Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Here are some tips for leaders responsible for writing an effective annual report for their nonprofit organization. Consider making these objectives for your report: To demonstrate accomplishments ( not activities ) ( results and how you did it). Are we gathering photos all year long so we have enough come time to prepare our report?

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 23, 2024

for tips on how to say goodbye to financial reporting workarounds. Your Chart of Accounts/Class List Becomes Unwieldy Nonprofit accounting, and fund accounting in general, is all about tracking, managing, segmenting, and reporting on individual funds. Check out our webinar, Got That Too-Small Feeling on QuickBooks? Think Bigger!

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

You’ve been grant shopping for some time now, but are you prepared for what’s next once you start to receive them? Many grants come with significant—and detailed—compliance requirements. If you are a grant-funded organization, it will be important to manage spending restrictions and meet reporting requirements.

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Blue Fox

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

What You Need to Know About Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Look who's back with more paperwork! Just when you thought you had enough government forms to wallpaper your office, the Treasury Department said "Hold my coffee" and introduced BOI reporting. What on Earth is BOI Reporting? Let's get into the details.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. Almost all organizations produce some sort of annual financial reporting, but it’s may not always be public information. Raising funds and winning grants is difficult and requires significant staff time and resources.

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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. Standard accounting systems often allow tracking and reporting against revenue and expense lines at the account level.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2019

A wealthy constituent wants to know what their money will be going toward and what it can accomplish. During your solicitation meeting, make sure you communicate: How much money the project needs. The specifics of what their money would be funding. Reports can include: Major Gifts Follow Up Report.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2025

Unrestricted money is a nonprofit elixir. Donors have every right to expect benchmarks and reports on the impact of their gifts. When people invest in corporations and purchase shares of stock, they dont restrict their money to specific areas such as research and development, marketing, and others. Thats the inherent beauty.

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The Fundraising Authority

MAY 8, 2021

It’s no secret that Google Ad Grants is a fantastic resource for nonprofits. In this guide, you’ll find everything you need to know about the Google Ad Grant Program, including eligibility requirements, the application process, and benefits. What is a Google Ad Grant, and Why Do I Want One? How Does the Program Work?

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Candid

JANUARY 29, 2025

In this article, well outline a three-step process adapted from our report Finding Your Funding Strategy: Benchmarking 101 , tailored to U.S.-based These include categories like grants, donations from individuals, support from companies, and earned income from services or products. Annual reports can provide valuable insights.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While grant funding may not require the continual stewardship efforts and nurturing of traditional donor-led funding, it often presents its own challenges: extensive reporting mandates, a list of requirements to qualify for funding, and the possibility of mission creep to meet those requirements. Focus on the why. Seek clarity.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Having a framework is the magic wand to writing a successful grant proposal. Most people don’t write grants with this in mind. Most grant writers just start with long responses to grant applications, instead of first setting up their own plan. This 6-step GRANTS Writing Formula can help!

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 29, 2024

5 Places to Find Grants for Your Nonprofit for FREE!: Knowing where to find grants is critical if you want money to pay for programs and projects. In short, master the art and science of finding the right words to ask for money. Which Fundraising Events Bring in the Most Money for Nonprofits?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 11, 2023

When most people think about funding a nonprofit, they think they should look for grants. After all, there are thousands of foundations out there that exist to give money away. In order to raise the most money for your cause and create a stable future for your organization, you need several different sources of funding.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2024

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on what the average foundation portfolio size is for a full-time grant manager: Dear Charity Clairity, What is the average foundation portfolio size for a full-time grant manager? The grant manager must do even more than research and write. A program manager?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Be familiar with the organization’s case for support, annual reports, theory of change, and other collateral materials. Help edit or review grant proposals and grant reports.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

will focus on donor cultivation, an essential step to getting the grant. We are here to talk about how to get more grants, specifically through donor cultivation. You can even do grant tracking, which we love as well. Her initials may be MBP, but to me, she’s the MVP of grants. Margit Brazda Poirier, GPC, M.S.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 2, 2022

If you’re not already leveraging grant writing at your association, it might be time for you to begin. According to Candid’s official grant reporting data, there are approximately three million grants worth over $180 billion in available funds. “A large part of our business is grants. Do your research.

