Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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. Twenty of those grants were awarded, but 17 were denied. Surprisingly, nine applications that were submitted without existing relationships received a grant award. Author Bio: Valerie A.

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Assel Grant Services

JUNE 24, 2024

Have you ever stopped to consider the reasons why you sign up for webinars, attain or continue to maintain your grant professional certification (GPC), or set out to learn an entirely new skill set (like project management)? The Post Award Grant Management and Compliance pathway is available now, with more in development.

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Fundraising HayDay

JULY 25, 2024

Laura , founder and CEO of Grant Fundraising Consultants , joined us to share those reasons and ways in which grant professionals can educate their colleagues and others about the true nature of grant work. It’s time that is understood.

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Assel Grant Services

APRIL 29, 2024

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. However, a keen understanding of the post-award phase and how to navigate common challenges can be instrumental in supporting organizations. There are 1.4

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Before I began working as a grant consultant, I did not understand all the details and intricacies of grant budgets, including the difference between restricted and unrestricted funds. Competency #5: Knowledge of post-award grant management practices sufficient to inform effective grant design and development Skill 5.2:

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

NGMA divides the grant lifecycle into three phases: pre-award, award, and post-award. This can include finance staff, grant writers, program staff, consultants, and grant administrators (among others). Grant management is usually associated with federal grant awards.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 6, 2024

If you are interested in grant services, training, or federal review services, or are interested in our career opportunities, Julie Assel, CGMS, GPC, President/CEO , will be happy to talk with you about this opportunity and provide you with a quote for grant services.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

NGMA divides the grant lifecycle into three phases: pre-award, award, and post-award. finance staff, grant writers, program staff, consultants, and grant administrators). The caveat here is potentially leaving funding on the table, especially if you manage federal grant awards. Choose not to use them altogether.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

NGMA divides the grant lifecycle into three phases: pre-award, award, and post-award. finance staff, grant writers, program staff, consultants, and grant administrators). This can become messy if there are multiple concurrent grant awards. Identify standard elements of compliance Skill 5.2:

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 3, 2024

It can be uncomfortable to commit to a timeline, line-item budget, or project plan, but your grant professional is asking for these because organizations that include details are more likely to win awards. If you are working with a consultant, time spent on project management is billable. of all the work I do.”

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 20, 2024

Make sure you are an exceptional fit and have proof you’ve been responsible stewards of past awards. He’s self-taught and had early success in grant writing while working in communications and project consulting. GPC Competencies: #1, 8, 9 Here cold outreach[3] can set you apart.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2024

Grant seeking, proposal development, and post-award management can fill some professionals with dread. Be clear with an entity around what funding is available, in what amounts, for what time periods, and what reporting will be required should funding be awarded. GPC Competencies: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #8, and #9.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A day originally started by Danny Blitch, GPC and a peer group of passionate grant professionals working with the Grant Professionals Association , it has become so much more than a day on the calendar (although, it is amazing that it has been accepted as an official “Day of the Year” starting in 2024!).

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 27, 2024

organizational background regularly updated with capabilities, achievements, awards, and certifications), style sheet (guidance on organizational preferred language and naming conventions for example organizational name/acronyms), and, application templates specific to each funding opportunity aligning with application requirements (e.g.,

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 2, 2023

In today’s podcast, Diane Leonard from DH Leonard Consulting and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions, a leading provider of bank loans for nonprofits , discuss how to create agile leadership at your nonprofit. Leonard, GPC, RST, is a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) and Approved Trainer of the Grant Professionals Association.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 31, 2024

To be competitive, your grant team must train and prepare to advance through the rounds and win awards. Engaging a consultant, such as the experts at AGS , can be an effective way to jump-start your prospecting efforts. Incorporating these strategies can help your team beat the competition and win grant awards!

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

As of 2022, the Grant Professionals Association has a little over 3,000 members and there are around 400 individuals with the Grant Professional Certified (GPC) credential. No one, and I mean no one, writes grants to multiple funders for a variety of projects and wins 100% of their grant awards. Be prepared to fail.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Grants are time-consuming, very competitive, and after all the time, money, and energy spent writing grants, there is no guarantee that your nonprofit will be awarded. She earned the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) credential from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute in 2020.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 3, 2024

Whether working as a consultant with various clients or as an in-house grant professional with one agency, I begin my process with the same strategy. Are there are the opportunities for potential increases or has this funder decreased awarded amounts? Review denied grants. 400,000).

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 28, 2024

Whether as an employee for an organization tasked with grant seeking, or an independent grant consultant serving multiple organizations, as grant professionals, we support the mission or cause of the organization every time we craft a compelling narrative to convey the need, the population, and the difference the work makes.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 29, 2024

Whether I was getting new clients from posting my services on the Consultant Directory or posting a job and hiring top talent from the GPA Career Center, my GPA membership assisted me with finding them. I use our free access to GrantStation to forecast new funding sources and build my grants calendar. Lesson #2 - Leverage local resources.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 22, 2024

Philanthropic gifts promote the mission and vision; grants are awarded because there is hard data that prove the work. Author Bio: Kerri Thompson Frank, CFRE, GPC, is the Principal and a Founding Partner of Amplify Philanthropy.

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Grants4Good

JUNE 24, 2024

There are no records of donations, grant awards, or volunteer involvement. Margit Brazda Poirier, GPC, M.S. is Owner and CEO of Grants4Good LLC ®, a grant writing training and consulting company based in New York. The Scene A very skilled, experienced, enthusiastic person accepts a fundraising position at a nonprofit.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Capacity: Having a cadre of well-trained staff or consultants, the necessary equipment, and infrastructure indicates that the evaluator is prepared to take on the evaluation. Competency #5: Knowledge of post-award grant management practices sufficient to inform effective grant design and development; Skill 5.4:

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 22, 2023

Major gift officers may frequently bring in gifts in amounts larger than those of grants awarded. She is the founder & CEO of Granted Fundraising Consultants, which serves nonprofits of all sizes and missions nationwide. Grant writing is viewed as more straightforward than cultivating and soliciting major gifts.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Funders have a limited amount of dollars to award and, therefore, want to fund effective projects. Drafting the Evaluation Budget Your first step in drafting an evaluation budget is to consult with finance staff and program staff. document transfer, accuracy in post-award fiscal and activity reporting).

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 5, 2023

Dr. Siller's consultancy, Ascend Nonprofit & Business Solutions (NBS), helps nonprofits, government entities, schools, small businesses, and academicians improve their grant writing skills and secure funding for their missions.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Funds raised will help the Grant Professional Foundation award scholarships to grant professionals attending GrantSummit, joining GPA, and getting their GPC credential. In your downtime, peruse the Grant Professional Foundation’s Silent Auction. Get your bids in by 4:15 p.m. on Friday, November 3 rd !

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