Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Know your numbers: Review any similar programs and calculate average cost per participant, personnel time allocation percentages, and indirect cost ratios to inform budget projections. Establish your indirect cost rate: Calculate your cost rate and understand the de minimis rate available to your organization.

Government

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 25, 2025

If allowed, include both direct and indirect costs. Tie each cost to a purpose: Funders should be able to see how each expense contributes to your goals. How to Fix It Start early: Begin your process at least 4–6 weeks before the deadline, and block writing time on your calendar.

Proposal

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Prepare clear, pre-formatted explanations for everyday expenses like staff time, supplies, and indirect costs. Trello or Notion : Visual task boards and calendars can help you track deadlines, application statuses, and document needs in one place. Bonus: They’re also great for managing workflows beyond grants.

Grant Writing

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

If you understand how to build a project budget—and you are familiar with concepts like overhead, indirects, and fringe benefits and how they impact a project— it will make you a more competent grant seeker and ultimately project director if the proposal receives funding.

Funding