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.

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Greater Giving

MAY 17, 2024

These are the folks who are great candidates to help you procure top-notch auction items for your event, or even donate to be part of the experience (dinner wine, tasting bar, gifts, etc.) Tips for Successful Wine Procurement Start early! Wine Makers This can include wineries/wine tasting rooms/wine bars/wine retail shops, etc.

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Greater Giving

JULY 13, 2022

You want the auction to be successful, but you don’t have the budget or staff time to track down all the donations yourself. That’s where auction procurement comes in. Auction procurement is a process of finding donors who can give you items at no cost in exchange for publicity and recognition at your event.

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Grant Training Center

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Today, winning bids is especially challenging given changing priorities, limited time and resources, and constrained budgets. The most successful organizations adopt industry standards and best practices – and when pursued diligently – find that win rates improve, and effectiveness and efficiencies are discovered.

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Greater Giving

JULY 2, 2024

Gazala Uradnik, founder of GFS Events , joined us to talk about event budgeting, revenue producers, and how to make the most of each of your revenue channels. Analyze your budget You’re looking for the highest return on investment with your expenses, which might mean making changes you haven’t considered before to bring in a higher ROI.

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Grant Training Center

AUGUST 10, 2020

Universally, an institution that succeeds in its external funding efforts is one that develops a culture for grant procurement. In addition, the orientation for all newly entering faculty should stress the importance of research, grant procurement and the assistance that the university provides in those respects.

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The Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

On top of the venue details, ticketing, and marketing you’re used to handling for general fundraising events, there’s item procurement and bid tracking to consider. Which items should you procure, and how? Depending on your nonprofit’s budget and size, some auction types may be more favorable than others. Item procurement.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 23, 2024

What are your procurement standards? Here are some questions you can ask potential grantees, either as part of the application or as a follow-up conversation: Who at your organization can approve grant spending? Do you have tiered approvals for different amounts? How do you track time and effort?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 5, 2022

Understand budgets, procurement policies, and financial statements to build a useable and accurate project budget and track all grant expenditures. To do this successfully, grant professionals must: Have a high command of the written word, following all the rules of grammar and punctuation.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

By receiving goods and services without the associated monetary cost, nonprofits can allocate their budget more effectively, directing funds towards critical programs and initiatives. Crafting an Irresistible Auction Securing High-Value Items Reach out to local businesses and community members to procure high-value items for your auction.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

Grant Management Considerations Understanding and following tracking procedures for outcomes, time and effort, and procurement are key to maintaining ethical practices when preparing an application and managing grant funds.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Luckily, Nicole Bennett of Perry Consulting joined us recently to discuss some silent auction ideas and offered great advice about how to devise an auction budget, and delved into what type of items to solicit. Silent Auction Ideas to Maximize Bids and Revenue Nicole reminded us that items rarely sell for their full declared item value.

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Grant Writer Team

JULY 11, 2024

The amount of salary you budget for the job post can go a long way in choosing qualified candidates who know vital grant writing techniques. A full team of grant writers consists of a grant manager whose job is to supervise the whole group, a project monitoring and evaluating officer, a procurement officer, and a project finance officer.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 29, 2022

This includes everything from budget to venue, guest list to guest RSVPs (responses). Auction Procurement Committee. Here are just some of the roles and responsibilities that need to be delegated to members of the auction committee: Generating leads for item procurement. Planning and Logistics Committee.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

To run a silent auction , you’ll need to plan many logistical pieces and discuss different considerations, such as how guests will bid on items, what the items you’re procuring are, and how you’ll process donations. Determining the auction budget. Procure auction items. If this seems like a tall order, don’t fret!

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RBW Strategy

AUGUST 7, 2024

This is a privilege, but also requires diligence, planning, and solid recordkeeping to ensure that you follow the federal requirements as indicated in The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s Uniform Grant Guidance, or 2 CFR 200, plus any other federal, state or local agency requirements.

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CauseVox

JULY 11, 2022

Always make the ask but offer to customize it based on the company’s budget and needs. Procuring prizes for your peer-to-peer campaign doesn’t have to break your budget. Be sure to include what promotions and acknowledgments come with each level. Invest in Kids’ Jane-A-Thon Sponsorship Levels). Corporate Matching.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

These enabled the organization to procure high-quality, retired electronics from corporations; leverage automation to efficiently refurbish computers; and expand its distribution of refurbished IT equipment nationally at very low cost. Going National. In 2008, volunteer Casey Sorensen became PCs for People's first executive director.

