AmpliFund

MARCH 13, 2024

In our recent webinar, I detailed ways to improve grant budgeting and ease financial reporting. Key considerations for your budget planning process: Strong financial planning in the early grant stages sets the stage for successful program implementation and reporting.

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Veritus Group

JANUARY 26, 2024

The post Question of the Month: Why do we recommend creating both budget AND aspirational goals? In this Question of the Month video, Jeff and Richard share more about why it's important to have these two different goals in mind. appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Blackbaud

MAY 6, 2024

Like a good recipe, your nonprofit budget requires high-quality ingredients, easy-to-follow steps, and a knowledgeable cook or two to put it together. Here are a few simple steps to help you create a solid budget that helps your organization allocate resources effectively and makes your budgeting process easier.

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Candid

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This includes creating an annual operating budget , a document that breaks down your organization’s revenue, or the money you’ll bring in, and expenses, or the money going out to cover your costs, for each fiscal year. In this guide, we’ll walk through four essential steps to build an operating budget for your new nonprofit.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A new survey found that donors who budgeted for donations gave three times more on average than those who didn't have a giving budget.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Funders put the budget and budget justification under a microscope. If an activity will require resources, it must show up in the budget. If a line item shows up in the budget, it must be discussed in the narrative. The budget should mirror the proposal narrative. * Is it reasonable to support the program?

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 18, 2024

Explore how Excel's inherent constraints can hinder your nonprofit’s ability to manage large datasets, collaborate efficiently across teams, and maintain accuracy in budgeting and forecasting.

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Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2024

Pro Tips for Live Auction Success on a Budget Storytelling is Key: Craft a compelling narrative for each item, highlighting the unique experience it offers. The post Big Impact, Small Budget: Live Auction Ideas for Small Nonprofits appeared first on Greater Giving Blog.

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

JUNE 17, 2024

The invisible lines between the findings began to form, […] The post Funders: Let’s Stop Making Nonprofits Choose Between Balanced Budgets and Burnout appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. As I read the recent Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) report on the state of nonprofits, a familiar feeling settled in.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 10, 2023

By Emily Haynes As nonprofits struggle to hire and retain fundraisers, some are turning to performance-based bonuses to entice and retain talent. There are plenty of ways to ethically reward hard-working fundraisers — the Association of Fundraising Professionals, for example, endorses bonuses delivered as flat…

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Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Mastering your projected budget does not have to be as difficult as you might think. Nonprofits need a projected annual budget for transparency, especially if grant funding is needed. Nonprofits seeking grant funding need to provide an annual budget to the funding source. Mastering Your Projected Budget in 5 Simple Steps: 1.

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Soapbox Exchange

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Some of the most effective marketing strategies don’t require a big budget. Fortunately, successful marketing isn’t about how much you spend. It’s about creativity and resourcefulness. You can create content to show off your thought leadership or use social media to interact with supporters.

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Clairification

JULY 18, 2024

With staff cut back and budgets diminished, you need to target your resources wisely. You get a huge bang for your buck from an individual major gifts program, which costs you roughly 10 cents on the dollar vs. 50 cents or more on the dollar for special events fundraising and actually losing money on direct mail donor acquisition.

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Tony Martignetti

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Sarah Olivieri: Align Your Money With Your Goals There’s a dimension to your budgeting you might be missing: Organizing your budget so you know what impact your money is achieving for you, and you know the costs connected to your goals. Sarah Olivieri returns to help you course correct. She’s the founder of PivotGround.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

If you don’t have the budget to send cards to everyone, send them to your most valuable donors. If your budget doesn’t allow you to mail handwritten cards, is there a way you can change that? You can also put your thank you video on your website and share it by email and social media. It’s much more personal.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 29, 2023

By Alex Daniels More than a quarter of grant makers plan to give less this year than they did in 2022.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Resumes for Staff How to Books IRS Non-Profit Determination Letter State-Level Non-Profit Determination Letter Photos Project Innovator Forms IRS 990 Tax Forms Annual Budget Program Budgets Audited Financial Statements Updated Board Member List It is important to have all these items updated and ready to go so that you don’t have to slow down (..)

