Blackbaud

MARCH 3, 2025

But how do you justify spending money on a budgeting tool instead of supplies for an after-school program? Here are a few points to consider when linking your proposal to your organizations strategic plan: Map out Strategic Goals Begin by clearly identifying and outlining your nonprofit’s strategic goals and objectives.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The first thing to do is to ask all your management-level staff to fill out the project innovator form. Finally, the last two weeks of the year are the ideal time to do your strategic planning. It is then that I review the year’s results, and update my business plan. It is a terrific exercise for this time of year.

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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.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Although inflation has cooled, balancing budgets hasnt necessarily become easier. Dive Deep into Your Budget Cost-cutting isnt just a once-a-year task during the annual budget season. Dive Deep into Your Budget Cost-cutting isnt just a once-a-year task during the annual budget season.

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Candid

DECEMBER 20, 2023

You should also have a plan for how to effectively manage your funding, which is where your financial strategy comes into play. In this guide, we’ll walk through four essential steps to build an operating budget for your new nonprofit. Budgeting your revenue based on its source allows you to make the most accurate projections.

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Strategic Grants

MAY 18, 2025

In fact, it should be part of your strategic planning to keep track of your organisation’s volunteer input. Calls for more government support Volunteering has been overlooked in the latest Federal Budget with no new measures for the volunteering ecosystem. Find out more about GEMS (Grants Expertise Management System) here.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 13, 2025

Review your strategic plan to ensure the new revenue stream fits within your organizational objectives. Factor in all costs, including staff time, and forecast different scenariosbest case, worst case, and most likelyto understand the impact on your budget. Delve into the numbers to determine the potential return on investment.

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Blackbaud

JULY 8, 2024

Endowments are the result of a successful long-term strategic plan. That is wonderful—if you have the tools to accurately track and manage all the moving pieces. From maintaining donor intent to tracking distributions and appreciation across funds, endowments have a lot of details to manage.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

By understanding and managing operating reserves, nonprofit leaders can navigate their organizations toward greater longevity and stability, ensuring they remain trusted and impactful stewards of their missions for years to come. Operating reserves are the result of careful managerial and governance planning, hard work, and determination.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofit Grant Proposal Budget Calculations: A Road Map Whats the best way to make your nonprofits budget stand out on a grant application? A nonprofits budget reflects much more than just the financial health of an organization it also shows your deepest priorities. Your nonprofit got a grant now what?

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Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Each structure offers unique advantages based on an organization’s needs and budget constraints. A nonprofit can make better budget decisions for grant writing services by knowing these payment models. This setup helps everyone – organizations can budget exactly, while writers get rewarded for working efficiently.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Even if it feels overwhelming at first, break it down into essential steps: Setting goals Identifying potential donors Defining your message Starting with a well-conceived plan helps you clarify goals, outline specific actions, and define your budget to achieve your goals. Recruiting volunteers can also be a game-changer.

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Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

Enabling Strategic Planning and Innovation The availability of grants encourages strategic planning and innovation. Budget Development: Create a detailed budget that outlines all projected expenses and demonstrates how the grant funds will be utilized.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A world-class finance team will do all that and be a key part of your strategic planning, helping you identify opportunities and risks based on past performance and future scenario planning. If you dont have the time to find and manage a strong finance team, outsource. That includes the finance department.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Common documents include: Project proposals Budget plans Letters of recommendation Filling Out the Application Form : Applications generally require the submission of detailed information about the project or purpose of the grant. For more details, visit our article on budgeting for grants.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Each board member may bring a specific skill or may be a generalist, but in the aggregate, the board provides a full set of business skills to ensure that the executive director is employing best practices — whether it’s finance, budgeting, strategic planning, change management, or succession planning.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 11, 2025

Economic uncertainty can feel like uncharted territory, especially for small nonprofits that operate on tight budgets and unwavering dedication to their missions. The good news is that challenging times bring opportunities to plan smarter, strengthen strategies, and deepen your impact. Their expertise and connections can be invaluable.

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Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2024

Effective nonprofit financial management is a team effort. Two key members of your organization’s financial management team are your accountant and your chief financial officer (CFO). What is this nonprofit doing well when it comes to financial management? Analyzing budgets. Where is there room for improvement?

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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. This financial literacy is relevant to jobs in finance, accounting, and budget management.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

This involves strategic budgeting and financial planning, as well as implementing thorough reporting and accountability measures. Budgeting and Financial Planning Creating a well-defined budget is essential when applying for local grants.

