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Most Common Grant Proposal Errors (and How to Fix Them)

Grant Writing Made Easy

If allowed, include both direct and indirect costs. Team burnout is real: Scrambling at the last minute affects morale and productivity. Provide clear justifications: Briefly explain each line item (e.g., “$3,000 for evaluation consultant at 30 hours @$100/hr”). Ensure accuracy and completeness: Check all math, totals, and formatting.

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Grant Writing for Small Nonprofits: How to Do More With Less

Grant Writing Made Easy

But applying for every opportunity is a fast track to burnout, not funding. Prepare clear, pre-formatted explanations for everyday expenses like staff time, supplies, and indirect costs. After all, every dollar counts, right? Budget Justifications & Templates: Most grants require breaking down your numbers.

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Work-life balance: U.S. Vs Italy 

HSF House

Indirect stakeholders include other students in my study abroad program who are also interning, as their perspectives help me compare Italy’s approach to work-life balance with that of the United States.My I have struggled with burnout many times due to the pressure I put on myself and the feeling that I was never doing enough.

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Understanding Nonprofit HR: What Sets It Apart?

Get Fully Funded

Experts in the field recommend taking a total rewards approach, which emphasizes offering a holistic set of benefits that include direct compensation as well as indirect compensation (such as healthcare, paid time off, retirement plans, and more). Your HR department can help create and maintain this type of strategy. Regulatory compliance.

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Why we’re all burned out and what to do about it  

Candid

Unfortunately, an undisputable trend these days is burnout. So, in this blog, I’m leveraging my PhD in Psychology to share a bit about what burnout is, why it seems to be everywhere in the nonprofit world, and what organizations, leaders, and individuals can do about it. workers reported experiencing burnout symptoms this year.

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NEWS: Do fundraisers care too much? New research reveals the hidden trauma and burnout crisis in fundraising 

Critical Fundraising

The syndrome known as secondary vicarious trauma (or just secondary trauma) results from indirect exposure, such as through photographs and stories, of the real life factors that induce stress. We cannot afford to keep losing them to burnout. They must deal with frontline people who really deserve help.