NonProfit PRO

MARCH 19, 2024

In an era of rapid change and evolving priorities, using traditional approaches to budgeting and planning may no longer be enough for your non-profit to increase financial success and boost community impact. Check out this on-demand webinar to learn transformative practices that can revolutionize the way your nonprofit approaches budgeting.

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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

MAY 27, 2024

It’s budget season, and the spreadsheet chaos has begun. You want to document your process to save yourself valuable time next budget season. You want to be able to easily report on budgets in a variety of accurate, clear ways without too much fuss, and know what was approved versus what’s been modified. What if it raises more?

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CauseVox

AUGUST 20, 2024

Lyn Wineman, President and Chief Strategist at KidGlov, shares actionable insights and cutting-edge strategies designed to empower your organization, streamline your fundraising efforts, and remove the roadblocks that prevent you from achieving your goals.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

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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The Fundraising Coach

MAY 10, 2022

Nonprofit leaders need to set actual fundraising goals. Rather than setting a clear goal, leaders pressure fundraising professionals to raise more. As you look at the upcoming fiscal year, please work to be clear on goals. Then, as a nonprofit leader, have the courage and integrity to help the fundraising team reach that goal.

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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. Because it is deemed a plan, you can use it to effectively map out goals for tracking purposes.

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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. Keep your goals realistic.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

JUNE 4, 2024

How to Set Realistic Goals for Your School Fundraiser Blog Summary: This blog offers a comprehensive guide for school administrators, teachers, PTA members, and community stakeholders on how to set achievable SMART goals for school fundraisers. The SMART goals framework provides a practical approach to setting these objectives.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

OCTOBER 31, 2023

How To Set a School Fundraising Goal and Why it’s Important Why setting fundraising goals is vital for your success. Setting a fundraising goal is a critical step in planning a school fundraiser. Goal setting takes serious thought and consideration and must take several factors into account. What is trying to be acquired?

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 12, 2023

That’s why having a good grasp of your Event Budget and ROI (Return on Investment) matters so much for your fundraiser. These days, there are countless tools that can help you track expenses, compare costs against goals, estimate profits from ticket sales—and more! Event Budget Basics. Determine your goals and objectives.

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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. This includes monitoring the budget, tracking activities, measuring outcomes, and timely submission of funder requirements. Come back to find out how you can advocate for your Grant Budget! I know we can do it!" Absolutely!

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Sharpshooter Communications

MARCH 30, 2023

No matter what your role -- board member, executive director, grant professional, program staff -- you play a part in making sure that your organization is budgeting for grants. It depends on the organization, but having 10-20% of the annual budget from grants is a sustainable goal.

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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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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. One of the most important elements within the application is the Project Budget and Budget Justification.

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Clairification

JULY 18, 2024

With staff cut back and budgets diminished, you need to target your resources wisely. You get a huge bang for your buck from an individual major gifts program, which costs you roughly 10 cents on the dollar vs. 50 cents or more on the dollar for special events fundraising and actually losing money on direct mail donor acquisition.

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Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 19, 2022

For some nonprofit leaders, it's also a time to start thinking about a new program year, new budget, and new goals and objectives. New years is a time for celebration- from watching a ball drop, partying the night away with loved ones, or just celebrating in general. You know the little baby cartoon you sometimes see in pop culture.

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Grants.gov

JULY 9, 2019

The budget narrative – sometimes called the budget justification or budget detail – can also benefit from a skilled wordsmith. What follows are budget narrative writing tips that have been curated from a wide range of federal agency resources. What Is a Budget Narrative?

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Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

Let’s face it—budget planning can cause a lot of stress and anxiety for nonprofits. Most organizations face frequent budget cuts, which creates organizational uncertainty and a scramble for new funding options. Analyzing your budget this way also allows you to understand the ROI of each program.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JULY 24, 2024

As we have worked with nonprofits, some of those nonprofits love to delve into data and constantly adjust goals and metrics, and other nonprofits need more guidance about how to structure their goals to be data-driven. Provide budget-to-actuals comparison through the last month. Read our article here about our 2023 successes.

