Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

Important activities: Gather necessary documents, develop narratives, build budgets, and secure internal approvals. Bonus Tip: Capture all completed applications and accompanying documentation in both your fundraising and accounting systems as attachments. Important activities: Allocate resources, launch programs, and train staff.

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Grant Grants Grant Management Award 71

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

QuickBooks is depreciating the tags functionality in their accounting software starting March 8. If your nonprofit has chosen to use the tagging feature in QuickBooks to help identify your restricted revenue, this means you will be juggling even more spreadsheets outside of your software. There is a better way.

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AmpliFund

APRIL 30, 2024

I also highly recommend you view the recording where I take you into our software and explain each section in further detail. Here are 3 ways grant management software supports compliance: 1. You check your email, sort through spreadsheets, rifle through Word documents, but no luck.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The right fund accounting software can save you time and streamline your processes. But as a community health center, you’re already running on lean margins, which makes it even harder to carve out time to implement new software. Identify just one person to communicate with the software vendor. Think about the future.

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Software Funding Metrics Consulting 111

Candid

MAY 13, 2021

For instance, investing in an automated program, such as expense management software , can help you save time, yield better results, and increase efficiency. This post discusses the signs a nonprofit should consider expense management software. Signs it’s time to start looking at expense management software. Conclusion.

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Software Management Policy Policies 111

Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2024

Any major project—such as implementing new fund accounting software—needs a well-developed charter to keep stakeholders focused on the goals and desired outcome. A project charter is a brief, formal document that concisely articulates the essential details of the project, such as its purpose, scope, goals, and contributors.

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Software Funding Metrics Goals 111

Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

That’s why it’s essential to carefully choose the right software solutions to support your operations–the right tool can drive a high ROI for your fundraising efforts. Luckily, there are many nonprofit software solutions designed to meet the unique needs of your organization and help keep you and your staff from getting overwhelmed!

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Let’s take a closer look at each of these documents and how your nonprofit can compile them. This document subtracts total expenses from total revenue to let you know if your organization is bringing in more money than it is spending. Four Main Financial Statements for Nonprofits 1.

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Liability Finance Template Budget 111

Blackbaud

MAY 13, 2025

Not having sufficient control documentation can create a more time-consuming process and lead to your external auditors identifying recommendations or deficiencies. Some of these types can be managed directly within your fund accounting software , such as approval rules to make sure the right people review an expense before its paid.

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Policy Policies Ethics Finance 72

CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

Use your donation software such as a CRM or even a spreadsheet to track and monitor this essential donor data. If you captured any other pertinent data during the donation process, be sure to document this as well. Did they happen to stumble across your donation page through an online search?

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Retainer Media Donation Software 115

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The Blackbaud SKY API, or Application Programming Interface, is basically a set of rules that outlines how one piece of software can access data or functionality provided by a separate piece of software. What is an API and how does it work? Whether you know it or not, you use APIs every day. So, what’s next? Go forth and conquer!

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Software Professional Services Grant Management Grant 98

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

These include: Donation receipts and tax acknowledgments: Promptly sending these essential documents shows your professionalism and gratitude while giving donors the information they need for tax purposes. Track these metrics using your nonprofit constituent relationship management system (CRM) and fundraising software.

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Metrics CRM Donation Fundraising 148

Blackbaud

APRIL 2, 2024

With a fund accounting software system designed for nonprofits, you can fully track all your grants, especially restricted grants, in one place. Fund accounting software can allow you to accurately curate grant reports to track restrictions, set budgets, and audit grant awards.

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Indirect Cost Indirect Software Funding 115

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

You can always take advantage of the funder information storage features of your grant research funding software. As I like to say, if you can’t get hold of a document in 10 seconds, it is useless to you. As a new grant writer, I always put this information into an Excel spreadsheet.

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Strategic Plan Grant Writing Budget Grant 230

Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

Document signatures. Youll want to keep informed about updates to the software that may change your workflows. Want to see how Blackbaud Grantmaking is expanding its partnership ecosystem to include better integrations with Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT as well as data visualization and document signing partners? Fund accounting.

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Grant Management Management Grant Grants 97

DoJiggy

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Increased Efficiency Using event management software can streamline tedious processes such as ticketing, sponsorship coordination, and communication with supporters. Real-Time Updates: Event software can send reminders to attendees or update them about schedule changes. Include key stakeholders in software demos or vendor discussions.

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Software Training Fundraising Goals 78

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 14, 2025

When I stepped into the role, there werent any templates, process documents, or systems to guide me, just a dozen open tabs and a handful of old applications that I kept scavenging for useful language. When I imagined building sustainability into my role, I thought it might involve fancy software or some kind of elaborate filing system.

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GPC Template Grant Writing Burnout 59

Tech Soup

MARCH 9, 2012

In case you haven’t heard, 501(c)(3) private foundations are now eligible to receive Microsoft donations through the Microsoft Software Donation Program. Microsoft has made several exciting updates to its software donation program to make it more convenient for all nonprofits to request software donations.

