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. Do We Have Shovel-Ready Projects? Effective grant management relies on collaboration across program staff, finance, and leadership.

Grants

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Is your data ready to move? The Headwaters Foundation for Justice streamlines their payment process between grant program managers and finance staff members by auto populating expense request data and attaching grant agreements to expense requests, simplifying the audit process. How will you need the system to scale? “I

Grant Management

Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

Engage program managers and finance teams to ensure the project is feasible and aligns with organizational goals. Key best practice: Early cross-department collaboration helps ensure project readiness and strengthens grant proposals by demonstrating organizational capacity.

Grants

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

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.

Government

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 29, 2025

Often, the finance department handles the process, leaving grant managers unaware until after the fact. Make sure finance, program staff, and leadership all understand the proposal and budget inside and out. When a new administrative assistant trained in finance started asking questions and challenging the process, it created tension.

IT

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 27, 2025

Organizations often view post-award management as the responsibility of finance or program teams. It enables you to anticipate funder expectations, shape internal systems, and contribute strategically to your organization’s readiness, success, and growth in mission and capacity.

Award

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.,

GPC

Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2025

It helps you better understand your donors, keep them engaged, and work more efficiently with your finance, marketing, programs, and leadership teams. Integrating finance and fundraising makes reconciliation easier and helps improve donor stewardship. Volunteer management platforms: Keep all your volunteer information in one place.

CRM

Wild Apricot

JUNE 16, 2025

It works well for groups that aren’t yet ready to incorporate or don’t plan to become a formal nonprofit. The agent handles the finances but doesn’t control your work. You’re looking for basic help with finance and compliance. You’re seeking help beyond finances, like HR, liability coverage or insurance.

Logic Model

Blackbaud

JANUARY 10, 2025

Encourage Your Grantees to Establish an Investment Committee Your grantees likely have finance committees as part of their Boards, but with a sizeable gift that wont all be allocated immediately, they need to create an Investment Committee as well.

Award

Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Employer name] has a matching gifts program, and your latest gift of [gift amount] is ready to be doubled! But we wouldn’t be able to make such an impact without gifts to help cover the costs of operating our church, maintaining our facilities, and financing our work doing [mission].

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 2, 2025

When the budget doesn’t align with the story you’re telling—or worse, contradicts it—it sends a clear message to reviewers: this organization may not be ready to manage grant funding effectively. Consult with finance staff or partners early. Ready to Take Your Grant Writing and Budgeting Skills to the Next Level?

Budget

Blue Avocado

JULY 1, 2025

And an additional word of caution: Your finance folks on the board and staff will likely not think that this concept is a worthwhile one. If you are ready to embrace the concept, try appreciative inquiry as a starting place for resources. Again, it’s understandable.

Strategic Plan

Blackbaud

JUNE 11, 2025

While the sector is shown to bounce back from economic declines, how can you ensure that your organization is ready to meet the challenge? Depending on the last time your organization had to take an intense look at its finances, your financial ducks may already be well- aligned. Create momentum in the short term.

Finance

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

In this article, you’ll learn about the different types of audits nonprofit finance teams commonly work on and the most common nonprofit audit mistakes for each, giving you a better understanding of how to avoid these mistakes for your next audit. Say a key finance employee leaves, taking years of unwritten knowledge with them.

Finance

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 23, 2024

You Arent Getting a Holistic View of Your Finances When you update your accounting system, make sure you look for one that can manage your revenue and expenses across any characteristic, like grant, project, program, or department, while not requiring them to be created as segments in your nonprofit’s chart of accounts.

Finance

DoJiggy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Here are some tips to keep your finances organized: Set a Budget Determine the costs of your event, including venue, marketing, supplies, and any other expenses. A simple thank you goes a long way in building loyalty and trust. A clear budget prevents overspending and ensures profitability. Regular updates ensure everyone is on the same page.

Fundraising

The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Budget Constraints Tight finances can make it difficult to secure venues, hire vendors, and provide high-quality experiences for attendees. By fostering a culture of clear communication and appreciation, your nonprofit can build a motivated, engaged team that is ready to bring your event vision to life.

Budget

Blackbaud

JULY 11, 2025

Ready to give smarter? While financials and 990s are helpful tools in understanding a nonprofit’s health and impact, they don’t tell the full story. True impact comes from organizations that pair strong financial management with deep community connection, transparency, and a clear track record of outcomes.

Metrics

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

After all, planned gifts are a little awkward to bring up at first, and theyre highly individualwhen the time is right for one donor to consider creating a bequest, theres no guarantee that others will be ready, too. Others may be concerned about their finances or taxes, or their legacies and relationships.

