Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2024

In addition to risk, federal government agencies are asking applicants/recipients to demonstrate their ability to manage federal grants through a robust internal controls policy and procedures manual (sometimes during the pre-award stage) that outlines how organizations will be good stewards of government funding.

Grant Readiness

Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

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. It provides the essential infrastructure, capabilities, and processes needed to become [and stay] grant-ready.

Grant Readiness

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

According to Pamela Jacques, MS, CPW, CHES, manager of Grants Administration at Kettering Health in Kettering, Ohio, here are eight things you need to know to get started. To get started: Before applying for grants, assess your organization’s level of grant readiness. Keep notes as you read to build your to-do list.

Grant Management

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As you decide if your organization needs the infrastructure to manage federal grants, remember, many grants from states and local governments are from federal sources (pass through grants), so you have to manage them as federal dollars. Grant readiness is your organization’s ability to apply for, manage and report on funding.

Grant Management

Sharpshooter Communications

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Are you grant ready? As a 35+ year veteran of nonprofits, including the last 17 years as a full time grant consultant, I have celebrated many successes and cried over some spectacular failures. There are some specific reasons and I break them into two main categories: Grant Readiness and Grant Strategy.

Grants

GrantNews

DECEMBER 11, 2023

After all, successful nonprofits implement donor-centric policies into their core structure to effectively maximize donations. Donor-Centric Tips For Nonprofits Thank Donors I mmediately – Have a strict policy for how and when; timing matters. Diversify Your Funding Sources – Apply For Grants!

Management

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 2, 2010

You see, nonprofits that win big grants to help sustain their activities on a more long-term basis have implemented a strategy that makes them grant ready. It’s not about finding the grant – it’s about being ready to receive the grant.

Grants

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 14, 2023

Assembling the Team Projects aren’t meant to be completed by a single individual working alone, and neither are federal grant proposals. From technical volumes to internal procurement and financial oversight policies, each application requirement demands specific types of expertise better provided by a larger team of collaborators.

Federal Grants

Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

This includes writing outcomes into an application that the organization is capable of tracking or has a plan in place to do so if awarded, a process for tracking time and effort of grant-funded staff, and following the organization’s policy for soliciting bids related to the project.

Ethics

Assel Grant Services

MAY 6, 2024

Audited financials are a common component of grant readiness discussions and are often requested by funders. improving policies and procedures and strengthening internal controls). Competency #2: Knowledge of organizational development as it pertains to grant-seeking Skill 2.1: Why Do I Need an Audit?

GPC

Grant Writing Made Easy

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

One solution is to institute a policy to not have meetings on a given day of the week. If you aren’t able to move to a 4-day work week, consider implementing a no-meetings day or gathering input from your team about the best times to hold meetings. Another option is to survey your team about what times of day they prefer to have meetings.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

GRANT MANAGEMENT TIP #2: Set in motion your grants recognition plan Hopefully you had a solid grants recognition policy in place before you got this latest grant award. The following is a list of resources and FREE tools I have personally created that I think can help you better achieve your grants goals.

Grants