Grant Professionals Association

JULY 25, 2023

When I’m trying to balance a Logic Model, Work Plan, twelve attachments, budget narrative, project abstract, and a thirty-page narrative, the last thing I need are twenty-minute debates about “how come they are getting more than we are?” I’ve even negotiated that none of us ask for Indirect Costs so all the money goes directly to the program!

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 8, 2024

Here are some of the key aspects of nonprofit HR, according to Astron Solutions : Limited resources : Most of the time, nonprofits work on tight budgets and don’t have a lot of resources to devote to HR tasks when they need to focus on their productivity in other areas just to keep the doors open. But it’s a different story for nonprofits.

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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. Calculating indirect costs can be challenging. Do we have the funds this year to maintain our programs?

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Working with a lean budget means even the slightest unexpected expense can create a stressful situation. Lead a Revenue-Wise Strategy Session As a financial leader, you touch all areas of your nonprofit organization through budgeting, forecasting, and expense management. So many nonprofits found 2023 to be particularly stressful.

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Candid

AUGUST 29, 2023

budget, team members, skillsets, technology, time, emotional support). Consider increasing resources by providing more funding to cover indirect costs and general operating support. Unfortunately, an undisputable trend these days is burnout. What causes burnout To stop burnout, we first must understand why it happens.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 24, 2024

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. Even the federal government is considering increasing the de minimus indirect cost rate from 10% to 15% in 2024. Identify factors that limit how budgets are written (e.g.,

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Pamela Grow

JULY 24, 2024

Your team will need to manage many moving parts, budget carefully, and stay organized to achieve your event fundraising goal. The competition with other supporters is indirect, but participants can bid on as many items as they want at the same time. This option is best for procuring physical goods and gift certificates.

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Qgiv

APRIL 11, 2023

Examples of direct donor signals include: Surveys Conversations with donors Direct messages or tagging your organization on social media Indirect signals are a bit less obvious, but no less valuable. Typically reading donor signals that are indirect requires some sort of software tools to gather that data. What are Donor Signals?

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Allied Grant Writers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Budget : Detailed breakdown of project costs. Creating a Realistic Budget and Timeline A well-crafted budget and timeline demonstrate your ability to manage resources effectively and complete the project as proposed. Budget tips: Be as detailed and specific as possible. salaries, materials) and indirect costs (e.g.,

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Candid

JULY 13, 2023

Proposal budgets Proposal budgets may seem a bit dull, but many funders say it’s the first part of a grant proposal that they read. Your budget should show your credibility and impact with numbers. A proposal budget should include: Sources of income: Grants and other funding contributions. Needs statement.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 25, 2024

But like the rest of the nonprofit world, you face unique challenges when it comes to retaining employees, ranging from tight compensation budgets to work-balance issues. This will help you determine the best indirect benefits to offer in addition to cash compensation. Offer competitive compensation. Encourage work-life balance.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Our aim is to give individuals the ability to focus more time and energy on applying new learnings to advance their mission-driven work, without needing to find budget to simply partake in nonprofit training and learning opportunities. Creating a Sound Proposal Budget. Still, we know that our work is just beginning.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

Recruitment obstacles: Nonprofits tend to face a more challenging recruiting environment because they have tighter budgets. Nonprofit HR departments must balance managing tight budgets with paying employees a fair, appealing wage. Assess your organization’s budget and priorities to determine what type of HR investment to make.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As the costs add up, you might be asking: How much of a nonprofit’s annual budget should be spent on administrative tasks and fundraising? Look at it this way: If you’re not spending at least 15% of your budget on fundraising, you may be standing in the way of your own success. And fundraising. The training. The print collateral.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Project budget Here you’ll get down to the dollars and cents required to address your need or problem. Your project budget will ideally mirror the associated direct and indirect costs of the items outlined in your project description, such as staffing, rent, supplies, promotion, and the like.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 20, 2024

There are several exciting times of the year for nonprofit finance professionals—budget season, audits, year-end close. From required statements of financial position and budgets to dashboards that compare your revenue streams over time, you often share your financial stories through your reports. Can’t Make It to Seattle?

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Unfortunately, the thought of creating a budget to go with the narrative or the application strikes fear in the hearts of the bravest Fundraisers. Here are some ideas to help you overcome the fear and be on your way to creating a successful budget. Now, let’s have a look at what a program budget for a grant really is.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2024

Budgeting Your nonprofit’s annual budget is a key financial planning document that guides your organization’s spending and fundraising efforts. Most nonprofits break down the revenue side of their budget by source. It details all of the costs you expect to incur and the funds you predict you’ll bring in throughout the year.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

Many don’t cover operating costs or have a small allotment for indirect costs such as salaries, insurance, and utilities. Or a major donor may provide funds specifically for scholarships or building a new wing for a hospital. Many grants, especially federal and state grants, are restricted. What are Unrestricted Funds?

