GrantNews

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

While nonprofits do not focus on profit, financing operations is still essential for a nonprofit to accomplish its goals. However, you will increase your chances of securing financing for your cause by building a grant cycle. Securing funding is vital for critical programs to flourish. What Type of Grant-Seeker Are You?

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Because your organization cant turn a profit by definition, the goal of tracking your finances is to demonstrate to donors, funders, the government, and the community that youre using your funding responsibly to further your mission. Accountability is at the heart of nonprofit accounting.

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Blackbaud

JUNE 6, 2024

Just as a successful capital campaign follows defined steps and milestones, so does the work of a database manager—nitty-gritty, behind-the-scenes tasks to keep the campaign moving toward its goal. It is also directly related to the fund cash flow reports your finance office depends on. Add data health tools.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 20, 2025

Good cash flow planning helps you spot potential trouble before it has a chance to derail your strategic goals. Understand Your Finance Committees Needs Know what your finance committee needs to see and provide those outputs to them.

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Veritus Group

MAY 8, 2024

We recommend setting an aspirational goal that will help you imagine the possibility of asking for a larger gift. The post Do You Need Both Revenue AND Aspirational Goals in Major Gifts? appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Getting your programs off the ground, ensuring legal compliance, recruiting staff and volunteers, and correctly managing your nonprofit’s finances can be daunting. Begin by defining some goals, and then consider how you’ll go about accomplishing them. This solution can help save finances while ensuring you have an expert on your team.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 12, 2025

Whether you are embarking on a capital campaign, increasing your annual fund goal, navigating leadership changes, or simply trying to stay up to date and modern, youre developing strategy. First, recognize that strategy is more than just making a plan or setting a goal. Set goals that they believe they can achieve.

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Veritus Group

JANUARY 26, 2024

In this Question of the Month video, Jeff and Richard share more about why it's important to have these two different goals in mind. The post Question of the Month: Why do we recommend creating both budget AND aspirational goals? appeared first on Veritus Group.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Coffman stated in their GuideStar article : Theres no question that nonprofit organizations have an obligation to manage their finances responsibly. Unfortunately, philanthropies are typically (and problematically) judged by the first two criteria. As Chuck McLean and Suzanne E.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 14, 2025

While you may be aware on a general level that your CRM platform is becoming a headwind to your organization achieving its fundraising goals, the prospect of migrating vast amounts of data, retraining staff, and committing the money and resources required for a successful upgrade can make it tempting to say, Lets make do for another year.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

JANUARY 24, 2025

When you provide your most recent tax return or an audit, it shows that your organization keeps records and can be transparent with finances. About the Organization: this is typically a one-page summary of your entire organizations founding, mission, vision, goals, and work. How do we prepare to apply?

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Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

Develop a more accurate overall budget In collaboration with your organization’s finance committee, create a more accurate overall budget by using project or program-based budgets. Utilize a dashboard to communicate financial updates A dashboard is a helpful tool for board members and staff to stay abreast of the organization’s finances.

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GrantNews

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Activities supported by this funding include improving overall financial health, increasing fundamental business finance knowledge and application, and strengthening the workforce. The primary goal of the Program is to make progress toward achieving universal broadband access statewide and digital equity by 2030.

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Just Write Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Understanding the distinctions between capital, program, and operating grants is crucial for effectively managing your organization’s finances and meeting its goals. Characteristics Goal-Oriented : Program grants are focused on achieving specific outcomes related to the funded program. Capital Grants 1.1

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Blackbaud

MARCH 31, 2025

By prioritizing clarity and providing support, you help grantees focus on their work and achieve the goals of their project or program. Create a Better Grantee Experience with Aligned Grants and Finance Teams Integrating your grants management system with your finance team can create a more seamless experience for grantees.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

While the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495 may achieve the goal of expediting these cases, but it does so at the expense of fairness and transparency. House of Representatives that would provide tax relief to Americans held hostage. Section 4 of H.R.9495

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Blackbaud

MAY 28, 2024

Responsibilities such as running the audit, preparing the fiscal year budget, paying bills, telling finance committees what the numbers mean, and identifying what’s at risk are all important. Ultimately, the Builder’s goal is to enable the organization to control its mission destiny—at least over those matters that it can control.

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Blackbaud

MAY 14, 2024

So, you apply for and land a role leading the finance team at a nonprofit. From the goal of your organization to how finances are managed, it’s important to understand how for-profit accounting and nonprofit accounting differ so you can help drive success for your new organization. Your focus is financing your mission.

