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In it to Win It: Building the Grants Audit-Planning Team

Grant Professionals Association

Much like athletes, grant professionals must prepare well in advance to perform at their best. 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. Have program staff review the documents and ask their own questions.

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Top Accounting Tips for Government Grants

Blackbaud

This guide covers the fundamentals that your finance team needs to know during every stage of the grant so you can handle it confidently from award to closeout. Understanding the Grant Lifecycle for the Finance Office Government grants follow a predictable journey, and the finance team plays a mission-critical role at each stage.

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Grant Writing Tip: Using federal grants to fund building or purchasing/renovating a building

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

We get many calls from nonprofits and public agencies seeking federal grants to build or buy and renovate a building*—the proposed uses could be anything from a youth center to a SUD treatment facility to affordable housing. A similar process unfolded for many other federal grant programs for funding facilities.

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Beyond the Award: Why Every Grant Professional Needs Post-Award Management Skills

Grant Professionals Association

Over the last 20+ years, I have been privileged to help hundreds of organizations receive significant grant funding. Many of these grant awards have been large federal grants that advanced an organization both in its mission and its overall capacity. Securing the grant itself is, of course, an achievement.

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Resources for Navigating Uncertainty in the U.S. Federal Funding Landscape

Blackbaud

F undraising Best Practice Resources On-demand webinar: Everyday Actions, Extraordinary Potential: Engaging Everyday Donors Communicating with Donors in An Uncertain Funding Environment Get Your Grant-Funded Nonprofit Started in Fundraising Finance and Operations Best Practice Resources Webinar (March 25): Navigating Federal Funding: Essential Risk (..)

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Grant Writing Tip: Using federal grants to fund building or purchasing/renovating a building

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

We get many calls from nonprofits and public agencies seeking federal grants to build or buy and renovate a building*—the proposed uses could be anything from a youth center to a SUD treatment facility to affordable housing. A similar process unfolded for many other federal grant programs for funding facilities.

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Federal Grants Are Beasts—Here’s How to Slay Them Without Losing Your Mind

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Heres the playbook for survivingand thrivingwhen its time to build that next monster federal grant proposal. Build a Strike Team Before the Battle Begins Federal proposals are too complex for one person to carry alone. XXX or 25 staff trained) so the draft keeps moving. Dont wait for perfection. Wait = death.