No More Fake Funder Budgets
What is one of the worst kept secrets in philanthropy? Grantee budgets are fake.
Issue 5: Grantmaking Matters
Let’s take a look at how the nuts and bolts of grantmaking–budgeting, operations, and measurements–are changing in this modern era of new technologies, wider attention to non-U.S. grantees, and shifting ideas on what financial materials from funders are really necessary in the application period.
Where are the gaps in your organization’s approaches? Is your team laboring through an administrative bog, sifting through data and documentation? Some might say these are necessary evils, but isn’t there a better way? Absolutely.
If your group is struggling to stay ahead of the avalanche of paperwork, look no further than this issue of GMNsight: Grantmaking Matters. We’re exploring how best practices, when used effectively, make teams better able to organize and access essential information for both day-to-day management and institution-wide reporting. In fact, some of our favorite best practices in this issue are all about eliminating certain practices altogether. There’s something enormously thrilling about the idea of doing away with a sacred cow that has become an albatross, especially if it opens space to do more relevant, measurable work that advances the impact of your organization’s mission.
Beyond the Grant: Building a Foreign Charity
Funding a charitable vision isn’t always as simple as picking the right grantee, particularly when working in countries other than the U.S
The Truthiness About Overhead
If we want grantees to have the courage to approach us with sensitive issues, then we have to create the environment for trust and openness to flourish.
Got Gaps? 3 Tips to Plug the Gaps in Your Current Grant Management Process
When grant management best practices are used effectively, teams are better able to organize and access essential information for both day-to-day management and institution-wide reporting, as well as meeting requirements placed by funding agencies.
Who Gets the Credit for Collective Impact?
In many ways, the question of “Who gets the credit?” is the wrong question. It is based on assumptions that programs and organizations achieve results on their own.
Equivalency Determination vs. Expenditure Responsibility: Which works for you?
There is no right way to make global grants, but understanding the available options can help donors make the best choices for both themselves and their grantees, and ensure their gifts will be safe, secure, and tax-effective.
Getting to Impact – Essentials for Defining, Tracking, Achieving, Increasing and Communicating Your Impact
So what is holding so many organizations back from getting to impact?
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