Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Alice Rossignol, Nonprofit Consultant Avoid AI Shortcuts and Put Yourself in the Donor’s Shoes Some suggest grant writing can be done by AI. Collect and organize all necessary documents and have them ready, this will make the process smoother. A missed comma will be forgiven, I promise! Spend time researching your options.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Internal financial audits, where your team reviews its own documentation and procedures to identify opportunities for large-scale improvement in your financial strategy. Your auditor will need access to various financial documentation to conduct your nonprofits audit effectively.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JANUARY 24, 2025

If you are preparing grant applications or working with a consultant to submit applications, heres what you need to know about required attachments: Why all the extra stuff? Prior Years Financial Documents : Foundations sometimes ask for the prior years statement of activities and/or statement of financial position. How do we get help?

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Make Progress and Stay Organized with Project Management When I joined the foundation in 2019, I met Warren Campbell, a wonderful database consultant and project manager with Campbell Consulting LLC. This living document for project management has been the collaborative point of focus for our database team.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 12, 2024

I often consult with clients who arent able to use functionality in their CRM because of choices they have made with their data. In addition to your CRM, document any third-party tools you use: email marketing, event management, volunteer tracking, etc. Compile a list of all the data-related tools that youre currently using.

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iGrantWriters

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Consultation projects support efforts related to revising a NAGPRA inventory and making or responding to requests for repatriation of items in a NAGPRA summary. Documentation projects support determining the geographical origin, cultural affiliation, and other basic facts surrounding the acquisition of Native American cultural items.

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Blackbaud

MAY 19, 2025

The Executive Director whose husband is a cybersecurity consultant and can identify any potential issues with the organizations data collection. When youve documented and implemented a strong conflict of interest policy, you protect your team, ensure ethical decision-making, and strengthen your reputation among grantees and stakeholders.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

MARCH 3, 2025

More Stable Year Over Year Foundation giving is governed by the individuals running the foundation or by the original documents forming the foundation. You can schedule a no-obligation consultation call with a member of our team. Foundation grants typically dont require organizations to hire additional staff just to manage them.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Gathering all of the necessary financial documents, compiling the required data, and submitting it in the correct form takes time and energy. In many cases, partnering with a proven grant consultant can be a better fit to save time and money in the short term while you wait for funds to arrive. Winning grants is a multi-step process.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 9, 2025

Grammar Kerfuffles: Second Installment ( View the other installments here ) Welcome to installment #2 of the grant writing blog series Grammar Kerfuffles, presented for you by DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services! And then be sure that the organization name is regularly present throughout all documents.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 14, 2025

I started consulting part-time and slowly took on grant writing and management work. When I stepped into the role, there werent any templates, process documents, or systems to guide me, just a dozen open tabs and a handful of old applications that I kept scavenging for useful language.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 23, 2023

Many agencies hire a grant consultant to start or help grow their grant portfolio. So, what should you expect when you hire a grant consultant? So, what should you expect when you hire a grant consultant? Even so, there are some universal truths that will lead to better success when working with your grant consultant.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Let’s take a closer look at each of these documents and how your nonprofit can compile them. This document subtracts total expenses from total revenue to let you know if your organization is bringing in more money than it is spending. Four Main Financial Statements for Nonprofits 1.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 21, 2025

For this reason, nonprofits often seek expertise from external consultants and vendors. An RFP is a formal document that outlines your organizations needs, expectations, budget, and selection criteria when hiring vendors or consultants for a task.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Supporting Documents: 2-5 hours. Submission (2-5 Hours) Preparing submission documents. Consult Professional Grant Writers Working with experts like Allied Grant Writers can save time and improve the quality of your proposals. Project Description: 8-15 hours. Budget Justification: 3-5 hours.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 25, 2024

At the same time, our Professional Services group can directly help consult on an integration you’re trying to develop or build an integration for you outright. Read the documentation available and brainstorm what integrations and connections would be most helpful to your organization and processes. So, what’s next?

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The Grantsmanship Center

MARCH 5, 2025

to review and document the problem with both statistics and, if possible, examples. Patty Wolfe is an independent consultant to nonprofit organizations. Then the questions: Why do we believe this is a problem? What is the frequency or incidence of the problem? Pull the statistics together and see if the reality makes sense.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

This preparation involves gathering the required documents, developing a comprehensive grant proposal, and budgeting for the funds requested. Gathering Required Documents The gathering of necessary documents is a foundational step in the grant application process.

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Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Many consultants set minimum retainer amounts between $1,500 and $3,000 per month. They create various documents like full proposals, letters of intent, and application templates that fit different opportunities. Independent consultants charge much more because they bring specialized knowledge to high-stakes applications.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Try a consultant with no guardrails. Little did I know that a consultant was overseeing the celebratory event and saw it as “her baby.” It turns out that the consultant not only never followed up with me about greenlighting the document — it never went out. Tomato, tomatoe. Press release, media release.

