Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

Grants often come with strings attached: timelines, deliverables, data collection, reporting, evaluation, staffing, and sometimes even public events or policy alignment. Will we need to hire, train, or contract new support to fulfill the grant? Can we meet the reporting and compliance requirements?

Grant

Blackbaud

JULY 23, 2025

While most private and independent schools are not heavily reliant on federal funding, the ever-shifting landscape of federal policies and priorities can create significant uncertainty for any organization. Step 1: Stay Up to Date on Policy Changes Funding uncertainty is not new to private and independent schools.

Policy

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

[a][b] Every incoming administration in recent decades has engaged in some form of programmatic pause and review with the expressed aim of reshaping grant and loan funding to be aligned with their policy preferences. Can the President order a review of its funding programs to discern policy fit, effectiveness and impact? Absolutely.

Grant

The Fundraising Coach

MAY 30, 2025

Charitable gift annuities (CGAs): CGAs are contracts between a donor and a nonprofit. Life insurance: Donors can name a nonprofit as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Train staff and board members. The donor makes a gift of cash or property, and in exchange, they receive a fixed lifetime income stream.

CRM

Blue Avocado

MARCH 3, 2025

Was training insufficient? Plaintiff attorneys have learned that they can demand policy limits on nonprofits liability insurance for injured children or vulnerable populations even when the nonprofit was not at fault because judges will allow these cases to be brought. Was nonprofit management suddenly failing to keep clients safe?

Insurance

Wild Apricot

JULY 23, 2025

Catering/simple refreshments Audio/visual equipment Download the free Nonprofit Workshop/Training Budget Template HERE Event Budget Templates for Associations Associations are known for their annual conferences – they can be complex with many event expenses.

Template

Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

But before receiving funds, you need to show you’re legally registered, governed by a board, and have solid financial management policies. On top of that, there’s a lengthy contract to review and sign. Our SOC 2 audit required us to refine our policies and plans for responding to incidents or unexpected events.

Policy

Candid

JUNE 3, 2024

What public policies are needed to address the unmet needs of our constituents? What gaps exist in government data collection on LGBTQ+ aging that is leading to gaps in policy protections and services? Direct services. Technical assistance. Analyzing data to ensure program impact and effectiveness With an annual budget of $21.8

Transportation

Candid

JUNE 1, 2022

On top of standard processing fees, some providers charge additional fees for setup, training, contract closure, and early termination. Examine each processor’s policies. As you drill down into the specifics of each payment processor you’re considering, remember to thoroughly examine each company’s policies.

Policy

Candid

AUGUST 13, 2024

Over time, the organization succeeded in growing its government funding sources, both adding new government agency funders and expanding contracts with current funders. Offer support tailored to each revenue category Many nonprofit boards have a “give or get” policy requiring each member to donate or raise a certain dollar amount.

Funding

RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

Objective 3: Clarifying Sections that Recipients or Agencies have Interpreted in Different Ways : While this objective does not constitute specific policy or process changes, it does help to diminish confusion when questions are raised. This has led to a more robust definitions section and ensures a lack of ambiguity.

UEI

GrantNews

MAY 8, 2024

Nonprofits often use a lawyer to get a set of ‘trained professional eyes’ on their documents. This will include money for payroll, benefits, payroll taxes and contract employees. However, most nonprofit organizations start out with a Business Owner’s Policy (BOP). The cost usually runs from $200-$300 a month.

Insurance

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

And if a nonprofit lacks funding and resources for HR functions, then policy manuals and forms, performance reviews, and regular training can all become desperately out of date or be nonexistent. If you don't have trained or dedicated HR staff, obtain HR expertise on an as-needed basis.

Consulting

GrantNews

JULY 18, 2024

Do You Have a Social Media Marketing Policy? If you don’t have a social media marketing policy, get one. This policy acts as a code of conduct, outlining how staff, volunteers, and members should present themselves on social platforms. A well-crafted social media policy protects everyone involved.

Media

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 22, 2024

What you do next is entirely dependent on the policies and procedures that your organization has put in place for your development team. Create philanthropic policies that incentivize partnership. Establish written policies and procedures to empower your development office. A decision tree is a great first step. Is this a grant?

Grant

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 25, 2024

Shortly afterward, in January 2020, she allegedly was told by then-CEO Brian Gallagher that she was being let go because “I don’t need you anymore” and was tasked with training her replacement before her final day of employment in February 2020. She has since cobbled together a combination of part-time and contract work, she said.

Policy

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Over the coming weeks, we will outline common grant management practices that are applicable to organizations with foundation funding, state funding, pass-through funding, and direct federal funding, beginning with the conflict of interest policy. A good COI policy will include provisions for regular COI training.

Grant Management

Sharpshooter Communications

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Strong organizations have a variety of revenue streams, such as: Fees for services Fundraising events Contracts Private donations from individuals Corporate donations/sponsorships United Way Grants How many consecutive years have you filed an IRS Form 990? Completing the training shows that your board is engaged and understands their role.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 17, 2024

Advocacy and Awareness Campaigns: Last, but certainly not least, grants fund efforts to raise awareness about specific issues or advocate for policy changes. Contracts for services to nonprofits to address the housing needs of vulnerable residents. Community outreach initiatives depend on these campaigns. Projects serve at-risk youth.