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Blackbaud

JULY 24, 2024

Having multiple people working on your organization’s finances helps ensure accuracy—not only by delegating tasks efficiently, but also by allowing for additional review of records and reports. What practical steps can we take to get this organization where it needs or wants to be with its finances? Where is there room for improvement?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2014

, transparent government advocates are working hard to shed light on campaign finances and influences. In modern politics, you simply can't take a campaign at face value: those heartwarming or powerful candidate commercials might be financed by some shady sources. Why does campaign finance data matter? spanhidden.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Imagine this: you set what you think is an ambitious fundraising goal for your virtual event and then watch as you double, triple, quadruple that goal in the days leading up to the event. Then, you cross the finish line – and end up raising 12 times your fundraising goal ! Ah, the powers of technology.

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GiveSmart

MAY 8, 2024

While working towards accomplishing your organization’s mission, development and finance teams have different timelines and metrics. Executive directors are responsible for bridging the gap and promoting collaboration between finance and development teams. On average, nonprofit employees spend a third of their day managing data.

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Blackbaud

JULY 3, 2024

A Director of Finance at a nonprofit shared this sentiment with us during our research on the value of AI in fund accounting. What Do Nonprofit Finance Professionals Want from AI? And you need to be able to show your organization financial progress toward its strategic goals. The future of nonprofit accounting is analysis.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The finance office needs to know because it can't pay the bills with air. The goal you made also set an expectation that a certain amount of money would come in. As a major gifts officer, the primary question asked is, essentially, “How’s the money coming in?” So, it is a fair question.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Many organizations struggle to sustain their finances, teams, and leadership, which jeopardizes their ability to take up transformational opportunitiesand, in turn, their impact. Yet, the immense resources and effort required by grassroots organizations to provide essential services are often overlooked.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This way, readers understand what youre fighting for and the goals you want to accomplish. Be as specific as possible, including details like dates, fundraising goals, and the impact donors will make if they give]. If you have the means, would you be willing to donate [specific amount] to help us reach that goal?

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Pamela Grow

MAY 2, 2024

Keeping thorough, accurate records of your organization’s finances allows you to know how much funding you have on hand and effectively allocate it to further your mission. It’s less useful for future planning and goal-setting since you don’t have official, complete records of expected revenue or outstanding payments.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

January – Resolutions and Planning Season A new year means new goals and new reflections. Others may be concerned about their finances or taxes, or their legacies and relationships. Frame these messages through the lens of organizing your life and finances for the year. Targeted outreach to year-end donors.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 17, 2024

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approved by the UN’s 193 member countries. According to a new report from Google, titled AI in Action: Accelerating Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals, these challenges disproportionately impact low and middle-income countries (LMICs).

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Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Articulate Goals : Clearly outline the project’s goals and the impact it will have on the community or art form. Applicants should ensure they meet the eligibility criteria and align their projects with the mission and goals of these grant programs. Adhering closely to these guidelines is essential.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 25, 2010

2010 is the year to make sure your finances are in tip-top shape, and TechSoup is here to help. We've compiled this list of our most popular accounting and finance software, along with TechSoup's resources, to help you choose the software that puts your organization on track to meet its financial fitness goals.

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Big Fundraising Ideas

JUNE 4, 2024

How to Set Realistic Goals for Your School Fundraiser Blog Summary: This blog offers a comprehensive guide for school administrators, teachers, PTA members, and community stakeholders on how to set achievable SMART goals for school fundraisers. The SMART goals framework provides a practical approach to setting these objectives.

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Just Write Grants

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

With our digital school bells ringing, it's time to attend a masterclass in nonprofit finance. Unpacking the Nonprofit Budget A nonprofit budget outlines your organization's financial goals and how you plan to achieve them. So, just as students recalibrate for the academic voyage ahead, why shouldn't we?

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JANUARY 4, 2024

As with personal New Year’s resolutions, you want your goals to be realistic and attainable. Your goal should be to have donors who support you for a long time. Donors who opt for monthly giving find it’s easier on their finances. I also hope 2023 was a successful year for your nonprofit organization. Even gifts of $5.00

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

Teach kids math and leadership skills: A recent study found that just 18% of high schoolers and 26% of college students said they have a somewhat high or very high knowledge of finance. Planning school fundraisers can make learning about finances fun and relatable.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Relying on core policies that include both finance and program offices improves collaboration because everyone knows what their roles are and where the directive comes from. Make sure everyone knows why you are applying for each grant and what the specific goal is if you get it. Make sure your program team understands their role.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Finance Once your nonprofit or private foundation is tax-exempt, you never have to deal with the IRS again, right? When it comes to finance, though, having clearly defined roles and duties over budgeting, accounting, and expenses are essential internal controls for small nonprofits, and key to their stability and success.

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