Grant Professionals Association

MAY 29, 2025

Corporate Partnerships are Key A huge portion of animal-related grants are awarded through corporate partners with nonprofit foundations, such as Petco, PetSmart, Hills, Pedigree, Petfinder, OxBow, and Tractor Supply. In Letters of Inquiry (LOIs), I weave the stories and photos right into the letter.

Funding

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 20, 2024

Why then has the industry let “LOI” remain in use? Do you even know what LOI is short for? Confusion exists because LOI has three commonly referenced meanings. Let’s sort this out, LOI can be a Letter of Inquiry, a Letter of Introduction, or a Letter of Intent. Crafting the LOI is a great skill to master.

LOI

Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A year later we received the first million dollar grant award in the district’s history and I realized that my degrees in English and Education had accidentally perfectly prepared me for this job. GPC Competencies: 1, 4, 9 That made me wonder – what if I had been purposefully prepared?

Education