Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Working with your program and development teams, your finance staff identifies funding gaps, supplies important budget numbers, sets up projects in your accounting software, establishes spending approvals, and creates reporting schedules. Here are the key roles for your finance office throughout the government grant lifecycle.

Government

GiveSmart

MARCH 12, 2024

Typical costs for in-person events include venue rental, catering, marketing, and staffing. Along with expenses connected directly to the event, there are also indirect costs to account for, such as staff salaries. Ideally, the event ROI for nonprofits will equal more than 70% of the cost of hosting and organizing.

Indirect Cost

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

USG Agency Websites For grant opportunities (as opposed to contract opportunities, which you can find on beta.SAM.gov) , grants.gov is the preferred search tool if you want to go to one site to look at opportunities across the federal system. NICRA covers indirect costs (facilities and administrative costs) and fringe benefit expenses.

Funding