GrantNews

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Activities supported by this funding include improving overall financial health, increasing fundamental business finance knowledge and application, and strengthening the workforce. Proposals should primarily serve Black & Brown individuals or communities. Funding is intended to foster and sustain racial justice.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Youre applying for a grant that asks you to submit an audit report along with your proposal to demonstrate your nonprofits good financial standing. Your total annual funding exceeds your states legal threshold for conducting an audit (usually $500,000). Issue an RFP.

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Grant Writer Team

MARCH 27, 2025

The board approves budgets, reviews financial reports, and ensures proper controls are in place to keep finances in check. Risk Management From finances to reputation, the board identifies and mitigates risks. Many nonprofit governing boards look within their organization to find a competent grant writer to draft their proposals.

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Understanding the distinctions between capital, program, and operating grants is crucial for effectively managing your organization’s finances and meeting its goals. Detailed Proposals : Applications for capital grants often require detailed plans, cost estimates, and timelines. Choosing the Right Grant for Your Nonprofit 4.1

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 20, 2025

A Grant Writing Toolkit is a centralized place (digital or physical) where you store commonly used grant content so you can easily pull it into new proposals. Grant Proposal Templates: Standardized responses to common funder questions, like program outcomes, sustainability plans, and partnerships. What Is a Grant Writing Toolkit?

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofit Grant Proposal Budget Calculations: A Road Map Whats the best way to make your nonprofits budget stand out on a grant application? Author Mary Diegert shares nonprofit grant proposal budgeting tips, and a road map for overcoming the challenges of calculating the revenue and expense numbers that will populate your one-page budget.

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 2, 2025

If you havent already, now is the time to evaluate your organizations grant readiness from pre- to post-award, ensuring alignment with funders, competitive proposals, and strong fund stewardship. Like individual fundraising, securing grants requires strong collaboration with finance, program staff, and leadership.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

proposals, letters of support) Deadline for submission Evaluation criteria (how the proposals will be assessed) Below is a table outlining common components found in grant guidelines: Component Description Eligibility Defines who is qualified to apply. Understanding these components is critical for crafting effective proposals.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 29, 2024

It’s a perfect match, but you know you’re going to have to set up meetings with the program director, finance, and possibly the executive director. You can feel good about submitting a clear and well-defined proposal, and the reporting process becomes stronger. The struggle is finding a collective time to meet. Or, do you?

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Businesses Small businesses and startups can obtain grants to finance new projects, conduct research, or expand operations, often helping them gain a competitive edge in the market. This includes evaluating the merit of the proposal, budget, and overall alignment with the funding source’s objectives.

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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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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

A grants specialist will handle all aspects of grant fundraising, focusing on submitting proposals to secure grant money from foundations, government agencies, corporations, and more. They’ll also need strong writing and communication skills to create proposals and interact with grantmakers.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Prepare Required Documents : Common documents include project proposals, budgets, resumes, and letters of support. These tools offer features such as application tracking, deadline reminders, and guidance on writing effective proposals. Review Eligibility Criteria : Carefully read the eligibility requirements for each grant.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 8, 2024

While board members play an important role in assuring agency finances and grant funds are treated ethically, they are also partially responsible for resource development that is, ensuring their organization has the resources needed to fulfill its mission. Understand the issues that could impact their nonprofit agencys finances (e.g.,

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Center for Major Gifts

MAY 24, 2025

Meanwhile, my friend returned to his office to update Blackbaud and maybe expense a turkey sandwich from Paneraassuming Finance doesn’t reject it because he forgot to photograph the receipt from three angles while holding todays newspaper. This is the noble code we live by: Fundraisers should never be rewarded based on gift size.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 31, 2023

You may be noticing that there are many foundations asking for an LOI before requesting a full grant proposal. LOI: Letter of Intent, Letter of Interest, Letter of Inquiry An LOI should be thought of as a mini-grant proposal where you hit each of the points generally required in a full proposal. Describe the project succinctly.

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Just Write Grants

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

With our digital school bells ringing, it's time to attend a masterclass in nonprofit finance. This allows you sufficient time to gather all necessary information, consult with stakeholders, and present the proposed budget to the board for approval. So, just as students recalibrate for the academic voyage ahead, why shouldn't we?

