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5 Ways Fund Accounting Simplifies Food Bank Reporting

Blackbaud

Your food bank needs accounting software that can help you manage a variety of funding sources while also helping you make strategic, data-driven decisions based on inventory and forecasted community demand. Tracking one grant award outside of your accounting software is not ideal, but manageable. It’s several.

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Fees: The Four-Letter Word in Fundraising Software

GiveSmart

It is the four-letter word in fundraising software. Educate yourself on the types of fees that are part of fundraising software and you can then keep the other four-letter words out of the process. Types of Fees Platform or Software Subscription Platform subscriptions cover actual software usage.

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Need a New Grant Management System? 5 Tips for Selecting the Best GMS for Your Foundation

Blackbaud

Changing a core piece of software at your grantmaking organization is no picnic. But inertia is not an option when your grant programs outgrow your current solution, or your vendor sunsets the software you use, like Salesforce is doing with their grant management software, FoundationConnect.

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APIs for Nonprofits 101: How to Share Data Between Systems

Tech Soup

Your nonprofit is getting ready to lead an important advocacy campaign: a key bill central to your mission has just been introduced in the state legislature, but the process of getting it passed is fraught with uncertainty. An increasing number of software tools and systems are offering and supporting APIs.

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Ways to Stand Out on Grant Applications

GiveSmart

While this is not always the case, making a good impression with grant funders through networking, community events, and your online presence are effective ways to make your grant proposal stand out. Read through the funder’s posting several times and see if any words are repeated over and over.

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Types of Grants That Every Nonprofit Should Know

Blackbaud

You may find local pass-through grants on grants.gov, where federal money is provided to the state or county government to decide how to best use the funds to achieve the outcomes they are looking for. Because they are easier to find through grants.gov, government grants tend to be highly competitive.

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15 Games for Fundraising Events

GiveSmart

Games are a great way to raise additional funds, entertain supporters, and keep guests engaged through participation. Expanding your network: Donors who have a positive experience at our fundraising events are more likely to tell their friends, who will pass the news on to others and broaden your donor network. Online fundraising.