Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Use short sentences, simple language, and contractions. After defining your message and the action youll ask people to take, craft compelling copy with these tips: Be straightforward. Dont convolute your message with complex words and long-winded sentences. Overloading a piece of direct mail with these words can make it feel insincere.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

The more dependable and regular your funding is, the less risk you have and the lower your reserves can be.

Contract

Future Fundraising Now

MAY 13, 2025

Use contractions. They give to make something good happen. Keep your writing simple. Simple sentence structure. Easy reading level. Write like a human. Avoid technical words. Be colloquial. Trying to sound important doesnt work. It makes people turn away. Use numbers and get specific. The more specific you can be, the the better.

Donation

RBW Strategy

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Youll want to assess the risk so you can determine whether or not to include special conditions in the terms and conditions of the contracts and other monitoring activities that might need to be included. It is also essential to assess the potential risks when partnering with other external parties (subrecipients and contractors).

Award

The Grantsmanship Center

APRIL 23, 2025

In the first few months of 2025, many federal grants and contracts have been terminated. Unfortunately, sudden loss of grants and contracts can result in program termination completely. See upcoming related article: Communicating About Federal Grant and Contract Cancellation, Pauses and Uncertainty.)

Federal Grants

GrantNews

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The funding costs will be for project management, contracted services, education and outreach programs, applied research, and innovations leading to public policy solutions. There are grants to private sector entities for wide-scale projects and activities to improve the environment.

Funding

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Read contracts carefully to avoid surprises. In addition to your CRM, document any third-party tools you use: email marketing, event management, volunteer tracking, etc. Calculate your total investment in all these tools so you can accurately compare pricing alongside functionality.

CRM

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This is also a good time to hammer out the details of your contract for working together before you finalize it and make it binding. Before you officially start working with your auditor, meet with them face-to-face to get an idea of how well theyll collaborate with your team.

Nonprofit

Candid

JANUARY 29, 2025

Based on Bridgespans experience and research, here are the main revenue categories and what they include: Governments: e.g., community block grants, insurance reimbursements, government grants, government contracts Small gifts (under $10,000) from Individuals: e.g., donations, entry fees, individual membership fees, religious contributions, bequests (..)

Funding

GrantNews

MARCH 10, 2025

The purpose is to help small businesses increase capacity, acquire development assistance, and compete for government contracts. Mentorship Program Opportunity for small businesses to participate in a mentorship program.

Grant

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Beyond what philanthropy can do, there is the question of what any human being can do to ensure that our sense of generosity does not contract, with devastating consequences.

Nonprofit

GrantNews

JUNE 10, 2025

The funding supports project costs, including supplies, display fabrication, publicity, and contract workers. Up to $3,000 and in-kind donations of materials to nonprofit museums and libraries to preserve and exhibit collections. Grants to Nonprofits for Digital Art History Preservation!

Grant

Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Agreements are only finalized when both parties sign the contract. You also have the option to charge a flat rate for the project or an hourly rate per deliverable—whichever works best for you and your client. Get Support Our dedicated customer support team assists both you and your client throughout the process.

Grant

CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

Typical fundraising software is clunky, complex, and contract-bound, but CauseVox actually tidies up your digital fundraising. CauseVox is a digital fundraising platform for nonprofits that helps you raise more with less effort through our fundraising software. Power up your digital fundraising for free with CauseVox.

Retainer

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 27, 2025

Skills and Next Steps As organizations pursue larger and more complex awards, professionals must strengthen their post-award skills across four core areas: Skill Area Basic Strategic Data Tracks activities and outcomes Ensures data quality, confidentiality, and security protocols Budgets Understands cost categories and reporting deadlines Applies cost (..)

Award

The Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Sarah is responsible for managing the production and customer support department concerning client contract fulfillment, increasing retention rate and customer satisfaction. She collaborates with other team members on a variety of issues including sales, marketing and product development ideas.

AI

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Draft a Contract : Formalize the working relationship by outlining terms such as deliverables, timelines, and compensation in a contract. Here are steps to ensure a fruitful collaboration: Define Goals and Expectations : Clearly articulate your funding objectives and what you seek to achieve through the consultant’s services.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

MARCH 31, 2025

Avoid surprises by discussing these possibilities early and including them in writing within the grant contract. For example, if your grant agreement includes scenarios where the award may need to be partially or fully repaidsuch as unused funds or non-compliance with termsclearly explain these conditions in your payment communication.

Grant

GrantNews

MAY 5, 2025

The purpose is to help small businesses increase capacity, acquire development assistance, and compete for government contracts. Mentorship Program Opportunity for small businesses to participate in a mentorship program. Women-owned businesses and businesses in rural regions are eligible to receive additional funding.