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Allied Grant Writers

APRIL 15, 2021

Almost every organization has now embraced expanding their funding base through grant proposals. Everyone does not easily get a guarantee that funders will finance their projects after submitting their grant proposals. Here are four of the possible types of grant proposals where you can identify your campaign with.

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Allied Grant Writers

APRIL 15, 2021

Almost every organization has now embraced expanding their funding base through grant proposals. Everyone does not easily get a guarantee that funders will finance their projects after submitting their grant proposals. Here are four of the possible types of grant proposals where you can identify your campaign with.

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Candid

MARCH 25, 2024

Candid offers many resources to support organizations in searching for funding opportunities, writing grant proposals, and standing out among applicants. From the first phase of writing a proposal to actually receiving a check could take six to nine months. Ask yourself if you have the bandwidth to prepare one or more proposals.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A Request for Proposal or RFP is a preliminary step in the grant application process. Once you know what the roadblocks are, you can include a strategy to overcome them in your proposal. Funding is for both operating and capital funding to finance development of the facilities. Submit an LOI prior to submitting a full proposal.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 6, 2024

It is also directly related to the fund cash flow reports your finance office depends on. Use a secure shared drive to safely store these files and any applicable backup so they can be accessed by your finance and advancement offices for questions or audits. Improve proposal tracking. Clean up portfolios. Make giving easy.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 11, 2011

This week in our TechSoup Grant Series: One Hour a Week to Success , we are ready to focus on writing a successful grant proposal. If you use your organization's strategic plan as a foundation and have a fully developed grant project, this stage of the process should progress smoothly. read more.

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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. This gives grant professionals the ability to put forth the most competitive grant proposals, increasing the odds of funding your organization’s good work. And does your boss even understand the world of grants?

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Grant Training Center

AUGUST 21, 2023

Attention to Detail: Grant writing involves meticulous attention to detail to ensure that proposals are accurate and well-organized. Research Proficiency: Successful grant writing involves thorough research to understand funding opportunities and tailor proposals to specific requirements.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

As leaders in nonprofit finance, it’s our job to be prepared for the inevitability of change. 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. How do we prepare for change?

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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.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

It provides free information on nonprofits’ missions, visions, values, programs, leadership, and finances. On-demand trainings can be taken any time, with recent topics including fostering an inclusive culture , finding funding , and writing grant proposal budgets. GuideStar . Candid’s GuideStar platform includes over 2.7

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 22, 2024

Proposals must identify a problem and offer a solution that promises significant and durable change. Improved coordination repurposed existing properties, and social impact finance can increase access to affordable housing, according to data from MacArthur. Applications will be accepted online only , from May 22 to August 15, 2024.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

When you start a nonprofit, one of the most important things to figure out is how to manage your organizations finances. However, the benefits above make it worthwhile to conduct an audit even if it isnt mandatory for your nonprofit.

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Allied Grant Writers

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As a result, it’s critical to understand whether asking for grants for nonprofits or other cause, among the many other financing options available to you, is the best option for supporting your organization. But before we get into the nitty-gritty of drafting a winning grant proposal, let’s first define what grant writing is.

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Allied Grant Writers

OCTOBER 19, 2021

As a result, it’s critical to understand whether asking for grants for nonprofits or other cause, among the many other financing options available to you, is the best option for supporting your organization. But before we get into the nitty-gritty of drafting a winning grant proposal, let’s first define what grant writing is.

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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.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Is your organization’s CFO ready to put together a grant proposal budget that will make an impact with potential funders? The post The Art of Grant Budgeting: A Guide for Nonprofit CFOs appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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GiveSmart

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As your finance team is preparing for year-end, with prepping reports and making sure your budget is on track, your donor development and fundraising teams are hard at work, too. While your finance team is buttoning up the reporting and chart of accounts, the rest of your revenue team can take part in a financial check, too.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 20, 2022

Many Boards have a Steering or Executive Committee, a Finance Committee, and a Governance Committee, which oversees Board recruitment and makes sure the Board operates according to the bylaws. Organization finances: When does the organization’s fiscal year begin and end? Step #5: Revise the bylaws with proposed language.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 15, 2024

Make sure everyone has a copy of the proposal or at least a summary. Take advantage of the visit to showcase your programs and bring your proposals to life! Author Bio: Christine Lauren is a biracial/bicultural development consultant with over 20 years of experience in strategic fund development and complex proposal writing.

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