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Why Accurate Payroll and Time Allocation Is Crucial for Your Nonprofit Grant Reporting

Blackbaud

Lack of an Audit Trail Spreadsheets are easily editable, and without proper documentation, it can be difficult to maintain an audit trail. Organizations need a system that provides a clear and documented history of changes to ensure transparency and accountability.

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Four common grant proposal documents (free samples included)

Candid

While Candid is working to reduce that burden broadly, here is one specific way we are trying to help: by providing sample grant proposal documents. There are four major documents that you may need to create if your nonprofit is looking for funding. To see this in practice, review our proposal budget sample documents.

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The Financial Edge: Crafting Budgets for Grant Success

Allied Grant Writers

The primary parts of a grant budget include personnel costs, project expenses, and administrative and indirect costs. Personnel Costs Personnel costs encompass the expenses related to the staff involved in the grant-funded project. These may include utilities, rent, and general administrative costs.

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Crafting Opportunities: Exploring the Grant Writing Process

Allied Grant Writers

Capacity Building Grants often fund training and development efforts, helping organizations to grow and improve their services. Key elements of grant guidelines may include: Eligibility criteria (who can apply) Project scope and objectives Required documents (e.g.,

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Untangling the New Uniform Grant Guidance

RBW Strategy

This is a natural consequence when several different administrative requirements documents and cost circulars are consolidated into one document, and meant to be universally applied. As overhead and administrative costs grow, organizations often scramble to find ways to recoup this funding. Let’s examine each one.

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More Than Fiduciary Oversight – How Board Members Can Support the Grant Writing Team by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Offer to write letters of support for proposals and be flexible when needed to sign grant documentation (e.g., indirect costs, matching funds, supplanting). certifications, grant agreements). Similarly, be willing and available to attend funder site visits and support agency staff as needed during preparation.

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7 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Build a Strong Financial Foundation in 2024

Blackbaud

Calculate Your Indirect Cost Rate Complete and correct cost allocation is key to the financial stability of your organization. If you aren’t including indirect costs—such as salaries or rent—into your funding requests or program planning, you are setting yourself up for stress later in the year.