Blackbaud

APRIL 25, 2025

Automation can significantly reduce the manual effort involved in proposal management, allowing your staff to dedicate more time to strategic tasks that drive your campaign forward. Utilize advanced tools to ensure efficient gift tracking and donor interaction, freeing up your team to focus on high-impact activities.

Fundraising

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 13, 2025

“We strategized smart objectives to fulfill our mission,” or “We need to include smart objectives in our proposal.” Whether you are developing a strategic plan, managing a project, or designing a grant proposal, SMART objectives ensure that your efforts are focused and effective.

Grant Writing

GiveSmart

JANUARY 21, 2025

Download the guide and stop relying on guesswork. Hot air balloon rides offer incredible views, tranquility, and niche advantages, like an ideal setting to propose to your special someone. The Ultimate Data-Driven Auction Fundraising Guide Leverage data-driven insights to confidently predict auction items that will spark bidding.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 20, 2025

Generative AI : Creates new content based on learned patterns using large language models; it is useful for creating summaries, engagement histories, or proposal drafts. It is also helpful for developing a narrative explaining a data trend, such as, Why is engagement spiking?

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 4, 2025

Free White Paper Future-Proofing Your Organization’s Finances: Proactive Steps to Ensure Stability and Growth Download now 7. You can also run an estimated ROI on proposed revenue streams to see if the expected effort is worth the expected outcome. Budget to Actuals Your budget-to-actuals report is where planning meets reality.

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Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

So it's all about thinking about the long-term keywords that people often use in these sorts of proposals that you might often see in the different opportunities that you're pursuing to then filter down even further. And the last thing I'll go over is just downloading reports. Plus, learn about the OneCause Cares grant.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 23, 2025

Simply download a copy and customize it to your needs. Catering/simple refreshments Audio/visual equipment Download the free Nonprofit Workshop/Training Budget Template HERE Event Budget Templates for Associations Associations are known for their annual conferences – they can be complex with many event expenses.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

In my experience, the process begins with analyzing what has gone on in the past fiscal year (or two) and culminates with proposing budget amounts that are reasonable and a bit of a stretch goal. Im sure everyone is mildly familiar with budgeting. Meetings, approvals, and publication of the finalized budget are involved.

Budget

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

All grant proposals are different. But regardless of what type of proposals you may be working on at this moment in time, there is one thing I can say with certainty: You will run into proposals that ask you to write out the goals, objectives, and outcomes for your program or project. Just click below to download your copy!

Goals

Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

Download Encouraging Longevity in Nonprofit Development to discover the secrets behind employee retention. Develop a system where you’re sending out proposals or letters of inquiry to new foundations on a weekly basis. Download it here. Staff your organization with quality individuals and do your level best to keep them.

Letter Of Inquiry

Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In fact, these tools can potentially save you hours when writing your next proposal. Otherwise, you may end up wasting time by submitting a poorly written proposal and damaging your organization’s development efforts. Click here to download the slides from this presentation.

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Instrumentl

AUGUST 14, 2023

In this post, we'll dig into what grant proposal templates are, how to use them, and give you specific examples to get a head start on building your grant proposal template library.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 3, 2022

If you are preparing a proposal for a U.S. We’ve submitted proposals to several U.S. These tools are generally effective at organizing most proposal efforts. While this is a central function of LiquidText, it isn’t the software’s most compelling feature or the reason why it is so useful for developing proposals.

Proposal

NonProfit PRO

MAY 8, 2024

Visit the submission portal today to download guidelines, review criteria for evaluation, and submit your proposal! Whether your organization is looking for Momentum to Modernize, eager to Go Further, Faster, or innovate as a Pathfinder, round one submissions are due by 11:59PM EDT on June 3, 2024.

Application

NonProfit PRO

APRIL 18, 2024

And new this year, if you’re looking to leverage generative AI, submit a proposal for the Pathfinder – Generative AI Award, inclusive of up to $200,000. The choice is yours and the possibilities are endless, so download application instructions today.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 3, 2022

December 03, 2022 If you are preparing a proposal for a U.S. We’ve submitted proposals to several U.S. These tools are generally effective at organizing most proposal efforts. If you want to try it for your next proposal, you’re going to have to pay at least $96/year. LiquidText is sometimes referred to as a PDF reader.

Proposal

Peak Proposals

AUGUST 17, 2021

Preparing a grant proposal is a deadline-driven task, and sometimes, those deadlines can be very close at hand by the time you discover the opportunity and decide to apply. If you only have a few weeks to pull together a grant proposal, what’s the fastest way to pull together a proposal?

Proposal

NonProfit PRO

MAY 8, 2024

The 2024 submission portal is now open and accepting proposals until 11:59PM EDT on June 3, 2024. So, visit the website, download the guidelines, invite your AWS Account Manager to support your submission process, and leverage AWS cloud technology to accelerate your mission.

Proposal

NonProfit PRO

APRIL 18, 2024

Learn more about the inaugural Pathfinder Award, which includes up to $200,000 in unrestriced cash funding, by downloading guidelines to enhance your project proposal today.

