Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

Calculating indirect costs can be challenging. Greater engagement will also open up more opportunities for board giving and getting, as well as opportunities to brainstorm cost-saving solutions. This post was originally published in March 2015 and updated in April 2024.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2015

The CEOs of BBB Wise Giving Alliance, Charity Navigator, and GuideStar USA published a second open letter last year with the express goal to "crush" the overhead myth, the idea that overhead ratios should serve as the sole basis for evaluating nonprofit performance. If so, you've fallen victim to the overhead myth.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 11, 2024

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.”

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Peak Proposals

AUGUST 1, 2023

If the solicitation directs applicants to submit any questions by a specific date, this almost always means that the funder will publish the questions received—often verbatim—along with the answers. Most funders list their policy on indirects in the solicitations. Is match (cost share) required?

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Either way, you can write journal articles on your work that can be published in peer-reviewed journals. If you have not published in the area that will be the focus of your proposal, you may want to prioritize publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals before you seek grant support.

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