Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Presentations covered all types of topics, from pre-award to post-award, for professionals both new and seasoned, working within organizations and independently. When I agreed to write this blog, I fully intended to give an honest review. The day’s highlight was an invite-only reception for GPCs, hosted by GPCI.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2025

Between the time of submission and award, things change, including factors that could affect your grants success. These are all valid concerns when you receive an award notification. Many grants are awarded 6+ months following a submission, and the team might not remember all the project details. (If

GPC

Blackbaud

JUNE 12, 2025

This article breaks the grant lifecycle into two main phases: the pre-award phase and the post-award phase. Knowing how to identify fitting grants and prepare competitive applications raises your chances of winning awards. Objective: Formally acknowledge and accept the grant award. Ensure compliance.

Grant

Blackbaud

MARCH 31, 2025

Here are five tips for streamlining how you get grant awards to your recipients. Provide a Detailed Notice of Award Sending out the notice of award is exciting for both the funder and the grantee. Finally, consider requesting acknowledgement that they received the notice of award. Address contingencies proactively.

Grant

Blackbaud

JANUARY 31, 2025

or I understand this grant program awards $5,000 to successful applicants. The post Best Practices for Creating an Effective Eligibility Quiz in Grant Applications first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog by Blackbaud. Options could be, This grant provides between $5,000 and $10,000 in funding.

Application

Blackbaud

JULY 2, 2025

Searching a funder’s Form 990 can reveal how much money they awarded in grants and the purpose of awarding this funding. To calculate this, divide the total number of applicants by the number of awards made for the last funding cycle. Use these details to determine whether you and the grantmaker have similar priorities.

Proposal

Ann Green's Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2025

Invite a beneficiary to share their story during opening remarks or the awards ceremony. She can be found listening to the Interstellar soundtrack while writing content for GolfStatus’ educational guides, templates, blogs, case studies, webinars, and more.

Fundraising

Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 2, 2025

If you havent already, now is the time to evaluate your organizations grant readiness from pre- to post-award, ensuring alignment with funders, competitive proposals, and strong fund stewardship. Start by Asking the Right Questions: What is the current pre-award process? What is the current post-award process?

Grant

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Incorporate your unique knowledge into valuable website content such as: Downloadable resources Blog posts Toolkits Quizzes Multimedia stories Make some of this content freely available on your website and turn other content into gated resources that require an email address to unlock. Leverage retargeting campaigns.

Nonprofit

Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 21, 2025

Danny received the 2022 Grant Professionals Distinguished Fellow Award for his commitment, achievements, and lasting impact on the grants profession. A seasoned presenter, trainer, writer, and author, Danny has secured over $250 million in grant funding for various causes throughout his career.

Grant Writing

Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

Costume contest Allow parents to donate to enter their students into a dress-up day contest with award prizes. Give awards for different categories, such as scariest or most creative. Award the winning designer a free merchandise bundle that includes the shirt and other branded items.

Fundraising

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2025

Post-award audits may reveal inconsistencies that jeopardize current and future funding. The Risks of Misrepresentation Misrepresenting data can have serious consequences. If funders discover discrepancies during the review process, it can result in disqualification or reputational harm to the applicant.

Ethics

Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 8, 2024

When board members understand the why and how of their agencys revenue, it not only improves their capacity for financial oversight but also supports the grant team as they manage grant awards. Few things are more professionally deflating to a grant team than silence from leadership after notification of a grant award.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 2, 2024

A well-established relationship can significantly increase your odds of being awarded a grant. If relevant (and appropriate), invite representatives of the funder to participate in your organization’s events, such as open houses, community gatherings, and award ceremonies. You can find other blog posts in this series here.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Look at the funder’s website for press releases about awards, either this year or the previous year. Accepting a Non-Response In some cases, funders will only send responses to the awarded organizations. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

GPC

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2025

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Funding

Blackbaud

MAY 5, 2025

Creating a streamlined and efficient grant review process can make sure you make data-driven and timely decisions so you can award your grants, and your grantees can drive impact. But when deadlines get missed and reviews take longer than expected, that delays getting funds to your grantees.

Grant

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 30, 2025

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Retail

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 29, 2025

Now, imagine submitting a grant application in January and receiving the award notice in June. Grant writing might sometimes feel like an individual sport, but managing the award is a team effort. But for the 16 teams that make it to these stages, success started months earlier, likely on the first of each new year.

IT

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2025

Identify methods for submitting content during post-award to communicate with funders (e.g., Author Bio: Jillian King is a self-professed grant nerd who is passionate about helping non-profits secure aligned funding to make real change in the world. Since 2018, Jill has helped non-profits secure more than 42 million in grant funding.

Grant

Blackbaud

JULY 18, 2025

This guide covers the fundamentals that your finance team needs to know during every stage of the grant so you can handle it confidently from award to closeout. Pre-Award Your finance team’s involvement begins even before your organization identifies a funding opportunity. Check out our grant compliance checklist.

Government

NonProfit PRO

JULY 9, 2025

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AI

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2025

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AI

Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Author Bio : Julie Assel, GPC, CGMS is the President/CEO of Assel Grant Services, a comprehensive professional grant services firm offering pre- and post-award grant services, training, and consultation across the grant lifecycle.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 1, 2025

To distinguish this from a project-restricted request, the proposal makes it clear that the organization is requesting unrestricted funding to support its greatest needs of the program or project at the time of the award. Specificity is critical.

Funding

GiveSmart

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Straightest drive Instead of the longest drive, which favors the stronger players, consider adding a twist by awarding a prize to the participant with the straightest drive. Skins and scramble combo A prize, typically money, skins is awarded to the team with the lowest score for each hole.

Award

Grant Writer Team

JULY 31, 2025

Understanding the Processes: The grant process generally involves three main phases: pre-award, award, and post-award. Each section encompasses activities like identifying funding opportunities, writing the application, managing the results, and reporting on the use of awarded grant money.

Grant Writing

Grant Writer Team

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In truth, donations are made and grants are awarded when there is a shared passion for a nonprofits cause. By using your website to share success stories you will attract new supporters through your blogs, videos, and social media. Disclaimer: There is no guarantee that grants will be awarded as a result of this information.

Nonprofit

NonProfit PRO

JULY 18, 2025

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Retail

Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Recognition and appreciation: Public acknowledgment during speeches, presentations, or award ceremonies at nonprofit events, highlighting the sponsors contribution. The post 12 Donation Request Letter Templates to Help Raise More appeared first on Fundraising Blog for Nonprofit, Educational, and Faith-Based Organizations.

Template

NonProfit PRO

JULY 8, 2025

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AI

NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2025

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Retail

Blackbaud

JUNE 5, 2025

This includes advertising all campus and departmental awards as well as external scholarships. Ideally, your scholarship award platform would automatically import student data from your Student Information System (SIS) and auto-match students with appropriate opportunities.

Award

Blackbaud

MARCH 21, 2025

Whether youre using scholarships as a recruitment tool or have already found the exact right student fit for a specific fund, awarding endowed scholarships during the admissions process can be extremely difficult due to the number of funds involved and the uncertainty as to whether a student will actually enroll.

Award

NonProfit PRO

JULY 17, 2025

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Funding

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 13, 2025

Also, as grant writers, we must translate these objectives logically and explicitly into grant applications, so that our nonprofit can be awarded the funds needed to crush the objectives and transform lives! For clarification, please see our blog on this topic. For clarification, please see our blog on this topic.

Grant Writing