Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 8, 2024

indirect costs, matching funds, supplanting). When board members understand the why and how of their agencys revenue, it not only improves their capacity for financial oversight but also supports the grant team as they manage grant awards. Understand the issues that could impact their nonprofit agencys finances (e.g.,

GPC

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

This section provides guidance on researching opportunities, crafting an effective proposal, and managing grant budgets effectively. For advanced techniques in managing budgets, visit our article on budgeting for grants. For advanced techniques in managing budgets, visit our article on budgeting for grants.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

JUNE 20, 2025

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revised their uniform guidance in 2024, increasing the de minimus (or standard) rate allowed for indirect costs—overhead for federal grants—from 10 to 15%. On your form 990 , you are required to break out your expenses into program, fundraising, management, and general.

Indirect Cost

Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

This should include both direct and indirect costs, ensuring transparency and accountability. This section should establish credibility and demonstrate the churchs capacity to manage the proposed project effectively. Statement of Need: Clearly articulate the problem or opportunity that the project addresses.

Funding

Future Fundraising Now

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Within that okay for now group are many that may still be targeted for cuts: A memo from the Office of Management and Budget said: The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars… Nonprofits in the rest of the world cant breathe easy.

Funding

Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

Governance and Management factors: How does your Board feel about how much you should have in reserve vs spending on programs? Operating reserves are a crucial part of a healthy financial statement, and there are several ways to calculate, hold, and manage those funds. Revenue volatility factors: How volatile are your revenue sources?

Contract

amplifi

APRIL 24, 2025

If your organization works with different vendors for fundraising, marketing, and donor management, consolidating these services can help you cut unnecessary expenses. A single, integrated solution may be more efficient and cost-effective than managing multiple partnerships and their systems. Do you have too many vendors?

Budget

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Budget A detailed account of the financial resources needed, including direct and indirect costs. To delve deeper into managing finances related to your proposal, explore our article on budgeting for grants. Project Description An outline of the proposed project, including objectives, methods, and timeline.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Prepare clear, pre-formatted explanations for everyday expenses like staff time, supplies, and indirect costs. Use Simple Tools to Save Time with Grant Writing for Small Nonprofits You don’t need an expensive grant management platform to stay organized. Bonus: They’re also great for managing workflows beyond grants.

Grant Writing

Blackbaud

JUNE 16, 2025

Regulations like Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) provide guidelines for managing and investing endowment funds responsibly. Automating report generation is a game-changer for organizations managing large donor bases.

Finance

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Common project fees include: Writing proposals for new programs: $2,500-$6,000 Creating template grant proposals that work for different funders: $3,000-$6,000 Managing complex federal grants: $7,000-$10,000 Project fees usually come with payment milestones. Government-hired federal grant managers earn $32-$54 hourly.

Grants

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

List personnel costs (salaries/benefits), travel, equipment, supplies, and indirect costs when allowed. The market for grant management software will grow over 10% in the next five years, and cloud-based solutions will outperform computer-based options. Gather required attachments Strong applications need good supporting materials.

Grant Writing

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. staff time, supplies, and evaluation), and indirect costs (e.g., Holmes, an educational programming manager at Candid, and Kate Meyers Emery, senior digital communications manager.

Budget

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Specific pain points reported by federal grant applicants include registration requirements in multiple systems, including the overarching System for Award Management (SAM) and the widely used grants.gov WorkSpace portal, which is probably used for about 80% of grant applications.

Federal Grants

Community Boost

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

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Policy

Blackbaud

JULY 23, 2025

Step 1: Stay Up to Date on Policy Changes Funding uncertainty is not new to private and independent schools. Many already struggle to bridge the gap between net tuition revenue and the cost to educate students. But changes in government policies can directly and indirectly impact your programs, operations, and financial sustainability.

Policy

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 29, 2024

Indirect costs are the backbone of an organization’s operations. In the grant sphere, indirect costs represent the expenses associated with general operation and support of an organization or project. In grant proposals, organizations often include a request for funding to cover their indirect costs.

