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Your New Budgeting Superpower: Program-Based Budgeting

Blackbaud

The best way to manage those differing priorities is through budget management tools that give you a clear view of each program, instead of trying to pull apart the organizational budget. This is where your fund accounting system can help you get the granularity you need from your budgeting process to make data-driven decisions.

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3 Signs Your Organization Needs a Nonprofit Accounting System

Blackbaud

When your nonprofit is just getting started, your budget for an accounting system is likely very close to $0. You have multiple income streamsdonations, grants, service feesas well as all the ways you use the money. And this data rolls up into your organizational budget to give you a holistic view of your finances.

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The Small Nonprofit’s Guide to Budgeting

Get Fully Funded

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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How to Minimize Risk Throughout Your Grant Cycle

Blackbaud

But on occasion, a person will make a mistake or doesn’t follow the restrictions for the grant. To mitigate risk throughout your grant cycle, you need to know your grantees through relationships and documentation, support their internal controls, and set up a process for whistleblower complaints. How do you track time and effort?

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Standing Up A New Grants Management Function

The NonProfit Times

Often when grant professionals come into new roles, they are responsible for standing up the new grant management function at their organization. If this includes the capacity to manage grants with a federal origin, the task can be daunting. Assess your organization’s past performance with grants.

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How to Work Best with Your Grant Consultant

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Many agencies hire a grant consultant to start or help grow their grant portfolio. And while that may seem like a simple solution to your grant woes, a they do not magically appear and take all the work off your plate. So, what should you expect when you hire a grant consultant? First, grant work is a team sport.

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Calling All Nonprofits: Partner Up and Step into Success

Grant Writer Team

The nonprofits who set the pace are those who choose the right grant-writing partner. These wallflowers need an invitation to the dance that only the right grant writer can provide. and one thing can take any nonprofit to the next level — a grant writer who can secure you grant funding. There are over 1.5