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Why the Budget Matters

Grant Consulting Services

One word: budget. In the land of grantmaking, it’s essential to have a budget in place because grantmakers want to know that your financial situation is reasonable and how you plan on spending the money if awarded. The budget should show potential funders EXACTLY where their funds will be directed. Don’t make stuff up.

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Five green flags for funders in your grant proposal

Candid

A green flag is anything that would immediately signal to a funder that the nonprofit is a strong candidate for funding. Funders are looking for credibility—in brief, reasons to trust that a nonprofit will do what they say in the way that they say in a grant proposal.

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Stormy to Calm: Thoughts on Navigating the Federal Grant-Writing Waters After NLFGT

Grant Professionals Association

Aided by Kessler and Cassidys Writing to Win Federal Grants and Writing to Win Federal Grants: The Workbook, participants are guided through the entire federal grant writing process, including developing needs statements, crafting budget narratives, building partnerships, and navigating the submissions process.

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Advocating for Real Costs and Organizational Expenses by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Like any business or corporation, nonprofit organizations must manage revenue and expenses to deliver their products and services to communities. While nonprofits have been charged with addressing the world’s most critical issues, they often lack the adequate resources required to do it. to function.

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Applying Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement (QA/QI) in Grant Management Strategies

Grant Professionals Association

But, does QA/QI also have a place in a nonprofit organization’s successful grants management strategy? Repository/library of supportive resources and tools — include standardized narratives (e.g., project narrative format/content/organization, budget and budget narrative and required attachments).

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FOA: What Is It and How Can It Help You Get a Grant?

GrantNews

Requests for Applications (RFAs) and Program Announcements (PAs) are the two types of funding announcements that nonprofits keep returning to again and again. Which FOA Is Right for Your Nonprofit? RFAs (Requests for Applications): If your nonprofit needs funds for investigator-initiated research, an RFA is ideal.

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Grants & AI: The New Normal

Grant Consulting Services

Nonprofits are investigating new strategies to help meet the changing needs of people in their communities. In my most recent Grantegy class, I purposely tested the viability of ChatGPT to help create a sample budget and corresponding budget narrative.

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