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Strategies for Impactful Grantmaking During Funding Uncertainty

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Amid times of significant uncertainty, your grantees need to know that you are informed, listening to their needs, and ready to support your communities. Can you provide support for capacity building or indirect costs like salaries to help grantees weather the unexpected shortfall without taking lines of credit?

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Why Fund Accounting Software Beats Spreadsheets for Nonprofit Grant Reporting and Compliance

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Understand Your Indirect Costs Tracking and allocating your indirect costs is one of the most tedious aspects of grant applications and reporting. Some grants may come with lots of stipulations about what operating costs they will fund—and how much. Ready to tackle the tasks of grants?

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13 Tips for Ensuring Government Grant Compliance for Your Nonprofit Organization

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Tip 4: Calculate your indirect cost or make an intentional decision to use the de minimis rate. Knowing how you want to handle indirect costs before you apply for government grants will speed up the application and reporting processes. Receiving the Grant Award Congratulations on winning the grant!

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7 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Build a Strong Financial Foundation in 2024

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Some revenue sources will clearly be revenue-wise (self-supporting or clearly core to the mission and supported by outside sources), and some will be ready to sunset. Make Sure You’re Ready for Your Next Government Grant Government grants are a great addition to any nonprofit’s balance sheet. Watch an on-demand product tour today.

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More Than Fiduciary Oversight – How Board Members Can Support the Grant Writing Team by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

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indirect costs, matching funds, supplanting). This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute s Competencies and Skills. Identify methods for assisting organizations to implement practices that advance grant readiness 2.06. braided funding strategies, direct v.

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3 Strategies to Build Your Organization’s Financial Capacity

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Calculating indirect costs can be challenging. Also check your fund accounting software for opportunities to share presentation-ready dashboards or even give certain staff members view-only access. The post 3 Strategies to Build Your Organization’s Financial Capacity first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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How to write a winning grant proposal

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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. With this roadmap to guide your efforts, you’re ready to begin writing a successful grant proposal.

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