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Understanding the Grant Lifecycle: Info for Nonprofits

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Important activities: Gather necessary documents, develop narratives, build budgets, and secure internal approvals. That way, everyone has the same information, and no one is left wondering about grant specifics or budget details. Objective: Monitor grant progress, manage budgets, and ensure compliance throughout the grant period.

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Building Trust and Accountability: A Guide to Nonprofit Internal Controls Policy

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Establish protocols for fixed asset counts and managing departmental budgets to prevent overages. Explore our white paper, How to Build Trust with Strong Internal Controls, to strengthen your nonprofits governance framework today. Require pre-approvals for expenses over a defined threshold to avoid unplanned spending.

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Return on Mission: A Framework to Measure Success at Philanthropic Organizations

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For instance, the corporate profit-and-loss statement isnt the same as our nonprofit budget-to-actuals report, and it falls short of providing the information necessary to effectively assess whether we need to course correct throughout the year.

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Five Characteristics of High-Performing, Grant-Winning Nonprofits

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They package their story in amazing annual reports, white papers, and other ways to tell their story. Think and Ink Grant Consulting® Think and Ink Grant Consulting® helps large nonprofit organizations with budgets of $3 million or more, institutions of higher education, and municipalities increase their grant dollars.

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Making an Impact: Workflow in Nonprofit Management

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New Workflow White Paper features examples in bill pay, grants management, budget development, payroll, purchase orders and other critical areas where approval processes and key steps can be automated to improve efficiency and accuracy. Download Mastering Workflow in Nonprofit Management.

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How a Streamlined K–12 Business Office Improves Your Family Experience

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Whether youre assessing the need for assessing the need for a tuition reset or forecasting next years budget , drill-down reporting helps you identify trends and address gaps efficiently. Check out our white paper, Why K12 Schools Need Fund Accounting Software.

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How to Manage Your Arts and Cultural Nonprofit’s Revenue Streams in Uncertain Times

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Revenue diversity is a good hedge against the unexpected, but diversity alone is not enough when your budget is threatened or dismantled by outside forces. Use budget scenarios to plan for possible outcomes and contingencies. But creating budget scenarios helps you prepare for both the good and the less optimal outcomes.