DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Every grant your nonprofit secures is a step toward growing its impact. Effective grant management goes beyond tracking funds in your CRM its also about budgeting effectively, prioritizing programs that need financial support, and delivering timely reports to grantmakers. Use your nonprofits operating budget as a foundation.

Finance

Blackbaud

APRIL 7, 2025

Like your K12 private school budget. A well-crafted budget is essential for aligning financial resources with the strategic goals of your private school, and with the right processes and tools, it doesnt have to be stressful. It sets in motion the goals youve outlined in your strategic plan.

Budget

Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

Nonprofits are crucial for communities, but they face significant hurdles. When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community “What do nonprofits struggle with the most? When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community “What do nonprofits struggle with the most?”

Nonprofit

Blackbaud

JANUARY 13, 2025

Finance teams can help their nonprofit organizations evaluate new revenue streams, enhancing the organizations stability and mitigating risk while intentionally experimenting with varied income sources. This alignment prevents mission creep and maintains the integrity of your nonprofit’s goals. Ask the finance team.

Finance

Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Technology Association of Grantmakers 2024 State of Philanthropy Tech Survey highlights both progress and ongoing challenges in how funders are supporting nonprofit technology needs. If these trends continue, we risk exacerbating existing inequities and undermining the capacity of nonprofits to fulfill their missions effectively.

Funding

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

Grants provide a means to diversify income streams, reducing financial risk and enabling churches to plan long-term capital projects, with greater confidence. Enabling Strategic Planning and Innovation The availability of grants encourages strategic planning and innovation.

Funding

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Struggling to keep up with grant writing as a team of one, or as part of a small nonprofit where everyone wears multiple hats? Across the nonprofit sector, countless small nonprofits and grassroots organizations do life-changing work with limited staff, tight budgets, and never enough daily hours. You’re not alone.

Grant Writing

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. What do we do? How are we doing it?

Budget

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Plan All Year for Year-End Gifts of Asset It is imperative for nonprofit organizations, universities, and foundations to communicate about possible year-end gifts of assets throughout the year and certainly as soon as possible in the last quarter of the year, but sometimes a last-minute rush is unavoidable.

Liability

Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

One of the important tasks of a nonprofit is to cultivate major donors. You get what you put into fundraising, so paying it the attention it deserves can help your nonprofit reap the financial benefits for years to come. It is helpful to plan backwards in a situation like this.

Goals

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For more detailed insights into grants, refer to our article on foundation grants for nonprofit organizations. This involves strategic budgeting and financial planning, as well as implementing thorough reporting and accountability measures. It also provides opportunities to introduce the non-profit and discuss its goals.

Grants

DonorSnap

JULY 9, 2025

This is where a fundraising plan comes into play. Nonprofit organizations that rely on a clear fundraising plan are more likely to stay focused, reach their goals, and make a bigger impact in their communities. Keep reading to discover best practices for a fundraising plan and how DonorSnap can help.

Fundraising

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.

Grants

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Introduction to Foundation Grants Importance of Grants for Nonprofit Organizations Grants play a vital role in the financial sustainability of nonprofit organizations. Without grants, many nonprofits would struggle to maintain operations or expand their reach to those in need.

Funding

Candid

JANUARY 9, 2025

I truly hope that nearly five years after the entire sector was forced to navigate office shutdowns, shift programs and services online, and streamline grant applications and reporting, I dont need to make the case that technology is central to philanthropic and nonprofit organizations mission and programs.

Policy

Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

For many nonprofits, corporate grants can provide essential funding to support their programs and initiatives. To successfully secure corporate grants, nonprofits must understand how businesses approach charitable giving and position themselves as valuable partners.

Grants

NonProfit PRO

JULY 30, 2025

The new feature makes it dramatically easier for nonprofits to raise more money, expand reach, and save time by sharing fundraising campaigns directly into social feeds, all with built-in donate buttons and real-time tracking. With Bonterra DonorDrive, nonprofits already see a 154% increase in funds raised per campaign.

Retail

Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This new vision has led nonprofit organizations to reconsider how to best leverage talent in a changing landscape. Olanike Mensah, founder of Mosaic Consulting, says, “Despite success in white-dominant workplaces, leading in national nonprofits and becoming an SVP at a Fortune 50 global company, I was unfulfilled.

