Blackbaud

JANUARY 6, 2025

Whether you manage programs or handle the database, you dont need Executive in your title to look for ways to do your job better. If people cant see their role on the other side of your big idea, whether thats generative AI adoption or a new grant management system, you will lose them.

AI

Blackbaud

MAY 5, 2025

You can also create a rotating team of reviewers with specific expertise, so research scientists are only called in to review applications for your science-related grants. An intuitive grant management system with a dedicated reviewer portal can also address many of the technology issues your reviewers might have.

Grants

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 29, 2025

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. Often, the finance department handles the process, leaving grant managers unaware until after the fact. How are you planning for your next grant audit?

IT

Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Evaluate Your Organization’s Grant Readiness Funders want to partner with organizations that are capable and prepared. Assess your current readiness for this specific grant and communicate any systems you have in place for tracking outcomes, managing funds, and reporting.

Proposal

Blackbaud

APRIL 23, 2025

Here is a breakdown of the different types of grant reviews, who is involved, what programs they work best for, and what to keep in mind with each type. Once an application is submitted, a grants manager or administrative staff member conducts a quick review to confirm the submission is complete and accurate.

Grants

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

You don’t want to be juggling spreadsheets trying to manage your grant award. Additionally, give program managers access to dashboards that show restricted fund balances, program balances, and budget-to-actual reports, allowing them to make informed decisions.

Government

Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Effective financial management is critical for your nonprofit to grow and thrive long-term. One important but sometimes overlooked step in future planning is ensuring proper nonprofit financial management. Their duties range from budget creation and cash flow forecasting to grant management and financial policy development.

Finance

Blackbaud

OCTOBER 25, 2024

You can already share that information with your financial system while also pulling data like payment date or payment type into your grant management system. To provide more value for our grantmaking customers, we’re working internally and with third-party developers to provide ready-built integrations for particular tools.

Software

Fundraising HayDay

MAY 29, 2025

In what might be a shocking turn of events, its not grant writing. So many organizations skip the grant readiness step, and that is to their detriment. If your agency wants to find success in grant seeking and grant management, then you need to take the steps necessary to be ready for those processes.

Grant Readiness

Blackbaud

JANUARY 10, 2025

But many nonprofits that earn organization-changing donations scramble to build the infrastructure to manage the funds effectively. They are likely not experts in investment management. Check out our next product tour to see how Blackbaud Grantmaking can help you manage your relationships and amplify your impact.

Award

Candid

MAY 8, 2025

For example, in Cocke County, Tennessee, parents feedback that expectations for kindergarten readiness were unclear inspired an awareness campaign with local media, businesses, and authorities to better provide information and support to families. Partner with local organizations, agencies, and institutions to develop solutions.

Training

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

That’s not just exhausting—it’s unsustainable, especially when it comes to grant writing for small nonprofits. Building a centralized grant template library is one of the most effective ways to save time and increase consistency. Sustainability Language: Be ready to explain how your program will continue after the grant ends.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 15, 2025

The Hub seamlessly integrates several powerful databases and systems to support every stage of your grant process: From strategic planning to relationship management, each element is interconnected, so you spend less time organizing and more time securing vital funds. Ready to See the Full Breakdown?

AI

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 14, 2025

Id like to say that learning the principles of grant management, professional development opportunities and fruitful networking sold me on GPA. I learned that grant professionals work in various environments as employees, contractors and business owners. Instead, it was a holiday dinner.

GPC

NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Whether it's post-award management or full lifecycle tracking, our software makes every step easier. Get real-time insights, stay compliant, and boost collaboration—so you can focus on what really matters: securing more grants and maximizing your impact. Ready to take your grant management to the next level?

Award

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Common project fees include: Writing proposals for new programs: $2,500-$6,000 Creating template grant proposals that work for different funders: $3,000-$6,000 Managing complex federal grants: $7,000-$10,000 Project fees usually come with payment milestones. Government-hired federal grant managers earn $32-$54 hourly.

Grants

Blackbaud

JULY 28, 2025

Implementing fund accounting software with subfund capabilities can help your team avoid common nonprofit audit mistakes by streamlining grants management, documentation management, and other key processes. Your operational audit might focus on one specific area, like data management or technology.

Finance

Fluxx

MAY 12, 2025

What if your existing grants management system could help you track change as it happens, giving you the clarity to lead with confidence and stay aligned with your mission even as the landscape evolves? This leaves leaders with limited visibility between cycles and little time to course-correct. The result?

Grant Management

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This was a workaround that allowed a nonprofit to stay compliant with donor restrictions and grant requirements, even though it was outside of their accounting solution. Managing financial information across multiple programs can lead to disjointed and unreliable reporting, undermining the credibility of your financial data.

