Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2024

While I’m independently contracted as the grant manager for Lockwood Animal Rescue Center, Rewind Rhino Extinction and Buffalo Field Campaign, I’m also contracted as a grant professional through “The Dotted i Fundraising,” a remote team of dedicated grant professionals to raise funding for nonprofit organizations.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 13, 2024

Secure buy-in from leadership to get program employees to come to the training. Author Bio : Eryn Baldrica-Guy (she/her) is the Director of Grants and Contracts for California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. This is why fundraisers like grant professionals exist. But we can’t do this alone. Building a culture of philanthropy is complex.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2024

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) introduces guidelines on how nonprofits should handle grants and contracts, and these updates help nonprofits report their finances accurately and in a standard manner. Regular training for staff on the nuances of fund accounting can also help prevent misunderstandings and ensure compliance.

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Blue Avocado

AUGUST 13, 2024

Clarice Williams from WEBS Training Center Lack of succession planning Not having an active succession plan. Making the switch from an inexpensive local bookkeeper to a contract accountant was expensive, but worth every penny, and it we had done it sooner it would have saved us a lot of headaches.

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Tom Ahern

DECEMBER 7, 2023

We had a contract." Truly top performers are well-trained lifelong learners, sophisticated, passionate, daring and enchanting. Provisions for adjusted compensation were NOT in your contract, alas. He's a veteran journalist who took the risk to get professional training in direct-response fundraising. Here's what happened.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The tuition cycle starts with the school’s contract, which should clearly outline policies, expectations, and consequences that families acknowledge during enrollment. Having that contract roll from the school’s admissions software into its tuition management system helps eliminate chaos and confusion. Engaging quickly.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A good COI policy will include provisions for regular COI training. The organization elects to contract with the construction company in question without seeking bids from additional companies. It doesn’t have to be scary.

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Greater Giving

APRIL 11, 2023

Greater Giving’s Long-time user, Rebecca, insisted on using this fundraising software package at her new job, and even built it into her contract. It’s now in my contract that any nonprofit I work for uses Greater Giving.” for a conversation. When you find something that works, it doesn’t feel like work at all.”

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2023

Look no further than Grant Writing Boss Club, where you can take your grant writing skills to new heights with our comprehensive training program and member benefits. Training Library If you’re a fan of binge-watching on Netflix, you’ll love our training library!

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Speak with your accountant to explore what “contract positions” entail. It might be possible to keep staff members on a contract basis until your organization can sustain employees long-term. Service Contracts – Don’t forget to reassess annual service contracts. Fact: there are currently over 2.7 But you can’t avoid it.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 6, 2024

You just signed a multi-year contract for a new student information and learning management system (SIS/LMS) that does everything you want it to do. Naturally, it will take a lot of time, training, and labor to get it up and running, but once it is all configured, it will solve all your problems. This is the dream. You did it!

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GrantNews

MAY 8, 2024

Nonprofits often use a lawyer to get a set of ‘trained professional eyes’ on their documents. This will include money for payroll, benefits, payroll taxes and contract employees. Are you or someone you know considering taking the plunge to start a nonprofit? Some nonprofits may choose to work remotely. Happy searching!

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Grant Writer Team

AUGUST 23, 2023

Educational Curriculum Some educational grants, like grants for Head Start, workforce training, and youth, require an educational curriculum. A grant writer can help you locate federal, state & local grants as well as find foundation grants and contracts. Grant writers are wordsmiths so they can create something for you in no time.

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Grant Training Center

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) are the best mechanisms toward this effort and are often referred to as the nation’s largest sources of early stage/high risk funding for start-ups, small businesses, and sub-contracting agencies (usually higher education).

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GiveSmart

AUGUST 23, 2024

Starting in the fall, it is an all-out sprint through the spring for staff managing galas, golf outings, auctions, and other fundraising events. It means a lot of long nights, takeout meals, and snacking. It means even more lifting, loading, and sorting. Cold water. Some need caffeine to get through the season. Keep It Together 10.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 17, 2024

Contracts for services to nonprofits to address the housing needs of vulnerable residents. In addition, grant covers resources, tools, and training to level up their work and focus on their mission. A large part of being a nonprofit is getting grants to fund the vital work you do for your community. What Do Nonprofit Grants Fund?

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 25, 2024

Shortly afterward, in January 2020, she allegedly was told by then-CEO Brian Gallagher that she was being let go because “I don’t need you anymore” and was tasked with training her replacement before her final day of employment in February 2020. She has since cobbled together a combination of part-time and contract work, she said.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 28, 2024

Back then , GPA was still a fairly new organization, having contracted its first Executive Director in 2004 with 700 members and just a handful of chapters. You can also check out a variety of quality training opportunities available from AGS. In time, I learned to love her job, too. She was the best mentor.

