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How to Align Your Grant Proposals with Your Organization’s Strategic Goals in 2025

Just Write Grants

Revisit and Refine Your Strategic Plan Your organizations strategic plan serves as a roadmap for its activities and initiatives. Before diving into grant writing, take time to revisit your strategic plan. These should tie directly to your strategic goals.

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Grants for Church: A Comprehensive Guide to Securing Funding for Ministry and Community Outreach

Allied Grant Writers

Enabling Strategic Planning and Innovation The availability of grants encourages strategic planning and innovation. Attend Workshops and Training Sessions Numerous nonprofits, local governments, and community colleges offer workshops on grant writing and fundraising.

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Get Your Grant-Funded Nonprofit Started in Fundraising

Blackbaud

Here are a few other skills for fundraising that can transfer from a grants-based approach or can be acquired with minimal training: Technology proficiency: It helps to have (or to prioritize learning) basic skills with database management or, as it is often called in fundraising, constituent relationship management ( CRM ) systems.

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5 tips to help nonprofits meet unforeseen challenges 

Candid

You dont need a formal training program for creativity, adaptability, and resilience, but those qualities should be an intentional part of the organizations talent development plan. Leaders are accountable for bringing resilient and imaginative colleagues into their organizationsand retaining them.

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Technology policies and practices to leave behind in 2025

Candid

Yet, we see that many organizations are still quick to limit or cut back technology-related investments of all kinds, including training, evaluation, planning, and community feedback. Organizations need to realize that treating technology as a peripheral expense actually limits mission delivery and effectiveness.

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Beyond Overhead: How to Use Nonprofit Financial Data to Make Smarter Giving Decisions

Blackbaud

Nonfunctioning equipment, lack of staff training , and software that couldn’t manage the organization’s caseload were prevalent among nonprofits trying to maximize “efficiency” with as few resources as possible. Without the dedicated staff administering the programs, nonprofits are stifled in the amount of impact they can make.

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The AI Grants Hub: Your Smarter, Simpler Grant Workspace

Grant Writing Made Easy

The Hub seamlessly integrates several powerful databases and systems to support every stage of your grant process: From strategic planning to relationship management, each element is interconnected, so you spend less time organizing and more time securing vital funds. It’s easy to use even if your team isn’t tech-savvy.

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