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How to Build a Better Nonprofit Budget in Less Time and with Less Stress

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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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How to create your new nonprofit’s first budget

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When you’re just getting started, it’s critical that one of your first steps is to create your nonprofit’s first budget to help you manage both your organization and your finances as it grows. Without a budget, you can find yourself in deep water, fast, with more money going out than coming in.

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Analyzing Budgets and Saving Money at a Nonprofit

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Organizations are always making miracles happen on tight budgets. Above all, planning for financial sustainability comes down to Budgeting and Expenses: First, sit down with your accountant. Speak with your accountant to explore what “contract positions” entail. Need more help with your budget? Learn more, visit [link].

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What Are 7 Common Nonprofit Startup Costs?

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This will include money for payroll, benefits, payroll taxes and contract employees. Most nonprofits set aside a percentage of their annual budget to go toward staffing. This number can vary depending on the size of the nonprofit, but for most, this is anywhere from 60-90% of their annual budget.

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How to Improve On-Time Tuition Payments

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Without the steady cash flow of tuition, schools might not meet budget, payroll may need to be sourced from other funds, and the ability to maintain academic and extracurricular programs may suffer. Having that contract roll from the school’s admissions software into its tuition management system helps eliminate chaos and confusion.

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10 Steps to Turn Your Brilliant Idea into a Grant!

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This is how you will eventually get your BUDGET. We will contract out for accounting and fundraising services, which is estimated to cost $70,000 annually. This income is expected to provide 25% of our total annual budget. Medicaid and private insurance will be billed for therapy, which will provide another 10% of our budget.

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Thinking of Becoming a Grant Writer? Read This First.

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As a contract grant writer, you may have promised to deliver a proposal draft by a specific date. No, you probably didn’t—nor did you develop the project activities, design the log frame, create the budget, or recruit the proposed project staff. A proposal’s ultimate success or failure cannot be attributed to just one person.

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