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How to Kickoff Your Federal Grant Project

RBW Strategy

Whether you are a recipient, pass-through entity, or subrecipient, you have been given the unique responsibility of becoming a steward of federal grant funds. Through these policies and procedures, you’ll want to answer the following questions: Has management designed policies and procedures to handle a wide variety of circumstances?

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I still have challenges with clients not getting information to me on time, resulting in some last-minute panic.

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

I’m wondering if you have a resource you can pass along? Embedding language within contracts that underscores the importance of adhering to mutually agreed-upon deadlines serves as a proactive measure, emphasizing to clients the critical role their timely cooperation plays in the success of the grant proposal. Thanks so much!

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Untangling the New Uniform Grant Guidance

RBW Strategy

I co-led a session through MyFedTrainer in which we discussed these topics more in-depth. The new guidance states that cognizant federal agencies will uphold these indirect rates and pass-through entities (PTEs) must do the same. Let’s examine each one. The rate will increase from 10% to 15% which is a 50% increase.

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Analyzing Budgets and Saving Money at a Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

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. This strategy is fantastic EXCEPT during a pandemic!

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How To Leverage Your Volunteers For Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

CauseVox

Their passion for your mission will show through in their outreach, which makes them a powerful social proof for potential donors. Pass the information you learn along to your fundraisers. No clunky software, endless contracts, or needless complexity. Make them feel like part of a community.

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Navigating Expertise and Ethics Balancing Professional Growth with Integrity

Grant Professionals Association

The GPA Code of Ethics is a tool to help you resolve professional dilemmas with integrity and encourages you to focus on honesty and competency building through continuous professional development. How will you remain honest with yourself when an opportunity feels too good to pass up?

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Fees: The Four-Letter Word in Fundraising Software

GiveSmart

And what fees are companies using to nickel and dime an organization, making their “free” contract actually too good to be true? With GiveSmart, whether an organization raises $1 or $1 million, their software contract and credit card fees are fixed, and we don’t add on more and more fees like some others do.