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Grant Writer Cost in 2025: What You Actually Need to Pay [Expert Guide]

Allied Grant Writers

Monthly retainers Organizations that need ongoing grant support benefit from monthly retainers. Monthly retainer costs range widely. Most retainer agreements last 6-12 months. Many consultants set minimum retainer amounts between $1,500 and $3,000 per month.

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Untangling the New Uniform Grant Guidance

RBW Strategy

De Minimis Indirect Cost Rate Increase (§200.414): For those recipients (and subrecipients) who do not have a negotiated indirect cost rate agreement in place, this is welcome news. The new guidance states that cognizant federal agencies will uphold these indirect rates and pass-through entities (PTEs) must do the same.

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4 Great Employee Retention Ideas for Arts and Cultural Orgs

Blackbaud

But like the rest of the nonprofit world, you face unique challenges when it comes to retaining employees, ranging from tight compensation budgets to work-balance issues. This will help you determine the best indirect benefits to offer in addition to cash compensation.

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5 Essential Employee Retention Tips for Nonprofit Managers

Blackbaud

Retaining top performers is likely a measure of your effectiveness and success in your role. High retention leads to better outcomes all around as the organization saves money and develops stronger performers internally. Plus, as a manager in a nonprofit, retention is a key component of your job.

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Independent Retailers – the Backbone of Business and Industry

GrantNews

Jobs: Locally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more employees during economic downturns. For example, independent community grocers play a vital role in keeping communities cohesive and even in the nation’s overall economy. This includes agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation.

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The Grants Transparency Act of 2023: Good idea or spitting in the wind?

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

Specifically, the changes include but are not limited to: raising the threshold value for Single Audits to $1,000,000 from $750,000 raising the threshold for indirect cost rate to 15% for organizations without a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) raising the equipment threshold from $5,000 to $10,000 for that which may be sold or retained (..)

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Introduction to Nonprofit Program Budgets

Grant Writing Made Easy

Indirect Expenses: These include administrative and overhead costs, all the costs of all departments outside of the program department, such as finance, human resources, and development. This is what we do for our retainer clients and what we teach Grant Writing Made Easy members to do. Join the waitlist!

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