Budgeting for Grants and Fundraising: Planning and Development Considerations

Are you getting ready to start your budget planning for the next fiscal year? Thinking about exploring and diversifying your organization’s revenue sources? Navigating through planning work while simultaneously balancing and managing your organization’s budget, fundraising and strategic vision can be overwhelming. This webinar will walk through a checklist of considerations and activities to help along that journey.  

Webinar Topics include: 

  1. Benefits and drawbacks of different revenue and funding types 
  2. Overview of key financial reports to lean on during your budget planning process 
  3. Process for assessing “full cost” of your work 
  4. Storytelling with current and potential funders: Framing your organization’s finance narrative   
  5. Highlights of budget tools and templates 

Additional Resources:


Contact: Sheilani Alix

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