Blackbaud
JULY 18, 2025
Know your numbers: Review any similar programs and calculate average cost per participant, personnel time allocation percentages, and indirect cost ratios to inform budget projections. Establish your indirect cost rate: Calculate your cost rate and understand the de minimis rate available to your organization.
Allied Grant Writers
MARCH 17, 2025
This should include both direct and indirect costs, ensuring transparency and accountability. Evaluation Plan: Outline the metrics and methods that will be used to assess the projects success. Where possible, support your proposal with historical data and success metrics from previous projects.
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Allied Grant Writers
DECEMBER 25, 2024
Budget A detailed account of the financial resources needed, including direct and indirect costs. When developing a budget, one should consider the following elements: Direct Costs : These are expenses that can be directly attributed to the project, such as personnel, materials, and travel.
Grant Writing Made Easy
JUNE 23, 2025
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. This might include partnerships, additional funding streams, or community support.
Allied Grant Writers
DECEMBER 25, 2024
Evaluation Plan : A strategy for assessing the success of the project, including metrics to measure impact. Budgets should include: Direct Costs : Expenses that can be directly attributed to the project, such as salaries, materials, and equipment. Indirect Costs : Overhead costs, such as utilities and administrative expenses.
Blackbaud
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Calculate Your Indirect Cost Rate Complete and correct cost allocation is key to the financial stability of your organization. If you aren’t including indirect costs—such as salaries or rent—into your funding requests or program planning, you are setting yourself up for stress later in the year.
Blackbaud
APRIL 4, 2024
Calculating indirect costs can be challenging. Talking about appropriate metrics with your team could help your organization shed the fear-based mentality and create a culture of transparency. Conversations about the organization’s finances do not have to elicit fear and anxiety—even when the numbers aren’t great.
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