Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Alex Dunn, CFRE, is a grant consultant who founded the company Millionaire Grant Lady and Associates to help busy nonprofits save time and money while maximizing their grant funding. Alex has won more than $100 million in grant funding for her clients, and she uses this expertise to guide her work with each nonprofit client.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

What you might not know is that the right fundraising plan template can make the job much easier. In the beginning you may self-fund your fledgling organization. And unless you’re independently wealthy with an endless revenue stream, you can’t self-fund forever (nor should you – more on that in a minute). Many founders do.)

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AmpliFund

MARCH 13, 2024

In our recent webinar, I detailed ways to improve grant budgeting and ease financial reporting. Key considerations for your budget planning process: Strong financial planning in the early grant stages sets the stage for successful program implementation and reporting. You may need to use specific templates and provide documentation.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 27, 2023

Nonprofit budget. Yet a budget is a critical tool in managing your organization. A nonprofit budget can bring so many positives: Finances are much easier to manage because you know what expenses and revenue to expect. If you want to grow your nonprofit, a budget is not optional. and no organizational budget.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Grant writing is a critical skill for securing funding for nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and individuals. Level of Preparation Pre-existing Resources: Having prior research, templates, or previous proposals can significantly reduce time. Budget Justification: 3-5 hours.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

This funding can help cover various costs, including materials, studio space, and living expenses. For many artists, especially those working independently or within non-profit organizations, grants can mean the difference between a project coming to fruition or being abandoned due to lack of funds.

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Understanding its significance can equip organizations with the necessary knowledge to secure funding and effectively empower their causes. Local grants provide critical funding that can address these gaps. Engaging with local grant funds is an effective step towards achieving mission-driven goals and fostering community improvement.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 31, 2025

But its difficult to drive impact when your grantees cant access their funds, arent sure when the funds are arriving, and dont have a clear understanding of their requirements for using the funds. Start by making it simple for grantees to track the status of fund transfers.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

Now, as we get started fundraising in 2021, it’s never been more important to have a fundraising plan that designed to help you make up for lost funds and meet your goals in today’s context. That’s why we created this 2021 fundraising calendar worksheet and template to help you map out the best possible plan.

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GiveSmart

DECEMBER 3, 2024

You should also use any text message templates provided by your vendor. Paid Social Ads If you have a little extra budget or haven’t used all of your Google Ad Grant, running paid social ads is a superb way to target your donors and collect end-of-year donations.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Receiving referrals for funding opportunities. platform equips emerging nonprofits with the tools and templates needed to craft winning grant proposals. Each participant leaves with a completed grant template, ready to secure funding for their organization. Employment prospects. Our Get.Grants.Better. Get.Grants.Better.

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Qgiv

MAY 15, 2023

Not everyone can be a math genius, but when you’re using a fundraising event budget template, you don’t have to be. Hosting an event requires your organization to do a lot of research and planning, but using a budgeting template can ease some of the stress of your staff.

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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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Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

Let’s face it—budget planning can cause a lot of stress and anxiety for nonprofits. Do we have the funds this year to maintain our programs? Most organizations face frequent budget cuts, which creates organizational uncertainty and a scramble for new funding options. And what do we do if the answer is “no”?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

According to school fundraising studies , only 64% of parents, teachers, and administrators believe their school is well-funded. Most profitable school fundraising ideas Driving a high return on investment (ROI) with your fundraising efforts is crucial to earning money for your school while staying on budget.

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Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In the last few weeks of the year, ensure your final 2024 submissions are on time, needed funds are requested, and reports are in order. How did your team respond to changes in the grant profession, such as the new Uniform Guidance for federal funds? Prepare to request budget or timeline revisions as needed.

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

Planning events is essential for nonprofits, whether youre raising funds, building awareness, or forging new community connections. From tight budgets to limited staffing, these hurdles can make even the simplest event feel overwhelming. Utilize Budgeting Tools: Consider using budgeting templates or software designed for nonprofits.

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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. You can get a downloadable project charter template on our resource center. Give your project an easily identifiable name, such as Fund Accounting Software Implementation.

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RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

We’ll start by discussing the “why” of these changes, why the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) decided to make them now, and how they align with larger changes happening in the federal government. As overhead and administrative costs grow, organizations often scramble to find ways to recoup this funding. Plus, there’s more….

