Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

For example, you need to make sure the grant or endowment money you are spending for a particular program is being spent according to the grant or endowments terms. Now, instead of each dollar being budgeted to a single account, it can be tracked across accounts, programs, and even grants.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

Taking precedence — for instance — over grants or business support. One that includes realistic goals for grants and corporate support, individual support, program support, and events. Retain staff. When it comes to foundation grants, stay on top of your research. But what’s missing in GivingUSA is YOU. This one is key.

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RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

Untangling the New Uniform Grant Guidance It’s the news that all our grant enthusiasts and compliance champions have been waiting for – the new Uniform Grant Guidance has been issued! The Top 10 Uniform Grant Guidance Updates Drum roll, please…. This allows for more flexibility at the end of a grant award period.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 22, 2025

of new donors are being retained year-to-date, and even repeat donor retention decreased by 4.6%. Staffing The National Council of Nonprofitsreports that nonprofits around the country are reporting significant challenges retaining staff and filling vacancies. Fundraising has been showing troubling trends for a while now. Only 13.8%

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A grant writer is vital for organizational growth, but hiring a full-time grant writer is not always the best fit. Grant funding is an essential part of fundraising for nonprofit organizations. Some nonprofits make grant writing a small part of someone’s job description. Read our article to learn more.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Workforce Grants are important for our future. This is where workforce grants come in. Easing the Transition Innovative training programs, the practical application of technology, and the use of technologically advanced tools will help the American tradesperson retain employment in the long run.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

APRIL 23, 2023

While providing excellent grant writing services to your clients is important, it’s also essential to think strategically about how you can increase your revenue. Here are five effective ways to increase your income and achieve your financial goals as a grant writing consultant.

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Strategic Grants

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

In honour of the Mardi Gras Parade happening in Sydney this weekend we’re sharing some upcoming grant opportunities focused on initiatives supporting the LGBTQIA+ community, to help you in imagining and demanding your future! Maximum grant value is $2,000. Total grant pool is $20,000. Maximum grant value is $5,000.

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Grant Writer Team

OCTOBER 26, 2023

So, you want to write a grant! However, do you know the A to Z grant terminology needed to convince a prospective donor to fund your project over some other worthy cause? GrantWriterTeam has some pointers for anyone just starting their grant-writing journey. There MUST be a budget for writing your grant proposal.

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Grant Writer Team

JUNE 20, 2024

Are you a grant seeker looking to hire a grant writer? GrantWriterTeam provides an easy-to-use platform for grant seekers to match with the perfect grant writer. Here are 15 of the most commonly asked grant seeker questions about our website to help you determine if our service is right for you!

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Hiring a grant writer is one of the most important decisions a nonprofit can make. This funding can come in the form of donations, federal dollars, private funders, gifts, fundraising events, and grants. Instead, many organizations rely on grant dollars to fund a significant portion of their budget.

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NonProfit PRO

APRIL 11, 2024

While nonprofits have a powerful draw for talent, they often fail to properly compensate employees. These three low-cost, proven tools can help nonprofits compete.

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GrantNews

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Grant-makers provide capital funding and in-kind grants to fund projects like developing volunteering opportunities and volunteer management systems for your cause. Because of this, GrantWatch helps you find funding with their easy-to-use grant database. Below are grants to help you get started on your grant-seeking journey.

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Grant Writer Team

JULY 2, 2024

GrantWriterTeam is sharing 7 productivity tips today that can be useful to both nonprofits and the grant writers who work with them. But in reality, taking breaks can actually improve both your productivity, your creativity, and even your ability to process and retain information. hours) can improve your productivity overall.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2024

Key types of non-cash gifts that should be on nonprofits’ radar include: Grants from donor-advised funds (DAFs). Nonprofits also received 32% more DAF grants and 56% more grant dollars in 2022 than in 2021. What steps does your nonprofit currently take to steward and retain these donors? Gifts of stock.

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Strategic Grants

JANUARY 29, 2025

Build and maintain a collaborative culture within your teams and invest in professional development to retain skilled staff and volunteers. In addition to grant funding, consider exploring corporate partnerships, merchandise sales, or fee-for-service offerings. Find out more here.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

For nonprofits, this means prioritizing activities like prospect research, donor appeals, meetings with major donors, and grant writing. Nonprofit Quarterly estimates that retaining a donor costs ten times less than bringing in a new one. Expand Capacity Without Expanding Payroll When you uncover capacity gaps, think creatively.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Grants Specialist Fundraising doesn’t just consist of revenue from donors—grants are another valuable revenue stream for nonprofits. A grants specialist will handle all aspects of grant fundraising, focusing on submitting proposals to secure grant money from foundations, government agencies, corporations, and more.

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GrantNews

AUGUST 20, 2024

The team at GrantWatch knows the importance of independent retailers and provides several lists of grants for small businesses to help with economic growth in local communities. There grants for capital finding and operating support. In addition, GrantWatch offers a list of over 1,300 grants in its Small Business grants list category.

