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.

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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?

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A huge thank you to Audrey Kidwell, Grants Manager for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, for providing many of the resources and tips included in this article. Modern grantmakers must be prepared and ready to support their communities when—not if—a climate disaster hits. Here’s how grantmakers can be ready.

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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. Understanding how your organization makes grant submission decisions is critical. Do We Have Shovel-Ready Projects?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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AmpliFund

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We know many grant makers publish new funding opportunities in the spring, and using purpose-built tools to create and manage them saves organizations a lot of time and effort. Grants management software like AmpliFund gives you unlimited application forms, sections, and questions that you can use to build out applications.

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

So, are you ready to up your fundraising and development goals for 2024 by securing grant funding? Organizational development plays a crucial role in the process of becoming grant-ready by providing the foundation and framework necessary to effectively pursue and manage grant funding.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 2, 2024

Many grants come with significant—and detailed—compliance requirements. To meet those requirements, you’ll need to be able to successfully track and manage your grants and effectively report on how you allocated these funds. Here are three ways that your fund accounting system can support your grant management needs.

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Instrumentl

APRIL 24, 2024

Get ready for post-award grant success with our tailor-made checklist and comprehensive breakdown of grant phases. Whether you're celebrating a win or preparing for hard work ahead, this resource ensures you're armed and ready for every step of the post-award journey. Let's set you up for success!

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Candid

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Rather than create yet another custom reporting requirement for applicants and grant recipients, Mott is helping to lead a growing movement of grantmakers who use the ready-made and scalable demographic profile reporting within Candid’s GuideStar tool. The basic profile already exists on the portal using IRS reporting.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. Gather Data on Your Current Application Before you present your suggestions to your leadership, have the data on your current application ready. Limit mid-cycle reporting to a phone call with the program manager.

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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.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Case Management Tools Measure impact A unified solution to help you collect actionable program data, develop comprehensive reports, and share how you’re impacting your community. Learn more Safeguard program and participant data Secure data management Having a secure data environment is imperative.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 15, 2024

By taking a few steps to make your grant applications more accessible for grant writers, you will have more complete, more customized, and more on-time applications. And it also helps your grants managers from having to answer the same question over and over.

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Bonterra

APRIL 10, 2024

Case Management Software Increase Efficiency Modern solutions to help you standardize processes, simplify reporting, and improve outcomes. Standardize processes, manage daily tasks, and coordinate programs Workflow automation Empower your team with a solution that increases efficiency and focus. It’s made my staff’s job easier.

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Think and Ink Grants

MAY 4, 2024

Reporting requirements for federal and some government grants require the right people and systems for proper grant management. You have zero experience winning or managing any grant. Bad enough that you have never won or managed a federal grant before.

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Public Sector & Nonprofit Case Management Software Improve Impact Drive stronger outcomes with a solution that empowers your staff, enables more data-informed decision making, and provides expert guidance and best practices.

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Candid

OCTOBER 19, 2021

By providing more detailed information about what their grants are intended to accomplish and who they’re meant to benefit, funders leave less room for interpretation and can take greater control of the story of their grantmaking. Doing so can also be easy, thanks to Candid’s partnerships with several grants management software vendors. .

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Blackbaud

MAY 16, 2024

Strong data governance and data management can help grantmakers navigate the overwhelming amount of information available. By implementing robust data governance and management practices, grantmakers can transform this sea of information into actionable insights.

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