Grant Consulting Services

JUNE 29, 2023

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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Candid

JUNE 9, 2022

Budgets can be one of the most intimidating aspects of grantseeking and nonprofit management, especially for new projects or organizations—most of us don’t have accounting degrees after all! The good news is that budgets aren’t as complicated as most people fear. What is a proposal project budget? Don’t know where to begin?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

If hearing about nonprofit budgets makes you cringe a little ( or a lot ), keep reading. In 2024, the grant landscape for nonprofits has evolved significantly, emphasizing the need for meticulous financial planning and transparent budgeting to meet funder expectations. We’ve got you.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 2, 2024

To meet those requirements, you’ll need to be able to successfully track and manage your grants and effectively report on how you allocated these funds. If you are a grant-funded organization, it will be important to manage spending restrictions and meet reporting requirements. Tracking: Cut Out the Spreadsheets!

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Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

All in unrestricted funds with no reporting necessary. While nonprofits will hopefully see an increase in unrestricted funds—and a decrease in burdensome reporting requirements—as part of this and other movements, good nonprofit accounting principles still apply. What Are Restricted Funds? What are Unrestricted Funds?

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GrantNews

AUGUST 5, 2024

Receiving grant funding can be incredibly rewarding! With a grant listing service like GrantWatch, you can explore a diverse array of grant funding opportunities, catering to individuals, businesses, and nonprofits alike. Let’s take a peek at the exciting world of grant funding and discover how to make the most of it!

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Sharpshooter Communications

MARCH 15, 2023

We just finished writing the budget for next year and we set an income goal of $680,000 in grants. Who has received previous funding? What is the likelihood of getting funded based on the history of the grant? The grant professional uses that information and creates a draft outline that lists those items. Absolutely!

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Peak Proposals

APRIL 3, 2023

Grant proposals have at least two parts: the project narrative and the budget (aka cost proposal). There may not be a division of responsibilities between the cost and narrative proposals at a small nonprofit, leaving the project lead (or the grant writer) to both write the proposal narrative and prepare the budget.

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GiveSmart

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Managing your annual budget—and multiple budgets within it—is one of the most crucial components of running a nonprofit organization. Understanding where your funds go and how they come in allows you to make better decisions that benefit your bottom line and streamline your financial close-out once the fiscal year-end comes around.

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GrantNews

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Homeowners associations (HOA) are the lifeblood of many communities, managing everything from maintenance to amenities with funds primarily derived from member assessments. Why Grants Matter for HOAs Grants provide a valuable opportunity for HOAs to secure additional funding without increasing fees or depleting reserves.

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Your food bank needs accounting software that can help you manage a variety of funding sources while also helping you make strategic, data-driven decisions based on inventory and forecasted community demand. Provide clear stewardship for restricted funds. Improve transparency by communicating the status of your restricted fund balance.

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GrantNews

MAY 24, 2024

When discussing grants, it is important to consider the various types of funding sources that provide them. While the government is a commonly known funding source, it actually accounts for less than 30% of all grants. In response, GrantWatch provides information to identify the five main types of grant funding sources.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 28, 2024

Securing funding can often feel like an uphill battle in nonprofits’ fluctuating economic landscape. This blog post delves into practical strategies for nonprofits seeking to enhance their grant writing skills and secure necessary funding during challenging periods. Why Is This Considered a Tough Time for Nonprofit Funding?

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Strategic Grants

MAY 12, 2024

Working closely with hundreds of for-purpose / non-profit organisations, Strategic Grants often assists in navigating the complexities of securing Trusts and Foundations (T&F) funding. Proposal development Writing compelling grant applications and funder proposals is another essential for securing funding from Trusts and Foundations.

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Allied Grant Writers

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In the world of nonprofit organizations, securing reliable funding is crucial for sustaining and expanding your mission. This comprehensive guide will navigate you through the landscape of nonprofit grants, helping you understand, find, and secure these valuable funding opportunities. Types of Grants Available for Nonprofits 1.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 10, 2024

You know how important it is to manage your funds according to their purpose and source. Or do you have to rely on manual workarounds, spreadsheets, and guesswork to track and report on your restricted funds? Without fund accounting software, tracking at that level of detail must be done manually outside the system.

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Strategic Grants

MARCH 20, 2024

When a funder invites your organisation to reapply year on year for project funding, it shows you’re a trusted partner. By submitting robust and transparent funding reports complete with outcomes data, full expenditure breakdown and comprehensive project delivery details. The result?

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Allied Grant Writers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

In the competitive world of grant funding, knowing how to write a compelling grant proposal is a crucial skill. Budget : Detailed breakdown of project costs. Organizational Background : Information about your organization’s capacity and qualifications. Budget tips: Be as detailed and specific as possible.

