NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

If you are interested in flying solo in a consulting career path, you need to understand how you can help nonprofit organizations.

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Soapbox Exchange

DECEMBER 7, 2024

With all the moving parts involved in planning, launching, and managing successful fundraising campaigns, new nonprofit leaders can easily get overwhelmed. If youre ready to scale your organizations fundraising but feel underequipped or unsure where to start, hiring a consultant could be the right next move.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

JULY 24, 2023

Below, I will give you a peek at the techniques I use to manage these temporary but very important relationships. Since I do not do academic research full-time anymore, I find I am now more dependent on the goodwill and understanding of national-level research/evaluation consultants. I do not need to become an expert in their field.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 27, 2025

Plus, Lodi Community Foundation lands $30 million bequest, and the Ukrainian Catholic University Foundation gets millions from a New York management consultant. By Maria Di Mento Northfield Mount Hermon The campus of Northfield Mount Hermon, a boarding school in Gill, Mass.,

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Gail Perry Group

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Written by Gina Vaughn, Managing Consultant at Gail Perry Group. Gina Vaughn is Managing Consultant at Gail Perry Group. In 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which significantly altered the U.S. She is committed to helping mission-driven organizations achieve their full potential.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Note from Diane: You know how passionate our team is about thinking about your grant management work (your post-award work) to help strengthen your grant applications (your pre-award) work. Thats why were thrilled to bring these tactical tips to you from Jitasa to help broaden your understanding of grant management.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 11, 2024

Grants Works will host its Federal Grant Funding and Management Summit to help new and established grantees understand federal grants better.

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Blue Avocado

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Try a consultant with no guardrails. Given my tenure in the corporate and nonprofit worlds, I believe I can serve as the bellwether for predicting healthy management practices and diagnosing toxic ones. Little did I know that a consultant was overseeing the celebratory event and saw it as “her baby.” It’s like a sixth sense.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 12, 2024

There is no simple answer to the question of whether to consider a new constituent relationship management system. I often consult with clients who arent able to use functionality in their CRM because of choices they have made with their data. Change management: How does your team respond to change ? What about reports?

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Tony Martignetti

MAY 28, 2023

Rubin Singh: Equitable Project Management An automated soap dispenser. Rubin Singh, from One Tenth Consulting, returns … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for May 29, 2023: Equitable Project Management & Make Time For Professional Development → Rubin Singh: Equitable Project Management An automated soap dispenser.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Silver Tree Consulting & Services announced the launch of VIGILANCE, an Enterprise Services Management-as-a-Service platform. It is the result of hundreds of IT transformations and continuous interaction with IT leaders on what they need to achieve their goals.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 17, 2025

Myth #3: Organizational Culture cant be managed; it is something that happens organically in the workplace. Myth #5: Once a strong Organizational Culture is established, no further action is required by management. Indeed, what is practiced by management is always reflected by staff.

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Blackbaud

MAY 15, 2024

In early 2022, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy began an organization-wide grants change management review. Change management can be a long and uncomfortable process, but the introspection and analysis help you find ways to improve and more closely align with your mission. Getting the right people in the room is key.

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Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Now, the conference is much more manageable for me as I’m able to mix different aspects of my professional career all in one conference. I was also able to have one-on-one conversations with those who had questions about federal grants and consulting in the human library.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

MARCH 3, 2025

For many federal grants, the organization will hire a person whose sole job is to manage that grant, and that is all they do since it takes so much work. Foundation grants typically dont require organizations to hire additional staff just to manage them. You can schedule a no-obligation consultation call with a member of our team.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2025

Consider formal coursework, webinars, or certification programs in data management, or books such as David Herzogs Data Literacy: A User's Guide or Data Literacy Fundamentals by Ben Jones. Author Bio: Allison Megrath, AICP, CNU-A, is the President of Megrath Consulting, Inc.

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RBW Strategy

JUNE 24, 2024

Challenge In 2022, the company had contacted RBW Strategy as they received several federal awards and would benefit from institutional background in managing and maintaining compliance. Outcome RBW Strategy worked with the company to navigate the administrative challenges and maintain grant compliance after the company’s IPO.

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RBW Strategy

JUNE 3, 2024

Challenge In 2022, the company had contacted RBW Strategy as they received several federal awards and would benefit from institutional background in managing and maintaining compliance. Outcome RBW Strategy worked with the company to navigate the administrative challenges and maintain grant compliance after the company’s IPO.

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Clairification

JUNE 20, 2024

I’m sure some will hate me for saying this, but after 30+ years in the nonprofit trenches and another 10+ as a coach and consultant, I’m still amazed at how small many of us think. I’m going to guess “yes.” In 2008 during the big recession, and 2020 during the pandemic, all I heard was cut, cut, cut.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Alice Rossignol, Nonprofit Consultant Avoid AI Shortcuts and Put Yourself in the Donor’s Shoes Some suggest grant writing can be done by AI. Finally, starting early and staying organized will help you manage the workload and reduce stress as deadlines approach. A missed comma will be forgiven, I promise!