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sgEngage

MAY 8, 2023

Of the many ways a nonprofit organization can get funding, grants often seem like the holy grail. No-strings-attached money in your account and you are off to change the world. There is a lot more to grant funding than “free money.” billion in grants in 2021. But grants are not without their challenges.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As Winston Churchill said, with great power comes great responsibility, and nowhere is that felt more acutely than those who are successful enough to receive federal grants. In these days of increased cost-effectiveness and budget cuts and redirects, being awarded a grant is an important accomplishment, but it is also a responsibility.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2023

It’s that time of year – time to create your nonprofit annual report. An annual report is a great way to give both donors and the community an overview of what your nonprofit accomplished during the year. And you don’t have time or money to produce an elaborate multi-page piece. You have a 1-page nonprofit annual report!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Rachel Sacks, MPH will help demystify all five phases of the grants lifecycle: identifying well-aligned prospects, cultivating funder relationships, preparing compelling submissions, maintaining grants through stewarding and reporting, and submitting renewals. We are here to talk about “Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle.”

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

While most nonprofits aren’t gathering sticks to build a fire, survival does often depend on the small, unglamourous tasks of research, communication, and reporting to keep your funding streams alive. Three Best Practices for Successful Grant Management. Internal controls are not just for finance people anymore. Not so much.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

But without the right systems in place, administrative tasks like pulling grant reporting can be time-intensive and error-prone. From fundraising initiatives to grant awards, your food bank likely juggles a mix of restricted and unrestricted dollars. Reduce risk with a single source of truth for all your grant funding.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 12, 2024

Tips for reviewing your nonprofit’s grant prospects. One of the questions I’m often asked is: “How do I find grants?” But I don’t hear the more important question: “How do I know the grant is right for me?” Who has money to give (and what strings are attached)? However, not all grant sources are the same.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

Here are some tips for leaders responsible for writing an effective annual report for their nonprofit organization. Consider making these objectives for your report: To demonstrate accomplishments ( not activities ) ( results and how you did it). Are we gathering photos all year long so we have enough come time to prepare our report?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

A Statement of Cash Flows is a detailed financial view used by nonprofit organizations to track inflows and outflows of money related to their activities during a specific time period, typically the fiscal year. The Statement of Cash Flows is divided into three sections: Operating Activities, Investing Activities, and Financing Activities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

An Interview with Matt Roberts-Davies , General Manager of M-Changa – an official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. Traditionally, NGOs in Kenya have depended on outside support from grant makers and wealthy individuals. Why is that? 2) How do M-Changa’s crowdfunding services fill that void?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 21, 2022

This synchronizes data across your operation, automates process, improves analysis and reporting, and saves time and money. Integrated data deeply informs messaging and campaigns, grant submissions, board, and regulatory reporting, and more. Integrations can: . Supercharge your ability to leverage data. .

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sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2025

Review Your Grant Strategy Remember, the role of foundations is to move money, Kristina said. Keep the money flowing in whatever creative way you can. Outside of increasing how much you give, also look for changes you can make to your current grant programs.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

In 2003, urban planning expert Elliott Sclar wrote a report for the Economic Policy Institute in response to that faction, called Amtrak Privatization: The Route to Failure. A private model would likely eliminate rural routes with low ridership that dont make as much money as more popular ones.

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Blue Avocado

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The following are some common attributes of AVOs: Most AVOs are managed by a board of directors or a core group, of which one member is a “hands-on” treasurer who writes checks, makes deposits, and provides financial reports to the board. File Form 1099-MISC to report payments totaling more than $600 per calendar year to such persons.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Katie Farkas, View Arts Center Expiry Dates Can Be a Retention Touchpoint “We run a report at the beginning of each month of credit cards that are expiring so donors can get a personal call, thank you, and ask for a new card. Government or corporate grants are usually the easiest way to generate revenue.”—

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 7, 2025

Eventually, the bankruptcy court granted most retailers the right to dispose of the kiosks themselves. Redboxs revenue declined to around $250 million in 2021, and the company was effectively out of money by early 2022. million a year following the Redbox acquisition, despite the fact that Redbox was losing money hand-over-fist.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

In fact, in the recent Giving USA 2020 report , donors gave more than $131 billion to religion-based organizations in the United States in 2020. . She successfully solicited a matching grant from a vendor for Giving Tuesday 2020 as part of their ongoing fundraising efforts.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Overhead to program expense ratio Having money left over to reinvest at the end of the year Programmatic statistics related to mission impact As with many multiple-choice tests, there is only one answer here that makes sense: programmatic statistics related to mission impact.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 16, 2024

Have you ever embarked on the tremendous pile of work involved in creating your annual donor report and wondered whether it makes a difference? At the same time, there is often a visceral emotional reaction to the idea of not doing an annual report as it can often be one of the few times your organization celebrates what it has accomplished.

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