Blackbaud

JUNE 5, 2025

Here are a few questions to ask your leadership and finance team as you start building your next budget: Has our mission remained the same? Have we experienced any funding losses, or do we expect any major changes? Have our goals shifted this year? What were the issues with the last budget? Did we have to adjust, and if so, why?

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Blackbaud

MARCH 12, 2025

When you think about creating a strategy for your nonprofit or school, do you imagine high-stress meetings with a whiteboard and sticky notes, with your team hashing out a large-scale plan to set your whole organization on a path forward? Strategy planning doesnt have to be so dramatic. In fact, you already strategize every day!

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

When it comes to securing funding, nonprofits often encounter various types of grants, each serving a different purpose. Understanding the distinctions between capital, program, and operating grants is crucial for effectively managing your organization’s finances and meeting its goals. Capital Grants 1.1 Program Grants 2.1

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Blackbaud

MAY 21, 2025

This approach enhances business planning capabilities and enables more adaptable and responsive financial management. Incorporating budget scenarios into your strategic planning can help your organization stay financially agile and better prepare for potential changes in your funding.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Learn how nonprofit collaboration strategies can help you partner with like-minded people and organizations and create a deepened impact, more sustainable relationships, and a stronger funding pool for your nonprofit. Income inequality has forced nonprofits to rely more and more on the wealthy to fund their efforts to fight climate change.

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Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2024

Having multiple people working on your organization’s finances helps ensure accuracy—not only by delegating tasks efficiently, but also by allowing for additional review of records and reports. What practical steps can we take to get this organization where it needs or wants to be with its finances? Where is there room for improvement?

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

These are funds set aside by the Board for a future special designated use, such as supporting the purchase of a headquarters building, acquiring a program from another organization, or funding a one-time future project, for example, a rebranding or a special event like a 100 th anniversary celebration.

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Blackbaud

MAY 6, 2024

But when you have all the pieces—accurate data, a clear process, and a finance team to put it together—you can make a three-course meal look easy. Always Start with the Mission in Mind Any good budgeting process should start with your organization’s mission and strategic plan.

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GiveSmart

MAY 8, 2024

While working towards accomplishing your organization’s mission, development and finance teams have different timelines and metrics. Executive directors are responsible for bridging the gap and promoting collaboration between finance and development teams. On average, nonprofit employees spend a third of their day managing data.

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Blackbaud

MAY 28, 2024

Responsibilities such as running the audit, preparing the fiscal year budget, paying bills, telling finance committees what the numbers mean, and identifying what’s at risk are all important. In essence, the evolution of the nonprofit CFO reflects a broader shift in the sector towards embracing specialized expertise and strategic leadership.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 15, 2024

Without a clear understanding and representation of your outcomes, it can be hard to secure funding or make improvements to better serve your community. Outcomes are becoming increasingly important when seeking grant funding, so it pays to fine-tune the details. This is how you show what success looks like.

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Pamela Grow

MAY 2, 2024

Keeping thorough, accurate records of your organization’s finances allows you to know how much funding you have on hand and effectively allocate it to further your mission. Additionally, having an accrual accounting system puts your nonprofit in a better position to plan for—and achieve!—future future growth.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 27, 2024

Examine how modern technology continues to shift finance from a “scorekeeper” role to a “value driver” role. Finance teams will lead the way in sustaining funding, strengthening stewardship, and maximizing impact.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 12, 2023

We bring in funding for our organization, so some agencies lump us in the finance department. We are involved in strategic planning. We have a voice in matching programs and projects to funding opportunities. Where do you belong in your organization? Who do you report to?

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Blackbaud

JUNE 11, 2025

Getting realigned on your priorities makes the decision process simpler if programs do need to be pulled back or funding needs to be shifted. It’s important to review this information so your team can be proactive in addressing funding issues or increased demand before they happen. Create momentum in the short term.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

The purpose of grants is to fund projects, research, or programs that fulfill specific community needs or advance particular fields of study and innovation. Grant funding can be designated for multiple purposes, such as supporting social initiatives, enhancing educational opportunities, or promoting research and development.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 7, 2025

A well-crafted budget is essential for aligning financial resources with the strategic goals of your private school, and with the right processes and tools, it doesnt have to be stressful. It sets in motion the goals youve outlined in your strategic plan. Your school may have multiple budgets, each with a different purpose.

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Blackbaud

JULY 8, 2024

Endowments are the result of a successful long-term strategic plan. Through major giving and capital campaigns, your organization has created a pool of endowed funds to create a consistent funding tool in perpetuity. That is wonderful—if you have the tools to accurately track and manage all the moving pieces.

