Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 27, 2023

Nonprofit budget. Yet a budget is a critical tool in managing your organization. And way too many small nonprofits operate without one. A nonprofit budget can bring so many positives: Finances are much easier to manage because you know what expenses and revenue to expect. and no organizational budget.

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Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2024

But for smaller nonprofits, securing high-priced items can feel daunting. This blog post will equip you with ten creative live auction ideas perfect for small nonprofits. 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.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Effective financial management is critical for your nonprofit to grow and thrive long-term. By Jon Osterburg If you work for a new nonprofit, your team’s primary goal is probably to get your operations off the ground and start furthering your mission. Explore four considerations for achieving financial sustainability. Methodology.

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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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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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Candid

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A key factor in understanding the impact of Black-led nonprofits is the representation of Black leaders across the sector. The data reveals important insights into disparities in leadership, funding, and support. Here, we’ll explore the unique challenges these nonprofits face and include expert perspectives from sector leaders.

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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. But Scott and others make it impossible for us to get needed funds. But Scott and others make it impossible for us to get needed funds.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Grants are an integral lifeline for many nonprofits, providing the necessary funding to launch new initiatives, sustain critical programs, and ensure operational stability. What if that major grant your nonprofit counts on suddenly disappears: How would you continue your mission?

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Accounting can vary widely based on industry, and nonprofit accounting is one of the most unique approaches to the subject. Instead of focusing on generating a profit for the organization, the core of nonprofit accounting is accountability toward supporters and toward the mission.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Pedraza Martinez , University of Notre Dame Most food banks, homeless shelters and other social services nonprofits constantly face hard decisions about how to use their limited funds. 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

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Thanking your donors should be a priority for your nonprofit organization. Your donors have the option to give to countless nonprofit organizations, but they chose yours. If you don’t have the budget to send cards to everyone, send them to your most valuable donors. We all like to feel appreciated and that includes your donors.

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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?

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Thanking donors is crucial for securing gifts—especially for small nonprofits trying to build a support base. By Logan Foote Building relationships is crucial for nonprofits to grow their impact. For small nonprofits in particular, these relationships are critical to growing and scaling your work to drive additional impact.

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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. But Scott and others make it impossible for us to get needed funds. But Scott and others make it impossible for us to get needed funds.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Download this fund accounting software guide to understand key core functionality; like GL, budgeting, fund tracking, grant administration, AP, AR, reporting, etc., Use it as an explainer for navigating the features, implementation process, and ways to get the most out of fund accounting software long-term.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

A very common “go-to” funding idea for small nonprofits is fundraising events. Here are three kinds of fundraising events that work for most nonprofits and how to choose the right one for you. You already know that every dollar counts in your nonprofit. Diverse funding streams are the key to success. Probably not!)

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

To fully fund your nonprofit, you need a diversified fundraising stream. Diversified fundraising revenue creates stability and keeps you from being dependent on one source of funding. Getting your funds from multiple sources is especially important when fundraising for a new nonprofit. Cue the sad music.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As your nonprofit starts to blossom, don’t be surprised if you are conflicted over how much to spend on nonprofit administration, especially fundraising. But you have to spend some money on running your nonprofit. And if you don’t have a budget , that’s an even bigger problem!). And fundraising. The training. The postage.

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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. However, it is one of the most important tasks your nonprofit should establish. Nonprofits need a projected annual budget for transparency, especially if grant funding is needed. Create a Draft Budget Fourth, make a draft budget.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Nonprofit executives occasionally grapple with a dreaded dilemma: the need to send back grant funds because the organization didn't spend it within the designated budget cycle. Here, I will delve into the intricacies of this budgetary faux pas and offer insights on how nonprofit executives can navigate it effectively.

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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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Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

In response to the simultaneous global pandemic and racial equity movement, philanthropy committed to act with urgency to better support nonprofit partners, as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of these dual events. Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices.

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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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Candid

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Over the past five years, nonprofit arts organizations have maneuvered through pandemic shutdowns, evolving audience behaviors, and the relentless pressure of inflation. Much like individuals who find their monthly budgets don’t go as far when prices go up, organizations found that the same activities cost much more. months in 2019.

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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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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Introduction to Foundation Grants Importance of Grants for Nonprofit Organizations Grants play a vital role in the financial sustainability of nonprofit organizations. They provide essential funding that helps these organizations execute their missions, develop programs, and serve their communities.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

We hear from folks all the time who are looking for new fundraising ideas for nonprofits, especially fundraising ideas for a new nonprofit. They’re excited to get their fledgling organization off the ground, and they need the funds to do it. Broken Funding Models for Nonprofits Truly, it’s not your fault.

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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. Learn more about what a nonprofit fiscal year is and how you can arrange your budget to best meet your organization’s financial needs below. What is a Nonprofit Fiscal Year?

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Candid

MARCH 25, 2024

Foundation grants can be one of several revenue streams in a nonprofit organization’s sustainable fundraising plan. In 2022, foundation funding accounted for about $105.21 As a share of all revenue streams, including government funding, program revenue, and investment income, foundation and corporate grants made up 15.3%.

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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

AUGUST 12, 2024

Smart money moves are vital for nonprofits. You’ve got to use funds wisely, aligning with your mission and honoring donor intentions. But staying financially solid while also being nimble enough to handle surprises like recessions and weather events is hard even for the most seasoned nonprofit.

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Candid

AUGUST 7, 2024

In June 2024, Florida governor Ron DeSantis vetoed $32 million in state funding for nonprofit arts organizations. As I discussed next steps with a nonprofit partner—like educating their community about the impact of this loss of funding—concerns about engaging in “political talk” emerged. nonprofits across the country.

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GrantNews

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Managing a household budget has become a monumental task. Luckily, grants can provide an excellent funding source. Nonprofit food assistance programs are integral to providing relief to low-income individuals and families. Grants are now open to nonprofit organizations for community-based programs relating to food and nutrition.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 23, 2024

When your nonprofit is just getting started, your budget for an accounting system is likely very close to $0. Those low-cost tools can be a great way to launch and gain momentum, but there comes a point for every nonprofit when the time it takes to manage your fund accounting workarounds outweighs the cost of upgrading your system.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

When you work for a nonprofit organization, you dont hope for a period of unexpected demand or income fluctuations. Operating reserves provide a financial cushion to help nonprofit organizations weather economic uncertainty and make stronger strategic decisions. Still not sure if an operating reserve is right for your nonprofit?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Starting and growing your organization is a lot easier when you have a nonprofit business plan. Maybe they don’t know what a nonprofit business plan can do to help them. There’s also a common misconception out there that because your organization is labeled a “nonprofit” it doesn’t need to operate like a business.

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Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Technology is empowering nonprofits. More and more, technology has become an invaluable tool for nonprofits to use to more efficiently and effectively fulfill their mission. Whether it’s programs or services, nonprofits have to make good use of the (usually) limited resources available.

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