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Tight Review Cycles: How to Survive the Deadline Doom Loop Without Losing Your Mind

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Communicate key dates earlylike when drafts will be ready, when comments are due, and when final sign-off happens. Its your insurance against delays and drama. Smart grant writers work backward from the submission deadline and build in buffer time for every review round. Treat those dates like sacred appointments.

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As a Disaster Unfolds, Fundraisers Can Do More Than Raise Money

Blackbaud

Big Sunday , a service organization based in Los Angeles, provided a list of resources during the wildfires in 2025, including evacuation sites, air quality maps, and insurance tips. These are all fair questions that fundraisers should be empowered to answer. This can make you a powerful voice for the community during and after a catastrophe.

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The Elevator Opens: Are You Ready to Talk Planned Giving?

Planned Giving

LIFE INSURANCE Donate a life insurance policy you no longer need. The post The Elevator Opens: Are You Ready to Talk Planned Giving? STOCK DONATION Avoid capital gains by donating stock instead of selling. RETAINED LIFE ESTATE Give your home, but live in it for life. IRA GIFT Use your IRA to make a tax-free gift.

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How to Organize and Optimize a Roller Skating Fundraiser

DoJiggy

So lace up your skates and get ready to roll! This should include venue rental, equipment costs, promotional materials, food and beverages, and any permits or insurance needed for the event. Arrive early to oversee the setup of the venue, ensuring that all areas are ready for participants.

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Understanding Fiscal Agents: What They Do and When You Need One 

Wild Apricot

It works well for groups that aren’t yet ready to incorporate or don’t plan to become a formal nonprofit. You’re seeking help beyond finances, like HR, liability coverage or insurance. Meanwhile, your group focuses on the actual mission-based work — whether it’s running programs, organizing events or building community support.

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Grant Budgets for Nonprofits: Common Budget Mistakes to Avoid

Grant Writing Made Easy

When the budget doesn’t align with the story you’re telling—or worse, contradicts it—it sends a clear message to reviewers: this organization may not be ready to manage grant funding effectively. They may catch details you’d overlook, such as insurance, equipment depreciation, or staff benefits.

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Strategic outsourcing: Your checklist for For-Purpose success

Strategic Grants

If we dont think you are ready to be in a position to win grants, we will arm you with resources and links to other trusted agencies who can work with your team to get your organisation into a grant-ready position. Good idea to check their business insurances too! We hope you find this check list useful.