Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Even if it feels overwhelming at first, break it down into essential steps: Setting goals Identifying potential donors Defining your message Starting with a well-conceived plan helps you clarify goals, outline specific actions, and define your budget to achieve your goals. Ready to learn more?

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Blackbaud

MARCH 24, 2025

Their work ensures that patients transition smoothly from hospital to community care, which is vital when hospital resources are strained due to budget cuts. Charitable donations and grants help hospitals hire and train more CHWs, increasing their reach within underserved communities. What does a Community Health Worker Do?

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This includes simple narratives, flexible budgets, clear timelines for decisions, and a quick approval process. Host training sessions for basic skills such as CPR and first aid. Listening to your community will help you identify where your support can be most effective. Ensure all team members are familiar with this plan.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This blog delves into the nuances of grant writing, exploring best practices, resources, and success stories from the heart of Georgia. Equally important is a comprehensive budget that outlines how funds will be allocated. ® Grant Writing Training Shavonn * Need help? About Shavonn V. .* Let's chat Get.Grants.Better.®

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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

This blog will explore key strategies and tips to enhance your grant writing skills, helping your organization to secure the funding it deserves. Budgeting and Financial Justifications An accurate and detailed budget serves as a financial blueprint for your proposal. ® Grant Writing Training ® Get.Grants.Better.®

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Low Rate of Fraud Awareness Training NFPs have the lowest implementation rate of fraud awareness training , per the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). Couple this with the fact that many smaller NFPs have volunteers in key roles without adequate skills, experience, or training and you are creating a recipe for disaster.

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Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In addition to the successes, thoughtful consideration of the challenges faced can help you gain insights into areas where you need more training or different systems to ensure smoother grant processes. Prepare to request budget or timeline revisions as needed. Develop or revise your budget for professional development in 2025.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 24, 2025

The post CRM Integration for Nonprofits and Schools: Helping Organizations Save time and Eliminate Errors first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud. Start with the connection that will save your team the most time or have the biggest impact on your mission.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 28, 2025

How to Apply for a Federal Funding Opportunity -Their Community Blog covers a wide range of topics. Videos Grant Writing Basic s – “Tips for Proofreading Your Next Grant Application” and “Grant Writing: How to Build Credibility with Your Budget Narrative” are just two of the many topics that are covered.

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Grant Training Center

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Biden Administration’s FY 2022 Budget for higher education signals support for innovation in agriculture and science, climate change, rural development and access as well as equity via the funding of minority institutions. For higher education, research and development in the sciences as well as equity takes a leading role.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

If hearing about nonprofit budgets makes you cringe a little ( or a lot ), keep reading. In 2024, the grant landscape for nonprofits has evolved significantly, emphasizing the need for meticulous financial planning and transparent budgeting to meet funder expectations. We’ve got you.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Grant professionals are not merely writers but often content experts, team builders, budget gurus, and the first point of contact for an agency in the funding community. Their expertise in program and budget planning is invaluable. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute s Competencies and Skills.

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Grants.gov

JULY 9, 2019

The budget narrative – sometimes called the budget justification or budget detail – can also benefit from a skilled wordsmith. What follows are budget narrative writing tips that have been curated from a wide range of federal agency resources. What Is a Budget Narrative?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

You can review nonprofits’ tax returns on GuideStar to find out more about their budgets, expenses, and how much top salaried employees are paid. The site offers training for nonprofit staff that goes into more detail than we do in class. These include cover letters, proposals, letters of inquiry, budgets, and more. .

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Grant Training Center

AUGUST 21, 2023

Project Management Abilities: Grant writing often entails creating project plans, budgets, and timelines. Financial Literacy: Grant writers often work on budget development and financial projections. This financial literacy is relevant to jobs in finance, accounting, and budget management.

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Grant Training Center

JULY 31, 2023

Budget: If data management activities require additional funding, ensure that you include a well-justified budget for these expenses. The post What You Need to Know About the NIH Data Management Plan appeared first on Grant Training Center Blog.

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Candid

JULY 13, 2023

In this blog, we share the major types of grant proposal documents, their components, and free sample resources to show you what a successful version of each one looks like. Proposal budgets Proposal budgets may seem a bit dull, but many funders say it’s the first part of a grant proposal that they read. Proposal budget.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Not only must you replace staff members who leave (assuming you have budget to do so), but you also lose knowledge about your organization as staff walks out the door. One effective approach is to emphasize software training. But making software training a central part of how your organization operates is easier than you might think.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Blog Summary: Post-school fundraiser reviews are essential for ensuring long-term success and continuous improvement. Quantify results: Use metrics like satisfaction scores, participation rates, and budget comparisons to identify patterns. Did expenses exceed the budget, or was participant engagement lower than expected?

