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Staying Invisible While Building Impact

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 3, 2025

So, lets discuss three core practices that help us empower nonprofits without accidentally stealing the spotlight, or worse, ending up as the unexpected star of a grant report six months after our contract ended. That also means being clear on the front end in your contract that the work belongs to the client. But the impact?

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Beyond the Award: Why Every Grant Professional Needs Post-Award Management Skills

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 27, 2025

Author Bio: Julie Assel, GPC, CGMS, is CEO of Assel Grant Services, a national consulting firm specializing in strategic grant research, proposal development, management, and training. GPC Competency: 5 – Knowledge of Post-Award to Inform Pre-Award

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How Can We Use Trying Times to Advance Our Careers –

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2025

I was asked to come interview for a contract position funded by a federal flow-through grant to the state. GrantZone – GPA offers a public forum where you as a member can post questions, respond to other posts, find GPC study sessions, connect to other chapter members, and keep abreast of changes in the field.

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Contract Grant Writing is a Business: Invest in Your Success with a Business Coach

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2024

Based on my personal coaching experience, this blog post highlights a few benefits of business coaching for grant professionals. Even though I don’t plan to use subcontractors for grant writing purposes, I’ve contracted a virtual assistant with design skills to help develop templates and workbooks. And, if you haven't yet, why not?

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Cheers to Twenty Years by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

JULY 28, 2024

Back then , GPA was still a fairly new organization, having contracted its first Executive Director in 2004 with 700 members and just a handful of chapters. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

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Taking the Fear out of Grant Management: Conflict of Interest By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Subscribe to our blog to follow along! The organization elects to contract with the construction company in question without seeking bids from additional companies. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills. Identify standard elements of compliance Skill 5.2:

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What’s In a Name? Job Codes and the Quest to Codify Grant Professional

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 28, 2024

For business owners seeking government contracts, selecting a NAICS code aids in marketing your services. As more professional data are collected, it can help to remove the guesswork involved in determining competitive wages and provide grant professionals with leverage during contract negotiations.

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Financial Audits for Small Nonprofits By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

MAY 6, 2024

Here are the circumstances that may trigger an audit requirement: Federal, state, and local government contracts may require an audit as part of the nonprofit’s contract for funding. First, be aware of the contract requirements before signing an agreement. Nonprofits should know that these documents are not the same as an audit.

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Taking the Fear out of Grant Management: Indirect Cost Allocation By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The de minimis rate may be applied to all modified total direct costs, which includes all direct salaries and wages, applicable fringe benefits, materials and supplies, contracts and services, travel, and up to the first $25,000 of each subaward. This rate is expected to raise to 15% in October as part of the OMB Uniform Guidance updates.

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Applying Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement (QA/QI) in Grant Management Strategies

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 27, 2024

Early career experiences supporting corporate responses to competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) opportunities for business contracts provided insights into how to read, understand, and respond to RFPs. GPC Competencies #2, #4, #7 and, #9 Two different kinds of experiences supported this author’s development as a grant professional.

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Creating a Culture of Fundraising and Grant Professionalism with Program Staff

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 13, 2024

Author Bio : Eryn Baldrica-Guy (she/her) is the Director of Grants and Contracts for California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. GPC Competency: #8 Knowledge of methods and strategies that cultivate and maintain relationships between fund-seeking and recipient organizations and funders

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Philanthropy Officers and Grant Professionals

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 22, 2024

The dividing lines between the work of grants and contracts and philanthropy can be as distinct as two different divisions that have separate, defined functions, or as blurred as the responsibilities of a single individual who wears two different hats.

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Join GPA? Yes, really!

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As a new grant professional, I rely upon the Code of Ethics to help me explain to leaders of non-profit organizations how to work with a contract grant professional. As a member of the GPA, I can tactfully articulate the scope of my professional services and confidently ask for a suitable contract for the work.

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How to Find an External Evaluator By: AGS Grant Staff

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

While some organizations do have the capacity and expertise, many need to contract with an external evaluator for one or several reasons. You can find other blog posts in this series here. AGS blogs, funding alerts, and trainings are aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

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How to Budget for an External Evaluator by AGS Grant Staff

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Finance staff familiar with contracts and procurement may be able to pass along cost-cutting information. You can find other blog posts in this series here. AGS blogs, funding alerts, and trainings are aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

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Staying Invisible While Building Impact

Beyond the Award: Why Every Grant Professional Needs Post-Award Management Skills

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How Can We Use Trying Times to Advance Our Careers –

Contract Grant Writing is a Business: Invest in Your Success with a Business Coach

Cheers to Twenty Years by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Taking the Fear out of Grant Management: Conflict of Interest By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

What’s In a Name? Job Codes and the Quest to Codify Grant Professional

Financial Audits for Small Nonprofits By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Taking the Fear out of Grant Management: Indirect Cost Allocation By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Applying Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement (QA/QI) in Grant Management Strategies

Creating a Culture of Fundraising and Grant Professionalism with Program Staff

Philanthropy Officers and Grant Professionals

Join GPA? Yes, really!

How to Find an External Evaluator By: AGS Grant Staff

How to Budget for an External Evaluator by AGS Grant Staff

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