Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

Working with your program and development teams, your finance staff identifies funding gaps, supplies important budget numbers, sets up projects in your accounting software, establishes spending approvals, and creates reporting schedules. Here are the key roles for your finance office throughout the government grant lifecycle.

Government

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

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.

Funding

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.

Indirect Cost

Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

Calculating indirect costs can be challenging. Also check your fund accounting software for opportunities to share presentation-ready dashboards or even give certain staff members view-only access. Conversations about the organization’s finances do not have to elicit fear and anxiety—even when the numbers aren’t great.

Finance

Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

Many don’t cover operating costs or have a small allotment for indirect costs such as salaries, insurance, and utilities. Don’t Settle for Commercial Accounting Software On the surface, unrestricted funds are easier to manage than restricted funds. Restricted funds often outline what they will fund and what they won’t.

Funding