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Grant Training Center

AUGUST 21, 2023

Research Proficiency: Successful grant writing involves thorough research to understand funding opportunities and tailor proposals to specific requirements. This research skill is applicable to various jobs that involve data gathering, analysis, and strategic planning.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 3, 2025

What is a Nonprofit Fundraising Plan? A nonprofit fundraising plan is a document that strategically organizes all of your fundraising activities over a certain period of time (usually one year). Strategic fundraising refers to moving your organizations mission forward by honing in on what you do best.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 5, 2024

As the founder, you may find yourself in conflict with others who seem too cautious, who want to stick with a plan that to you feels outdated or inadequate to the problem you confront. They may hew to an established strategic plan or question ambitious fundraising goals, for example.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 13, 2023

Use your organization’s strategic plan and the SMART goals within it as your guide to mission-aligned messaging. Finance: Have you established accounting codes that correspond with your fundraising areas? How does grant funding play into the greater financial picture for your organization? Are your budgets up to date?

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Grant Consulting Services

APRIL 25, 2024

Defines Accountabilities It defines clear lines of accountability and timelines for achieving expected results on the agreed strategic initiatives. Provides a Framework for Ongoing Decision Making Since all decisions should support the strategy, the strategy and the strategic initiatives are the reference point for decision-making.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 9, 2024

Communities and religious groups financed the building of much of the American healthcare system, often through a combination of philanthropy, institutional sources such as debt, and federal funds. There are just three ways to generate funding in health care: Earn it, borrow it or ask for it.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 9, 2024

Diversifying funding sources, including fundraising, in-kind donations, individual contributions, volunteers, and event sponsorships, is crucial for financial resilience. The grant process, from research to application and eventual funding confirmation, is often protracted. 2: Grant Success Begins with Relationship Building.

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Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

This model is effective for organizations that rely heavily on external funding and public support. Policy board model The policy board model focuses on setting policies and strategic direction for your organization so your staff can focus on operational management.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Lift Up Your Head If you’re head down all the time, pulled into the “tyranny of the urgent,” as Hecht calls it, it’s hard to look up and plan for the future by asking questions such as, “How can we innovate around our ops and finance teams?

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Your organization’s ability to further its mission depends not only on successful fundraising , but also on allocating your funds so you can cover all of your expenses while setting your nonprofit up for long-term sustainability and growth. Strategic planning. It’s most helpful for strategic planning and risk management.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

And as far as fundraising planning goes, your fundraising plans were thrown off. Now, as we get started fundraising in 2021, it’s never been more important to have a fundraising plan that designed to help you make up for lost funds and meet your goals in today’s context. Creating a Fundraising Plan.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Before it officially wraps, let’s take a look at the top articles of the year on the Get Fully Funded blog. By growing your fundraising program in support of a strategic plan that calls for paid employees, your organization can make a bigger impact on the community and change more lives. Comment below and let us know!

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 18, 2023

They: Guide strategic planning Keep the Board engaged and on-task Make sure programs and services are delivered Raise money Supervise staff and volunteers Do 100 other things, sometimes including cleaning the toilet Your Leadership Style Every leader has a way or a style of leadership that they use.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

This funding is crucial for fostering innovation and empowerment in a landscape where women entrepreneurs often face barriers to access traditional capital sources. Trillion Growth Rate of Women-Owned Businesses (2014-2019) 21% Benefits of Securing Grant Funding Access to grant funding presents numerous advantages for women entrepreneurs.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 28, 2024

Diversifying a portfolio of funding opportunities can be more than seeking foundation and federal grants. In the current funding landscape, organizations have the capacity to add legislative affairs to their ongoing activities in the pursuit of additional funds to achieve their mission. percent increase from the FY23 levels.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

It’s about strategic planning, creative promotion, and involving as many people as possible. Candy fundraisers are popular for schools because they offer a simple, effective way to raise funds with broad appeal. How do you finance candy fundraisers at school? Why Opt For Candy Fundraisers For School?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

The Importance of Budgets in 2024’s Nonprofit Sector The nonprofit sector faces unique challenges and opportunities in 2024: Economic Uncertainty: Fluctuations in the global economy contribute to unpredictable funding streams, making financial sustainability a continuous challenge. This step is crucial for setting realistic financial goals.

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GiveSmart

MARCH 25, 2024

Financial management: Depending on the size of your nonprofit, financial management can be exceedingly complex, with varying rules, requirements, and regulations for different funding sources. Keeping track of them all and maximizing the value of your funds is a demanding aspect of executive directing.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 14, 2022

Accounting and bookkeeping consultants are experts in finances and accounting. These consultants can analyze your nonprofit’s finances to provide insight on how to allocate and budget your funds. The post 5 Things to Know Before Hiring a Nonprofit Web Consultant appeared first on Get Fully Funded.

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