Candid

JUNE 5, 2025

This article by Melissa Pulis, a former Candid support manager, outlines how to get started, with an emphasis on project proposal budgets. The article also points you to additional Candid resources on developing a nonprofit budget, including our free trainings: What do funders look for in grant proposal budgets?

Budget

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

By now, I hope you are realizing grant management doesn’t have to be a scary web of confusing topics and rules. With this grant management series, I aim to outline some of the commonly seen issues and provide resources to learn more. A grant manager is anyone involved in the management and administration of a grant (e.g.,

Indirect Cost

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From creating a financial cushion to clearly managing your financial reporting, your finance team can create a strong foundation to help you weather whatever the new year has in store. Calculate Your Indirect Cost Rate Complete and correct cost allocation is key to the financial stability of your organization.

Indirect Cost

RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

We’ll start by discussing the “why” of these changes, why the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) decided to make them now, and how they align with larger changes happening in the federal government. As overhead and administrative costs grow, organizations often scramble to find ways to recoup this funding. Let’s examine each one.

UEI

Candid

JUNE 9, 2022

Budgets can be one of the most intimidating aspects of grantseeking and nonprofit management, especially for new projects or organizations—most of us don’t have accounting degrees after all! The good news is that budgets aren’t as complicated as most people fear. Don’t know where to begin? Don’t worry, we’re here to help you get started.

Budget

Greater Giving

JANUARY 21, 2025

However, when you understand overhead costs and how to manage them, you can be more confident in your spending decisions and be more transparent with stakeholders. To begin, lets break down exactly what overhead costs are. What are nonprofit overhead costs? Enlist professional help.

Management

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The training. As the costs add up, you might be asking: How much of a nonprofit’s annual budget should be spent on administrative tasks and fundraising? When you track your nonprofit administration spending, you will have several categories feeding into what is considered overhead, including management, general, and fundraising.

Fundraising

Assel Grant Services

JULY 21, 2024

Office of Management and Budget (OMB), an agency within the Executive Office of the President, issues government-wide grants-related guidance for federal departments and agencies and is responsible for the maintenance of this document. Clarification of allowable costs associated with data and evaluation. What is Uniform Guidance?

GPC

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Managing grants? With The Financial Edge, nonprofits can manage reporting, grants, restricted funds, nonprofit-specific workflows, and collaboration with the fundraising department. Grants Management). Spending too much time creating reports? How about restricted funds? With All That Work to Do?

Software

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Managing grants? With The Financial Edge, nonprofits can manage reporting, grants, restricted funds, nonprofit-specific workflows, and collaboration with the fundraising department. Grants Management). Spending too much time creating reports? How about restricted funds? With All That Work to Do?

Software

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

Technology, especially AI, is crucial in enhancing budget accuracy and financial management, enabling more dynamic resource allocation. For nonprofit managers, the capability to quickly adapt and respond to financial data is a critical skill in navigating the ever-changing landscape.

Budget

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 20, 2024

Itemize and justify each cost associated with the project, from direct costs like materials and labor to indirect costs such as administrative expenses. Organizational Information: In this part of the proposal, highlight your organization’s qualifications and track record of managing projects and funds effectively.

Grant Writing

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Through our work in grant development, we’ve met many faculty members who have not received training on how to find funding or write grant proposals. A project proposal typically includes a background section, a management and personnel section, and a past performance section. preliminary indicators) is also generally a requirement.

Funding

Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

This explains why some folks seem to manage lots of demands without burning out (they usually also have lots of resources). Consider increasing resources by providing more funding to cover indirect costs and general operating support. Managers can prevent burnout by creating human-centered norms with their team.

Burnout

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 24, 2024

Like any business or corporation, nonprofit organizations must manage revenue and expenses to deliver their products and services to communities. Even the federal government is considering increasing the de minimus indirect cost rate from 10% to 15% in 2024. to function. Identify factors that limit how budgets are written (e.g.,

GPC