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GrantNews

JULY 18, 2024

Marketing, it’s the engine that powers nonprofit growth. If you are part of a nonprofit, we cannot stress enough, how essential it is to have a solid marketing strategy. To succeed, you must spread the word about your programs, attract volunteers, and rally supporters. However, online marketing requires a great deal of navigation. The up side?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Nonprofit leaders could use them to have staff do the same tasks they’ve always done, just faster, or shift jobs from full-time work to part-time or contract work. Yet using AI adoption primarily to maximize time and cost efficiency will only exacerbate the burnout crisis in the sector.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 31, 2023

Independent contracting allows grant writers to break free from top-down hierarchies, negotiate their own rates, choose their clients, and work at their own pace. Becoming an Independent Contractor: A Stand Against Patriarchy and for Diversity Choosing independent contracting is also a powerful political decision.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Once a union is recognized or a union election is certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the union can negotiate contracts on behalf of the employees it represents (known as collective bargaining). . Unions offer their members professional development and training opportunities. Unions are 501(c)(5)s.

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Grant Writer Team

JANUARY 4, 2024

In fact, staying abreast of professional developments in grant research , writing proposals, winning government contracts, and helping clients with grant management once grants are obtained is usually a full-time job. Formal and Informal Training Education can be both formal and informal. ” Want to Know More?

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Center for Major Gifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Charitable Gift Annuities A charitable gift annuity is a contract between a donor and a charity. If not, are you willing to invest in training or hire specialists? From understanding the basics to implementing best practices that favor success (like mastering planned giving conversations ), we’ve covered it all. What is planned giving?

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The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 25, 2024

She also runs the Nonprofit Academy training called “ From Start Up to Strong – Setting Expectations for Newly Formed Entities Serving the Greater Common Good.” She’s even written the book for nonprofit startups “The Nonprofit Workbook.” billion to charity, signifying a 3.4%

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 18, 2024

Each applicant must provide evidence of its legal capacity to contract with the Rural Utilities Service to obtain the grant and comply with all applicable requirements, in accordance with 7 CFR part 1734.4(a). AGS offers a Federal Grants Training Series ! Check out our website to learn more and sign up for our training newsletter.

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GrantNews

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Nonprofit Grants and Contracts for Services Neighborhood Vitality and Beautification Grant: To begin, grants of up to $20,000 to crime watch groups, neighborhood associations, and HOAs for community improvement projects. Most often this is brought to fruition through a nonprofit endeavor that started with a spark, a need to help someone.

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Grant Training Center

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Ultimately, these budget increases will benefit researchers and those in higher education at various levels through the grants , cooperative agreements and contracts for which they can apply. The post Higher Education Applauds the Biden Administration FY 22 Budget appeared first on Grant Training Center Blog.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 14, 2021

A waiver is a contract signed by your event guests that states that they won’t hold your nonprofit or its representatives accountable for any damages resulting from their attendance at your event. By signing the contract, they form a binding agreement that states they won’t sue you if something happens when participating in your event.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 30, 2024

Level one translates every printed character, while level two contains contractions and letter combinations. Funding also supports programs to promote the advancement of eye health education, training, and skills-transfer. January is the month we observe National Braille Literacy. Braille isn’t a language.

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GrantNews

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Municipalities Grants, In-kind Support and Contracts for Services First, there is funding for nonprofits, for-profits, municipalities, artist organizations, tourism organizations, individual artists, and artist cooperatives. It’s safe to say that the concept of community is at the heart of our country’s values.

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Sharpshooter Communications

AUGUST 20, 2021

This includes people, supplies, equipment, training, travel, technology, consultants, buildings, communications, etc.) We will contract out for accounting and fundraising services, which is estimated to cost $70,000 annually. The remaining funds will need to come from donations, grants, and government contracts.

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Candid

JUNE 1, 2022

On top of standard processing fees, some providers charge additional fees for setup, training, contract closure, and early termination. One of the most recent trends we’re seeing in the fundraising world is digital-first fundraising. According to Double the Donation’s roundup of fundraising statistics , online giving has grown by 12.1%

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iGrantWriters

JANUARY 27, 2021

Another thing is when you're actually developing the contract, look at the contract carefully and make sure that there are targeted dates. And I know a lot of grant writers that I worked with, a lot of them have been trained. Here's what I first recommend. But there are grant writers that specialize in different areas.

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Grant Training Center

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The post The Development of Competitive Bids is an Art and Science appeared first on Grant Training Center Blog. Ultimately, a winning bid tells a story: “Michelangelo said that he did not sculpt marble; he discovered it in the sculpture that was already hidden in the stone that released it.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 20, 2023

Expenses Staff Payroll Benefits Payroll taxes Contract staff Facilities Rent/mortgage Utilities (electricity, water) Pest control Maintenance Program Equipment Supplies Materials Mileage (specifically related to conducting your program’s activities) Administrative Office supplies Software (Quickbooks, donor tracking software, merchant account, etc.)

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2022

In addition, you may find it helpful to use the Nonprofit.Courses’ guide to nonprofit board training as a resource to further improve your onboarding work. That level of knowledge builds over time with ongoing training at board meetings, through tours, at events, and by other means. Mary’s University of Minnesota. They bring energy.

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