Grant Professionals Association

MAY 14, 2025

She recently earned her Grant Professional Certification (GPC) and brings over a decade of nonprofit experience to her work. GPC Competencies: 4,5,8 Hannah is especially interested in building sustainable systems that reduce burnout and make grant writing more manageable for small teams and solo grant professionals.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Authors Bio: Twenty years ago, Alex changed careers from college professor to nonprofit professional and never looked back. GPC Competency: #3 Knowledge of strategies for effective program and project design and development.

Logic Model

Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In addition, this year’s conference provided great networking opportunities with 30 minutes between sessions, 90 minutes for lunch and networking, and opportunities to gather with specific related groups like my chapter and GPC colleagues. What advanced topics did you enjoy this year or would you like to see next year at GrantSummit?

GPC

Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

In working with nonprofit organizations, I have been a part of numerous conversations with organizational leadership who have seen grants as the solution to all their revenue shortfalls. Grants are part of the revenue mix for many nonprofit organizations, providing a source of funding for various projects. by Roxanne Jensen, Ed.S.,

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 1, 2025

While general operating, unrestricted (GO) grants are ideal for nonprofits, project-restricted grants continue to be funded more successfully. Author Bio: Claire Honsinger, GPC is founder and principal consultant of Good Horse Grants, nonprofit funding advocacy and professional grant consulting.

Funding

Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Because tax regulations limit transparency requirements, however, funds in DAFs can remain unspent for years, impacting the flow of funds to active nonprofits. We should also encourage the nonprofits we work with to build relationships with DAF administrators and educate donors on the immediate impact of releasing funds.

Grants

Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Collaborating on grant-funded projects, especially during proposal development, has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my 26+ years working in nonprofits. She started as a receptionist at a global nonprofit in her early college days, where she fell in love with the sector and consequently never left.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 8, 2025

As someone who has exhibited at conferences across the country – from GPA’s GrantSummit to state nonprofit associations and beyond – I can tell you firsthand that exhibit halls aren't just about swag and sales pitches. Author Bio: Kim Joyce, GPC, is Founder and CEO of Kim Joyce & Associates, Arizona's largest grant writing firm.

Conference

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 11, 2025

That’s the birthplace of some of the best nonprofit program designs. She helps nonprofits grow their impact through strategic planning, capacity building, grant development, and program design. GPC Competency: #9 How a strong program design transforms an initial idea into a persuasive, fundable case for support. That napkin?

Logic Model

Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

There is no down time in the nonprofit world, everyone is busy. Author Bio: Roxxi Bartlett has spent the last 12 years working in the nonprofit sector as a development professional in Los Angeles County, with prior years employed in management for the private sector. GPC Competency: #2 And how long has that taken at times?

GPC

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 9, 2025

Grammar Kerfuffles: Second Installment ( View the other installments here ) Welcome to installment #2 of the grant writing blog series Grammar Kerfuffles, presented for you by DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services! But first person plural (we and our) can be fitting for representing a nonprofit comprising multiple folks.

Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 29, 2025

There are no grants for animal-related nonprofits! This is one of the most common frustrations I hear from nonprofits serving animals struggling to find grants. As a grant writer focused solely on nonprofits that help animals, I recognize this niche requires some unique hacks. Thankfully, nothing could be further from the truth!

Funding

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

My social work background and my career in social services were wonderful foundations for my current work supporting nonprofits. GPC Competency 8: raise the level of professionalism of grant professionals, advance the profession, building relationships to benefit their communities and society at large D is for dependability.

Grants

Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

It is challenging for many nonprofits to find the right grant opportunities. If your nonprofit focuses on housing for homeless veterans, applying for a grant that supports rapid rehousing for youth experiencing homelessness would not be a good mission fit for your organization. You can find other blog posts in this series here.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2025

When this grant job was ending, I attended a local interagency meeting made up of nonprofit leaders and staff that I had previously attended to promote services. If awarded, your scholarship will be in the form of a credit to GPCI for all or a portion of the GPC exam. All GPCs are eligible for the GPC® CMP Scholarships.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 10, 2024

Follow along with the small nonprofit blog series by subscribing for updates. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills. Sessions are tailored to help participants build their knowledge and skills to create pathways to success for grant-seeking.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

APRIL 7, 2024

Even if you are not a member of the Grant Professionals Association or another grant-related membership organization, the GPA Standards of Professional Practice provide excellent guidance for nonprofit professionals throughout the grant cycle including solicitation, record keeping, and use of funds.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 11, 2024