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DoJiggy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

They want to build a school playground or fund scholarships for new students. Are there inappropriate ways to spend PTO funds? In this blog, we’ll explore PTO spending, how PTO funds can be used, what purchases are appropriate, and some important considerations to keep in mind when allocating funds.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Grant Ethics: Creating Ethical Grant Budgets and Sustainability Plans Session 6 of the Ethics Series For many organizations, a federal grant will be a significant expansion to an existing program or the initial funding for a program that does not yet exist. This can make the creation of grant budgets a very speculative process.

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Grant Geek

MARCH 1, 2022

Everything you need to know to develop a brilliant grant proposal budget. A grant proposal budget outlines your intended expenses if you are awarded the grant funding, specific to the project or program stated in your proposal. Some grants also require the applicant to match a portion of their budget.

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Qgiv

MARCH 19, 2024

There are many donor appreciation event ideas that you can take advantage of no matter what your budget is. These events provide your donors with a level of exclusivity and a look into the behind-the-scenes of the work that their contributions to your nonprofit funds. Here are some ideas for small, medium, and large budgets.

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Grant Training Center

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Biden Administration’s FY 2022 Budget for higher education signals support for innovation in agriculture and science, climate change, rural development and access as well as equity via the funding of minority institutions. The majority of the funds, $7 million, is to develop a federal data service.

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Blackbaud

JULY 3, 2024

A Director of Finance at a nonprofit shared this sentiment with us during our research on the value of AI in fund accounting. AI in fund accounting has the power to drive deeper analysis and increased efficiency across your nonprofit accounting team, with the right safeguards for accuracy and privacy. Not bookkeeping.

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GrantNews

MAY 23, 2024

Have you have wondered about what capital funding grants are and if your business can qualify for one? GrantWatch lists capital funding grants that funders make available that can transform the financial foundation of any small business. Also, capital funding can allow a business to better serve its respective communities.

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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices. To understand the demographic makeup of nonprofit partners, individual funders often request this information on their own. Partnering to advance equitable funding practices.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This is their chance to define a specific project they would like to see funded. As a new grant writer, I always put this information into an Excel spreadsheet. Today, I record this information in Salesforce. You can always take advantage of the funder information storage features of your grant research funding software.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

To produce meaningful reports to help you do this, you must track all financial activity and ideally compare it to your budget, or your financial representation of what you think you’ll pursue during the year. Effective financial management equips you to make the most of your nonprofit’s limited resources.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 12, 2024

You’ve got to use funds wisely, aligning with your mission and honoring donor intentions. In a perfect world, your budget will always be balanced. Know Your Funding Types One of the first steps to strong nonprofit financial management is to understand your funding sources and how they affect your financial planning and reporting.

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Strategic Grants

OCTOBER 27, 2024

As the focus of IMPACT Philanthropy applications is largely on organisational performance and capability, here is our list of the best and most relevant information that you should be pulling together now. External challenges facing your organisation should not solely be “competition for funding.”

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Grant Ethics: The Ethics of Program Implementation and Reporting After a Grant is Funded Session 7 of the Ethics Series While ethics must be considered in all stages of the grant lifecycle, the part that most people worry about is program implementation and reporting. Register for the complete Grant Ethics Series: Register Now

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RBW Strategy

AUGUST 7, 2024

Whether you are a recipient, pass-through entity, or subrecipient, you have been given the unique responsibility of becoming a steward of federal grant funds. The grant should receive a specific accounting code for tracking, and the approved budget shared with the team so everyone is aware of how the funds should be spent.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2024

Any major project—such as implementing new fund accounting software—needs a well-developed charter to keep stakeholders focused on the goals and desired outcome. Give your project an easily identifiable name, such as Fund Accounting Software Implementation. Are there budget requirements? What is a Project Charter?

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Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Grants are part of the revenue mix for many nonprofit organizations, providing a source of funding for various projects. However, grant recipients need to have a clear understanding of what grants can and cannot pay for as they build this revenue into their budgets. Let us explore the possibilities and limitations of grant funding.

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Strategic Grants

OCTOBER 1, 2024

These meetings continue to inspire me, and it is always interesting to learn how charities secure funds for their work and how they plan to maintain projects through what can sometimes be funding uncertainty. The amount of available funding out there often comes as a surprise.

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Blue Avocado

OCTOBER 22, 2024

After all, every nonprofit needs to have someone counting the cash, writing checks, safeguarding financial integrity, and managing funds soundly! Starting out as an all-volunteer organization with a $20,000 budget, we developed financial systems, workable budgets, and demonstrated accountability.

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GrantNews

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

To do that, you need to clearly define why your organization needs funding. A host of Nonprofits , Businesses , and Individuals are eligible to apply for grant funding but lack to resources to write the application. This will help assure proper consideration when you submit your grant for funding. How Much is Too Much?

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