article thumbnail

I Signed up for What?! A Primer for Pre- and Post-Award Grant Readiness

Blackbaud

Before agreeing to take on federal funding, your organization should thoroughly understand the financial implications, including how funds will need to be tracked, how staff and contractor time and effort will need to be recorded, what program costs are allowable , and how they will be communicated and tracked with program staff and finance staff.

article thumbnail

Is your nonprofit organization ‘grant-ready’? 

Candid

You should also be aware that when you apply for a grant, potential funders will likely want to look into the details of your work. Therefore, it’s important that your house be in order and that you are prepared to be transparent about your operations, strategy, finances, and staff. All that preparation will have been well worth it.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Professionalization of Grants: Scaling Your Grants Program Through Effective Infrastructure

Grant Professionals Association

If you havent already, now is the time to evaluate your organizations grant readiness from pre- to post-award, ensuring alignment with funders, competitive proposals, and strong fund stewardship. Understanding how your organization makes grant submission decisions is critical. What is the current post-award process?

Grants 52
article thumbnail

Building a Grant-Ready Organization

Grant Professionals Association

Is your organization grant-ready? When you’re an early-career grant writer or are building a grants program for the first time, this can be a daunting question; I know that it was for me. When it comes down to it, grant readiness comes from preparation in three main areas: Resources, Collaboration, and Alignment.

article thumbnail

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

Assel Grant Services

While board members play an important role in assuring agency finances and grant funds are treated ethically, they are also partially responsible for resource development that is, ensuring their organization has the resources needed to fulfill its mission. Understand the issues that could impact their nonprofit agencys finances (e.g.,

GPC 40
article thumbnail

Writing Grants When You’re NOT a Grant Writer

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

In my perfect dream world, each of these agencies would have at least one person with “grant” in their title. Someone who could dedicate their time to prospect research, coordinating efforts with coworkers on the grant application, and working with the finance department to make sure grant management is taking place.

Grants 59
article thumbnail

Don’t let grants be the scariest thing this spooky season

Grant Writing Made Easy

5: Keep your finances in order. I get more questions about budgets and nonprofit financial information than any other component of grant writing. And while it may seem intimidating at first, it doesn’t have to be any more complicated than reaching out with an email or a phone call and introducing yourself.