There is growing consensus that the expectation of “gratitude” in the form of thank-you notes actually perpetuates an imbalance of power between nonprofits and funders and negatively impacts the great work you could be doing together ( NonprofitAF Blog, 2023 ). Others find handwritten thank-you notes to be a disappearing art form.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Defining Small Nonprofits: Whether a nonprofit or not-for-profit , a charitable organization’s “size” is not determined by its facility, number of staff, or services to the public but by the size of its operating budget. nonprofit sector as a whole. Follow along with the small nonprofit blog series by subscribing for updates.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

APRIL 29, 2024

Through our various career paths in nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and social service agencies, grant professionals develop unique skills and have various areas of expertise and specialization that support our grantsmanship work. There are 474 GPCs worldwide; including 19 AGS employees (and counting!) There are 1.4

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Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

If your organization is a small or start-up nonprofit with limited staff or development support, the task of prospect research can feel both urgent and overwhelming. for 2-year advance payment) may not be feasible for smaller nonprofits with limited unrestricted dollars, there is a monthly option for as little as $54.99

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In the nonprofit field, it’s common for staff to be put in a role where they manage grants but might not have the knowledge or resources to understand what that entails. These are common scenarios, and while they may be new or unknown, taking steps to understand how grant funds should be managed is critical to the nonprofit’s success.

Grant Management

Assel Grant Services

JULY 28, 2024

And I’ve seen the nonprofit sector and philanthropy step up and evolve to continue to meet the community’s needs. In 2002, I was managing a grant-funded violence prevention program at a small-ish nonprofit organization in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

MAY 6, 2024

However, new or small nonprofits may wonder if an audit is really necessary. Understanding why an audit is helpful to a funder, how to find an auditor, and what to do if an audit seems unattainable can help small nonprofits plan. This report means the auditor thought they couldn’t issue a definitive opinion on the nonprofit.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

APRIL 14, 2024

Funders may have fewer requirements to increase accessibility to nonprofits or value the longevity of relationships. Every nonprofit appreciates the long-term funder and wants to preserve these relationships. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Too often, there is confusion between grants and donations in nonprofit organizations. When it comes to nonprofit funding, these two terms are often used interchangeably. Understanding the key differences between the two helps nonprofit professionals make informed decisions on funding strategies. That makes it a grant.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 14, 2024

I remember working with one nonprofit that was thrilled to receive a significant grant for program staff salaries, only to realize later that they could not move those funds elsewhere when a staff member unexpectedly left the position, and it took three months to find a replacement. You can find other blog posts in this series here.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In the nonprofit field, it’s common for staff to be put in a role where they manage grants but might not have the knowledge or resources to understand what that entails. Time and Effort Understanding the time and effort staff spend on activities is ideal for a nonprofit and is a good practice in general.

Grant Management

Assel Grant Services

JUNE 30, 2024

A foundation with $2 million in assets is obligated to distribute $100,000 to nonprofit organizations or other foundations that year. A Form 990 is a nonprofit organization’s equivalent to an individual’s Form 1040 annual tax form. Identify methods of locating funding sources Skill 6.4:

GPC

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

If you are interested in learning more about grant management services, 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. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

Indirect Cost

Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

With increased focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion in recent years, more funders are asking for the specific demographics of the populations served by nonprofits. These nuances are important for nonprofit organizations to understand. This blog was originally posted by GPA Grant News.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Being in the ballroom with 850 other grant professionals, executives, evaluators, and researchers showed me how influential we are in the nonprofit sector. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills. 2) I am part of something so much greater than myself.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 19, 2024

Professional Development: The pinnacle of my grants career came in 2017 when I became credentialed as a GPC through the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI). Every three years, I renew my GPC by submitting documentation showing I contributed and developed professionally. Author Bio: Kathy Hatfield, M.Ed.,

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 10, 2024

Your GPA chapter offers one of the best inroads to the nonprofit scene in your community. By serving on a chapter board or committee, you can develop soft skills like public speaking, project management and event coordination, all while earning points toward credentials like the GPC. Local flavor. Discuss in the comment section below!

GPC

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 28, 2024

Did you know that nonprofits are eligible to pursue Congressional Directed Spending and/or Community Project Funding? For additional tips or a custom approach to adding this as a strategy to your grant seeking, Julie Alsup, PMP, GPC , will be happy to talk with you about this and provide you with a quote for services.

GPC

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!).

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

My options were: Should I resign from my full-time job as a nonprofit employee and start consulting full-time? Having been on the nonprofit employee “side” for the past 15 years, I knew I needed to dive deeper into the Code of Ethics from a consulting perspective.

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