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 27, 2024

AGS offers several on-demand training for funder relationship building: Relationships with Grant Funders , Power of Partnerships , and Relationships with Program Officers and Legislators. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 8, 2025

Before taking GPAs Next Level Federal Grants Training (NLFGT) course, my approach to federal grants could best be described as the sink or swim method. NLFGT is a year-long training course taught by the federal grant whisperer Cheryl Kester that is designed for both experienced and newbie grants professionals.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In this blog, we will share the key elements of a typical project proposal and best practices for how to approach drafting each section to help you secure the grant you seek. Project budget Here you’ll get down to the dollars and cents required to address your need or problem.

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Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2024

It might also be new equipment installed as part of the grant doesn’t include training for all involved parties or the drivers necessary to run the equipment are not added to staff computers. A Primer for Pre- and Post-Award Grant Readiness first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. A Primer for Pre- and Post-Award Grant Readiness.

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Assel Grant Services

APRIL 7, 2024

Review the project budget and how your grant fits into that financial structure. You can also learn more about organizational grant readiness and a variety of other topics with AGS online training sessions available on demand. AGS is launching a new training series in May, Capacity Building for Small Organizations.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 6, 2024

As a result, evaluation costs fluctuate, and the conventional guidance to devote 10% of the program budget to evaluation isn’t always accurate, at least for federal grant programs. There are three primary factors that influence the evaluation budget: program, evaluation design, and reporting/dissemination.

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Candid

JANUARY 31, 2024

Here are some ways you can leverage Candid’s resources for professional development—regardless of time and budget constraints. Learn at your own pace, even without a budget Even with a budget of $0, you can build your fundraising skills by learning online.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 14, 2023

I knew I would love the conversation the second I learned she attended Dr. Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead training, but I didn’t know that Julie had her own experiences that I related to. I called the officer, discussed the issue, put together a needed budget amendment, and got permission from the funder – who told us to get moving.

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Critical Fundraising

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Each month, the Critical Fundraising blog presents a digest of the best fundraising-related blogs and articles from the previous month that have adopted a critical fundraising mode of thought. What to read to understand ‘Effective Altruism’ – in The Economist (paywall) (h/t Phil Slocombe for recommending this blog).

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Grant Training Center

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Budget (1-2 paragraphs) should be abbreviated; save the detail for the complete proposal. The post The Letter That Will Get You Funded appeared first on Grant Training Center Blog. Indicate awards, rankings, and tangible measures that set you apart from your peers. Get feedback from your colleagues.

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DoJiggy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Resources for Learning and Training about Animal Welfare There are many resources available for learning about animal welfare, including: Online Courses and Webinars : The Humane Society’s Animal Welfare Course and the ASPCA’s Animal Behavior and Welfare Course are comprehensive online courses on animal welfare and behavior.

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Candid

JUNE 14, 2023

The numbers don’t add up To avoid this pitfall, make sure your proposal’s financial statements and budgets (literally) add up to the correct amounts. You’ll also need to ensure that the line items in your budget match the activities outlined in your broader grant proposal. Double and triple check your math to be safe.

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Candid

JANUARY 25, 2024

And they frequently study your project budget and look back at the narrative (the main written part of the grant proposal) and the executive summary (the short summary of the proposal and budget that comes first) to see that they are all aligned. Also, use budget narrative—brief explanations—to explain confusing items.

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Candid

JANUARY 17, 2024

That’s why we freely share our expertise with the sector through a variety of channels: Live and on-demand trainings : Learn about a range of topics from starting a nonprofit to proposal writing, management, governance, sustainability, and transparency. Get started today to explore Candid’s wealth of free nonprofit resources.

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Letter Of Inquiry Proposal Writing Proposal Nonprofit 98

Blackbaud

JULY 3, 2024

It can create real value—when you’ve taken precautions on how the tool is trained. They want it to provide faster and smarter insights, such as budget analysis, cash flow forecasting, and anomaly detection. How is the AI model being trained, and how can I make sure it is not being trained on confidential data?

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Adopt a CRM system, such as Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT + Rosterfy , to allow volunteers to seamlessly manage their experience with your organization, including: Onboarding Scheduling Training Recognize that volunteers have busy lives outside of your organization, and it’s your job to understand their commitments.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This resulted in a review of TCE’s grantmaking policies that may have inadvertently disadvantaged and disqualified smaller budget organizations, many of which were BIPOC-led. They eventually changed a rule that had been in place for many years, in which a general operating grant could not represent more than 30% of an organization’s budget.

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Candid

MARCH 23, 2023

Through Go for the Gold , a promotion we made permanent last year, organizations with budgets under $1 million can access Foundation Directory for free when they maintain a Gold Seal of Transparency through their Candid nonprofit profile. The post Defining equitable access begins at home appeared first on Candid Blog.

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