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
Componets 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
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
Componets 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
Canva - the basic platform is free, there is a charge for the pro version
Hootsuite - the free version allows you to schedule content across multiple social media platforms
TweetDec - Schedule and post tweets, free
Other
TechSoup - Website Wellness Report - free suggestions to improve your website
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
Canva - the basic platform is free, there is a charge for the pro version
Hootsuite - the free version allows you to schedule content across multiple social media platforms
TweetDec - Schedule and post tweets, free
Other
TechSoup - Website Wellness Report - free suggestions to improve your website
