Contracts Insurance Utilities 
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. Utilize this tool to identify prospects and craft direct appeals that will resonate with them.
GrantNews
MAY 8, 2024
This will include money for payroll, benefits, payroll taxes and contract employees. Nonprofit Insurance Many nonprofits purchase nonprofit insurance when starting their organization. Business insurance is to protect nonprofits from any claims against the nonprofit made as a result of normal operations.
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Get Fully Funded
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
These are bills that you pay monthly, such as salaries, rent, utilities, landscaping, pest control, or accounting fees. Speak with your accountant to explore what “contract positions” entail. It might be possible to keep staff members on a contract basis until your organization can sustain employees long-term.
Blackbaud
MAY 6, 2024
Work with the heads of each department to analyze expense history, review contracts for any automatic expense increases, and evaluate the strategic plan for any additional expenses to include. These are set costs like headquarters rent, insurance, and administrative salaries.
Get Fully Funded
MARCH 20, 2023
Expenses Staff Payroll Benefits Payroll taxes Contract staff Facilities Rent/mortgage Utilities (electricity, water) Pest control Maintenance Program Equipment Supplies Materials Mileage (specifically related to conducting your program’s activities) Administrative Office supplies Software (Quickbooks, donor tracking software, merchant account, etc.)
Grant Writer Team
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Sample grant from GrantWatch , a reputable grant database: Minority-Owned Businesses in the Restaurant Industry – Grants to Illinois minority-owned for-profit food establishments for working capital including payroll, rent, insurance, utilities, taxes, operations, and contractors.
Peak Proposals
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Without unrestricted sources of funding, you cannot cover your executive director’s salary, the salaries of your administrative staff (which includes grant writers), or ongoing costs like rent and utilities for your office. Fundraising activities and events must comply with local laws and carry adequate liability insurance.
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