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# Finances

Appropriate management of funds is critical to any organization's success. For nutrition programs, this requires an understanding of how to make the most of limited resources; how to generate revenue for your program through voluntary contributions, fundraising, and other means; how to identify and, when possible, reduce the cost of doing business; and how to make the most of limited resources. *Remember, federal grant funds typically cannot be used to pay the costs of organized fundraising, including staff time; see**2CFR § 200.442**.*

## **Quick Guides**

                    - Beginners Guide To Diversifying Funding  — Inspiration from successful programs and other helpful resources for funding options
                    - Identifying the Total Cost of a Meal  — Summary brief for meal cost calculations                       - Extended Brief 
                    - Sustainability and Revenue Generation for Senior Nutrition Programs  — Summary brief                       - Extended Brief 
                    - The Roadmap to Community-Integrated Health Care — NCOA resources for pursuing complex sustainability strategies and stronger partnerships with the health care sector
                    - Maximizing Use of Commercial Kitchens for Senior Nutrition Programs  — Opportunities  and challenges                       - Extended Brief 

## **Guides**

                    - The Amazing Adventures of Captain Funds Finder  — Captain Funds Finder leads the way in this comic-style guide to finding and securing various funding sources
                    - Meal Services Elements of Sustainability: Establishing a Private Pay Program  — Guide to establishing a fee-for-service private pay system
                    - Addressing Nutrition and Food Access in Medicaid: Opportunities and Considerations — Strategies and key considerations from the Food Trust

## **Tools & Toolkits**

                    - Business Planning & Sustainability — NCOA article with business plan and sustainability toolkits
                    - Senior Nutrition Program Spending  — Resources that offer new or expanded ways to meet older adults’ nutrition, socialization, and wellness needs with OAA funds
                    - Tips for Fundraising in Aging — American Society on Aging toolkit on compelling campaigns

##  **Presentations**

                    - Looking Beyond ACL: Expanding Federal Funding Opportunities Through Creative Grant Prospect Research — NCOA webinar that will help participants understand how to find “non-traditional” sources of federal funding (free registration required to view the video)
                    - Building Blocks for Participating in a Coordinated Network of Community-Based Organizations — NCOA webinar series that highlights different components to serve as an effective partner in a coordinated network (free registration required to view the video)
                    - Medicaid Opportunities for Evidence-Based Program Sustainability — NCOA webinar series about Medicaid programming and experiences from CBOs on their journeys to Medicaid reimbursement (free registration required to view the video)
                    - What Your Organization Needs To Know About Applying for Grants — SCORE presentation on telling your organization’s story, articulating your need, finding funders, preparing the proposal, and reporting requirements
                    - Beyond Fundraising Series (YouTube) — Senior Nutrition Program fireside chats to help programs succeed in various endeavors such as enhancing collaboration to attract volunteers, sustaining grab-and-go, prioritizing participants, and setting up non-OAA-funded expansion programs to reach people with disabilities                       - Part 1: Building Community Partnerships
                      - Part 2: Storytelling
                      - Part 3: Sustainability 
                    - Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship and Implications for Sustainability — NCOA webinar (free registration required to view the video)
                    - Food 911: How Meals on Wheels Redefines Population Health — Discusses the frailty scale screening and a health economist’s return-on-investment analysis of home and community-based program impacts
                    - Creative Fundraising for Senior Nutrition Programs (YouTube) — ACL webinar exploring creative ways to sustain senior nutrition programs through fundraising efforts                       - Creative Fundraising Slides
                      - Creative Fundraising Takeaways Sheet
                      - Edmond Mobile Meals Resource Development Plan Sample
                      - Edmond Mobile Meals Donor Stewardship Sample 
                    - Giving Big: Trends in Philanthropic Support for Aging — NCOA webinar on the latest trends in philanthropy and their impact on the field of aging (free registration required to view the video)
                    - Reducing Meal Cost in Maryland  — Bethesda NEWtrition and Wellness Solutions case study on meal costs
                    - How Nutrition Services Boost Your Bottom Line  — Minuteman Senior Services 2017 presentation about how nutrition services can offer cost savings

##  **Resources**

                    - Top Five Ways To Prepare for a Notice of Funding Opportunity — NCOA article on using your time strategically and working with partners
                    - Tips for Developing a Compelling Budget Justification Presentation for a Grant Proposal — NCOA article on budget narratives
                    - How Attachment Uploads Can Make Or Break Your Grant Application — NCOA article on how to organize attachments for applications
                    - How Evidence-Based Program Providers and Accountable Care Organizations Can Work Together on Quality and Performance Improvement — NCOA resource about how these partnerships can be beneficial
                    - Updated Medicare Reimbursement Rule Addresses Health-Related Social Needs and Care Coordination — NCOA resource about a new final regulation that allows for reimbursement for services that address a person’s health-related social needs
                    - Community Care Hubs: Quality, Fidelity, and Compliance Expectations for Service Delivery Partners — NCOA resource about ensuring CCH success
                    - Community Care Hubs: What Evidence-Based Program Providers Need to Know — NCOA resource about how participating in a network eases burdens and enables providers to serve more people
                    - Tips for Sustaining a Project Beyond the Grant Period — NCOA multi-prong sustainability plan

## **Related Topics**

                    - Voluntary Contributions
                    - Partnerships
                    - Contracting

*Last modified on 01/16/2024*

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