Finance

Blackbaud

JULY 21, 2025

Your nonprofit’s finance team is juggling restricted funds, grants, and project-specific donations, all while trying to prepare reports, stay compliant, and keep the organization’s mission on track. They’re designed for businesses, not nonprofits, and force finance teams to use workarounds that introduce inefficiencies and gaps in oversight.

AI

Allied Grant Writers

JANUARY 25, 2025

Additionally, these websites often offer tools to compare different financial aid options, ensuring adult learners can make informed decisions about their education financing. If you’re ready to take the next step in your educational journey but need assistance with grant writing , our team is here to help.

Education

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? By incorporating these tools and best practices into your budget lifecycle , finance professionals can ensure their organization remains financially healthy and mission focused.

Budget

Blackbaud

MAY 12, 2025

It can also lead to burnout among finance professionals who are constantly chasing approvals and updates instead of working on strategic projects. Ready for a system that simplifies your budgeting process? Resulting errors can create a misalignment in your long-term and short-term financial planning.

Budget

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Finance plays a crucial role in building a sustainable and scalable funding strategy. Finance professionals can provide key insights into risk analysis, financial forecasting, and performance measurement, ensuring each new revenue stream supports your long-term sustainability and growth. The good news?

Finance

amplifi

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Perhaps you worked out a financing plan or used your credit card to break down your purchase into more manageable payments over a few months. LEARN MORE: Are you ready to launch a monthly giving program? Its a win-win scenario! Think about the last major purchase you made over $1,000. Dont miss out on payments. This one is important.

Fundraising

DoJiggy

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Transparency and Accountability : They promote transparency by providing detailed information about charities’ operations, finances, and governance. Key Features of BBB WGA 20 Standards : These standards encompass governance, effectiveness, finance, and appeal accuracy. Ready to optimize your nonprofit?

Finance

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

While the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. If the investigation process needs refinement or expedition, we stand ready to work with policymakers on changes that protect due process rights of nonprofit organizations and guard against future abuse. Section 4 of H.R.9495

Pass-Through

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

To delve deeper into managing finances related to your proposal, explore our article on budgeting for grants. Prepare for Questions Be ready to answer any questions from the funders about the proposal or to provide additional information. Sustainability Plan Information on how the project will continue after grant funding ends.

Grant Writing

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 9, 2025

The pros know this and form a strike team early a small but mighty group that includes: Budget and finance staff (get them moving immediately on match, line items, and cost-sharing). So suit up, strike team at the ready, and get that first draft moving. Leadership to commit to review and sign-off deadlines (no ghosting allowed).

Federal Grants

Blackbaud

JULY 8, 2025

Limited budgets, complex grant requirements, and fluctuating revenue streams can make managing finances a significant challenge. Start with a strong internal finance team who can handle day-to-day tasks, and work to grow your staff internally with the help of leadership and your board. When Would a Full-Time CFO Be a Better Option?

Finance

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 20, 2025

Instead of scrambling for details every time, youll have the essentials ready to go. Ask Your Team for Updates: Program staff, finance, and leadership should share new numbers or impact stories. Heres what to include: Organizational Info: Mission statement, history, leadership bios, and legal details (EIN, 501(c)(3) letter, etc.).

Grant Writing

Center for Major Gifts

MARCH 31, 2025

You dont need a finance degree. You just need to decide that youre ready to be the kind of fundraiser who owns the full conversation todays gift and tomorrows legacy. You Dont Need Permission to Step Up You dont need a new title. You dont need a new job. Because most fundraisers wont. And thats your opportunity.

Readiness

Planned Giving

APRIL 7, 2025

From there, it guides them step-by-step through options that align with both their values and their finances always reinforcing the connection to your mission. Jordan Cassidy Tweet Ready to See LegacyPlanner in Action? Does the donor want to support family first? Receive income for life? Make a gift now or later? No pressure.

Finance

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Because your organization cant turn a profit by definition, the goal of tracking your finances is to demonstrate to donors, funders, the government, and the community that youre using your funding responsibly to further your mission. Accountability is at the heart of nonprofit accounting.

Liability

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The first thing you should do as a finance professional is audit your spreadsheets because you dont know how adept your people, or predecessors, are at Excel. If you are ready to see what true nonprofit accounting software can do for you, join us for an on-demand product tour of Financial Edge NXT.

Software

Gail Perry Group

APRIL 3, 2025

Is it your service network or finances? If they are ready to have this discussion, they will let you know. I'd love to know what part of our work interests you most? Now its time to get specific. Exactly what part of your work is your donor most passionate about? Is it the kids? Is it the whole family? It may even be the garden.

Fundraising