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.

Funding

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.

Finance

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.

Grant Writing

Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

You’ll create strategic plans, brainstorm new projects and programs, and organize campaigns to raise the necessary funds to execute your ideas. One important but sometimes overlooked step in future planning is ensuring proper nonprofit financial management. Chief financial officer (CFO).

Finance

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.

Grant

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.

Strategic Plan

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.

Funding

Center for Major Gifts

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This person will know exactly how to narrow down prospects and build rapport quickly. If you can’t work a staffed fundraising officer into the budget, you can hire a fundraising consultant. You can build your relationship further by following the strategic plan formed by the board of directors.

Goals

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.

Grant

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 23, 2024

It simply is not inspirational for a charity to declare that they must have more resources in the next few weeks to meet their budget. Now is the time to learn more about year-end strategic planning by checking out Your Ultimate End-of-Year Fundraising Toolkit. How, then, should you talk about year-end gifts of assets?

Liability

Candid

JANUARY 9, 2025

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. Yet, one thing is still often missing from so many of them: technology. Technology effectiveness is a year-round investment.

Policy

The Grantsmanship Center

APRIL 23, 2025

Review and revise the program budget. Diversification of funding, strategic planning, continual assessment, and building reserve funds can help us weather a storm. Are you able to bridge the gap until additional funding is secured? If so, for how long? Do you have adequate cash flow for this period? Find replacement funding.

Federal Grants

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Across the nonprofit sector, countless small nonprofits and grassroots organizations do life-changing work with limited staff, tight budgets, and never enough daily hours. Instead, seek out funders who explicitly welcome first-time applicants, smaller budgets , or grassroots initiatives. You’re not alone. Start local.

Grant Writing

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

Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

NTENs Nonprofit Digital Investment Report notes 45% of nonprofits indicated they werent spending enough on technology, citing lack of budget (77%), lack of funder support (47%) and lack of donor support (38%). With small budgets come small staffs juggling multiple priorities. Seek out capacity-building opportunities.

Funding

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.

Budget

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.

Funding

Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Key elements include: A compelling narrative that connects your mission to the companys priorities A detailed description of the program or project you seek funding for Measurable goals and outcomes that demonstrate impact A realistic budget outlining how the grant funds will be used A plan for recognizing and promoting the companys support 6.

Grant

DonorSnap

JULY 9, 2025

Short-Term vs Long-Term Planning Most nonprofits will have a yearly fundraising plan that outlines their communications for the year ahead. However, this should fit into a larger long-term plan, that looks further, often 5-10 years. Many refer to these as strategic plans. These are often called Strategic Plans.

Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JULY 30, 2025

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Retail

Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

When too much of a budget hinges on a few sources, the entire mission can be at risk if even one of those sources dries up. Many organizations rely heavily on foundation grants and government funding, which — while essential — are often unpredictable and come with restrictive guidelines.

Nonprofit

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.

Consultant

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

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

Planned Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Invest in Comprehensive Planned Giving Infrastructure Establishing a strategic planned giving program provides reliable long-term funding streams while appealing to sophisticated major donors. This infrastructure includes dedicated staff training, marketing materials, and legal expertise for complex gift arrangements.

Funding

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). Budget data, program outcomes, and stories live across your org, not just in development. Create internal AI guidelines. Verify everything. Always fact-check AI-generated content.

Grant

Blue Avocado

MARCH 11, 2025

Engagement of Gen Z at all levels of the organization; engagement of Millennial donors and board leaders; and wage equity/justice for our workers meaning we need to increase budget by about 15% without doing anything more.

Mentor

NonProfit PRO

JULY 18, 2025

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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

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

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

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

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 31, 2025

This includes narratives, budgets, deadlines, and funder history. Efficiency Powered by AI Yes, Notion  AI helps with first-pass drafts, line-item budgets, and formatting. Integrated Infrastructure : Your team isn’t scrambling between folders and email threads. You have a centralized system where everything lives (i.e.,

Readiness

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

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

Blackbaud

APRIL 22, 2025

Nonprofits tend to operate on tighter budgets than their for-profit counterparts, meaning that recruitment scopes might vary between the two. Connection to the cause. Nonprofits are more likely to hire candidates who are motivated by their mission. Resource availability.

Nonprofit