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Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Engage with key stakeholders, such as corporate social responsibility managers, community relations officers, and foundation representatives. Final Thoughts Corporate grants can be a valuable funding source for nonprofits, but securing them requires strategic planning and relationship-building.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

These funds may be used for training staff, improving technology, or developing strategic plans. Budget A clear, itemized budget outlining how funds will be used efficiently. Evaluation Plan A plan for measuring the project’s success and impact on the community.

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Grant Writer Team

MAY 23, 2024

Budget: Your writer needs full access to your books in most cases. Without a solid budget in place, no grant application will be a winner. Grant Management and Follow-Up: As a last step, your grant writer can follow up with your potential funders for results. Budget: Your writer needs full access to your books in most cases.

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Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In the community of women consultants that I work with, members are succeeding in all kinds of projects with their nonprofit clients: research and writing, strategic planning, fractional and interim leadership roles, project management, development and fundraising, and human resources—and they’re doing so at both small and large organizations.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

If hearing about nonprofit budgets makes you cringe a little ( or a lot ), keep reading. In 2024, the grant landscape for nonprofits has evolved significantly, emphasizing the need for meticulous financial planning and transparent budgeting to meet funder expectations. We’ve got you.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As the costs add up, you might be asking: How much of a nonprofit’s annual budget should be spent on administrative tasks and fundraising? Look at it this way: If you’re not spending at least 15% of your budget on fundraising, you may be standing in the way of your own success. You may find yourself spending money on the tech tools.

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CauseVox

MAY 25, 2021

Kelly is an independent fundraising and strategic planning consultant based in Washington, DC and serving clients worldwide. She takes the huge changes organizations need to make to be successful, and breaks them into small, easy-to-implement steps that even the smallest nonprofits can actually manage and conquer.

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Candid

JANUARY 25, 2024

The goals of the funder’s RFP align with your grant proposal and organizational goals  Grantseeking is always about need, but as Candid’s educational programming manager Lori Guidry says, “it’s not about your organization’s need; it’s about the need of the people or cause you’re serving.” So, writing about what you need (e.g.,

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Executive Director is responsible for managing staff and volunteers and running day-to-day operations. Ideally, the Board and Executive Director will work together as partners to lead the nonprofit, especially on the strategic plan, fundraising, and overall evaluation of the organization.

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Qgiv

JULY 14, 2021

Mary Sumners, Vice President of Annual Giving, Kennari Consulting – Mary’s areas of expertise include annual giving strategies, capital campaign management, and board and volunteer committee support. Your strategic plan should point to the need for the main component of your project. An Inclusive and Realistic Budget.

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Just Write Grants

JUNE 30, 2023

Most nonprofit professionals would agree that's child's play compared to managing a nonprofit's grant budget. I'm sharing seven practical and actionable strategies to maximize your grant budget, ensuring each dollar works towards fostering positive transformation. Let's dive in!

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CauseVox

AUGUST 10, 2021

In this two-part course, you’ll learn how to: Create your first strategic plan; Build an initial budget; Recruit an engaged board to support your activities; Begin to identify funding opportunities; Carry out a seed-funding campaign; And identify other essential needs to see your organization through its first three years.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 25, 2024

4 What is your budget for the technology project? By determining your budget early on, you can set realistic expectations and find a suitable cost model for your nonprofit. Your budget also helps you to evaluate the importance and timeline of your projects if you have multiple technology innovation projects in mind.

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Blackbaud

MAY 28, 2024

No longer confined to the more traditional, narrow lane of strictly managing an organization’s revenue and expense sheets, today’s nonprofit CFOs are increasingly asked to design a multifaceted approach that encompasses strategic vision, collaboration, and innovation.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 22, 2025

Nonprofit vs. For-Profit Recruitment: Similarities and Differences As with other aspects of nonprofit management, you can develop your recruitment strategy by learning from for-profit organizations that take on similar activities. Once youve successfully recruited and hired a new team member, your HR team is responsible for onboarding them.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 15, 2021

Going From Volunteer to Paid Employee To get an idea of when you can start earning a nonprofit salary, you need to examine your budget and revenue forecasts. If you don’t have a budget, well, that’s your first assignment. Create an annual budget and work with your Board to adopt the budget. That would be convenient!

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

Free nonprofit resources offer your organization knowledge, strategic planning, and valuable data to help you accomplish your goals more efficiently. Use Bloomerang’s blog to learn expert insight into donor retention, volunteer management, fundraising, and more. Bloomerang Blog. Ask An Expert Archives. Nonprofit Tech for Good.

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