Blackbaud

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Know Your Current Situation Frustrations with your CRM may be due to the limitations of the tool, but they may also be due to the way your team has chosen to use the tool, or a lack of training. Training: What is the current skillset of your team and what is their capacity for adding new skills? Dream big and dream together as a team.

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GrantNews

JUNE 16, 2025

But what if you don’t have the budget to bring in a professional? A well-thought-out budget Proof of community impact or potential 2. Craft a Strong Application On Your Own Even without formal training, you can write a compelling grant proposal by focusing on clarity, impact, and outcomes. Tip: Don’t overuse jargon.

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Pamela Grow

MAY 29, 2025

This isnt about a lack of training or skill. It’s about stalled campaigns, shrinking budgets, and most heartbreakingly disillusioned professionals who once believed they could change the world. As Ive learned over the years, you can train a team on proven tactics. This isnt just a retention problem. Its culture.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Beyond remote volunteering, common employee engagement programs included skills-based/pro bono (92%), issue workshops and trainings (92%), volunteer grants (64%), and nonprofit board training (62%). Or a Fortune 500 company might provide professional development training to your nonprofit staff.

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NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

You might be seeing effects of the Great Resignation at your organization and tighter budgets due to economic inflation. If so, your approach to technology training can impact employee satisfaction and efficiency as well as staff turnover. Here are two things to consider.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Trained therapists can facilitate family counseling sessions, where teens and their parents learn healthier communication skills and coping mechanisms. Life Skills Training for Teens Objective : Prepare teens for adulthood by teaching them essential life skills. Funding helps families pay for mental-health care for children under 21.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At Candid, we recognize that nonprofit leaders and fundraising professionals, particularly those working at small or under-resourced organizations, need access to the nonprofit training and resources that equip them to do good. Creating a Sound Proposal Budget. Courses are not only offered in a “live,” real-time format.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Discrepancies and Budget Overruns Manual time tracking and payroll allocation can result in discrepancies between recorded time and payroll provider data. These discrepancies can lead to budget overruns and difficulties in managing funds effectively.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 4, 2025

Establish protocols for fixed asset counts and managing departmental budgets to prevent overages. Training Document the training available and expectations for who will take the training and when, such as at onboarding and annually after the financial audit.

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The Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Upcoming Fundraising and Nonprofit Trainings. If you’re looking for free or low-cost, high-quality fundraising training, here are three events to check out! You can pay $47 for this training or get it as part of the “ All Access Bundle ” for just $19. More information is at [link].

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Candid

JUNE 9, 2022

Budgets can be one of the most intimidating aspects of grantseeking and nonprofit management, especially for new projects or organizations—most of us don’t have accounting degrees after all! The good news is that budgets aren’t as complicated as most people fear. What is a proposal project budget? Don’t know where to begin?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 3, 2022

At our most recent Grant Writing Made Easy workshop, we did a deep dive into nonprofit program budgets. Of all the topics I teach inside the course, the budget is the one that students have the most anxiety and confusion around. (By Follow this 3-step process for creating nonprofit program budgets. Understand the key terms.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 9, 2021

With shoestring budgets and big missions, many nonprofits rely heavily on committed volunteers to help carry out their work. Volunteers are the lifeblood of nonprofit organizations. Luckily, people are ready and willing to help. Around 30 per cent.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More importantly, are your staff and volunteers ready and trained to perform productively in their roles? Marketing, facilities, budgeting, management, and everything else has changed, too—if not how you did them, then who accomplished the tasks, and where. Step 3: Make a training plan. But are you ready? This is just a taste.

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Training Nonprofit Education Fundraising 105

Candid

MAY 2, 2025

Some nonprofits anticipating reimbursement from such grants may have already spent funds from this years budget. inflation) of 3% to 5% for future-year budgets. Some are learning, with no advance notice, that this funding has been revoked or eliminated going forward. In other words, many organizations are facing a funding crisis.

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AmpliFund

MARCH 13, 2024

In our recent webinar, I detailed ways to improve grant budgeting and ease financial reporting. Key considerations for your budget planning process: Strong financial planning in the early grant stages sets the stage for successful program implementation and reporting.

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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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Candid

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This includes creating an annual operating budget , a document that breaks down your organization’s revenue, or the money you’ll bring in, and expenses, or the money going out to cover your costs, for each fiscal year. In this guide, we’ll walk through four essential steps to build an operating budget for your new nonprofit.

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Budget Strategic Plan Nonprofit Goals 108

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Organizations are always making miracles happen on tight budgets. Above all, planning for financial sustainability comes down to Budgeting and Expenses: First, sit down with your accountant. Community Service Programs – General maintenance, repairs, and lawn care services impact the monthly budget. Funding For Good, Inc.

