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How Does a Nonprofit Find Funding to Keep the Lights On?

Tech Soup

GrantStation's founder and CEO, Cynthia Adams, recently gave a free 30-minute webinar on the Zen of Grantseeking. One of the participants asked this question, which I feel sure is on the top of your mind as well: "Program grants have a budget directly related to them, and for the most part do not cover operations or overhead costs.

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Building Your Grantseeking Program: Setting Measurable Objectives

Tech Soup

" One resource is the State of Grantseeking™ Report that GrantStation publishes every six months. Does my budget, location, or mission affect my organization's ability to be awarded grants? The answers to those questions vary — sometimes dramatically — by annual budget and mission focus.

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For Grantseeking, a Nonprofit's Age Matters — but It Isn't Everything

Tech Soup

It's because they have smaller budgets. Those smaller budgets translate to smaller staff sizes or heavier reliance on volunteers for all facets of program management, which result in less consistency in grantseeking. Now, we at GrantStation do suggest that you take a bold approach to your grantseeking. Very Young.

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Is There Any Grant Money?

Tech Soup

According to early results from GrantStation's Spring 2017 State of Grantseeking™ Report, 75 percent of those organizations that submitted just one grant application won an award. In the spring 2017 report, the budget entry point to participation in collaborative grantseeking was $25 million.

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Throwback Tuesday – An A-Z Guide to Writing Grants

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

I personally like Foundation Directory Online (FDO) and GrantStation. You can get a discounted membership to FDO and GrantStation on TechSoup. Put them on your calendar. Decide which portions or sections you want to have completed by what dates and put it in your calendar. Then mark it on your calendar.

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How Do Other Organizations Control Administrative Costs?

Tech Soup

How GrantStation Can Help Your Nonprofit Fund Administrative Costs. Because at this point, any fat is long gone from most nonprofit budgets, including funds for personal development, technology, and general infrastructure. On September 20 to 21 , you'll be able to get a GrantStation annual subscription for just $99.

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3 Ways to Get Great at Grantseeking

Tech Soup

Funders look for sustainability as demonstrated by budget, people (staff/volunteers), and years of organizational age. So if you ensure that you are recording your volunteer hours as gifts in kind, you will more accurately reflect (and increase) your actual budget, and show funders that your organization manages many people.