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How to Write an Effective Grant Proposal

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In 2020, nonprofits raised around 20% of their income from grants. Grant funds from foundations, government entities, and corporations help nonprofits diversify their income streams. Below, we’ll cover nine best practices and tips on how to write a winning grant proposal. Leverage Language and Formatting From Past Grants.

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

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Tip 1: Categorize your revenue types, such as fundraising, grants, and earned income. Make Sure You’re Ready for Your Next Government Grant Government grants are a great addition to any nonprofit’s balance sheet. If you are not prepared for the requirements, a government grant can create more problems than they solve.

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

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Audit teams would then be caught off guard, unaware of either newly implemented accounting systems, new chart of accounts, or changes in processes and management roles. This executive director wanted to expand the revenue sources of the organization to include federal grants.

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7 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Build a Strong Financial Foundation in 2023

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Tip 1: Categorize your revenue types, such as fundraising, grants, and earned income. Make sure your internal control documentation includes the naming conventions, so your audit team doesn’t have to slow down the process by asking what specific entries are. Document any processes you don’t already have highlighted.

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7 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Build a Strong Financial Foundation in 2023

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Tip 1: Categorize your revenue types, such as fundraising, grants, and earned income. Make sure your internal control documentation includes the naming conventions, so your audit team doesn’t have to slow down the process by asking what specific entries are. Document any processes you don’t already have highlighted.

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Mastering Next Year’s Budget With Revenue Projections and Donor Attrition Analysis

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One of the most important lessons a nonprofit practitioner can learn in their career is that budgets are moral documents. First use this year’s revenue to establish a baseline for all your expected revenue, including but not limited to individual giving, major gifts, events income, expected pledges, and grants. What does that mean?