Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

Ministry Development Grants: These grants support internal projects such as leadership training, volunteer development, and new ministry initiatives that aim to strengthen the internal structure and outreach capabilities of the church. This should include both direct and indirect costs, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Funding

GrantNews

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Applicants may request an indirect cost rate of up to 15 percent of the total award request. In addition, grants are also frequently available for workplace training and workforce development. Costs may include but arent limited to payroll processing , audit fees, and office equipment.

Grant

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Capacity Building Grants often fund training and development efforts, helping organizations to grow and improve their services. Budget A detailed account of the financial resources needed, including direct and indirect costs. Project Description An outline of the proposed project, including objectives, methods, and timeline.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Their work includes: Finding all project costs Separating direct from indirect expenses Adding buffers for surprise costs Seasoned grant writers balance budgets well. Your organization must also provide office space, strong technology, and ongoing training. They know both high and low estimates show poor project understanding.

Grant

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Indirect Costs : Overhead costs, such as utilities and administrative expenses. Indirect Costs Overhead and administrative costs. Grant Writing Workshops and Training Engaging in workshops and training sessions focused on grant writing is an excellent way to improve skills and gain insights into best practices.

Grant Writing

Candid

JANUARY 30, 2025

AI models must, however, emulate thoughtful high-quality journalism as they are trained to learn by example from existing data. Training an AI tool is no passive exercise and requires real people with experience and discernment to help our new tools avoid bias and misinformation.

AI

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 9, 2025

XXX or 25 staff trained) so the draft keeps moving. Keeping a Federal-Ready folder with: Updated resumes Letters of support/MOUs SAM registration DUNS/UEI number Indirect cost rate agreement Leveraging past applicationsyours or from similar orgsas templates. You , the writer, to produce a rough draft ASAP. Dont wait for perfection.

Federal Grants

Candid

JUNE 5, 2025

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? staff time, supplies, and evaluation), and indirect costs (e.g., The good news is that budgets arent as complicated as most people fear, she writes.

Budget

Blackbaud

JULY 23, 2025

Were you counting on ESEA funds to pay for learning specialist training? Is there demand for skills-based training for auto technicians or software engineers? Step 1: Stay Up to Date on Policy Changes Funding uncertainty is not new to private and independent schools. For an English-learner program?

Policy

Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At Candid, we recognize that nonprofit leaders and fundraising professionals, particularly those working at small or under-resourced organizations, need access to the nonprofit training and resources that equip them to do good. The post Removing cost as a barrier to nonprofit training appeared first on Candid Blog.

Training

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Have you ever wondered what indirect costs entail, or heard the term “de minimus rate” and questioned what that means? These indirect costs can be allocated to grant proposals. These indirect costs can be allocated to grant proposals. What are indirect costs? That is an indirect expense to this particular grant project.

Indirect Cost

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

RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

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.

UEI

Candid

JUNE 9, 2022

Your expenses will be direct costs— any personnel and non-personnel costs that you wouldn't have if you didn't have the project—and indirect costs, also known as administrative costs or overhead. Funders like to see sustainable budgets with diversified income sources, rather than solely relying on one funder for all support. .

Budget

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

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Your project budget will ideally mirror the associated direct and indirect costs of the items outlined in your project description, such as staffing, rent, supplies, promotion, and the like. For a more in-depth understanding of how to create a project budget, be sure to check out this free training on the topic.

Proposal

Candid

JULY 13, 2023

Indirect costs—or the invisible costs, like rent, utilities, office supplies, marketing, and administrative staff. You can also check out our free live and on-demand trainings. Earned income from events, products, and fees. Make sure your budget adds up (it’s a big red flag when it doesn’t). Need more help?

Proposal

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The training. These are also known as indirect costs, expenses that cannot be tied directly to programs. Fundraising training. Obviously, donors want as much of their donation as possible to go to your programs, to help change lives. But you have to spend some money on running your nonprofit. And fundraising. The postage.

Fundraising

GrantNews

JUNE 5, 2024

Some nursing options only require short-term training that allows you to enter the workforce quickly. These are just some of the reasons why we should take this opportunity to recognize the vital role that nurses play in our healthcare system. Many resources exist to assist nursing students with the cost of nursing school.

