RBW Strategy

AUGUST 7, 2024

This is a privilege, but also requires diligence, planning, and solid recordkeeping to ensure that you follow the federal requirements as indicated in The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s Uniform Grant Guidance, or 2 CFR 200, plus any other federal, state or local agency requirements. This serves as your steering committee.

Federal Grants

RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

We’ll start by discussing the “why” of these changes, why the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) decided to make them now, and how they align with larger changes happening in the federal government. While the updates won’t go into effect until October 1st, it is important to know about these changes and how they impact your organization.

UEI

CauseVox

JANUARY 2, 2025

The difference is with a 50/50 raffle, you can skip the prize procurement process. For grassroots organizations with a shoestring budget or a one-person fundraising team, a 50/50 fundraising raffle may be particularly appealing due to the low-barrier to entry and the amount of time it takes to spin up. What Is A 50/50 Raffle?

IT

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Once you understand what’s required for a successful auction—one that meets or exceeds its revenue goal—you can confidently set your procurement goals and define your event budget. Know your audience and tailor your auction items procurement to fit their interests and budget. Every calculation stems from this key number.

Procurement

Pamela Grow

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

But there are some lesser-known benefits that can help your nonprofit skyrocket into success: In-kind donations: Ask sponsors for in-kind donations in your procurement letter , such as catering, venue space, or promotional materials, reducing your event costs and increasing the overall funds raised.

Procurement

Candid

MAY 18, 2023

How to get a Google Ad Grant for your nonprofit Now that you understand the basics of how the Ad Grant program works, it’s time to get started on the procurement process. To set your nonprofit up to obtain $10,000 per month in free advertising budget, simply follow these three initial steps.

Grant

Greater Giving

JUNE 18, 2024

The logistics person needs to take a high level view: Generates the budget. Behind-the-Scenes Heroes Procurement Powerhouse In order to hold a successful auction, you need a stock of highly prized items. This team: Holds a procurement brainstorming party to identify items to target for donation. Appoints committee chairs.

Fundraising

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.

Budget

Greater Giving

JULY 2, 2024

Gazala Uradnik, founder of GFS Events , joined us to talk about event budgeting, revenue producers, and how to make the most of each of your revenue channels. Analyze your budget You’re looking for the highest return on investment with your expenses, which might mean making changes you haven’t considered before to bring in a higher ROI.

IT

Blackbaud

AUGUST 20, 2024

There are several exciting times of the year for nonprofit finance professionals—budget season, audits, year-end close. From required statements of financial position and budgets to dashboards that compare your revenue streams over time, you often share your financial stories through your reports. Can’t Make It to Seattle?

Finance

Grant Training Center

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Today, winning bids is especially challenging given changing priorities, limited time and resources, and constrained budgets. The most successful organizations adopt industry standards and best practices – and when pursued diligently – find that win rates improve, and effectiveness and efficiencies are discovered.

Procurement

Blackbaud

APRIL 23, 2024

What are your procurement standards? Depending on how your application is set up, you can add an open-ended question or discuss it during a follow-up conversation. Encourage Grantee Internal Controls All well-run organizations have standard best practices that employees follow. These internal controls provide consistency and security.

Grant

Greater Giving

AUGUST 30, 2024

Review your planning materials, budget, marketing collateral, attendance data, event photos, and any other documentation you have. Review your planning materials, budget, marketing collateral, attendance data, event photos, and any other documentation you have.

Metrics

Greater Giving

MAY 17, 2024

These are the folks who are great candidates to help you procure top-notch auction items for your event, or even donate to be part of the experience (dinner wine, tasting bar, gifts, etc.) Tips for Successful Wine Procurement Start early! Wine Makers This can include wineries/wine tasting rooms/wine bars/wine retail shops, etc.

Fundraising

Grant Training Center

AUGUST 10, 2020

Universally, an institution that succeeds in its external funding efforts is one that develops a culture for grant procurement. Universally, an institution that succeeds in its external funding efforts is one that develops a culture for grant procurement.

Funding

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

These enabled the organization to procure high-quality, retired electronics from corporations; leverage automation to efficiently refurbish computers; and expand its distribution of refurbished IT equipment nationally at very low cost. PCs for People, as a leader in U.S. Here is its story. Humble Beginnings.

Procurement

CauseVox

JULY 11, 2022

Always make the ask but offer to customize it based on the company’s budget and needs. Procuring prizes for your peer-to-peer campaign doesn’t have to break your budget. For Invest In Kids, corporate sponsors provided both financial support and product donations to be used as prizes. Getting Corporate Sponsors. Keep It Simple.

Fundraising

Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2009

If you play a role in software procurement at your nonprofit organization, whether that is picking out the software to be ordered, approving software expenses, or placing orders for software, you won't want to miss this informative presentation. Thursday March 12, 11:00 a.m. Space is limited, so click here to register.

Software

The Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

On top of the venue details, ticketing, and marketing you’re used to handling for general fundraising events, there’s item procurement and bid tracking to consider. Which items should you procure, and how? Depending on your nonprofit’s budget and size, some auction types may be more favorable than others. Close bidding.