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Software Donation Funding Grant 71

Bonterra

JUNE 25, 2024

Medical grantmaking software Accelerate approvals and ensure compliance Bonterra’s grants software makes it faster and easier for you to process approvals for expanded access, medical education, and research grants programs. Speed up the application review, approval, and drug shipment process for program administrators.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

They are building a free software lending library. The library is building a web interface and scheduling mechanism for the new software lending system this month and plans to have it ready for patrons’ use by January 2014. Patrons will store documents they create on their own computers. The User Experience.

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Software Application Applicant Readiness 61

Blackbaud

AUGUST 7, 2024

With the right mindset and planning, you can organize and execute a seamless fund accounting software implementation that meets your needs—both for today and for the future. Before getting into the details of rolling out new fund accounting software, focus on the big picture. Mindset matters. Are they comfortable using new tools?

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GrantNews

MARCH 27, 2025

Cloud Storage and Document Sharing: Securely store, access, and collaborate on files from anywhere. Accounting and Bookkeeping: Elect software that tracks expenses, generates reports, and simplifies financial management. Team Communication and Collaboration: Enhance teamwork with real-time messaging, file sharing, and video calls.

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Mentor Award Grant Grants 111

GiveSmart

MARCH 20, 2025

Watch On-Demand Why You Should Use Fundraising Software To Host Your Charity Golf Tournament Using software designed specifically for nonprofit fundraising makes planning, managing, promoting, and day-of for your golf outing go smoothly. Charity golf tournament software works as a centralized planning system.

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Fundraising Software Donation Procurement 52

Peak Proposals

JUNE 1, 2023

Several options exist for storing and adding references to grant proposals or other documents, such as project reports and research papers. A reference manager is a software program that allows you to organize and format your references. date of publication before the name of the publisher or the other way around).

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Proposal Management Grant Grants 52

Wild Apricot

APRIL 20, 2011

You’ll find a variety of tech tools in this 2-part series, from volunteer and member management, to web publishing and document sharing, to back office tasks, project management, and more.( read more ).

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Publishing Management Applicant Application 164

GiveSmart

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With the help of a high-quality fundraising software solution, your nonprofit can stay organized and ensure every important need is met to continue growing and serving your mission. We are breaking down compliance considerations for nonprofit organizations and the ways fundraising software can help streamline compliance management.

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Bonterra

JUNE 25, 2024

Medical grants software Medical grants software Bonterra's grantmaking software makes it faster and easier for you to process approvals for medical education, research grants, and expanded access programs. Request a demo Frequently asked questions What is medical grants software?

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Software Grant Grants Grant Management Software 52

Blackbaud

APRIL 7, 2025

The Purpose of a Budget for Your K-12 Private School Your budget is the guiding financial document for your school. Create or Update your Documented Budget Process Make sure your documented budgeting processes are up to date with the correct people, tools, and expected timelines.

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Budget Strategic Plan Template Conference 59

Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

This software is a classic freemium service, providing basic features for free, but the more interesting effects are only available for a $5 per month subscription. This software pretty much requires some familiarity with Photoshop. It also creates digital documents like eBooks, reports, PDFs, and webpages.

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Software Publishing Application Applicant 56

Blackbaud

APRIL 15, 2024

If you are a grantmaker, you know how important it is to have a reliable and efficient software system that can help you manage your grants, track your impact, and collaborate with your stakeholders. MicroEdge was established back in 1985 and released their Grants Management Software “GIFTS Online” in 2009.

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AI Application Applicant Software 110

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.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 9, 2025

Writing Needs Improvement: If writing is not your thing, you might consider using a software program. Missing Items: Have all documentation ready and attached before you submit. In fact, you might even need a grant writer. Format Guidelines: Always follow the funder’s guidelines. Check and double check every item.

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Application Applicant Grant Grants 67

Blackbaud

JANUARY 17, 2024

Changing a core piece of software at your grantmaking organization is no picnic. 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. What reports do you pull regularly?

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Grant Management Management Grant Management Software Grant 98

Blackbaud

MAY 27, 2024

You want to document your process to save yourself valuable time next budget season. Luckily, your fund accounting software helps you tackle all these situations. Each component of your fund accounting software that holds transaction data provides insight into how best to plan your operations.

Budget 59

Budget Software Funding Utilities 59

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

With an accounting system designed to manage and track balances by fund and subfund across fiscal years and with supported documentation, you can minimize risk by making nonprofit compliance a streamlined process. Here are four ways that accounting software built for nonprofits helps you improve your compliance processes.

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Software Nonprofit Grant Grants 98

Blackbaud

MARCH 6, 2024

This is a story about acknowledging how there isn’t one piece of software that can solve all your problems, which is why the extensibility of your systems is so important. It provides the ultimate tool to bring all your school software into one system and allows everything to talk to each other. Because I want to know!

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Calendar Software Contract Contracts 111

Blackbaud

APRIL 2, 2024

Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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