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DoJiggy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Wine Pull Instructions for Dummies Here are the basic steps to planning a wine draw fundraiser: Procure a grouping of wines through donations or purchases. Budgeting: Plan your expenses. Pairs Well with Others : A wine pull is a great addition to many high-end fundraisers, including galas and golf tournaments.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

If you need guidance, work with whoever’s in charge of finances to get a copy of the budget. For example, if your total operating budget is $250,500 and you have $25,000 in government grants, $20,000 in foundation grants, and another $50,000 in pledges already committed, you must raise an additional $155,500 through other fundraisers.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 23, 2022

Limit permissions so procurement volunteers can enter donated items, but not risk interference with any other area of event planning. Not sure how to keep everyone in your committee on the same page? If you’re a current Greater Giving client, you can grant every volunteer access to the event software on a basis you feel comfortable with.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 3, 2009

If you play a role in software procurement at your nonprofit organization, whether that is picking out the software to be ordered, approving software expenses, or placing orders for software, you won't want to miss this informative presentation. Thursday March 12, 11:00 a.m. Space is limited, so click here to register.

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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. This allows for more domestic labor and promotes inclusivity in the procurement process.

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2021

Through this partnership, we hope to help [Company Name] make the most of your corporate philanthropy budget while ensuring your employees maximize the impact of their gifts to our cause. Not every business has a budget for philanthropy, but food donations can be a great way to show support without breaking the bank.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 18, 2024

The logistics person needs to take a high level view: Generates the budget. Behind-the-Scenes Heroes Procurement Powerhouse In order to hold a successful auction, you need a stock of highly prized items. This team: Holds a procurement brainstorming party to identify items to target for donation. Appoints committee chairs.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 14, 2023

The grant proposal and its many components, such as the workplan, objectives, evaluation metrics, and budget, will serve as the blueprint for measuring post-award progress and set important perimeters for project completion. Here are some initial steps and best practices to help ensure project feasibility.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Before you dive into soliciting silent auction item donations, set up your procurement goals. Setting A Silent Auction Item Budget NOTE: Items typically sell for 60% of the total item value, so once you’ve created your budget and fundraising goal, calculate what total item value you’ll need to solicit in order to reach those goals.

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OneCause

JANUARY 31, 2024

Establish your fundraising event budget. 8. [/mk_icon_box] [vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row id=”budget”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”24317″ img_size=”full”][mk_fancy_title color=”#8dc53f” size=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”] 3.

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Greater Giving

MAY 9, 2024

Assign one person to decor and give them a budget. Solicitation Committee Recruit volunteers for your auction item solicitation or procurement committee who are willing to go out and talk to people in the community and solicit donations. Then, have one last meeting a month before the event for final touches.

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AmpliFund

JANUARY 3, 2023

Develop processes, policies, and procedures for procurement. Organizations without procurement policies should create them to outline their internal procedures for purchasing. Integrating your grant management, project management, construction management, and procurement systems will improve the efficiency of managing IIJA funding.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

They oversee activities and play a large role in determining how you spend your budget and the goals you set. You can procure items that encourage residents to explore the city in a fun way, such as local restaurant gift certificates or tickets to museums or sports games. People can bid either in-person or virtually with a mobile app.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Frank says, "Most of our enterprise software is procured via TechSoup, which makes it affordable to license so many servers! We do not have to make do with weak, low-budget software." The single-purpose virtual machines allow for emergency service without disrupting other departments.

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Fundly

JUNE 20, 2024

Set a goal and budget. Then, evaluate the resources you have available to outline a budget for your team to work with. Silent auctions require a lot of planning, including procuring unique or rare items and experiences as well as recruiting volunteers to assist donors with checking in and placing bids.

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Fundly

MAY 18, 2021

When choosing your fundraising ideas, be sure to consider campaigns that match your team’s fundraising budget. Procure charity auction items from local businesses with the goal of getting as many items donated for as close to nothing as possible. That way, you can put your budget into creating a great atmosphere for your attendees.

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