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10 Things to Look for When Evaluating a Grant Proposal

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A 10-page application doesn’t make sense—for the applicant or the reviewer—but you need enough information to know if you are making a good decision. Ensuring that your foundation makes impactful grants to the right nonprofit partners starts with a thorough proposal evaluation. Organization Background and Experience. Program Partners.

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How to Conduct an Honest Mid-Year Fundraising Evaluation

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When you’re halfway through the year, it’s a good time to conduct a midyear fundraising evaluation. A midyear evaluation will show you how you are doing and highlight areas where you need to improve. And you’ll know exactly how much you need to raise during that season if you take the time to do a midyear evaluation now.

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Navigating the nonprofit RFP process

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By understanding what goes into an RFP and including the right details, organizations can keep (or get) their RFP process on the right track. Take your time and do a thorough internal assessment of your needs before assembling your RFP document. What is a nonprofit RFP? Have you set deadlines for the next steps?

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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

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Nonprofits have assets but instead of owners having equity in the balance sheet, net assets are tracked for a nonprofit. At a nonprofit, a donation must be tracked throughout the accounting process, and if the funds are restricted, supporting documentation is required to prove that the funds were only used for the stated purpose.

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How to Streamline Your Grant Management Process with Technology

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Having a predictable and consistent grant cycle will ensure your team members are able to evaluate each request efficiently and effectively. Statuses will help you know which task needs to be performed next for the request under review. Will several teams review the requests? Do you have outside reviewers leaving feedback?

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Beyond the Audit: 6 Best Practices to Build and Strengthen Your Relationship with Your Audit Firm

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Because the teams were not prepared at the year-end audit for these types of significant changes, there were often issues that required auditors to spend additional time in discussions with management or to document their understanding of the changes. This type of collaboration should be happening throughout the year.

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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

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Create a Policies and Procedures Manual Once a new employee joins your team, having a comprehensive document outlining standard procedures for data entry will make that transition much easier on both the individual and the staff members training them. Here is a document that outlines the different security roles available in the system.

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