nonprofit budget planning Archives

The Cost of Delaying Strategic Planning

by Funding For Good | Oct 26, 2022 | Strategic Planning

“Is there any way we can push this expense off a little longer?” Every nonprofit Executive Director we’ve worked with has had to make tough budget decisions at some point. It’s part of the job, after all. Whether it’s reconsidering vital new hires or delaying a...

How to Communicate with Foundations: Clarifying Questions

by Funding For Good | May 13, 2020 | Development/Fundraising, Grant Research, Grant Writing

Are you researching foundation prospects for a program, project, or nonprofit organization? Have you discovered questions that you can’t find an answer to? Is there simply not enough detail on the foundation website or the 990-PF? These are the questions you ask...

Cutting Costs at a Nonprofit

by Funding For Good | Apr 23, 2020 | Budgeting, Strategic Planning

A penny saved is a penny earned. Organizations are always making miracles happen on a shoe-string budget. So it is hard to imagine cutting costs at a Nonprofit even more. The best leaders understand that two things must happen to sustain a nonprofit: SAVING money and...

How to Determine Grant Writing Fees

by Funding For Good | Apr 16, 2020 | Grant Writing

“How much should we pay a grant writer?” Questions around grant writing fees pop up a lot in the nonprofit world, and honestly, answers vary. One of the first questions we ask is, “What responsibilities will this grant writer have? Thinking through this will...

Should Grants Be a Part of Your Fundraising Plans?

by Funding For Good | Nov 7, 2018 | Budgeting, Development/Fundraising, Grant Research, Grant Writing

Are you the founder of a new nonprofit, an employee in an existing nonprofit, or possibly a board member serving a nonprofit? If so, you have probably wondered about the fundraising plan for your organization. Grants and your fundraising plans tend to come up in these...