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BACKGROUND : You are employed by the Hope Center (a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Minnesota) as a Manager of New Program Development. You have been directed by your Executive Director to develop a foster care program that serves youth 16-19 transition out of foster care and budget as part of a larger grant proposal that your organization is submitting to a local foundation.

You will need to determine any other Administrative or Allocated costs. For example, you will likely need maintenance services and janitorial services for your office space (either by tapping into existing personnel from the Hope Center home office and reimbursing them for administrative expenses, or through contracted vendor services). You may also have project management costs or marketing costs associated with your new program/service line. You are very likely to need things like office supplies, printing services, postage, and so on. If you plan to run any annual fundraisers, the costs associated with those fundraisers should be included here as well (note that any revenue from the fundraisers will be included in Part Five). While you do not need to budget for every last pencil and pen, please do your best to imagine all larger expenses. In the real world, if you forget to budget for an expense, it may lead to very difficult choices such as laying off staff or cutting back on your services. There are consequences to insufficient budgeting! Part Four will require one written component, and an Excel Component: 1. Write out your plan for Administrative and other Allocated Costs, in as much detail as you need. Aim for about a page of content.

1. Write out your plan for Administrative and other Allocated Costs, in as much detail as you need. Aim for about a page of content.

2. Include your Administrative and other Allocated Costs in your Excel spreadsheet. You should annualize your costs.