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The Grantsmanship Center

MARCH 12, 2025

Along the way, document sources of information, quotes, citations, and other information that answers the four questions. Patty Wolfe is an independent consultant to nonprofit organizations. Proceed as indicated (or dont.) But never stop challenging thinking with the questions why , who says , who cares , and so what.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Some foundations have adopted more complex applications that require more documentation and analysis to complete. Instead of hiring a full-time grant writer or doing it themselves, nonprofits can hire a grant consultant. With a grant consultant, you select the package that fits your organization’s needs and budget.

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Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

My options were: Should I resign from my full-time job as a nonprofit employee and start consulting full-time? After several months of reflecting on my values and goals, crunching numbers, watching every GPA consulting webinar available, and asking for guidance from trusted peers and family, I decided to take a risk and become a solopreneur.

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The Fundraising Coach

APRIL 9, 2024

A fundraising consultant can identify opportunities for improvement in your existing fundraising plan and build new strategies to advance your nonprofit. In this guide, we’ll cover five simple steps to hire the perfect fundraising consultant for your nonprofit. Read up on consulting services. Secure your board’s buy-in.

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DoJiggy

MAY 8, 2025

Required documentation: A detailed description of your mission, activities, and financials. These documents should explain how funds will be used and what, if any, recognition or terms are attached. Maintain a system for documenting all donations, including donor names, amounts, and any restrictions or preferences.

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The Grantsmanship Center

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This is nothing more (or less) than a thoughtful, candid planning process documented in a graphic format. How will we identify and document that the work has been done? Thomas Boyd is Chief Editorial Consultant for The Grantsmanship Center and an independent consultant to nonprofit organizations.

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Gail Perry Group

AUGUST 29, 2024

The Gail Perry Group offers free strategy calls with our experienced consultants. At the beginning stage of campaign planning, many nonprofits (and particularly their board members) immediately think about creating an impressive, polished, comprehensive Case for Support document. But this document is not a place to brag.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 7, 2024

Blackbaud’s consultants have managed implementations that were started and finished within a five-day workweek, but they’ve also overseen implementations that lasted nine months or more. It helps you identify and document changes in processes and workflow and will ensure your team is equipped for a smooth transition.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

If you’re unsure how to categorize or record a grant properly, consult with an accountant to ensure compliance with accounting standards and funder requirements. This is why its important to create a grant calendar that pre-plans each grants application deadline, reporting schedule, required documentation, and any contingencies.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 14, 2022

Nonprofit consultants specialize in a number of different aspects of nonprofit management from fundraising and accounting to web design. The right consultant can bring your organization new insights, leaping your nonprofit forward in terms of progress. What you need a consultant for . How to research consultants .

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Fundly

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

10+ Top Fundraising Consulting Firms: Find the Best Partner! Similarly, when your nonprofit organization has a problem it cant solve on its own, your best bet is to turn to a nonprofit consulting firm! But one of the most common types of consulting nonprofits seek is fundraising consulting.

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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Review deadlines, and make sure all required documents—such as letters of support, budgets, and appendices—are complete and provided in the correct format. Schedule a complimentary consultation today: www.thinkandinkgrants.com.* Richardson, MBA, GPC *Shavonn is* the *Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 31, 2023

Foundations usually request additional documentation (IRS letters, audits, financial statements, annual reports, etc.) Less time spent documenting the management of all the work means more humans, animals, and landscapes are served. Foundations require regular (sometimes monthly) reports. An accounting of every penny is necessary.

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RBW Strategy

MAY 14, 2024

Through this process, the AAMC has expanded its engagement with RBW Strategy to provide consultative services to an expanded grant-active team of AAMC colleagues to operationalize this nuanced shift in focus while navigating a broader organizational change.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

You don’t need a big staff to successfully implement new fund accounting software —you just need to be able to tap into the right skills on your team or know when to rely on an outside consultant. The most important document to have on hand is a trial balance report—with 36 months of history—from your legacy system.

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GrantNews

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

They know how to find funders, how to research, and what documentation is needed. In addition to writing grants, grant writers can be hired for a wide range of other services including, but not limited to:: Consulting for businesses, foundations, corporations and government agencies. Veteran grant writers know the process.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 9, 2025

We have seen lists of words leaked from certain federal organizations disallowing the use of certain words in certain documents, within certain organizations, and in certain circumstances or banned words. These next steps can help you with all your (Google) grant documents (also see the note about budget spreadsheets a little later).

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