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Grant Writer Team

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

That’s why thorough planning and budgeting are so important. Purpose-driven businesses and nonprofits providing inclusion through translation, on-the-job training, and a fair living wage will attract better talent. Volunteer Training: Allocate funds for training materials and events, potentially costing $200 to $1,000.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 11, 2024

They can teach you lessons that arent readily available in books or training sessions, offering tailored advice to sharpen your grant writing skills. Register for Grant Writing Training Nothing boosts your grant writing abilities like hands-on training. Grant Writing Training and discounted services here.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 3, 2025

First, ensure that your employees are set up to be successful leaders by investing in leadership skills training.People across your team, from entry-level fundraisers to senior IT pros, have the potential to become leaders with a bit of training. Hiring is a consistent pain point for nonprofits, especially those on a strict budget.

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GrantNews

JULY 1, 2025

Funding may support services such as career training, education, therapeutic activities, mobility aids, housing, and caregiver assistance. Eligible projects may include job training programs, mobile health clinics, shelter renovations, community gardens, and other efforts that help organizations serve more people or operate more efficiently.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

Important activities: Gather necessary documents, develop narratives, build budgets, and secure internal approvals. That way, everyone has the same information, and no one is left wondering about grant specifics or budget details. Important activities: Allocate resources, launch programs, and train staff.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 25, 2025

Funders review hundreds of applications, and issues such as unclear objectives, vague budgets, or an ineffective statement of need can easily push your proposal to the bottom of the pile. Define SMART outcomes: Swap broad objectives for measurable goals like, “Train 25 youth by Q4, with 80% finding employment within six months.”

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Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Large nonprofits with large fundraising teams may have the budget to hire a full-time grant writer; however, the process to hire a grant writer often takes more than 6 months from start to finish. After the grant writer is hired, the new hire still must be on-boarded and trained. What is a grant consultant?

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 11, 2024

For example, share the story of Maria, a single mother who received resources to secure stable housing and training to land a new job. Review available case studies, testimonials, and pricing structures to pick one that will fulfill your needs without breaking your budget. Evoke emotion with stories.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

MAY 5, 2025

Even though they are familiar with your organization, it will take time to train them to be an effective grant writer. Grant writinglike all forms of writingis a specialized skill, which takes time, experience, and training to hone. We can also step in to act as an outsourced full-time grant writer for your organization.

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Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

NTENs Nonprofit Digital Investment Report notes 45% of nonprofits indicated they werent spending enough on technology, citing lack of budget (77%), lack of funder support (47%) and lack of donor support (38%). With small budgets come small staffs juggling multiple priorities.

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Funding Nonprofit Budget Strategic Plan 87

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

For example, American Red Cross offers training programs for volunteers with specific skills to help during a time of need. In preparation to act immediately, it is beneficial to think about setting aside budget to match employee donations and to provide community grants. Activate your campaigns.

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GrantNews

JUNE 12, 2025

However, you don’t need a million-dollar budget to make a difference. Transparent Reports: Funding for Your Nonprofit Build trust with your team and supporters by providing a clear, realistic budget. Utilize budgeting tools to monitor spending patterns. In truth, every decision you make affects the impact of your group.

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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Think and Ink Grant Consulting® Think and Ink Grant Consulting® helps large nonprofit organizations with budgets of $3 million or more, institutions of higher education, and municipalities increase their grant dollars. ® is designed to meet the unique needs (and budgets) of emerging nonprofit organizations. Let's chat here.

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Candid

JANUARY 9, 2025

Yet, we see that many organizations are still quick to limit or cut back technology-related investments of all kinds, including training, evaluation, planning, and community feedback. Stop using technology budgets based on organizational hierarchy The CEO shouldnt have a choice of laptops if program coordinators dont have the same choice.

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Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

However, grant recipients need to have a clear understanding of what grants can and cannot pay for as they build this revenue into their budgets. It is important to read and follow the budget guidelines for each grant – before and after receiving the grant. Let us explore the possibilities and limitations of grant funding.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Low Rate of Fraud Awareness Training NFPs have the lowest implementation rate of fraud awareness training , per the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). Couple this with the fact that many smaller NFPs have volunteers in key roles without adequate skills, experience, or training and you are creating a recipe for disaster.

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Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 13, 2025

Doing More with Less Budget constraints and economic pressures are forcing organizations to stretch their resources. If your organization lacks expertise in grant-seeking, consider consulting professionals or training staff to bolster your efforts. is designedto meet the unique needs (and budgets) of emerging nonprofit organizations.

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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Think and Ink Grant Consulting® Think and Ink Grant Consulting® helps large nonprofit organizations with budgets of $3 million or more, institutions of higher education, and municipalities increase their grant dollars. ® Grant Writing Training here. Let's chat here. Get.Grants.Better.® ® Get.Grants.Better.® As our D.I.Y.

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