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Grant Writing for Small Nonprofits: How to Do More With Less

Grant Writing Made Easy

Budget Justifications & Templates: Most grants require breaking down your numbers. Prepare clear, pre-formatted explanations for everyday expenses like staff time, supplies, and indirect costs. Draft a few flexible evaluation strategies to adapt to different grant formats, including quantitative metrics and qualitative feedback.

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Grant Writer Cost in 2025: What You Actually Need to Pay [Expert Guide]

Allied Grant Writers

Their work includes: Finding all project costs Separating direct from indirect expenses Adding buffers for surprise costs Seasoned grant writers balance budgets well. They also prove projects can thrive after grant money runs out. They know both high and low estimates show poor project understanding.

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How Does a Nonprofit Find Funding to Keep the Lights On?

Tech Soup

First, let's look at the statistics, culled from GrantStation's most recent State of Grantseeking™ Report : Almost 70 percent of nonprofits keep their indirect and administrative costs at 20 percent or less of their annual budget. Indirect and administrative costs remained the same or decreased for 70 percent of respondents.