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Did You Know: The Key Differences Between Restricted and Unrestricted Grants by Roxanne Jensen, Ed.S, GPC

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Before I began working as a grant consultant, I did not understand all the details and intricacies of grant budgets, including the difference between restricted and unrestricted funds. This experience taught both me and the nonprofit the benefits and challenges of having restricted funding in their budgets.

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How to Budget for an External Evaluator by AGS Grant Staff

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As a result, evaluation costs fluctuate, and the conventional guidance to devote 10% of the program budget to evaluation isn’t always accurate, at least for federal grant programs. There are three primary factors that influence the evaluation budget: program, evaluation design, and reporting/dissemination.

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Small Nonprofit Building Block Series: Tips for Staying Organized by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

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Within each year’s subfolder, create folders labeled application , budget, attachment , correspondence , and reporting. AGS is also launching a new training series in May, Capacity Building for Small Organizations. For example, a master GRANTS folder might have multiple folders within it, each labeled by the funder name.

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Taking the Fear out of Grant Management: Indirect Cost Allocation By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

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The direct costs (service, equipment, training) are likely direct costs, but the administrative assistant’s increase in time spent facilitating these services isn’t allowable. There are many nuances to indirect costs that an organization should be aware of and consider if they choose to request within grant budgets.

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Advocating for Real Costs and Organizational Expenses by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

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It’s alarming how much we lie on our org budgets and shortchange ourselves…. Stop thinking a shoe-string budget is some mark of resourcefulness and efficiency. Don’t set a budgeting precedent that leaves your staff overworked and underpaid. Identify factors that limit how budgets are written (e.g.,

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Small Nonprofit Building Blocks Series: Community Relations by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

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Defining Small Nonprofits: Whether a nonprofit or not-for-profit , a charitable organization’s “size” is not determined by its facility, number of staff, or services to the public but by the size of its operating budget. AGS is also launching a new training series in May, Capacity Building for Small Organizations.

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Getting Curious About Ethics By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

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The best practice is to reduce risk by accepting a salary or fee for grant writing services that are not included in the proposal budget. Check out AGS’ on-demand Grant Ethics Training series for a comprehensive overview and application of ethics including all three sources.

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