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 6, 2024

A few ways you can use direct mail without breaking your budget are to clean up your mailing lists to avoid costly duplicate mailings, spread thank you mailings throughout the year – perhaps sending something to a small number of donors each month, and look into special nonprofit mailing rates. Don’t skimp on your communications budget.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Some don’t require reporting at all; others ask for verbal reports in-person or over video call; some allow us to repurpose reports; and others require traditional and extensive reports in their own custom templates and timelines. Many grant reports also require an accompanying financial report that details what the funding was spent on.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofit Grant Proposal Budget Calculations: A Road Map Whats the best way to make your nonprofits budget stand out on a grant application? Income inequality has forced nonprofits to rely more and more on the wealthy to fund their efforts to fight climate change. Explore the realities and challenges of food insecurity.

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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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Joe Garecht Fundraising

JANUARY 10, 2022

Yet there are ways you can stack the deck in your favor and have more success with winning grant funding for your organization. Many nonprofits think they can do grant research once, generate a list of 10-20 foundations, then just write proposals for those foundations each year until some of them start to fund the organization.

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Grant Writer Team

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Picture this: You jump into the game, using the same template for all potential funders, only to be hit with a wave of rejection letters. Grant funders tend to fund causes that have measurable results on the communities and individuals they serve. Ever feel like you’re stuck on the sidelines of grant writing?

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2022

If you want to raise enough money to fully fund your programs, you need to use more than one tool. A calendar of fundraising activities, including grant deadlines, newsletter send-out dates, and warm touches for donors will get you on the path to raising all the money you need to fully fund your programs. Detailed budget.

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Just Write Grants

APRIL 18, 2023

Picture this: you've just received the news that your organization has the opportunity to apply for a grant that could fund your dream project. Fear not, my nonprofit friends, because I'm about to share a tool that will help make the grant writing process much more manageable: grant templates.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

A very common “go-to” funding idea for small nonprofits is fundraising events. You don’t want to spend more than you raise, and poor planning can turn an event into a budget buster that wastes your most precious resource – time and volunteers. Tupperware parties, garage sales, and candle fundraisers will not sustain your budget.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

You can use a logic model template if previously provided as part of the funding process you are planning for, or you can use a generic template to translate at the time of application, like the one available in our Logic Model Guide.

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DoJiggy

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Animal shelters are generally government-run and funded and, therefore, more regulated. Step 3: Create a Business Plan and Budget You’ll need to develop a business plan to start an animal rescue. Outline your mission, target animals, services, and funding strategies. Our 100+ fundraising ideas might inspire you.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

Or the search for the perfect template. And your plan will give you a reality check to hold back when you are tempted to barrel ahead with a new program before you have fully figured out the funding for it. Your entire fundraising plan should support your Impact Goal by providing the funding to make it happen. Or enough data.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Since collecting and sharing demographic data is still new to many organizations, there can be concerns about the data jeopardizing a grantseeker’s chances to receive funding. In fact, they suggest the real-world importance of asking for this grantee information once a funding decision has already been made.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

You can review nonprofits’ tax returns on GuideStar to find out more about their budgets, expenses, and how much top salaried employees are paid. On-demand trainings can be taken any time, with recent topics including fostering an inclusive culture , finding funding , and writing grant proposal budgets.

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Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

But amazing projects need funding. It follows then, that one of the best ways to secure that funding is with a grant. However, the key to achieving a grant depends in large part on having a plan in place to effectively utilize that funding. Next, you should have a solid budget in place. Consider a budget template.

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Candid

JANUARY 25, 2024

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. Inconsistencies, no matter how small, can be a red flag for funders.

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Qgiv

APRIL 2, 2024

Nonprofit grant proposals can be a daunting task for fundraisers, but it’s a key way to help gain more sustainable funding for your organization. A grant proposal is a structured document that outlines the need for funding, your nonprofit’s objectives, the proposed project’s scope, and the budget you need to accomplish your project.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Raising the money you need to fully fund your budget doesn’t happen by accident. In other words, don’t wait until there’s a crisis to figure out how to find funding. You can grab my simple 1-Page Fundraising Plan template here. But here’s the truth: there will never be a perfect time, Board, staff, or template.

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