Letter Of Intent

Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 3, 2022

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. These are some of the most common terms you’ll see on program budget forms: Direct Expenses: These include all the costs associated with the program.

Budget

Assel Grant Services

JUNE 16, 2024

Direct and Indirect Observation In direct observation, the observer watches the event, activity, or interaction as it occurs. In indirect observation, the observer watches the results of the event, activity, or interaction. Indirect observation is not prone to bias, but only offers limited information.

GPC

Grant Geek

MARCH 1, 2022

Staying within the guidelines of the grant can sometimes include the maximum or minimum funding requests, cost per participant, and maximum caps on administration costs and indirect. Along with your specific costs associated with your project, sometimes there is also an indirect negotiated cost rate that needs to be factored in.

Budget

Assel Grant Services

JULY 21, 2024

Raising the De Minimis Indirect Rate that recipients may use for indirect costs without negotiating an alternative rate from 10% to 15%, and raising the amount of indirect costs a recipient can include in its base calculation of modified total direct costs for each subawardee from $25,000 to $50,000.

GPC

Greater Giving

JANUARY 21, 2025

Also called administrative or indirect costs, theyre typically not tied to specific programs or activitiesmeaning they indirectly support your mission. Help volunteers become part of the team by training them in advance. If youre moving administrative tasks off a current staff members plate, have them lead the training.

Management

GrantNews

JANUARY 11, 2024

Reality: Operating costs, such as paying utility bills, rent, salaries, and investing in office equipment are referred to by a variety of names, including “overhead,” “administrative costs,” and “indirect costs.”

Indirect Cost

The Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Equip your ambassadors with training to help them get comfortable with their roles. Provide fundraising training for your peer-to-peer fundraisers, leadership training for your volunteer leaders, and advocacy training for your social media ambassadors. . Social media ambassadors. Use a variety of communication methods.

Demographics

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A good COI policy will include provisions for regular COI training. AGS developed an on-demand grant management training series covering topics such as pre-award Federal activities, grant management systems, policies and procedures, and award closeout.

Grant Management

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Join us to learn how The Financial Edge helps you manage grant activity using grant relevant dates, perform administrative tasks directly in the system so you don’t have to use external error-prone spreadsheets, and automate the indirect cost reimbursement calculation. Now that's something you can really celebrate!

Software

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. Step 2: Enroll in Specialized Training To truly excel, consider taking a structured grant writing course.

Grant Writing

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Join us to learn how The Financial Edge helps you manage grant activity using grant relevant dates, perform administrative tasks directly in the system so you don’t have to use external error-prone spreadsheets, and automate the indirect cost reimbursement calculation. Now that's something you can really celebrate!

Software

Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

For many funders, costs to prepare an application (or pre-award costs) and fundraising expenses are not allowable direct or indirect expenses. Check out AGS’ on-demand Grant Ethics Training series for a comprehensive overview and application of ethics including all three sources. Why is this addressed so thoroughly?

Ethics

Double the Donation

JANUARY 17, 2022

I love knowing that we are helping drive more dollars toward charitable causes, thus having an indirect but significant impact on the organizations we partner with.”. Each year, every employee is provided with a stipend that can go toward team member training costs such as reading materials, online courses, and other resources.

Donation

Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 14, 2021

HR is the department responsible for managing hiring, onboarding, training, and benefits. This approach emphasizes offering employees a holistic set of benefits that include direct compensation as well as indirect benefits such as healthcare, paid time off, retirement plans, work-life balance, and a rewarding internal culture.

IT

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

Indirect Costs: Overhead or administrative expenses that support the program but are not exclusive to it, like facility maintenance, utilities, and administrative staff salaries. They are critical for grant applications as they demonstrate to funders how their contributions will be specifically utilized.

Budget

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. NICRA covers indirect costs (facilities and administrative costs) and fringe benefit expenses.

Funding

Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

Consider increasing resources by providing more funding to cover indirect costs and general operating support. So, here are some concrete steps to decrease our collective burnout: Funders can help by recalibrating their expectations of nonprofit partners. Also consider easing demands (e.g.,

Burnout

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 24, 2024

Even the federal government is considering increasing the de minimus indirect cost rate from 10% to 15% in 2024. Learn more about a variety of topics with AGS online training sessions available on demand. Identify factors that limit how budgets are written (e.g.,

GPC