Grant

Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

In addition, you may find it helpful to use the Nonprofit.Courses’ guide to nonprofit board training as a resource to further improve your onboarding work. That level of knowledge builds over time with ongoing training at board meetings, through tours, at events, and by other means. Let’s begin. Your Mission.

Finance

Assel Grant Services

MAY 6, 2024

improving policies and procedures and strengthening internal controls). Here are the circumstances that may trigger an audit requirement: Federal, state, and local government contracts may require an audit as part of the nonprofit’s contract for funding. First, be aware of the contract requirements before signing an agreement.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

While some organizations do have the capacity and expertise, many need to contract with an external evaluator for one or several reasons. Look for college departments or institutes that focus on research, evaluation, community or resource development, policy, or analytics.

Grant

GrantNews

JANUARY 30, 2024

Level one translates every printed character, while level two contains contractions and letter combinations. Funding also supports programs to promote the advancement of eye health education, training, and skills-transfer. In fact, the system has remained relatively unchanged since its invention. There is more than one kind of Braille.

Award

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Check out the previous posts on conflict of interest policies and procedures and time and effort ! The key is knowing how your organization’s policy and procedure for allocating indirect costs and what this entails. With this grant management series, I aim to outline some of the commonly seen issues and provide resources to learn more.

Indirect Cost

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 18, 2024

Each applicant must provide evidence of its legal capacity to contract with the Rural Utilities Service to obtain the grant and comply with all applicable requirements, in accordance with 7 CFR part 1734.4(a). AGS offers a Federal Grants Training Series ! Check out our website to learn more and sign up for our training newsletter.

USDA

Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As the number of students we taught rose and tenure-track faculty left, they were replaced with wonderful, intelligent, highly-trained contingent faculty with heavy teaching loads, by-the-course or one-year contracts, and little to no support for equipment, materials, or professional development. There are enforced lunch breaks.

Ethics

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 18, 2024

Dill attributed that year’s lofty ratings to, among other factors, “the care and attention we exhibited toward [employees’] personal safety and situations; the accommodations we made; the way we responded to employees who contracted the virus; and also, unfortunately, to employees who lost family members.”

Metrics

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Through our work in grant development, we’ve met many faculty members who have not received training on how to find funding or write grant proposals. And either way, you may be able to leverage your data to bring about policy changes. Either way, you might receive media attention if your work produces interesting findings.

Funding

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 20, 2023

However, before a business officer offers flexibility, it’s essential to have rules that define the terms of tuition payment and processing and have school leadership fully support those policies. Having that contract roll from the school’s admissions software into its tuition management system helps eliminate chaos and confusion.

Contracts

Center for Major Gifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Charitable Gift Annuities A charitable gift annuity is a contract between a donor and a charity. If not, are you willing to invest in training or hire specialists? Start by allocating resources for staff training, marketing materials, and possibly legal or financial consulting.

Pass-Through

Grant Geek

AUGUST 17, 2020

HHS Grants Policy Statement. If you’ve received a grant (or any federal contract for that matter) in excess of $750,000 in any given year, it will be required you hire an independent, certified, federal grants auditor. Use grant funds to hire a compliance expert, or to routinely train staff. Grant Application.

Readiness

Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Be sure you understand expectations while going through the contract process. It’s always a good idea to have pre-event meetings with vendors to go through expectations and complete a formal contract. Your in-kind contracts will most likely not need to be as robust. Don’t forget the weather report.

Contracts

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

MAY 15, 2024

I’m pretty sure these are essentially no-bid contracts and if RFPs are issued they must be published in an alternate fed portal than grants.gov and are wired for particular nonprofits.

Grants.Gov

AmpliFund

JANUARY 3, 2023

To stay compliant when it comes to IIJA funding, organizations will have to adhere to the Uniform Grant Guidance ( 2 CFR 200 ), the Build America Buy America Policy, and the government’s focus on disadvantaged communities through programs like the Justice 40 EPA initiative. Develop processes, policies, and procedures for procurement.

Management

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

JANUARY 2, 2024

When drafting a CBP, we usually get the company’s DEIA statement/policies to incorporate. ” CBPs are just Section 3 Plans by another name with a soupçon of DEIA. The fun part is that not a single DOE client seems to care about the CBP, except that they know they must submit one to get funded.

Grant Writing

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

AI systems rely on vast amounts of data to train and improve their algorithms, and nonprofit leaders must ensure that the data they collect is used in accordance with applicable federal, state, and international privacy laws and regulations. Data Privacy. One of the primary legal issues associated with the use of AI is data privacy.

ChatGPT

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Your staff members should be fully trained and familiar with your emergency response plan. Conduct drills to ensure your nonprofit is ready for an emergency and require all who are on-site on training day to participate. Private security contractors – An established security contract with a professional security service.

Liability