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.

Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

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). Showcase practices like diverse board recruitment, equity training, inclusive hiring, and antiracism policies—not just program equity outcomes. Document a clear use policy.

Grant

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. rail-container).hide();

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 27, 2025

nonprofits rely on government grants, but these vital funds are increasingly at risk due to federal budget cuts. Identifying More Potential Grant Applications The grant process is both time-consuming and critical for nonprofit leaders. About 30% of U.S. Securing grants is critical to sustaining work. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

AI

NonProfit PRO

JULY 18, 2025

Budget-Friendly Incentives That Actually Work One of the most common concerns we hear from nonprofits is, “But we don’t have the budget for big prizes.” Here are just a few budget-friendly ideas: VIP access. ” The good news? You don’t need them. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

Planned Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

PlannedGiving TWEETABLE INSIGHT Tweet The Compounding Impact of Policy Shifts: Political Changes and Government Funding Reductions Smart nonprofits build funding models that withstand policy changes under any administration. Personal impact stories beat tax explanations every time.

Funding

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 23, 2025

Only two-thirds offer health insurance; this drops to 12% for organizations with annual budgets of less than $250,000. and Noble Accounting Join Forces The Real Cost of Nonprofit Budget Cuts? While they are essential to everything from disaster recovery to affordable childcare, many operate under strict financial constraints.

Funding

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. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic", setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 19, 2025

“We’ve always believed that you shouldn’t need a full-time operations team—or a Fortune 500 budget—to fundraise effectively. “Otto represents a major step forward in how small nonprofits can work smarter,” said Matt Bitzegaio, CEO and co-founder of DonorDock. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

AI

NonProfit PRO

JULY 10, 2025

However, in organizations with operating budgets of $5 million or more, the salary gap between the executives and their staffs widens as organizational size increases. This contrasts with last year’s report, which showed a modest 0.8% increase in average salary and a median salary that remained relatively flat. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 24, 2025

Formed by a team of ex-USAID employees focused on cost-effectiveness and evidence-based policy in humanitarian and development sectors, PRO has developed a database of the most critical funding opportunities and works with funders one-to-one to create recommendations based on their own priorities and criteria. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Retail

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

These might include: 501(c)(3) nonprofit status Specific geographic areas or populations served Minimum or maximum annual operating budgets Years in operation Required match or cost-sharing Audit history or financial documentation Even one missing element can disqualify your proposal, regardless of how compelling your narrative is.

Grant

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

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 6, 2025

Email Marketing This is a fine way to reach mass audiences on a budget. There is no precise formula on how many messages you should leave after getting no response. At a minimum, you should wait a few days before calling again. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic", rail-container).hide();

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Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

BruceDavis from Arts Council Silicon Valley Clear policies and abundance build strong boards. Good policies and good procedures save time and angst , an abundance framework reveals resources that might otherwise be overlooked. Also, check your bylaws to actually see how your nonprofit is supposed to operate.

Management

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. Help enforce established internal controls and policies, actively and by setting a strong example.

Finance

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 25, 2025

Daffodil was co-founded in 2024 by Sarah Angello, Dinesh Nadar, and Blue Thomas, who bring years of experience working together at the intersection of technology, philanthropy, and financial systems. The views expressed within may not directly reflect the thoughts or opinions of the staff of NonProfit PRO. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("pid",

Retail

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2025

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DoJiggy

APRIL 22, 2025

Chambers of Commerce play a crucial role in supporting local businesses, strengthening regional economies, and advocating for policies that benefit the business community. Start planning your next fundraiser today. With a little creativity, strategic planning, and support from online tools like DoJiggy, the possibilities are endless.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

Operating Reserve Policies To help institutionalize operating reserve best practices and provide a pathway for a clear set of purposes, definitions, and goals, have a formal operating reserve policy in place prepared by senior management and staff and approved by the Board.

Policy

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 11, 2025

Court Interventions Are Slowing Executive Overreach Thanks to recent rulings, some of the most harmful policy rollouts from the Trump administration have been blocked or reversed. This legal advocacy focuses heavily on education equity, climate resilience, and community justice programs—areas often targeted in ideological policy shifts.

Federal Grants

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.

Ethics

Candid

JANUARY 9, 2025

Here are four technology policies and practices nonprofits and foundations of any size or mission area should leave behind in 2025: 1. Stop leaving technology out of your strategic plans An organizations strategic plan is shared widely, both internally and externally, to map out its diligence, effectiveness, and direction.

Policy

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

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. They should put internal controls in place and help write policies to prevent loss, theft, or confusion, using current b est practices.

Strategic Plan

Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2024

Analyzing budgets. Your accountant will use your recorded financial data to review your nonprofit’s annual operating budget and suggest revisions before it goes to your board for final approval. They’ll also perform budget vs. actual comparisons throughout the year to help keep your organization’s spending and fundraising on track.

Finance

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. Compliance Monitoring: Ensure that all grant activities comply with funding agency guidelines and organizational policies. Budget: Your writer needs full access to your books in most cases.

Consultant

Candid

JULY 23, 2024

These gaps distort our democratic process and the policy debates that flow from it. Unlike campaigns, nonprofits doing nonpartisan voter engagement are driven by a fundamentally different goal: to ensure the members of the communities they work in and with have a say in the policies that impact their lives, regardless of voting history.

Transportation

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.

Budget

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!

Budget

Blackbaud

JULY 8, 2024

Endowments are the result of a successful long-term strategic plan. It’s important to have strong controls in place so you can preserve the purchasing power of your endowment while aligning with your overall investment policy. You can also set spending controls that prevent a fund from going over budget.

Management

Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

Here are some key steps you can take and considerations that will bring your organization that much closer to securing the funds your organization needs: Strategic Planning: Organizational development involves strategic planning, which identifies the goals, priorities, and needs of the organization and its programs/service offerings.

Grant Readiness

OneCause

JULY 7, 2022

When broken down by budget-size, the trends show impressive growth across the board: Medium-sized nonprofits with budgets of $1M – $10M were the largest growth leaders, notching a 25% year-over-year increase in their online giving revenue. The Many Risks of Poor Donor Privacy Policies.

Policy

Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

Obedience The duty of obedience requires your board members to adhere to your organization’s mission, bylaws, and policies. Policy board model The policy board model focuses on setting policies and strategic direction for your organization so your staff can focus on operational management.

Nonprofit

CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

What is a Nonprofit Fundraising Plan? A nonprofit fundraising plan is a document that strategically organizes all of your fundraising activities over a certain period of time (usually one year). If that data isnt available or you are a start-up, look at your estimated budget or check out the stats of similar organizations.

Fundraising

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Selecting grants fitting their strategic priorities 2. project requirements, budget, deadlines, etc.) Federal grants, especially, provide insight into high priority areas and emerging federal policies/practices 4. Provide the necessary structure (e.g., for program development 3.

Training

Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2022

Initially, there is the stress of expanding your budget to pay them. Create policies and procedures, so everyone is treated fairly. When you’re ready, look at how much money you currently raise and think about what you need to do to increase your budget and hire the staff you need. But then there’s more. 20% a year? Onboarding.

Nonprofit

Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

While many larger organizations have already done this, smaller nonprofits and libraries, which have had leaner budgets for technology upgrades during the economic recession, will be investing time and money in 2013 into catching up on optimized sites for mobile web browsing. I hope she's right.

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