{"id":50,"date":"2024-02-09T12:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T12:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=50"},"modified":"2024-02-13T15:27:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T15:27:56","slug":"what-should-i-include-in-my-budget-breakdown","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/help\/what-should-i-include-in-my-budget-breakdown\/","title":{"rendered":"What should I include in my budget breakdown?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When funders are giving money to community groups, finding out where the money is going is a top priority! Here are our top tips to nail your budget breakdown on ActionFunder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A good budget breakdown:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u279c Shows the funders you\u2019ve thoroughly planned your project<br>\u279c Helps paint a picture of what you want to do<br>\u279c Can sometimes result in extra help from funders (e.g. with sourcing items or venue space)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But it doesn\u2019t have to be complicated. Simply:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u279c List the items, services and\/or staff time that the funding will go to<br>\u279c Make sure you include quantities<br>\u279c Make sure you include the cost per unit<br>\u279c Make sure that the costs in your budget contribute to the project you have described.&nbsp; We want to make sure that nothing feels like an afterthought<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><br>15 x Childsize Gardening Gloves @\u00a35\/pair = \u00a375<br>30 x Mixed Organic Vegetable Seed Packs @ \u00a32.50\/pack = \u00a375<br>48 Hours Youth Worker Time, (4 Hours\/Week for 12 Weeks) @ \u00a315\/hour = \u00a3720\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that sometimes projects can change. Maybe you\u2019ve been donated the kitchen equipment you were looking for. Maybe you\u2019ve been offered a reduced rate as a community group. Even after you\u2019ve been selected to win funding, we\u2019re always up for discussing project changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When funders are giving money to community groups, finding out where the money is going is a top priority! Here are our top tips to nail your budget breakdown on ActionFunder. A good budget breakdown: \u279c Shows the funders you\u2019ve thoroughly planned your project\u279c Helps paint a picture of what&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[10],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-50","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-creating-a-project"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/50\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=50"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.actionfunder.org\/non-profits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}