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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

This is the boat I am in; I wrote grants for a decade before GPCI first offered certifications in 2008 (GPA of Lower Hudson, n.d.), Grant Professional Certification Institute The GPCI administers the nationally recognized GPC credential to grant professionals. Who Is Certified? so I never got around to it.

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What’s on Your Professional Development Bucket List?

Grant Professionals Association

Grant professionals cannot successfully and ethically develop grant proposals and applications without learning “tricks of the trade.” The best way to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for creating competitive proposals is to attend workshops and webinars presented by seasoned professionals.

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Call out or call in?

Grant Professionals Association

Often, however, we find ourselves navigating tenuous ethical conflict when leaders and/or members of our teams propose organizational strategies or actions that would violate the Code of Ethics. She is also an approved trainer by the Grant Professional Certificate Institute (GPCI). Thank you so much for educating me!”

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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. Below is an overview of professional credentials related to the grants profession and the requirements for obtaining them. There are 1.4

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