Key practices include setting clear objectives, analyzing metrics, and celebrating successes to foster accountability andmorale. Quantify results: Use metrics like satisfaction scores, participation rates, and budget comparisons to identify patterns. Identifying strengths: What worked well during planning and execution?

Fundraising

Strategic Grants

MAY 18, 2025

To that end, estimating the dollar value of your volunteer program is an important metric you should consider measuring and tracking. Calls for more government support Volunteering has been overlooked in the latest Federal Budget with no new measures for the volunteering ecosystem. We cannot take Australias volunteers for granted.

Strategic Plan

Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 2, 2025

Realistic, Approved Budgets When you submit your budgets, whether for a program, a capital campaign, or your organization, make sure that your use of funds is clear, explainable, and reasonably allocated. It’s a lot to keep track of, and I certainly couldn’t summarize it all in a single blog post. Grant writing isn’t free.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Budget Details how funding should be allocated. Budget A detailed account of the financial resources needed, including direct and indirect costs. To delve deeper into managing finances related to your proposal, explore our article on budgeting for grants. Objectives Outlines the goals the grant aims to achieve.

Grant Writing

Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

Most profitable school fundraising ideas Driving a high return on investment (ROI) with your fundraising efforts is crucial to earning money for your school while staying on budget. Raffles You can host a raffle at any time and with almost any budget. Bake sales A bake sale is a classic fundraiser for a reason.

Fundraising

GrantNews

JANUARY 2, 2025

As we reflect on the past year, we naturally wonder about the trends 2025 will bring nonprofits. While it is no surprise that trends are leaning towards AI and tech tools, you may be surprised to see how nonprofits might use AI. For example, AI can help a team build new and creative ways to connect donors and ensure they feel appreciated.

AI

amplifi

APRIL 24, 2025

As a result, many fundraising professionals are tasked to raise more money with fewer resources, tighter budgets, and smaller teams. Pooling your efforts with like-minded partners can help expand your organizations reach without adding to your budget. These key metrics can help you shape your next appeal and maximize results.

Budget

Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

NTENs Nonprofit Digital Investment Report notes 45% of nonprofits indicated they werent spending enough on technology, citing lack of budget (77%), lack of funder support (47%) and lack of donor support (38%). With small budgets come small staffs juggling multiple priorities. Seek out capacity-building opportunities.

Funding

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

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. Capacity-Building Grants Capacity-building grants focus on strengthening an organization’s infrastructure. Applying for Grants Submitting a grant application can be complex.

Funding

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.

Fundraising

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 9, 2025

Did they include stronger metrics or more compelling storytelling? Include milestones for internal review, feedback, budget revisions, and final polishing. Update DEI framing and metrics Many funders expect clear demographic data and transparent discussion of equity efforts. Ready to Level Up Your Nonprofit Grant Strategy?

Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

Go beyond metrics to show what you’ve learned and how you adapt your programs. Clarify what AI can draft (like boilerplate sections or budget rationales) and what must stay human-led (like personal stories or your theory of change). But it also means showing up with integrity, transparency, and consistent communication.

Grant

Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

To determine these target metrics, review past event results. Determining the auction budget. To set an accurate budget for this event, assess past event budgets for similar experiences. To set an accurate budget for this event, assess past event budgets for similar experiences.

Procurement

Blackbaud

JUNE 16, 2025

If your community outreach programs are grant-funded, your funder likely requires you to report key metrics like the number of individuals served or how you were able to expand your programs into new areas. For instance, a dashboard showing ROI metrics for each program helps fundraisers answer donor questions on the spot.

Finance

Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Key elements include: A compelling narrative that connects your mission to the companys priorities A detailed description of the program or project you seek funding for Measurable goals and outcomes that demonstrate impact A realistic budget outlining how the grant funds will be used A plan for recognizing and promoting the companys support 6.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 30, 2025

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Retail

Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2025

Focus on relevant metrics. For instance, platforms with customizable dashboards might let you toggle between data for relevant metrics, like donor retention, acquisition trends, and campaign return on investment. When assessing new data management software, be mindful of your budget and timeline. Invest in scalable practices.

Management

Blackbaud

JULY 31, 2025

The Goal of an Annual Giving Campaign: Secure the Foundation The primary goal of an annual giving campaign is to raise unrestricted funds to support your nonprofit’s ongoing operational costs and core programs throughout the year. What this looks like depends on your organization’s type and the programs it funds.

Donation

NonProfit PRO

JULY 14, 2025

Even with strong performance data, questions about staffing, budget and planning could stand in the way of getting a texting program off the ground. ‘It’s Not in the Budget.’ ’ If your current budget is tight, consider reallocating funds from underperforming digital channels. setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

Community Boost

JUNE 27, 2025

You don’t need 100 metrics, just the 5–10 that truly drive relationships and retention for your organization 2. DonorDock’s ActionBoard and Otto is one example of how tools are evolving to serve real nonprofit needs, not just big orgs with big budgets. Most donor management systems are great at reporting. Good data tells a story.

Burnout

Bonterra

JULY 31, 2025

Users can also create their own messaging and campaigns then track success metrics. Fundraising pages can be built for supporter donations, or users can enable supporters to create and share their own peer-to-peer fundraisers. Do you need something that will better scale with your organization as it grows? Do you need a stronger CRM?

CRM

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

This article aims to show how nonprofits can leverage wealth screening, engagement metrics, and analytical tools to identify and qualify top prospects. Look at donation history, event attendance, volunteer hours, and online engagement metrics like email open rates and social media interactions.

Metrics

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Evaluation Plan : A strategy for assessing the success of the project, including metrics to measure impact. Budgeting and Financial Reporting Accurate budgeting and financial reporting are vital components of grant writing. A detailed budget outlines how funds will be allocated and ensures transparency and accountability.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

APRIL 22, 2025

Nonprofits tend to operate on tighter budgets than their for-profit counterparts, meaning that recruitment scopes might vary between the two. As you better understand nonprofit recruitment, consider how your organization currently handles recruitment and if these strategies complement your unique needs and assets. Connection to the cause.

Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

JULY 18, 2025

But when used intentionally, competition can be one of the most powerful tools in your fundraising toolbox. It’s not about creating adversaries — it’s about igniting motivation. We have seen firsthand how healthy competition can transform fundraising results. So, what does it look like to gamify for good?

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 27, 2025

nonprofits rely on government grants, but these vital funds are increasingly at risk due to federal budget cuts. Fewer families are fed, fewer vital services reach communities and organizations feel stretched too thin to achieve their missions. Fortunately, nonprofits don’t have to keep operating this way. About 30% of U.S.

AI

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 31, 2025

Narrative change challenges the outdated idea that impact must be quantified in sterile metrics. This includes narratives, budgets, deadlines, and funder history. Ever feel like philanthropy is entering a new era, but your grant writing process is stuck in 2005? You’re not imagining it. Let’s dive in. The reckoning is here.

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