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Kickstart Your Consultancy: Key Conference Takeaways to Launch the New Year

Grant Professionals Association

Grant consultants are part of a profession that blends grant development alongside entrepreneurship. In this article, Ill reflect on three conferences I attended in 2024 (apart from GrantSummit ) and offer several takeaways that aim to help grant consultants thrive. We see our needs being met. Well, then, clarity is key.

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Community-Centric Fundraising: Equity, social justice, and an abundance mindset 

Candid

The movement was sparked by Vu Le’s blog, Nonprofit AF , in 2015. Advancing equity as a core priority We hope implementing the 10 principles as fundraisers, leaders, and consultants will help achieve collective liberation and growth for all fundraising practitioners and nonprofits.

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3 Ways to Improve Your Nonprofit’s Leadership Approach

Blackbaud

For instance, you might send some team members to an annual leadership conference or purchase leadership development books for interested employees to read on their own time. If theres a gap on your team, you might save time, access new perspectives, and improve outcomes by hiring a consultant in that area.

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Yes, the GrantSummit is Still Relevant to Me, a Grant Professional of over 20 Years!

Grant Professionals Association

Do the grant activities I regularly engage in match in relevant ways to others at the conference? In fact, this year’s conference had even more for me as an advanced practitioner working in the full grant lifecycle than ever before. Will I find enough sessions which teach me new concepts? Will I meet people who are new to me?

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The 2025 GrantSummit: Now More Than Ever!

Grant Professionals Association

As an independent grant professional and nonprofit consultant, I have navigated the complexities of funding proposals and the diverse landscape of nonprofit initiatives for years. Since founding SFG Consulting Services LLC, Jeannes clients have been awarded over $18 million in federal, state, and foundation grants.

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How Donor-Advised Funds Are Bringing Big Results to Fundraising Across the Board

NonProfit PRO

Elon Packin, head of partnerships at Chariot, talked about how the Alzheimers Association is tapping into DAFs in the peer-to-peer program during the 20th annual Bridge conference. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic", setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

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How Rest Can Make You a Better Grant Professional and Nonprofit Leader

Grant Professionals Association

After serving as an in-house institutional giving director for many years, I eventually launched my own fundraising consultancy. Virginia is actively having conversations about burnout here and here and will be presenting on Burnout Prevention at the GPA 2025 Conference[a][b]. GPA competencies: 8