Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Spend some time to update and refresh your toolkit of grant templates and answers to commonly asked questions as well as your organization's supporting documents. Prepare to request budget or timeline revisions as needed. Take advantage of webinars from GPA and other professional trainers on how to create an effective grant calendar.

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Blackbaud

MAY 2, 2025

Running budget scenarios early allows you to make informed choices and reduce surprises. Proactively share resources such as templates for strategic budgeting or checklists for cost containment best practices. Fewer donors or smaller gifts may require adjustments to your processes. Also, be proactive with your funding decisions.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Budgeting and Financial Reporting Accurate budgeting and financial reporting are vital components of grant writing. A detailed budget outlines how funds will be allocated and ensures transparency and accountability. Budget Component Description Direct Costs Expenses directly related to the project.

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Qgiv

MARCH 26, 2024

These resources come in various forms, ranging from educational webinars and podcasts to newsletters and fundraising software. Free webinars and other educational materials can keep you up-to-date with fundraising trends and best practices in the digital era. Webinars Engagement is key in the world of fundraising.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For those ready to embark on this journey, exploring online grant writing courses and utilizing grant writing templates can provide powerful resources to aid this process. These programs often cover various facets of the grant writing process, including research, proposal writing, budget preparation, and project evaluation.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

At a recent webinar hosted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Jennifer Chheang of The California Endowment (TCE) and Allie VanHeast of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KCF) shared how they are using Demographics via Candid in practice to better understand alignment with institutional goals and measure their progress.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

There are many donor appreciation event ideas that you can take advantage of no matter what your budget is. Donor appreciation event ideas for nonprofits No matter your organization’s size or budget, there are donor appreciation event ideas for all nonprofits. Here are some ideas for small, medium, and large budgets.

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Qgiv

APRIL 2, 2024

5 best practices for writing a convincing grant proposal How to write a grant proposal for nonprofits in 11 basic steps Where to find grant opportunities Grant proposal templates Grant proposal do’s and don’ts What is a grant proposal? Budget: Go into detail about how exactly you plan to use the grant funding for your program.

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Candid

AUGUST 7, 2024

Discussing budgets and policy was uncomfortable for the partner—and not something her nonprofit typically does. A steady stream of webinars offers compelling guidance from respected leaders in the field. Resilia partners with grantmakers to provide impact intelligence and capacity-building software to more than 3,500 U.S.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

In August, we hosted a webinar called Technology Planning Tips for Small Libraries. Our guests for this webinar were. More than a third of our webinar attendees do not have a current technology plan, and 14 percent said they were not sure if they had one or not. Never fear, the incredible tech planners are here to help!

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Here’s your #GivingTuesday & Year-End Fundraising Resource Package: Access Our Free Library Of #GivingTuesday & Year-End Fundraising Tools, Blog Posts, Webinars, and Conferences On-Demand: 1. As we head into #GivingTuesday and year-end, we want to share these tips and tricks to make this your most profitable Q4 ever!

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Set a Goal: Hopefully, your nonprofit or charity has a clear, board-approved budget that you follow. Don’t hesitate to use this budget as a guide for your year-end fundraising efforts. Take into account your staff and volunteer time, fundraising budget, and your donor’s normal year-end giving habits when formulating a fundraising plan.

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CauseVox

MARCH 30, 2022

For each campaign, she builds her CauseVox campaign site, creates a template, and then clones it for all of the fundraisers involved, all in just a few minutes! She also loves that CauseVox makes it easy for individual fundraisers to customize their own page, while following the template Meat Fight gives them. Pro Fundraising Tip.

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Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Juggling budgets, reporting, and compliance tasks makes you feel like a one-person circus act. ‍ Having a proactive grant management strategy is essential, and here's why: Efficiency & Organization: Imagine juggling multiple grants with varying deadlines, budgets, and reporting requirements. Does any of this sound familiar?

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California Grants Portal

MAY 4, 2022

The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is hosting webinars throughout 2022 to help grantseekers learn about federal grants. Sessions focus on pre-planning steps, such as finding grants that fit, building partnerships, designing projects, and developing effective budgets. The series is presented by Assel Grant Services.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Access to Valuable Resources: Participants often receive materials, templates, and tools that can assist them in the grant application process. Resources such as grant writing templates and information on non-profit grant money sources are typically shared. Budget Creation Tips on creating a budget that meets grant requirements.

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Just Write Grants

MARCH 13, 2024

This is a good option for budget-conscious organizations seeking basic grant updates. This comprehensive program offers on-demand webinars, valuable templates & resources, a private Facebook group for support, and expert consulting. Their ,, Learning Center offers articles, webinars, and sample proposals to get you started.

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Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But here's the good news: you don't need a fancy degree or a marketing budget to create content that gets shared. Design Like a Pro Without Being a Pro Limited design skills and budget? It provides user-friendly templates for social media posts, infographics, and presentations. But what exactly is "shareable content"?

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CauseVox

JUNE 28, 2021

If you’re on a fixed budget or timeframe, a one-day online fundraiser is one of the best charity event ideas for your organization. If you’re still working in a socially distanced situation, you can also host a speaker through a webinar to keep everyone safe, or simply offer your supporters a way to engage with you online.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Provide materials and messaging templates for your supporters to send out invitations, whether through email, social media, or direct mail. Perhaps your organization needs a new building, expensive equipment, or simply has a gap in the budget after the challenges presented by COVID-19. Giving Tuesday Text Message Templates.

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DoJiggy

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Your donors’ psychology meets the practicality of their budgets, resulting in a well-rounded event that caters to diverse interests. Generating the report is a simple three-step journey: download the CSV template, copy your donor data into the template, input your details, and upload the CSV file. How Many Items Do I Need?

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

And, you don’t have an unlimited budget to do so. GiveSmart’s Help Center offers thousands of training guides, step-by-step how-tos, hours of on-demand training videos, and templates to give all users the information they need to find success in setup and campaign execution. You have to grow.

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Blackbaud

MAY 12, 2025

Navigating the budget approval process in nonprofit organizations can sometimes feel like a maze full of frustrating dead ends. By addressing these pain points in the nonprofit budget approval process, you can ensure that financial decisions are made quickly, transparently, and in alignment with organizational goals. Who approves what?

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

As users register for this type of campaign, specific peer-to-peer event software can: Provide a custom welcome quest to introduce registrants to the fundraising dashboard, host communication templates, and help them make their first donation appeal. It even provides pre-formatted video templates. Their lite plan starts at $0/month.

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Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

This guide offers the most practical, scalable approach to launching a planned giving programeven if you’re a small nonprofit with limited staff and budget. And it’s never too early to start. Quick Start Guide If you need to launch quickly, focus on these five core elements.

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DoJiggy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Resources for Learning and Training about Animal Welfare There are many resources available for learning about animal welfare, including: Online Courses and Webinars : The Humane Society’s Animal Welfare Course and the ASPCA’s Animal Behavior and Welfare Course are comprehensive online courses on animal welfare and behavior.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

The importance of grants lies in their ability to enable projects that may not have been possible due to budget constraints. Participants gain insights into what reviewers look for in proposals, common pitfalls to avoid, and how to create realistic budgets to accompany their applications.

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