Organizational Preparedness
Grant Writing
Grants Management
- 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
Social Media Tools
Graphic Design
Other
- 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
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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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