Software

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

These professionals handle government grants and build relationships with foundations. They work together with program management teams to track data and results. Program staff focus on research content while grants managers take care of specific details like payment schedules, report requirements, and communication plans.

Grants

Fluxx

MAY 12, 2025

You're expected to stay audit-ready, make data-informed decisions, and demonstrate resultswhile working across siloed systems that limit visibility. For example, Fluxxs integrated BI tool, Grantelligence, lets agencies build and embed executive dashboards directly into their grants management system.

Government

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Being a multi-unit franchisee, managing a regional marketing co-op, mentoring 100 business owners, and volunteering with over 50 charity events enlightened her to the synergy and challenges faced by both donor companies and nonprofit event leaders regarding in-kind donations. Renee Zau is the CEO & Co-Founder of DonationMatch.

Instrumentl

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

These are collaborations between Instrumentl and community partners to provide free educational opportunities for grant professionals featuring problems that they often have to solve while also sharing different ways that Instrumentl's platform can help grant writers win more grants. instrumentl.com/teresa.

Instrumentl

Bonterra

JULY 28, 2025

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Grant Management Software

Instrumentl

JUNE 21, 2025

Our goal is essentially to tackle some sort of problem that you guys often have to solve for while sharing different ways that Instrumentl's platform can help grant writers win more grants. If you want to bring grant prospecting, tracking, and management to one place, we can help you do that. Instrumentl.com/teresa.

Instrumentl

Bonterra

JUNE 24, 2025

CyberGrants customers reported a 24% decrease in grant approval times from 2023 to 2024. Ready to see what’s possible with smarter CSR? That’s why workflow automation matters. For lean teams, that means a week of administrative lift removed. It evolves with your people, your communities, and your business priorities.

Engineering

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Having a predictable and consistent grant cycle will ensure your team members are able to evaluate each request efficiently and effectively. Here are a few things you can expect for each step of the grant management process, including some best practices on how to ensure the entire cycle works smoothly and effectively.

Grant Management

Blackbaud

JANUARY 17, 2024

But inertia is not an option when your grant programs outgrow your current solution, or your vendor sunsets the software you use, like Salesforce is doing with their grant management software, FoundationConnect. These may be features in your current GMS that you use regularly, or they may be gaps that you want to fill.

Grant Management

Bonterra

APRIL 13, 2024

Grants management software Unify giving and grantmaking Build strategic nonprofit partnerships that drive more social impact with less work for your teams. Deliver funds quickly and offload the administrative burden of managing payments with Bonterra’s Disbursements Service.

Grant Management Software

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 13, 2024

Finding the Perfect Software for Your Nonprofit Ah, grant management! In the vibrant nonprofit world, where grant processes seem to twist and turn like a labyrinth, having the right grant management software isn’t just helpful—it’s a game changer. Why Bother with Grant Management Software?

Grant Management

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

I have been in chat rooms and webinars with people who are new to the grants profession and have been asked to stand up the grants management function for their organization. I spent many years as a successful grant professional and managed grants that were not from public sources.

Grant Management

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Often when grant professionals come into new roles, they are responsible for standing up the new grant management function at their organization. If this includes the capacity to manage grants with a federal origin, the task can be daunting.

Grant Management

Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2024

However, many organizations are unprepared for the multitude of regulations and requirements associated with managing federally funded programs. Understand Your Organization’s Capacity Your organization should consider these four components before applying for any grant, especially those connected to federal dollars.

Grant Readiness

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

*Diane’s note: You are used to our team talking about how both pre-award and post-award work connect to create an organization’s overall grant readiness. In fact, we were just talking about this in our most recent webinar about How to Be Exceptionally Grant Ready with Lucy Morgan from MyFedTrainer.com. Accounting Tools.

Grant Management

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

MARCH 4, 2021

Of course, whether or not you actually get a piece depends on several factors and to give you a better understanding of those and a better shot at an eventual award, I want to break down how to get started with NEA grants today. First up, a disclaimer: Some of you reading this are not ready for NEA grants. I’m going to apply.

SAM

AmpliFund

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Over the past year, grant professionals have turned to our resources for guidance to deal with the challenges they face managing grants. Grant Management Centralization Guide Centralization is not just a best practice; it has become fundamental to keep programs in compliance and teams functioning efficiently.

Grant Management

Instrumentl

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Discover your grant readiness profile with expert Jennifer McKenzie. Learn four key ways to assess your organization's preparedness, build effective grant strategies, and streamline your grant management using Instrumentl to save time and money.

Grant Readiness