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Grant Budgeting: Tips for Maximizing Funding Opportunities

The NonProfit Times

Nonprofits should pay close attention to any budgetary restrictions, such as allowable expenses, indirect cost rates, matching requirements, and reporting obligations. Nonprofits should create a detailed budget that accurately reflects the costs associated with implementing the proposed project or program.

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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.

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3 Strategies to Build Your Organization’s Financial Capacity

Blackbaud

Calculating indirect costs can be challenging. Program-based budgets will allow your organization to make more precise cash flow projections and more appropriate fundraising goals for the year so that your organization can plan to accomplish more, not less.

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The Essential Guide to Nonprofit Budgets in 2024

Grant Writing Made Easy

Adaptation to Technological Advances: With the rapid integration of technology such as AI in financial management, nonprofits must quickly adapt to utilize these tools effectively, which can be a barrier for organizations with limited tech expertise or resources. This step is crucial for setting realistic financial goals.

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Your Unrestricted Funds Need Stewardship, Too

Blackbaud

These grants typically have goals associated with them—the foundation has a specific mission, or the government grant wants to address a specific societal issue. Many don’t cover operating costs or have a small allotment for indirect costs such as salaries, insurance, and utilities.

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Four common grant proposal documents (free samples included)

Candid

Anticipated expenses: Direct costs, like staff time, consultants, supplies, equipment, and evaluation (such as conducting surveys or collecting feedback). Indirect costs—or the invisible costs, like rent, utilities, office supplies, marketing, and administrative staff. Needs statement. Project description.

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Debunking Myths About Nonprofits – Let’s Make Sure to Get the Facts

GrantNews

Myth: A well-run nonprofit should have low “overhead” costs. Reality: Operating costs, such as paying utility bills, rent, salaries, and investing in office equipment are referred to by a variety of names, including “overhead,” “administrative costs,” and “indirect costs.”