Consulting

The Grantsmanship Center

APRIL 23, 2025

While the legal status of these actions may still be unknown, nonprofits must decide how to move forward. Regarding government-funded programs, nonprofit leaders are or may be facing tough decisions. Review and revise the program budget. Patty Wolfe is an independent consultant to nonprofit organizations.

Federal Grants

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 27, 2025

Nonprofits across the U.S. Fortunately, nonprofits don’t have to keep operating this way. Fortunately, nonprofits don’t have to keep operating this way. It’s long past time for technology to work for nonprofits instead of burdening them with added complexity. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

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Soapbox Exchange

MARCH 18, 2025

Your nonprofit board of directors typical responsibilities include overseeing organizational governance, providing financial oversight, assisting with strategic planning and growth , and supporting fundraising work. All of this requires regular, consistent engagement on the part of each board member.

Strategic Plan

NonProfit PRO

JULY 14, 2025

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Retail

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

With public funding in flux, private foundations shifting priorities, and technology changing how proposals are crafted and reviewed, nonprofits need way more than strong writing to stay competitive. 5 Key Nonprofit Grant Trends Reshaping 2025 1. AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and Notion are now standard in nonprofit offices.

Grants

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 23, 2025

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Funding

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Blue Avocado exists to help nonprofits succeed , and our community of nonprofit experts, leaders, and trailblazers continues to share their wisdom, strengthening us all. Make sure you check out all the real-world advice that nonprofit leaders have contributed this year. Why not ripe?

Budget

NonProfit PRO

JULY 21, 2025

Despite widespread concerns for potential federal budget cuts and funding instability, 63% of nonprofit professionals remain optimistic about their organizations future. Nearly half of nonprofits grew revenue last year, but early-tech adopters had more revenue streams than other nonprofits — with an average of 5.14.

Retail

Blue Avocado

MARCH 11, 2025

The strongest nonprofits are always looking for ways to improve their mission, ways to serve more effectively, ways to reach more people, and more. ” and, once again, nonprofit leaders came through! Submissions may be edited for length and clarity. Your Voice Matters!

Mentor

NonProfit PRO

JULY 18, 2025

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Retail

Blackbaud

APRIL 22, 2025

All nonprofits need talented, motivated, and passionate additions to the team. If your nonprofit needs a new or revamped recruitment strategy, you might use general resourcesincluding those aimed at for-profit businessesto brush up on your knowledge. While these terms are often used interchangeably, the concepts vary in scope.

Nonprofit

Planned Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The Evolution of Philanthropic Expectations: A Wake-Up Call for Nonprofits For decades, many nonprofits have operated with a reactive approach to fundraisingchasing grants, hosting emergency campaigns, and depending on one-time donations. This paradigm shift requires nonprofits to reevaluate their entire operational model.

Funding

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 19, 2025

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 10, 2025

New data from the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy ’s “2025 Compensation and Benefits Report” reveals that average salaries have plateaued, but median compensation is rising faster than inflation, signaling a more equitable distribution of earnings across the nonprofit sector. Cole is the editor-in-chief of NonProfit PRO.

Retail

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 31, 2025

And while many nonprofits cling to outdated, compliance-focused grant practices, there’s a better way, especially when you equip your strategy with tools built for this moment. Why most nonprofit grant writing is falling behind, missing the mark. Nonprofits have been under-resourced and overburdened for decades. But we need to.

Readiness

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

Why Saying “No” Is Sometimes the Best Grant Writing Strategy In the nonprofit world, especially during economic uncertainty or funding cuts , there’s often a sense of urgency to pursue every possible grant. Nonprofits often operate under the mindset that more applications = more chances of funding.

Grants

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 24, 2025

Similarly, The Life You Can Save and Founders Pledge are nonprofits dedicated to researching and vetting highly effective charities to solve the worlds most pressing problems and maximize every dollar donated. Source: The Life You Can Save The preceding press release was provided by a company unaffiliated with NonProfit PRO.

Retail

Blue Avocado

APRIL 1, 2025

Community Engagement is a relatively new field of study within public administration and is newly emerging as a best practice for city planning processes, research, and development of social interventions. These are examples of community engagement. We compensate every single person for every single activity they engage in.

Ethics

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

For so many nonprofit professionals and grant writing consultants, the issue isn’t a lack of intention. Scattered deadlines, disjointed documents, and disconnected systems make it nearly impossible to stay on top of funding opportunities strategically. Most nonprofit teams utilize these kinds of tools to get started. You get it.

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