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 20, 2024

Ninety-two percent of organizations — including mine — have budgets of less than $1 million and know what their communities need most. By Sneha Dave Ninety-two percent of organizations — including mine — have budgets of less than $1 million and know what their communities need most.

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

JANUARY 22, 2024

They need streamlined fundraising strategies that can help them raise more money WITHOUT having to hire additional staff or double their fundraising budgets. Small non-profits are different than larger organizations.

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Candid

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Key facts about nonprofits with Black CEOs and Key facts about nonprofits with majority Black leadership examine these organizations’ budgets, revenue, and subsectors and regions with the highest representation, among other data points. Yet, among the nonprofits they lead, the largest share have budgets of under $50,000.

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Clairification

APRIL 20, 2023

Which means that: Budgets Timelines Plans Decision trees and projections are nothing to be afraid of. This week’s borrowed wisdom: “ Boundaries are levers And assertions are maps. They’re a gift.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 4, 2024

More than 70 percent of nonprofit employees said limited staffing and budget constraints are impediments to change. By Jim Rendon More than 70 percent of nonprofit employees said limited staffing and budget constraints are impediments to change.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 7, 2024

Ninety-two percent of organizations — including the one I lead — have budgets of less than $1 million and know what their communities need most. By Sneha Dave Ninety-two percent of organizations — including the one I founded — have budgets of less than $1 million and know what their communities need most.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

Let’s face it—budget planning can cause a lot of stress and anxiety for nonprofits. Most organizations face frequent budget cuts, which creates organizational uncertainty and a scramble for new funding options. Analyzing your budget this way also allows you to understand the ROI of each program.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

With revenues down and costs rising, a growing number of nonprofits are cutting budgets, laying off staff, and even closing their doors. By Jim Rendon With revenues down and costs rising, a growing number of nonprofits are cutting budgets, laying off staff, and even closing their doors.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

University-based reporters are critical to reversing the decline in local news, but budget cuts and political battles increasingly threaten their work, demanding greater donor support.

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RBW Strategy

AUGUST 7, 2024

This is a privilege, but also requires diligence, planning, and solid recordkeeping to ensure that you follow the federal requirements as indicated in The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s Uniform Grant Guidance, or 2 CFR 200, plus any other federal, state or local agency requirements.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 6, 2024

A few ways you can use direct mail without breaking your budget are to clean up your mailing lists to avoid costly duplicate mailings, spread thank you mailings throughout the year – perhaps sending something to a small number of donors each month, and look into special nonprofit mailing rates. Don’t skimp on your communications budget.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This change affects nonprofit organizations by increasing the overall budget for staff salaries. This change might mean more nonprofits see budget shortfalls in the coming year. Since nonprofit organizations often run on tight budgets, this increase in staff costs will undoubtedly put further strain on already stretched budgets.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

How much of their budget is appropriate to spend on new equipment, skilled managers and everything else required for an organization to thrive and endure? Building on this, our research challenges the conventional wisdom that nonprofits should allocate nearly all of their budget to program costs.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Every other aspect of nonprofit financial management stems from this infrastructure—from budgeting and tax filing to setting fiscal goals in your strategic plan. Some of their responsibilities include approving budgets, implementing risk management plans, and reporting your organization’s finances to the rest of the board.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Called “hostile” by her board, Anne Price left as CEO after nearly doubling the budget and boosting the reserves from $69,000 to $600,000. By Jim Rendon.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 16, 2024

Will certain policies or budget cuts affect your organization? Many states have issued their budgets for the next fiscal year. It could also be a nice distraction from everything that’s going on in the world. Get donors involved We’re still facing a lot of economic uncertainty, but donors want to help if they can.

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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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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

You don’t want to spend more than you raise, and poor planning can turn an event into a budget buster that wastes your most precious resource – time and volunteers. Tupperware parties, garage sales, and candle fundraisers will not sustain your budget. The RIGHT event: Raises 10-20% of your annual budget. BUT the flip side?

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Download this comprehensive resource for the latest best practices for budgeting, closing books, audits, managing payroll, compliance, and much more. The best accounting eBook for your team is here!

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 15, 2023

By Sono Motoyama Conrado Muluc In four years, MediaJustice’s budget grew from $2.5 million to $4.5 million and its staff from 10 to 22 people, requiring some rethinking about team building.

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