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13 Tips for Ensuring Government Grant Compliance for Your Nonprofit Organization

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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. Tip 4: Calculate your indirect cost or make an intentional decision to use the de minimis rate.

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Why Fund Accounting Software Beats Spreadsheets for Nonprofit Grant Reporting and Compliance

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Understand Your Indirect Costs Tracking and allocating your indirect costs is one of the most tedious aspects of grant applications and reporting. Having a fund accounting solution built for nonprofits will allow you to document these grant spending rules to help you later calculate reimbursements.

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Crafting Opportunities: Exploring the Grant Writing Process

Allied Grant Writers

Key elements of grant guidelines may include: Eligibility criteria (who can apply) Project scope and objectives Required documents (e.g., This section outlines the essential elements of a grant proposal and offers valuable insights into crafting a persuasive document.

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7 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Build a Strong Financial Foundation in 2024

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Some revenue sources will clearly be revenue-wise (self-supporting or clearly core to the mission and supported by outside sources), and some will be ready to sunset. Make Sure You’re Ready for Your Next Government Grant Government grants are a great addition to any nonprofit’s balance sheet.

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More Than Fiduciary Oversight – How Board Members Can Support the Grant Writing Team by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Offer to write letters of support for proposals and be flexible when needed to sign grant documentation (e.g., indirect costs, matching funds, supplanting). Identify methods for assisting organizations to implement practices that advance grant readiness 2.06. certifications, grant agreements).

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Grant Writer Cost in 2025: What You Actually Need to Pay [Expert Guide]

Allied Grant Writers

They create various documents like full proposals, letters of intent, and application templates that fit different opportunities. Their work includes: Finding all project costs Separating direct from indirect expenses Adding buffers for surprise costs Seasoned grant writers balance budgets well.

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How to write a winning grant proposal

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Your project budget will ideally mirror the associated direct and indirect costs of the items outlined in your project description, such as staffing, rent, supplies, promotion, and the like. With this roadmap to guide your efforts, you’re ready to begin writing a successful grant proposal.

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