Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 17, 2025

Trusted advi sors do more than proclaim wisdom from their 10,000-foot view: teams must be ready to answer tough questions, switch game plans, and try new solutions. Their expertise can be far more valuable than an hourly rate, but only if your organization is ready and willing to act on it!

Consultant

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 14, 2025

GPA inspired me, as we celebrated GPC certifications, shared experiences, and discussed the challenges of daily work. My local chapter became the place where I began to understand the complexities of the grant world, the components of grant-readiness and the practices that demonstrate integrity and build trust.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Always read the guidelines to make sure to meet the eligibility requirements and are ready to handle the funder’s requirements. 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.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 10, 2024

The six-session course focuses on key elements that will prepare a new or small organization for grant readiness. 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. Registration is live!

GPC

Assel Grant Services

APRIL 7, 2024

You can also learn more about organizational grant readiness and a variety of other topics with AGS online training sessions available on demand. The six-session course focuses on key elements that will prepare a new or small organization for grant readiness. Follow along with the small nonprofit blog series by subscribing for updates.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Stay tuned as we continue this blog series tailored for small organizations with tips for managing grant prospect research, organizing for success, self-advocacy, and more. The six-session course focuses on key elements that will prepare a new or small organization for grant readiness. Registration is live!

GPC

Assel Grant Services

JULY 6, 2024

Looking at a “success rate” can fail to consider the organization’s readiness, quality of program design, or ability to identify strong opportunities and stewardship. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

Metrics

Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

Another grant readiness factor is whether the organization’s financial management practices are able to track and report on the use of funds. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

Ethics

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 31, 2024

Practice (Grant Readiness) Once a team is developed, practice is where you develop and perfect all the plays and roles required for game day. Before pursuing grants, your team needs to understand and assess its grant readiness. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

MAY 6, 2024

Audited financials are a common component of grant readiness discussions and are often requested by funders. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills. However, new or small nonprofits may wonder if an audit is really necessary. Why Do I Need an Audit?

GPC

Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The six-session course focuses on key elements that will prepare a new or small organization for grant readiness. 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. Registration is live!

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 20, 2024

Are you ready to re-kindle a strategy for “unsolicited proposals? ”. As a GPA Member and Canadian Chapter Board Member, he continues to learn, grow and network as a self-employed grants professional seeking his GPC. GPC Competencies: #1, 8, 9 Reconsider your approach and use of LOIs.

LOI

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 28, 2024

Your request should be ready to be submitted by early April, which is a quick turnaround. To make that process as smooth as possible, you can pitch a shovel-ready project that can be completed in one year. Successful projects are positioned as feasible, impactful, and self-sustaining.

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!).

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 4, 2024

It takes patience and skill to find the ends and organize it into a neat ball, ready to be crafted into an effective proposal. Author Bio: Amanda Acton, GPC (she/her) is a grant professional living in Central Iowa (unceded traditional lands of the Baxoje). And that is before you even get to character counts!

IT

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

To get started: Before applying for grants, assess your organization’s level of grant readiness. Grant readiness is your organization’s ability to apply for, manage and report on funding. GPC Competency: 2 and 5 Currently, Pam is the Manager of Grants Administration for Kettering Health in western Ohio.

Grant Management

Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The final product will be a complete submission-ready grant proposal packet. GPC Competencies: 1, 4, 9 Abate has raised over $100 million from all types of foundations and government agencies.

Education

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 22, 2024

If approved, whose expertise do we need at the ready to move the proposal forward? Author Bio: Kerri Thompson Frank, CFRE, GPC, is the Principal and a Founding Partner of Amplify Philanthropy. Establish written policies and procedures to empower your development office. A decision tree is a great first step. Is this a grant?

Grants

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 25, 2023

I’ll bet right now some of you are getting ready to write an angry response—and I’ll bet some of you are thinking, “Oh, I’m so glad someone finally admitted it!” He has successfully written more than $70 million in awarded grants and received his GPC in 2016. I hate collaboration. There, I said it.

Indirect Cost

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 14, 2023

She specializes in grant readiness, research and tracking, management, reporting, and compliance. GPC Competencies: 2, 3, 5, 8

Federal Grants

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 22, 2023

What if I am ready to apply? Do a bit of homework on the literature where your project would fit and get ready to showcase how your project fits in possibly as an example of evidence-based practices, a testing ground for evidence-based practice, or even an outlier of what the literature outlines. Proposals are due on January 17, 2024.

Education

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Currently, the Learn and Grow series is a wonderful resource to enhance my practical experience, particularly in helping non-profit leaders understand what it takes to be grant-ready. The community found within GPA is the best benefit of my membership and I look forward to earning the GPC designation in the future.

Contracts

Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 3, 2023

What if I am ready to apply? Julie Assel, GPC, President/CEO , will be happy to talk with you about this opportunity and provide you with a quote for grant services. What if I am not ready to apply this year? HUD is seeking geographic diversity of awardees among their ten regions across the United States.

UEI

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 6, 2024

You can find other blog posts in this series here. 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.

Budget

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Canva - Magic Studio will create slide decks for you, generate the images you need, and more (just be ready for weird horse photos…) And, of course, ChatGPT - The OG of AI. Dana was the first person in Oklahoma to earn dual certification as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and a Grant Professional Certified (GPC).

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