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Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2024

Analyzing budgets. Your accountant will use your recorded financial data to review your nonprofit’s annual operating budget and suggest revisions before it goes to your board for final approval. They’ll also perform budget vs. actual comparisons throughout the year to help keep your organization’s spending and fundraising on track.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 2, 2024

Consider including: Event Overview: Provide a brief overview of the fundraising event, emphasizing its purpose and goals in the first fundraising committee meeting. Budget and Fundraising Goals: Discuss the fundraising event budget , outlining expected expenses and revenue goals.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A business plan is an important part of any successful business because it outlines the goals of that business, how those goals will be met, and the timeline for completion. When you write your business plan above all else, the business plan should be custom to you and your goals. Discover Your Business’s Goals 1.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 12, 2024

In a perfect world, your budget will always be balanced. Show Impact: Tracking your revenue by fund will enable you to show how each fund is performing, how it aligns with your mission and goals, and what impact it has on your community. You will always get the grant and donors will never churn.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

How much of their budget is appropriate to spend on new equipment, skilled managers and everything else required for an organization to thrive and endure? 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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Just Write Grants

AUGUST 21, 2024

Funders, especially those with a focus on religious or faith-based causes, are more likely to support projects that align with their values and goals. Ensure that your mission statement and program goals resonate with potential grantmakers’ priorities. Outline a Detailed Budget Provide a clear and detailed budget for your project.

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Greater Giving

JULY 5, 2024

Event Goals and Objectives Next, consider your event goals and objectives. Your event can cover one or more of these goals. Depending on what you choose, identify which format best supports those goals. Gather feedback from previous events and ask questions throughout the planning process. Promote your nonprofit’s brand.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Before you begin any project involving data analysis, start by clearly outlining your goal so you know which metrics to analyze. First, we’ll cover how to determine your goals for your monthly giving program. When laying out your goal, consider following the SMART model for goal setting. Determine your objectives.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 27, 2024

Quality Assurance Tips An organizational standard grant application process might include the following quality assurance elements: Prospect vetting process — reviewing potential sources of funding for alignment with your organization’s strategic and programmatic goals, objectives, and capabilities. Post-funding decision debriefings.

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Grant Training Center

AUGUST 21, 2023

Project Management Abilities: Grant writing often entails creating project plans, budgets, and timelines. Strategic Thinking: Crafting grant proposals requires strategic thinking to align your organization’s goals with potential funders’ priorities.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 18, 2023

Depending on your audience, budget, and primary goal, the medium you use for your paid advertising will be different. Read on for a rundown of how each of these factors should affect your decision, helping you to make the most of your advertising budget.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 12, 2024

A well-crafted fundraising plan can be the difference between exceeding your goals and falling short. Setting the Foundation: Mission and Goals Mission: Start by clearly defining your mission statement. ” Goals: Establish specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals for your fundraising plan.

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Grant Writer Team

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Next, you should have a solid budget in place. Budget: Create a list of expenses and put together a solid budget. Consider a budget template. Timeline: While your grant donor is enthusiastic about your goals, they also want to know how you plan to make use of their grant funds. This is important to grant success.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

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. The RIGHT event: Raises 10-20% of your annual budget. BUT the flip side?

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Grant Writer Team

AUGUST 15, 2024

It’s All About Monitoring Metrics Develop a solid budget for your business and track key metrics, demonstrating your performance. Partnering with a grant writer can help you organize your budget and present your data effectively. Funders are interested in concrete data, not just your narrative.

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Pamela Grow

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Sell tickets and tables While selling tickets might seem like an obvious way to bring more money in the door, there are a few creative ways that nonprofits cna make the most out of the practice: Bundles or packages: Offer different ticket tiers or packages to cater to a broader range of budgets.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

MAY 21, 2024

This blog starts by defining SMART goals and forming a capable and enthusiastic committee. It then covers crucial aspects such as budgeting, choosing the right fundraiser, and effectively marketing your event. Whatever your aim, using the SMART goal framework can guide your planning.

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