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DoJiggy

JANUARY 16, 2024

So, if you’re wondering how to write an effective grant proposal for a nonprofit, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll explore the steps to nonprofit grant writing, how to write an effective grant proposal, and delve into why this skill is so essential. Follow our for steps to create an effective nonprofit grant proposal.

Proposal

Peak Proposals

JUNE 1, 2023

If you work on certain kinds of grant proposals, particularly proposals for research grants, you must cite sources that support your proposed solution, providing evidence of related work and data. Proposal teams often struggle to create a system for organizing background research and correctly citing sources in their proposals.

Proposal

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 7, 2022

All too often, organizations are applying to funders without doing their homework, and the funder will not appreciate you wasting their time by reading proposals that do not align with their priorities. Download our free Grant Research Guidebook. Before you know it, you’ll have these funders saying, “you had me at hello”. (I

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Download our Fundraising Plan and Calendar Template: Fundraising Strategies for Nonprofits 1. Developing Strong Grant Proposals Making a case for support is at the foundation of a strong grant proposal. Mixing both story and statistics will help you create a powerful proposal. Again, remember to follow the guidelines!

Fundraising

Peak Proposals

APRIL 3, 2023

Grant proposals have at least two parts: the project narrative and the budget (aka cost proposal). If you work for a large nonprofit, different people may be assigned to work on the narrative and cost proposal, with the two groups getting together periodically throughout the proposal process to ensure the sections are in sync.

Budget

Candid

JANUARY 24, 2023

The experiment: taking a big swing at short-form video for social media Candid’s communications and brand awareness team proposed creating 22 social media videos that were under 90 seconds in duration over a three-month period, with the caveat that staff would not be overly burdened by the tasks involved.

Media

Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2021

You can also download these sponsorship letter templates to add to your fundraising arsenal at the end of this blog. Download Templates. If [Company Name] is excited by this proposal, please reach out to us at [contact information]. Download Templates. Sponsorship Acknowledgement Letter. Sponsorship Letter for Events.

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Sharpshooter Communications

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

You've got a proposal timeline approved by the team. Follow the links to download templates and/or examples. Until I come up with a cleverer name, this 90/60/30 System creates uniform tasks and timelines for moving proposals through a preliminary phase, a go/no-go phase, and a working phase. 90/60/30 System.

Grant

GiveSmart

MARCH 14, 2025

With the right Donor Portal, supporters can independently access, manage, and download their donation receipts and comprehensive giving historyempowering them while saving your nonprofit valuable time and resources that can be redirected toward strengthening relationships and improving fundraising outcomes.

Donation

Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Nonprofits should be prepared to demonstrate data-driven results and outcomes in their proposals. Ensure your nonprofit’s DEI efforts are well-documented and highlighted in your grant proposals. Understanding their priorities and preferences can give you a competitive edge when tailoring your proposals.

Grant Writing

Qgiv

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Your board makes crucial decisions regarding your staff, budget, and overall fundraising strategy, and your proposal must get them on board with the plans your team has made to further your nonprofit’s mission, as well as update your members on current campaigns and projects.

Proposal

Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2024

You can get a downloadable project charter template on our resource center. Note when the project was approved, the proposed project start date, and when the project is expected to be completed. Here are 10 essential elements that every project charter should include. Project Overview Start by providing basic details of your project.

Software

Grant Writer Team

APRIL 25, 2024

It’s true, they do the things we expect them to, like researching and drafting proposals. So, why shouldn’t they submit the proposal? Alternatively, you could also download the application forms and email them to collaborators (such as a grant writer). Grant writers perform a multitude of tasks. It’s really quite simple.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 2, 2024

No “filters” or keyword searches; no wading through multi-tab spreadsheets; no advanced software to download reports… What you DO get: An easy-to-read narrative profile (for the geographic zone you indicated) informed by about 18 key demographic indicators. You might be tempted to paste the narrative part into your grant proposal as is!)

Demographics

Peak Proposals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

While there’s lots of grant writing to be done and knowing how to write a grant is a valued skill in the nonprofit sector, there’s a big difference between occasionally writing a grant proposal and working as a full-time grant writer. However, what you are doing most of the time is contributing to a proposal as one of several writers.

Grant

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It's a free 41-page report that you can download here. Grant proposals benefit from showing an organization's IT sophistication, particularly in collecting data on outcomes of a grant in some depth. It is also a good resource on best practices for writing grant proposals. Just for Libraries. Casey Foundations.

Grantstation

Just Write Grants

JULY 25, 2023

A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Vendor RFPs for Nonprofit Professionals and Grant Writers At some point, nonprofit organizations and grant writers will encounter the often daunting task of creating or responding to a Request for Proposal (RFP). What is an RFP, and Why it Matters?

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

We're really excited about this book because Darren is proposing a new, bold vision of philanthropy that is truly transformative and world-changing. You can download this book (or audio book) for FREE at the Ford Foundation web site. FREE Download: From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth ?? Details to follow!

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