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. However, those who are second-tier subrecipients or contractors are not required to do so.

UEI

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

Grant Training Center

AUGUST 21, 2023

This skill is valued in many positions, especially those that involve data analysis, quality control, or project management. Project Management Abilities: Grant writing often entails creating project plans, budgets, and timelines. Financial Literacy: Grant writers often work on budget development and financial projections.

Grant Writing

Greater Giving

JUNE 18, 2024

The logistics person needs to take a high level view: Generates the budget. Manages various methods of communication: TV, print, web, email and social media. Behind-the-Scenes Heroes Procurement Powerhouse In order to hold a successful auction, you need a stock of highly prized items. 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

Blackbaud

AUGUST 20, 2024

There are several exciting times of the year for nonprofit finance professionals—budget season, audits, year-end close. Whether you want to hear about product updates like automated payments and AI or brush up on fund accounting best practices, you don’t want to miss these bbcon 2024 financial management sessions.

Finance

Greater Giving

AUGUST 30, 2024

As you navigate the world of fundraising, donor relationships, and program management, you’re bound to make a few mistakes—and that’s not a bad thing! Review your planning materials, budget, marketing collateral, attendance data, event photos, and any other documentation you have.

Metrics

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. – large or small.

IT

Blackbaud

APRIL 23, 2024

Here are some of the internal controls your grantees should have: Formal Written Policies and Procedures You want to make sure your grantees have documented and defined ways of managing and tracking the funds they receive. What are your procurement standards? Do you have tiered approvals for different amounts?

Grant

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 works with over 400 companies to offer a secure end-of-life asset management service.

Procurement

Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Determine Your Fundraising Goal and Budget Set clear fundraising goal s to motivate participants, sponsors, and donors. Outline a budget that includes the venue, food, decor, and any prizes or trophies. For more ideas on how to procure items download our procurement guide.

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. Workplan outlines should always begin with direct input from staff who will be managing the proposed project.

Federal Grants

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. Item procurement.

Procurement

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. Have the ability to herd cats – because that is precisely what managing a grant application process looks like. JustGrants). We can do that and so much more.

Grant Writing

CauseVox

JULY 11, 2022

To get the scoop on running a successful peer-to-peer fundraiser, we sat down with Krista Mortensen, a seasoned fundraiser and the development manager at Invest in Kids to discuss fundraising tips that helped her raise a ton of money during their 2022 Jane-A-Thon event. Invest in Kids’ Jane-A-Thon Sponsorship Levels). Corporate Matching.

Fundraising

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

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. This is because: Modern auction fundraising technology makes set up and management much easier. Procure auction items.

Fundraising

Greater Giving

MAY 9, 2024

Webinar Recap: How to Engage Event Volunteers for Fundraising Success Samantha Swaim from Swaim Strategies joined us for a webinar on how to recruit, manage, and engage event volunteers. Assign one person to decor and give them a budget. Assign someone to be a lead manager, who can release other volunteers when their work is done.

Fundraising

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

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

OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

Establish your fundraising event budget. 8. [/mk_icon_box] [vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row id=”budget”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”24317″ img_size=”full”][mk_fancy_title color=”#8dc53f” size=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”] 3.

Fundraising

Greater Giving

JUNE 23, 2022

Event Planner : Ideally this person comes with some professional planning experience, and understands what it takes to pull off a large-scale event—from organizing catering to dealing with venues and managing people. Not sure how to keep everyone in your committee on the same page? 5 Ideas to Motivate Your Event Planning Committee.

Fundraising

Fundly

JUNE 20, 2024

Your nonprofit’s donors lead busy lives—managing their careers, maintaining social relationships, and pursuing their personal goals. Set a goal and budget. Then, evaluate the resources you have available to outline a budget for your team to work with. Create your Giving Tuesday content.

Goals

Pamela Grow

JULY 24, 2024

Your team will need to manage many moving parts, budget carefully, and stay organized to achieve your event fundraising goal. You’ll only need to procure 12-15 items to keep the auction a reasonable length, but all of your prizes should be high-value to maximize your event’s fundraising potential.

Procurement

Fundly

MAY 18, 2021

When choosing your fundraising ideas, be sure to consider campaigns that match your team’s fundraising budget. Researching which keywords will put you in front of qualified prospects and actively managing your account can be time-consuming. This way, you can put your budget into creating a great atmosphere for your attendees to enjoy.

Fundraising

AmpliFund

JANUARY 3, 2023

It is important for grant programs to understand how they can effectively prepare to manage these funds. It is imperative that your grants program begins planning to apply for and manage this funding as soon as possible so you can focus on your outcomes, not paperwork. Develop processes, policies, and procedures for procurement.

Management

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Find out why Frank Kennedy, IT manager at the Rockwell museum, chose Veritas Backup Exec to be a key part of the museum's security strategy. IT Manager Frank Kennedy is an IT department of one (plus an occasional contractor). We do not have to make do with weak, low-budget software." About the Museum.

IT