Procurement

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 14, 2023

The grant proposal and its many components, such as the workplan, objectives, evaluation metrics, and budget, will serve as the blueprint for measuring post-award progress and set important perimeters for project completion. The initial focus understandably falls on securing the funds.

Federal Grants

Greater Giving

JULY 13, 2022

You want the auction to be successful, but you don’t have the budget or staff time to track down all the donations yourself. That’s where auction procurement comes in. Auction procurement is a process of finding donors who can give you items at no cost in exchange for publicity and recognition at your event.

Procurement

CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

If you need guidance, work with whoever’s in charge of finances to get a copy of the budget. For example, if your total operating budget is $250,500 and you have $25,000 in government grants, $20,000 in foundation grants, and another $50,000 in pledges already committed, you must raise an additional $155,500 through other fundraisers.

Calendar

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 28, 2024

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) adopted the NAICS system to compare business statistics among North American countries. Government agencies use NAICS codes to classify procurement documents and reach out to potential vendors that are aligned with their needs. Census Bureau, 2024).

GPCI

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 5, 2022

Understand budgets, procurement policies, and financial statements to build a useable and accurate project budget and track all grant expenditures. Maybe your kids know now, but if they are anything like mine, they think it is the most boring profession in the world. My two have no desire to spend their days writing.

Grant Writing

Grant Writer Team

JULY 11, 2024

The amount of salary you budget for the job post can go a long way in choosing qualified candidates who know vital grant writing techniques. A full team of grant writers consists of a grant manager whose job is to supervise the whole group, a project monitoring and evaluating officer, a procurement officer, and a project finance officer.

Grant

Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

To run a silent auction , you’ll need to plan many logistical pieces and discuss different considerations, such as how guests will bid on items, what the items you’re procuring are, and how you’ll process donations. Determining the auction budget. Procure auction items. If this seems like a tall order, don’t fret! Let’s dive in!

Fundraising

Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2021

Through this partnership, we hope to help [Company Name] make the most of your corporate philanthropy budget while ensuring your employees maximize the impact of their gifts to our cause. Without the contributions of key sponsors, your nonprofit risks being unable to raise the money it needs to achieve its mission.

Template

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Before you dive into soliciting silent auction item donations, set up your procurement goals. Setting A Silent Auction Item Budget NOTE: Items typically sell for 60% of the total item value, so once you’ve created your budget and fundraising goal, calculate what total item value you’ll need to solicit in order to reach those goals.

Procurement

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

By receiving goods and services without the associated monetary cost, nonprofits can allocate their budget more effectively, directing funds towards critical programs and initiatives. Crafting an Irresistible Auction Securing High-Value Items Reach out to local businesses and community members to procure high-value items for your auction.

Donation

Greater Giving

JUNE 29, 2022

This includes everything from budget to venue, guest list to guest RSVPs (responses). Auction Procurement Committee. Here are just some of the roles and responsibilities that need to be delegated to members of the auction committee: Generating leads for item procurement. Planning and Logistics Committee.

Procurement

OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

Establish your fundraising event budget. [Event-ebook-top] There are plenty of ways to raise money, but one of the most popular (and let’s face it: fun!) ways to bring in fundraising dollars and engage supporters is the time-tested fundraising event. We’ll walk you through all the most important steps in the process: 1.

Fundraising

Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

Grant Management Considerations Understanding and following tracking procedures for outcomes, time and effort, and procurement are key to maintaining ethical practices when preparing an application and managing grant funds.

Ethics

Fundly

JUNE 20, 2024

Set a goal and budget. Then, evaluate the resources you have available to outline a budget for your team to work with. Your nonprofit’s donors lead busy lives—managing their careers, maintaining social relationships, and pursuing their personal goals. Since its inception, Giving Tuesday has raised more than $13 billion for nonprofits.

Goals

DoJiggy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Wine Pull Instructions for Dummies Here are the basic steps to planning a wine draw fundraiser: Procure a grouping of wines through donations or purchases. Budgeting: Plan your expenses. Participants buy a ticket for the chance to pull or select a bottle of wine from a curated collection. However, there’s a twist!

Fundraising

Greater Giving

JUNE 23, 2022

Limit permissions so procurement volunteers can enter donated items, but not risk interference with any other area of event planning. This role serves as the signpost for the entire event—who goes where and when to make everything happen as planned? Suggest meeting times outside regular work hours that everyone can attend.

Fundraising

Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

They oversee activities and play a large role in determining how you spend your budget and the goals you set. But one question you might find yourself frequently asking is “What kind of fundraising event should we host next?”. Additionally, virtual elements offer a safety net in case you do have to cancel an in-person event with short notice.

Fundraising

Fundly

MAY 18, 2021

When choosing your fundraising ideas, be sure to consider campaigns that match your team’s fundraising budget. Procure charity auction items from local businesses with the goal of getting as many items donated for as close to nothing as possible. What are the best fundraising ideas? See The Top Matching Gift Companies!

Fundraising