Indirect Cost

Clairification

DECEMBER 8, 2022

transitive ) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts. I think the word has come to mean “using super-human negotiating skill to obtain a superior result “ Terry sent me this: I thought you meant “obtain (something) by indirect or involved means.” finagle a day off work.

Indirect

Blackbaud

MAY 30, 2024

Plus, as a manager in a nonprofit, retention is a key component of your job. But while not every contributing factor to retention will be within your control as a manager, many thankfully are. Fine-tune new management and engagement tactics as they roll out. Source new internally- or externally-facing ideas for improvements.

Management

Blackbaud

APRIL 2, 2024

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. If you are a grant-funded organization, it will be important to manage spending restrictions and meet reporting requirements. Tracking: Cut Out the Spreadsheets!

Indirect Cost

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

RBW Strategy

JUNE 24, 2024

Challenge In 2022, the company had contacted RBW Strategy as they received several federal awards and would benefit from institutional background in managing and maintaining compliance. Outcome RBW Strategy worked with the company to navigate the administrative challenges and maintain grant compliance after the company’s IPO.

Indirect Cost

RBW Strategy

JUNE 3, 2024

Challenge In 2022, the company had contacted RBW Strategy as they received several federal awards and would benefit from institutional background in managing and maintaining compliance. Outcome RBW Strategy worked with the company to navigate the administrative challenges and maintain grant compliance after the company’s IPO.

Indirect Cost

Clairification

JULY 1, 2024

finagled his way out of a ticket by pretending to be on the way to a funeral, distraught I think the word has come to mean “ using super-human negotiating skill to obtain a superior result “ Terry sent me this: I thought you meant “obtain (something) by indirect or involved means.”

SAM

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

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Tip 4: Calculate your indirect cost or make an intentional decision to use the de minimis rate. Knowing how you want to handle indirect costs before you apply for government grants will speed up the application and reporting processes. Receiving the Grant Award Congratulations on winning the grant!

Government

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. The new guidance states that cognizant federal agencies will uphold these indirect rates and pass-through entities (PTEs) must do the same.

UEI

The NonProfit Times

MAY 28, 2024

Nonprofits should pay close attention to any budgetary restrictions, such as allowable expenses, indirect cost rates, matching requirements, and reporting obligations. Nonprofits should create a detailed budget that accurately reflects the costs associated with implementing the proposed project or program.

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. Also called administrative or indirect costs, theyre typically not tied to specific programs or activitiesmeaning they indirectly support your mission.

Management

Blackbaud

JUNE 25, 2024

With a Total Rewards approach, you not only offer fair wages and standard health benefits, but you also offer indirect benefits like: Employee wellness programs Discounts on programs, performances, or other services Flexible work schedules Volunteer time off (VTO) Free transit passes or other transportation benefits And more!

Indirect

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

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

When you track your nonprofit administration spending, you will have several categories feeding into what is considered overhead, including management, general, and fundraising. These are also known as indirect costs, expenses that cannot be tied directly to programs. What is Considered Fundraising Spending? Expenses related to events.

Fundraising

Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Candid’s training offerings provide detailed instruction to help you build skills in fundraising, grant writing, nonprofit management, and more, and they are designed to serve different levels of expertise. Some of our most highly attended classes include: Introduction to Finding Grants.

Training

Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Below, we provide more detail about this document and why it plays such a key role in successful financial management. Managing Investments and Debt: Aids in decisions about purchasing or selling assets and managing debt repayment. How Do Organizations Use the Statement of Cash Flows? What’s Included?

Finance

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Too often, grant management is seen as a scary, messy aspect of grant funding, and we have a vague understanding of the requirements or components. In the nonprofit field, it’s common for staff to be put in a role where they manage grants but might not have the knowledge or resources to understand what that entails.

Grant Management

Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2017

The grantseeking challenge of organizational lack of time and staff relates to indirect and administrative cost control techniques; almost two-thirds of our respondents (65 percent) reported reducing staff in order to control overhead. Respondents were asked, "How did you reduce your indirect/administrative costs?"

Grantstation

Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

Calculating indirect costs can be challenging. For each program, break down its actual revenue and expenses, including its necessary overhead, such as your staff’s time devoted to office administration, marketing and fundraising for such program.

Finance