Hacks for SSP Fundraising

Tips for Creating Budgets for Grants and Requests

One of the biggest mistakes harm reduction organizations make in applications for funding is that their proposals contain common budgeting errors. Major issues funders say they see include:

  • Not including sufficient funding for overhead/admin/indirect costs. Funders understand that it costs money to run a business and expect that some of their money will be allocated for that purpose.
  • Not allocating a sufficient percentage for fringe benefits for employees.
  • Giving too much detail about administrative costs.
  • Giving insufficient information/detail on program costs.
  • Skipping parts of budgets/not having complete budgets.
  • Not using forms provided by the funder.

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The hacks on this site are shared with you under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence. This allows you (with attribution) to adapt content for your own use, although we do ask you to then also allow others to have equal access to anything you develop. More details of this licence can be found on the Creative Commons website.

Disclaimer

We do not claim that this is an exhaustive set of strategies, shortcuts, or tips for running an SSP. What we do suggest is that Harm Reduction Hacks offers down-to-earth, practical information for being a better leader, starting and running an SSP, and providing syringe access services. We feel we can say this with confidence because the Hacks are based on interviews with, and the experiences of, literally generations of people who have been doing harm reduction work.

Please note that nothing in this guide should be construed as legal advice. Please consult an attorney local to your area to ensure your program is in compliance with all local, state and federal regulations that apply to your situation. 

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