GiveSmart

APRIL 1, 2025

No matter a nonprofits yearly fundraising budget, organizations recently shared that events make up nearly half of their annual revenue. A successful nonprofit fundraising event should be engaging and fun. Our partner nonprofits, schools, and associations have tried and found success in hosting these exact events.

Fundraising

GrantNews

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Considering that most nonprofits seeking grant funding have limited budgets, it is vital to their fundraising goals to ensure that they are utilizing their resources as efficiently as possible to ensure their best possible chances of success. The RFP identifies the best candidates to apply for a grant. And the best part?

LOI

GrantNews

OCTOBER 25, 2023

You can then use these keywords to search for donors because they will enable you to refine your grant search according to the scope of work, the target audience, the overall project budget, and the potential impact. Also, grants to eligible nonprofits for capital/medical equipment expenditures.

Grant

Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Hiring a grant writer is one of the most important decisions a nonprofit can make. Nonprofit organizations rely on outside funding to operate. A master’s degree and experience in a related field such as social work will show you that the candidate not only has relevant education but also has knowledge of nonprofits and how they work.

Consulting

Just Write Grants

AUGUST 15, 2024

Securing funding through grants is a vital strategy for nonprofits striving to make a meaningful impact. Finding the right grant writer for your nonprofit can significantly enhance your chances of winning grants and advancing your mission. Some grant writers charge a flat fee per proposal, while others may work on an hourly basis.

Grant

Blackbaud

AUGUST 7, 2024

The good news is that it’s possible to set up your nonprofit organization for success. Change anxiety and resistance: Learning a new system can be a tough sell for nonprofit professionals whose schedules are already packed with daily tasks. Are the staff members who will use the software trained in nonprofit accounting?

Funding

Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Grant funding is an essential part of fundraising for nonprofit organizations. While many nonprofits rely on grant funding for a significant portion of revenue, how nonprofits fill their grant writing needs varies significantly from organization to organization. This bill is too expensive for many nonprofits.

Grant

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The goal of the session will be to stress the many ways in which a nonprofit consulting practice can be successful. We will discuss the range of issues you need to think about when you start your own business,such as how to determine your scope of work, legal steps, and marketing strategies. There is no one path.

Consulting

Candid

JULY 24, 2024

Prepare a ‘scope of work’ document Whether you’re planning to hire a consultant or to build your new website in-house, you should start by defining the scope of work and requirements. There are plenty of templates to get you started; I like this one from The Square Agency.

Scope Of Work

Peak Proposals

APRIL 3, 2023

If you work for a large nonprofit, different people may be assigned to work on the narrative and cost proposal, with the two groups getting together periodically throughout the proposal process to ensure the sections are in sync.

Budget

Peak Proposals

APRIL 30, 2023

Work on a Project for a Nonprofit or Academic Institution By far, the most common way that people learn how to write grant proposals is by working for a program at a nonprofit or academic institution that is wholly or partially dependent on grant funding for its operations. Three Common Paths to Becoming a Grant Writer 1.

Grant

Peak Proposals

JUNE 20, 2020

Read the solicitation and create a checklist of the proposal requirements and any supporting materials you’ll need to collect, such as resumes, nonprofit registration certificates, organizational charts, etc. As part of Step 1, you’ll want to complete the following tasks.

Proposal

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Our blog posts typically focus on grant strategies for nonprofit institutions. However, many of the principles will also apply to researchers based outside of the US as well as to nonprofits. In this post, we’re going to focus on a different topic for a more targeted audience. The topic is research funding.

Funding

Peak Proposals

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Ideally, all the proposal writer's work will happen in this shared workspace, eliminating the need to send drafts of the proposal by email. As a result, they are not necessarily well versed with the world of philanthropy, grant seeking, different types of grant funders, or the ins and outs of nonprofits.

Proposal

Peak Proposals

AUGUST 1, 2023

While particularly relevant for academic institutions, where more than one faculty member or department may be interested in pursuing an opportunity, this question can also arise in larger nonprofit organizations with multiple programmatic units. Scope questions seek clarification on the described scope of work included in the solicitation.

Funding

Grant Geek

AUGUST 17, 2020

You’ve found a government grant and, if awarded, it will literally pay your nonprofit to go out and accomplish its mission. The recipient also made a very good impression on the funders, and convinced them they are capable of executing the proposed scope of work as described in their grant application. Grant Questions?

Readiness