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Winning unrestricted funding from general operating-averse funders: The Greatest Needs Approach

Grant Professionals Association

Using this model, organizations first assess their most pressing needs, rather than looking for a specific project for the proposal. From this list, organizations select their top three to five priorities and build proposals that include these “greatest needs”. Specificity is critical.

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​Choosing the right certification: a guide to grant writing credentials for professionals

Grant Professionals Association

Eleven percent of survey respondents reported being new to the field or GPA as the reason for not earning their GPC, while 7% were unaware of it and 11% lacked the time. Grant Professional Certification Institute The GPCI administers the nationally recognized GPC credential to grant professionals. Who Is Certified? The best path?

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Denied and Denied Again by: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Denial can be challenging, especially when your grant proposals seem to be on a losing streak. And while you can do your best to present an aligned, impactful proposal, sometimes you will never know the reason a proposal is denied. Giving USA ’s 2023 Annual Report on Philanthropy shows that “total giving to U.S.

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The Data on Funder Relationships

Grant Professionals Association

We know in our hearts that funder relationships can mean the difference between a grant award or ending up in the pile of denied proposals. We aimed to collect data about the number of funded proposals that had relationships compared to organizations that did not have a relationship when the proposal was submitted.

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Certifications for the Grant Professional By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) There are just over 300 CGMS professionals at the end of 2023; only five have also received their GPC, including two AGS staff. million PMP certification holders worldwide through the Professional Management Institute ; only a few also hold their GPC, including one AGS team member.

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What’s on Your Professional Development Bucket List?

Grant Professionals Association

Do you have the goal of obtaining your GPC TM soon? Grant professionals cannot successfully and ethically develop grant proposals and applications without learning “tricks of the trade.” For the 2023 GrantSummit, GPF awarded 14 scholarships for grant professionals to attend virtually and in person.

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Disrupting the Development Hierarchy

Fundraising HayDay

In 2023, today’s guest ( Laura Chynoweth ) penned the blog post “Disrupting the Development Hierarchy” in which she spells out why grant writing so often is found at the bottom. The truth is, those who conduct prospect research, develop grant proposals, and manage grant awards play a vital role in the fundraising arm of organizations.

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