Blackbaud

MARCH 31, 2025

Set a benchmark so any payments under that amount, such as $5,000, only need to be approved by the grants manager. Any payments over that amount need to be approved by the grants manager and a member of leadership. If a question or issue arises down the road, youll have the documentation to back up your decisions.

Grants

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Location : Some grants are region-specific, aimed at supporting local artists. Project Type : Many grants specify the types of projects they support, such as community outreach or artistic development. Artists should document their qualifications and compare them with the criteria outlined in the grant descriptions to ensure alignment.

Grants

Blackbaud

MAY 5, 2025

How to Avoid It Avoiding the confusion around criteria starts with clear documentation. Establish, document, and implement evaluation criteria that reflect your mission and funding program guidelines. How to Avoid It Unintentional bias is hard to recognize individually, so its important for your grant managers to be aware.

Grants

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 29, 2025

Every grant professional will face an audit at some point, whether it’s part of the annual nonprofit tax filing or a formal public grant audit from years past. Often, the finance department handles the process, leaving grant managers unaware until after the fact. Does it clearly explain why each budget item is necessary?

IT

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2025

Often seen as just another thing we must do for the money – required grant reports are not typically a treasured task among grant professionals. But what if I told you, it is my FAVORITE part of grants management? Documentation of Implementation, Progress, and Results. Okay, okay it sounds wacky, I know.

Grants

Blackbaud

APRIL 23, 2025

Here is a breakdown of the different types of grant reviews, who is involved, what programs they work best for, and what to keep in mind with each type. Once an application is submitted, a grants manager or administrative staff member conducts a quick review to confirm the submission is complete and accurate.

Grants

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

They come with strict compliance requirements, detailed reporting obligations, and potential penalties that could result in claw backs if you aren’t careful with your spending and documentation. Want to set your organization up for success with government grant compliance? Check out our grant compliance checklist.

Government

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Unlock the full potential of your grant management process by learning the importance of strategic grant calendars, how to strategically examine RFP's, and how to document your decision-making process - all with help of Instrumentl.

Instrumentl

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Refer to effective resources such as grant writing templates. Gather Supporting Documents : Collect financial statements, organizational charts, and board member lists as required by the specific grant guidelines. Grant Award Acceptance and Acknowledgment Upon receiving a grant, organizations should formally accept the award.

Funding

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Today, Blackbaud Grantmaking’s SKY API capabilities are centered around financial data, like grant amounts and remaining balance. You can already share that information with your financial system while also pulling data like payment date or payment type into your grant management system. So, what’s next? Go forth and conquer!

Software

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

Implementing fund accounting software with subfund capabilities can help your team avoid common nonprofit audit mistakes by streamlining grants management, documentation management, and other key processes. The auditor will need recent tax documents, payroll details, annual financial statements, among other documentation.

Finance

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Pro Tip: Keep a living grant strategy document or tracker that lists deadlines and includes notes on alignment, ease of application, and past results. Use Simple Tools to Save Time with Grant Writing for Small Nonprofits You don’t need an expensive grant management platform to stay organized.

Grant Writing

Candid

JUNE 26, 2025

So far, we’ve seen chatbots, matchmaking algorithms, document summarizers, application assistants, and other tools that offer improvements in workflow and efficiency—helpful, but not transformative. Grants managers and administrators often lack the time and space to think broadly about how AI could enable us to reimagine grantmaking.

AI

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Proposal writing and editing Grant writers excel at drafting and polishing grant proposals. They create various documents like full proposals, letters of intent, and application templates that fit different opportunities. Federal grants need 20-40 hours of dedicated work.

Grants

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Grant writers serve as documentation specialists and salespeople for their organizations. What is a grant proposal? A grant proposal convinces a funding organization to support your project or program. Successful grant writers must now include quantitative and qualitative data in their proposals.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 29, 2024

For further resources, consider exploring articles like how to apply for a grant or grant writing workshops to enhance skills in effective budgeting for grants. This section discusses the essential aspects of managing grant funds, including tracking expenses, making budget revisions, and understanding reporting requirements.

Budget

Bonterra

JULY 31, 2025

And within the built-in CRM, users can send automated communications and document supporter details. Whether you’re looking for grant management , fundraising, volunteer management, or a robust CRM, the right nonprofit software tool is out there. Leverage templates for everything or create your own. Customer service 4.7

CRM

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 15, 2025

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed juggling grant deadlines, endless document requests, and repetitive tasks, you’re not alone. Nonprofit grantseeking, especially for grassroots teams or solo grant writers, often feels like an infinite cycle of scrambling and stress.