Grant

Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 28, 2025

Sarah is responsible for managing the production and customer support department, which focuses on client contract fulfillment, retention, and satisfaction. Sarah Tedesco is the Chief Operating Officer and Part Owner of DonorSearch , a prospect research company that focuses on proven philanthropy.

CRM

Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

Accept Funding Accepting funding requires more than just signing a contract. This phase is just as important as the pre-award stage, with diligent oversight to make sure you meet reporting and usage requirements. Objective: Formally acknowledge and accept the grant award.

Grant

Grant Writer Team

JANUARY 9, 2025

The grant writer is responsible for outlining payment arrangements in the work contract. Build a Grant-Writing Contract – Outline a clear contract and or work order for your project. Because of this, grant-seekers must pay for a grant writer in advance before the proposal is submitted. However, did you know?

Grant

GrantNews

APRIL 7, 2025

The purpose is to help small businesses increase capacity, acquire development assistance, and compete for government contracts. Mentorship Program Opportunity for small businesses to participate in a mentorship program.

Grant

Candid

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Candids contracts and compliance manager explains how an AI policy can help maximize the benefits of using these toolsby proactively mitigating risks inherent in AI, establishing clear operational standards and procedures, and preparing for the future. Of course, the impact of AI use is not limited to grantwriting.

AI

Planned Giving

OCTOBER 30, 2024

An electrical conduction system regulates the pumping of the heart and the timing of the contraction of its various chambers.” And it means replacing technical terms with everyday language. Which of these is easier to understand? “An Tiny electric impulses made by your body control your heart.

Donation

GrantNews

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

When awarded a grant, your organization enters into a contract with the grant maker, agreeing to specific guidelines and objectives. Applications require detailed proposals outlining how the funds will benefit the community. Due to the complexity, many applicants turn to professional grant writers or consultants for assistance.

Funding

GrantNews

APRIL 28, 2025

The purpose is to help small businesses increase capacity, acquire development assistance, and compete for government contracts that contribute to growth. Mentorship Program for Small Business Owners Opportunity for small businesses to participate in a mentorship program.

Grant

Future Fundraising Now

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Ripple effects from overseas cuts, broken contracts, and more is hitting hard and quickly. We have seen layoffs in the international sector already. We may see more in other sectors. Chaos and confusion are challenging us all.

Funding

DoJiggy

JULY 1, 2025

Pricing: The peer-to-peer package starts at $229/month No long-term contract required Choosing the Right Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Platform When selecting a peer-to-peer fundraising platform, you’ll likely want to consider the following factors. It is especially useful for in-person events with donation kiosks and multi-channel campaigns.

Fundraising

Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Candid’s contracts and compliance manager describes how we developed guidelines for AI use—which focuses on best practices, not specific tools—to mitigate risk factors, establish operational standards and procedures, and adapt to AI’s evolution. Mitigating future risks: Why your organization should have an AI policy.

Ethics

GiveSmart

AUGUST 1, 2025

Create a contract for the new board member to sign that describes what’s expected of them. When interviewing potential candidates, be sure to outline and reiterate any expectations you have for them. This way, you can be sure that your candidate knows what will be expected of them. Have a signed agreement.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 23, 2024

If you are starting to feel the pinch of too-small accounting software, here are a few things to keep in mind as you look for your next solution: Compliance with industry accounting and reporting standards Ability to manage multiple budgets , including a general budget and budgets for specific programs and restricted funds Timely, accurate reporting (..)

Finance

Future Fundraising Now

MARCH 4, 2025

In fundraising, contractions are a must. Fragments add energy to copy and improve reading ease. And on a related note: feel free to start sentences with conjunctions. They help propel the reader forward. If you do not use them, you will sound like a robot. Semicolons, the lawyer’s favorite punctuation mark, rarely belong in fundraising.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2025

Integrated enrollment management systems feed contract details directly into your billing system, eliminating manual data entry. Helps You Set Realistic, Data-Driven Goals When your systems are integrated , you have access to real-time data that reflects your schools current financial and enrollment landscape.

Finance

Grant Writer Team

JULY 31, 2025

The rise of contract-based jobs has opened doors for both remote and hybrid roles, especially for writers who want to make an impact on society. Grant writing stands out as one of the few freelance paths that blends purpose with independence.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

MARCH 24, 2025

An integrated solution means enrollment contracts feed directly into your billing systemaccounting for any financial aid awardsautomatically populating student account information and reducing the chance of human error. This is why having your enrollment management system integrated with your tuition and billing software is critical.

Contract

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Role of Grant and Contract Officers in Foundation Funding Grant and contract officers connect researchers with foundations. Researchers with experience know they need to work together with their organization’s support systems to get foundation funding. They work together with program management teams to track data and results.

Grant