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Nonprofits use the Statement of Cash Flows in several key ways: Planning and Budgeting: Forecasts cash needs and plans for future expenses. Indirect Method: Starts with net income and adjusts for changes in non-cash items and changes in working capital to arrive at cash flows from operating activities.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2017

The grantseeking challenge of organizational lack of time and staff relates to indirect and administrative cost control techniques; almost two-thirds of our respondents (65 percent) reported reducing staff in order to control overhead. Respondents were asked, "How did you reduce your indirect/administrative costs?"

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iGrantWriters

JUNE 22, 2023

The established CESU Program indirect rate is 17.5%. Please note that at this stage, a full study proposal and proposed budget are not required. Funding: Approximately $213,260 is expected to be allocated for the base period of 36 months, which includes 2 full spring and summer seasons.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

For many funders, costs to prepare an application (or pre-award costs) and fundraising expenses are not allowable direct or indirect expenses. 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. Why is this addressed so thoroughly?

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GrantNews

JANUARY 11, 2024

Reality: Operating costs, such as paying utility bills, rent, salaries, and investing in office equipment are referred to by a variety of names, including “overhead,” “administrative costs,” and “indirect costs.” Funding supports libraries with little access to budget assistance.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 20, 2024

Budget: A clear and detailed budget is essential to assure funders that their money will be spent wisely. Itemize and justify each cost associated with the project, from direct costs like materials and labor to indirect costs such as administrative expenses.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

For many organizations, the terms "transparency" and "accountability," when uttered in the same sentence as "indirect/administrative costs," mean only one thing: it's time for another round of belt-tightening. It almost feels like administrative costs are to be avoided.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2017

One of the participants asked this question, which I feel sure is on the top of your mind as well: "Program grants have a budget directly related to them, and for the most part do not cover operations or overhead costs. Indirect and administrative costs remained the same or decreased for 70 percent of respondents.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2015

Firms limit their audit of expenses to comparing current year to prior year or budget, which is customary in a for-profit environment, simply because most audit programs are not tailored to nonprofits, or auditors do not have sufficient nonprofit experience. Budgeting, fiscal policies, and internal control resources. For example, Ms.

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Tech Soup

JULY 18, 2017

Every day, cultural and nonprofit institutions face unique challenges while working towards a mission with a small technical staff and digital budget. They receive ongoing budget priority and dedicated resources. Limited money, revolving staff, and regulatory pressures require that visionaries think ahead of their competition.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 13, 2018

Create a Facebook ad and set a budget to specifically target these email subscribers (aka your supporters). Corporate partners expect you to promote their partnership with your nonprofit. And they want that promotion done digitally. Your snail mail print newsletter isn't going to cut it. No audience, no channels. Again, I can help with this.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Tip 4: Calculate your indirect cost or make an intentional decision to use the de minimis rate. Knowing how you want to handle indirect costs before you apply for government grants will speed up the application and reporting processes. Review them regularly against the approved budget. Update your policies accordingly.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

You start down a path to raise money to meet budget or to keep from closing a program, and before long, you get overwhelmed. Be sure to include both direct and indirect costs. Figuring out what is causing your disheartening results is the first step in fixing it. You’re at a loss as to what to do next. So you put it off. My sympathies.

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Peak Proposals

AUGUST 1, 2023

The areas where questions typically come up tend to fall into one of six buckets: (1) eligibility, (2) formatting, (3) scope, (4) personnel, (5) budget, and (6) partnerships. But jumping into the writing phase without first reading through the solicitation carefully is always risky. What documentation is acceptable to document compliance?

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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. The new guidance states that cognizant federal agencies will uphold these indirect rates and pass-through entities (PTEs) must do the same.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 21, 2024

Office of Management and Budget (OMB), an agency within the Executive Office of the President, issues government-wide grants-related guidance for federal departments and agencies and is responsible for the maintenance of this document. What is Uniform Guidance? Raising the level of single audit requirements from $750,000 to $1,000,000.

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Planned Giving

DECEMBER 16, 2023

I’ve surveyed thousands of industry leaders, and their answers are always the same: lack of time and lack of budget. Number 3: Not putting a direct or indirect ask in every single marketing piece you put out. A On the positive side, more and more nonprofits are realizing the importance of planned giving. Like taking action.

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Peak Proposals

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

In the process of developing your grant strategy, you’ll be forced to consider how many opportunities you can reasonably pursue given your current budget and staff. Some questions to consider are: Budget Target : How much grant funding will you need to bring in to meet your revenue goals? Absolutely not.

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