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Blackbaud

APRIL 21, 2025

For this reason, nonprofits often seek expertise from external consultants and vendors. An RFP is a formal document that outlines your organizations needs, expectations, budget, and selection criteria when hiring vendors or consultants for a task. Its uncommon for nonprofit organizations to have a comprehensive skillset in-house.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Operational audits, which assess your organizations internal systems, productivity, staffing, and management practices. These often look specifically at one area of your operations, such as technology, data management , or human resources. If you need help or have any questions about audit prep, consult your accountant.

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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This work is rooted in grant management, relationship building, and stewardship. Schedule a complimentary consultation today: www.thinkandinkgrants.com. Schedule a complimentary consultation today: www.thinkandinkgrants.com. Richardson, MBA, GPC Shavonn is the Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting.

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Tony Martignetti

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Rubin is CEO of One Tenth Consulting. Rubin is CEO of One Tenth Consulting. Marc Pitman: What To Ask Before … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for October 30, 2023: CRM Selection & What To Ask Before Your New Website → Rubin Singh: CRM Selection Rubin Singh returns to help you focus on what matters in CRM selection.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 13, 2025

Set timeframes that allow sufficient evaluation of what’s working, without shutting down initiatives too early, and make sure to consult with your lawyer and CPA to ensure compliance with any relevant guidelines.

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 21, 2025

Author Bio: Jorden Anderson, MSW, MPA, GPC , is the founder of Jorden Anderson Consulting, a five-year-old consulting firm that has raised more than $30 million on behalf of its clients across the nation. Danny Blitch, MPA, GPC , from Woodstock, Georgia, is the Managing Consultant of Federal Grants at Alloy Fundraising in Atlanta.

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Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Based on my experience as a consultant to nonprofit executive teams and advisor to women pursuing new ways of working, several factors have contributed to the Autonomist movement, especially among Black and brown women in nonprofit leadership roles. My favorite part is choosing who I work with [as] clients and collaborators.”

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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

At Think and Ink Grant Consulting, we emphasize the importance of stewardship. This continuous relationship management helps secure long-term support from current funders and builds a foundation for successful collaboration. Schedule a complimentary consultation today: www.thinkandinkgrants.com. Shavonn Need help?

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 28, 2025

The uniform guidance, legislation, the eGovernment Initiative, presidential memoranda, and the management agendas for the past two very different presidents have all pointed to the strategic management of data, particularly federal spending and performance data, all of which affects financial assistance.

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Are you an executive director, development director, program manager, board member, consultant, or other type of leader in your organization? Are you a non-profit leader? If not, do you want to be a leader at your non-profit?

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 25, 2024

You can already share that information with your financial system while also pulling data like payment date or payment type into your grant management system. At the same time, our Professional Services group can directly help consult on an integration you’re trying to develop or build an integration for you outright. So, what’s next?

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Blackbaud

MARCH 3, 2025

For example, if one of the strategic goals is to enhance service delivery, demonstrate how a new case management system can streamline processes and improve client outcomes. Technology as an Enabler Explain how the proposed technology acts as an enabler to achieve these strategic goals. Where possible, put numbers to these outcomes.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 29, 2024

8 Ways to Find Major Donors for Your Small Nonprofit: Becoming a Major Gifts Officeron top of everything else is as much about time management as anything else. Make time every day to consult your major gifts spreadsheet and check to see steps you need to take with each person on your list.

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Fundraising HayDay

MARCH 21, 2024

Hear key takeaways from each of our esteemed guests: Bernard Turner , GPC, Associate Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at Belmont University Cheryl Kester , CFRE, GPC, 2023 Distinguished Fellow Awardee and Owner of The Kester Group Doris Shivers , GPC, Director of Grant Innovation and Management for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Egondu Onuoha (..)

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

Governance and Management factors: How does your Board feel about how much you should have in reserve vs spending on programs? Operating reserves are a crucial part of a healthy financial statement, and there are several ways to calculate, hold, and manage those funds. Revenue volatility factors: How volatile are your revenue sources?

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Blackbaud

APRIL 15, 2025

This provides confidence to donors and financial stakeholders, ensuring they can trust how funds are managed and used. Replacing the older Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act (UMIFA), UPMIFA introduced updated guidelines that reflect modern investment practices.

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The Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Unlike traditional consultants or interim leaders, fractional executives are experienced C-suite professionals who serve as long-term, part-time members of your leadership team. Full-time executives may be out of budget reach, while consultants might not provide the consistent, hands-on leadership needed for real transformation.

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