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13 Tips for Ensuring Government Grant Compliance for Your Nonprofit Organization

Blackbaud

In our webinar with Rachel Werner and James Spencer from RBW Strategy, they covered steps to help nonprofits that receive—or are looking to start receiving—government grant funding. Tip 4: Calculate your indirect cost or make an intentional decision to use the de minimis rate. Make sure your program team understands their role.

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

Blackbaud

If a government regulation changed or community preferences shifted, would you have time to react? Some revenue sources will clearly be revenue-wise (self-supporting or clearly core to the mission and supported by outside sources), and some will be ready to sunset. How consistent is your income and how much control do you have over it?

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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

This commitment by an organizations governing body is the crux of fiduciary responsibility. indirect costs, matching funds, supplanting). Identify methods for assisting organizations to implement practices that advance grant readiness 2.06. Understand the issues that could impact their nonprofit agencys finances (e.g.,

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Crafting Opportunities: Exploring the Grant Writing Process

Allied Grant Writers

Grant Writing Essentials Understanding Grants and Their Purpose Grants are financial awards provided by governments, foundations, or corporations to support a specific project or initiative. These resources include government websites, private foundations, and community organizations.

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3 Strategies to Build Your Organization’s Financial Capacity

Blackbaud

Building your organization’s financial capacity involves investing in solid financial systems, but also engaging in more strategic board governance and leadership. Calculating indirect costs can be challenging.

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What’s New and What’s Next: Why Your Finance Team Should Attend bbcon 2024

Blackbaud

Are you ready to really understand how to get the most actionable data out of your fund accounting system? If your organization received some of the more than $1 trillion in federal government funding that was available in the past few years, you may now be trying to navigate the complex federal grant requirements.

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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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