AI

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Expert Methods for Writing Winning Proposals Getting research grants from foundations needs you to become skilled at proposal writing. Researchers must go beyond finding opportunities and create documents that engage reviewers while showing their project’s value. Foundation rules often challenge traditional university practices.

Grants

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Have a documented process to make sure you are keeping your Excel spreadsheet up to date. Use the “show changes” functionality or document history to track who has made changes and what they changed. Know who should be updating your spreadsheets and when.

Software

Candid

JUNE 5, 2025

Tips and best practices for developing a nonprofit budget But what does an actual budget document look like? Here are a few: Four common grant proposal documents (free samples included). Among the free samples featured in this article are those for grant proposal budgets , which should include sources of income (e.g.,

Budget

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Don't try to worry about digging through because they are very long tax documents and maybe some of you are tax people. It saves so much headache if you're not used to those types of forms and documents. Drop a three in the chat if you have ever been a grant reviewer. Do a couple searches and boom. Uh, no, not me.

Instrumentl

Bonterra

JULY 21, 2025

Remote or hybrid workers could participate in activities such as assembling paracord bracelets for veterans or contributing documented research to environmental conservation missions such as the Smithsonian birdwatching projects.

Metrics

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

And when it's well-documented how to follow the system. It might take some time upfront to figure out, okay, what's the best system here, or time to document the steps or figure out what kind of system you need to use. We're going to talk about five reasons why grant tracking systems are important and then, go into this.

Instrumentl

AmpliFund

APRIL 30, 2024

In wrapping up our latest webinar series , I shared insights into how a grant management system, specifically, AmpliFund, plays a vital role in supporting compliance. Here are 3 ways grant management software supports compliance: 1. Imagine this: You’re trying to find an important form for one of your awards.

Grant Management Software

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Having a predictable and consistent grant cycle will ensure your team members are able to evaluate each request efficiently and effectively. Here are a few things you can expect for each step of the grant management process, including some best practices on how to ensure the entire cycle works smoothly and effectively.

Grant Management

AmpliFund

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Implementing a strong set of internal controls is critical to effectively manage grants. The turnout for our recent webinar, Creating Buy- I n for System-Wide Internal Controls , made it very clear that grant managers know they need internal controls but may not have the support, resources, or know how to put them in place.

Grant Management

Blackbaud

JANUARY 17, 2024

But inertia is not an option when your grant programs outgrow your current solution, or your vendor sunsets the software you use, like Salesforce is doing with their grant management software, FoundationConnect. This includes reviewing your process documentation or creating it if necessary.

Grant Management

NonProfit PRO

APRIL 9, 2024

Nonprofits may scramble to gather details or documents and submit last-minute applications for grants. Here are five tips to cut the chaos.

Grant Management

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

That’s why thinking about the key types of tools to help you with your grant management work is so important. While each organziation has unique goals and needs, there are four broad TYPES of tools for you to consider putting in your grant related toolbox. Grant Management Software. Grant Management Software.

Grant Management

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Often when grant professionals come into new roles, they are responsible for standing up the new grant management function at their organization. If this includes the capacity to manage grants with a federal origin, the task can be daunting. Sometimes this is on the agency website.

Grant Management

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

I have been in chat rooms and webinars with people who are new to the grants profession and have been asked to stand up the grants management function for their organization. I spent many years as a successful grant professional and managed grants that were not from public sources.

Grant Management

AmpliFund

MARCH 13, 2024

When it comes to reporting requirements and financial management, I touched on the impact of Uniform Guidance, agency guidance, and the specific award documentation. The key things to remember here are knowing where to find the details of your grant’s reporting requirements. Do you have the documentation to prove this?

Budget

RBW Strategy

AUGUST 7, 2024

Through these policies and procedures, you’ll want to answer the following questions: Has management designed policies and procedures to handle a wide variety of circumstances? Do those documents provide a path for handling the unexpected? As a group, you should review th e notice of grant award (NGA)’s terms and conditions.

Federal Grants

AmpliFund

DECEMBER 5, 2023

If you're managing grant funds in spreadsheets and keeping track of program progress and expenditures with documents and emails, you're likely keenly aware of the inherent risks and administrative headaches. You may already recognize that grant management software (GMS) can address these and contribute numerous other benefits.

Amplifund

Just Write Grants

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

You dream of a system to tame the grant management chaos and free up time for your actual mission. If you're a passionate nonprofit hero drowning in a sea of grant paperwork, this guide is for you! Sustainability & Growth: Effective grant management fosters strong relationships with funders.

Grant Management

AmpliFund

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

However, while the IIJA provides resources to much-needed programs and projects, this surge in funding introduces a complex set of challenges for local, state, and tribal grant managers, who are tasked with navigating a larger scope of grant opportunities, adhering to specific program requirements, and managing increased funding volumes.

Funding