Candid

JUNE 5, 2025

In alignment with your nonprofits strategic plan , set financial goals (e.g., covering costs of new programs, onboarding, fundraising, plus existing costs), organize expenses by function (e.g., Tips and best practices for developing a nonprofit budget But what does an actual budget document look like?

Budget

Candid

JULY 13, 2023

While Candid is working to reduce that burden broadly, here is one specific way we are trying to help: by providing sample grant proposal documents. There are four major documents that you may need to create if your nonprofit is looking for funding. To see this in practice, review our proposal budget sample documents.

Proposal

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Identify a place to store documentation, including applications and relevant policies, in a place where everyone has access, such as within the grant record within your fund accounting software or a cloud storage tool. Make sure everyone knows why you are applying for each grant and what the specific goal is if you get it.

Government

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Calculate Your Indirect Cost Rate Complete and correct cost allocation is key to the financial stability of your organization. If you aren’t including indirect costs—such as salaries or rent—into your funding requests or program planning, you are setting yourself up for stress later in the year.

Indirect Cost

RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

This is a natural consequence when several different administrative requirements documents and cost circulars are consolidated into one document, and meant to be universally applied. As overhead and administrative costs grow, organizations often scramble to find ways to recoup this funding. Let’s examine each one.

UEI

Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A brief description of the project, including your goals and objectives. Project goals and objectives When it comes to grant proposals, it is important to understand the difference between goals and objectives. Information about your organization and its experience addressing your proposal’s key need or problem.

Proposal

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

If you are just starting out, you may have to build up to that goal. But your goal should be to spend appropriately on fundraising so you can bring in the money you need to fully fund your programs. These are also known as indirect costs, expenses that cannot be tied directly to programs. Here in the U.S.,

Fundraising

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

Analyze these documents to identify trends, such as seasonal variations in income or recurring expenses. This step is crucial for setting realistic financial goals. Action Plan: Map out your organization’s strategic goals for the upcoming year or beyond. It aligns financial planning with mission-critical activities.

Budget

Peak Proposals

AUGUST 1, 2023

What documentation is acceptable to document compliance? Hyperlinks Are hyperlinks allowed in the document? When in doubt, include the full URL in the document but do not hyperlink it. If you read a solicitation and you’re thinking, “Do we need to work in all these places and meet all these goals?”

Funding

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Features of Project Proposal vs. a Research Proposal Project Proposal A project proposal is usually structured around a single goal (often named by the funder) and objectives (also often named by the funder), with specific activities listed under each objective. does X cause Y? is Y related to X?)

Funding