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Resources

Organizational Preparedness
  • Guidestar Seals of Transparency - take the Bronze Challenge, I challenge you to earn the Bronze Seal of Transparency for your organization

Grant Writing
  • Proposal Writing Guidelines - Magic Lamp Consulting - Tips to consider when writing a proposal
  • Components of a Proposal - Magic Lamp Consulting - a list of key items you need to create when creating a proposal
  • Budget Template - Philanthropy Massachusetts - need help creating a budget, try this template from Philanthropy Massachusetts

Grants Management
  • Organizational Grant Process Flow - Magic Lamp Consulting -  a sample diagram showing steps of an organizations grant process flow
  • Grant Life Cycle Diagram - Magic Lamp Consulting - a diagram showing the grant life cycle from  project identification to closeout
  • Grant Listing Spreadsheet - Magic Lamp Consulting - Many organizations start managing grants with a spreadsheet. Here is a template to get you started​
Free Software for Nonprofits​​
  • Microsoft 365 Business - Microsoft 365 Business is free for nonprofits for up to 10 user; including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, One Note, Access and OneDrive for Business.
  • G Suite - Google provides access to G Suite Basic, using your nonprofit's domain, at no charge. They also provide access to Google Ad Grants $10,000 of in-kind advertising every month for text ads.
  • Salesforce - Salesforce, a customer relationship management (CRM) software will donate 10 subscriptions for their Lightening Enterprise Edition & Nonprofit Success Pack to eligible nonprofit organizations.
  • MailChimp - Mailchimp is free for small nonprofits with up to 2,000 contacts and 12,000 emails per month. They offer a 15% discount to nonprofits for their paid subscription with the opportunity for a 10% security discount.

Social Media Tools
  • Buffer - free platform supports 3 channels with 10 posts per channel
  • Hootsuite - free version allows you to schedule content across multiple social media platforms
  • Mojo App - free, video editing app for building animated stories, Instagram Reels, Facebook videos, and more
  • TweetDec - free, Schedule and post tweets

Graphic Design
  • Adobe Express (Spark)- free, graphics, web pages, and video stories
  • Canva - free basic platform, there is a charge for the pro version

Other
  • Adobe Photoshop Camera
  • TechSoup - Website Wellness Report - free suggestions to improve your website




Deals - If you click on my affiliates links, I am going to receive a tiny commission. AND… Most of the time, you will receive an discount. Win/Win! The software that I advertise are the ones I believe in.
Donor Management Software
  • Little Green Light - $100 Discount - Sign up for Little Green Light by clicking 'try for free' button on their website, verify your account, get to a field called "Referral Code" and enter your "magiclampconsulting".​

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