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Elevate

JUNE 7, 2023

Just the grants, please! Picture It: Grant Writing Nightmares! Everything is going swimmingly…until the day your indispensable grant writer sheepishly asks to schedule some catch-up time on your calendar. Nightmare 1: Imagine, you are the Director of a nonprofit’s small but mighty Development Team.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 23, 2023

Many agencies hire a grant consultant to start or help grow their grant portfolio. And while that may seem like a simple solution to your grant woes, a they do not magically appear and take all the work off your plate. So, what should you expect when you hire a grant consultant? First, grant work is a team sport.

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GrantNews

DECEMBER 18, 2023

GrantWatch puts a great deal of resources into identifying over 5,000 grants specifically for nonprofits. Having a code of ethics or statement of values helps attract talented employees, recruit board members, retain donors, and of course ensure that all transactions are aligned with the values of the organization.

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Grants Plus

OCTOBER 20, 2023

How nonprofits can avoid common pitfalls and sustain grant funding success. Moreover, relying solely on pay increases to retain and attract grants staff may not address the underlying challenges of workload management and sustainability. But this is at best a short-term solution with long-term costly consequences.

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Candid

AUGUST 15, 2024

These articles explain, for example, how to overcome fundraising challenges during an election year, how to make sure your nonprofit is “grant-ready,” and how even the smallest nonprofits can get noticed by potential donors and build those relationships. Is your nonprofit organization ‘grant-ready’?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

APRIL 16, 2023

As grant writers, we know that delivering successful grant proposals for our clients is crucial to their success. That’s why implementing effective strategies can help you improve your work with grant writing clients and ensure that you deliver the best possible results.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 26, 2023

However, they also report facing high levels of burnout in their staff and difficulty filling staff positions and retaining staff. Nonprofits across the U.S. report that they are experiencing an increase in trust from funders and positive changes in funder practice.

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Think and Ink Grants

AUGUST 19, 2024

The federal grant season is here, and many grant writers and nonprofit leaders find the prospect of writing federal grants intimidating. Some believe that federal grants are complex and challenging to navigate. To win federal grants, you must be clear, intentional, and thorough in addressing every part of the rubric.

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Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The McGregor Funds Director of Learning & Reporting, Vanessa Samuelson, puts it this way, “Our grant partners and their communities hold the vision, wisdom, and know-how to move towards our collective aspirations for a more just world. One grantee noted, I’m a big fan of multiple-year grants.

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GrantNews

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The best way to do this is to have a plan to attract and retain viable candidates. You can find freelancers for skills such as grant writing on job boards. GrantWriterTeam.com is a site where you can find freelance grant writers. About GrantWatch Looking for grants?

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Booster

JUNE 4, 2024

And we don’t take that privilege for granted! Check out even more tips and tricks on how to manage and retain your volunteers here. We listen to their needs, their struggles, and their successes. It helps us do our job better, and it’s valuable information that can help you too!

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 3, 2022

At our most recent Grant Writing Made Easy workshop, we did a deep dive into nonprofit program budgets. Rather, separate them out, at least by category of revenue – other grants, donors, and fundraising or annual giving. Some federal grants require complicated calculations, especially when they require matching funds.

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GiveSmart

JANUARY 23, 2025

Improving your nonprofits storytelling can help your organization retain donors and grow funding, grants, and corporate interest in 2025. Even with limited resources and time, you can improve how you share your mission and successes to inspire donor engagement and giving.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Future Regarding the future of our signature course, Grant Writing Made Easy, we’ve carefully considered it over the past year. During this time, I also needed the opportunity to explore and contemplate the next phase of grant writing. Initially, I announced its closure on Dec.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Staffing The National Council of Nonprofits reports that “nonprofits around the country are reporting significant challenges retaining staff and filling vacancies. Your emotional case for support drives all donor communications, from grant proposals to web copy to fundraising appeals. Clay Buck said it best in this tweet from 2022.

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Grant Writer Team

AUGUST 23, 2023

Are you trying to search for grants but are feeling overwhelmed? Then, hiring a grant writer may be the perfect choice for you! A grant writer can help you understand what you do in terms of words. Grant writers are wordsmiths so they can create something for you in no time. Are you unsure of where to even begin?

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Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2022

An open grant report to MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett by Ann Mei Chang of Candid. It openly describes how Candid will use MacKenzie Scott’s generous grant to invest in innovation programs, take care of Candid’s employees, and build an integrated product suite that streamlines data access and unleashes future expansion.

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Grant Writer Team

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It is common for new grant writers to be uncertain about how to attract clientele. Even seasoned grant writers can benefit from some marketing tips when it comes to increasing their client base. Today, GrantWriterTeam is listing 10 inexpensive marketing tips to help your grant writing business grow.

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