Crafting a Grant Budget: Telling Your Proposal’s Story with Numbers – CORE Coffee Chat (05/30/2023)
Channel: Core Investments
Date: 2023-06-02

Hosts: Nicole Young & Nicole Lezin
Interpreter: Stella Lauerman
Bilingual Chat support: Gisella Carrasco

Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish. 
Download the bilingual slides: https://www.corescc.org/resources/[blog-post-title]

Even if others in your organization usually prepare proposal budgets, knowing the basics can make your proposal narratives stronger, so we encourage you to watch this video where we review key elements of proposal budgets and their companion piece, budget narratives. We also reviewed the basics as well as some common twists, while building a basic budget together. 

[0:00] Welcome, CORE Overview
[4:31] Today's Topics
[5:49] Proposal Budgets Overview
[6:58] Tip #1: Know Your Funder's Budget Requirements
[11:35] Common Budget Categories
[16:32] Tip #2: Make Friends with a Spreadsheet
[17:49]  Building a Basic Budget Together
[41:50] Tip #3: Align to Project Narrative & Workplan
[43:28] Budget Twists
[45:16] Tip #4: Check, Double-Check, and Triple-Check Your Numbers
[46:10] Budget Narrative
[48:24] Summary 
[48:53] Resources
[49:34] Closing Comments & Upcoming Events


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