Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Richardson, MBA, GPC Shavonn is the Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting. Shavonn earned the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) credential from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute in 2020 and is a Grant Professionals Association Approved Trainer. About Shavonn V. Let's chat here. Get.Grants.Better.®

Grant Writing

Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Equally important is a comprehensive budget that outlines how funds will be allocated. A transparent and realistic budget instills confidence in potential funders, showcasing not only financial responsibility but also a serious commitment to achieving project goals. About Shavonn V. Let's chat Get.Grants.Better.® As our D.I.Y.

Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 3, 2025

Were often the ones shaping narratives, refining budgets, and crafting the compelling language that helps nonprofit organizations secure critical funding. Ghostwriting is one of the most common, yet least talked about, practices in grant writing, especially for consultants. Ghostwriting done well is invisible. But the impact?

Ethics

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Who constructs the budget? GPC Competency: #3 Knowledge of strategies for effective program and project design and development. If youre the only grant writer, you still need to secure your head writer status, so youve got each executive directors permission to approach a member of their staff with assignments. Divide up the writing.

Logic Model

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

Award

Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 13, 2025

Doing More with Less Budget constraints and economic pressures are forcing organizations to stretch their resources. Richardson, MBA, GPC Shavonn is the Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting. is designedto meet the unique needs (and budgets) of emerging nonprofit organizations. About Shavonn V. Let's chat here.

Grants

Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

However, grant recipients need to have a clear understanding of what grants can and cannot pay for as they build this revenue into their budgets. It is important to read and follow the budget guidelines for each grant – before and after receiving the grant. GPC first appeared on Assel Grant Services. by Roxanne Jensen, Ed.S.,

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Prepare to request budget or timeline revisions as needed. Develop or revise your budget for professional development in 2025. Author Bio: Jillain Veil-Ehnert, EdD, GPC, is the Director of Foundation Relations & Research Grants at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN.

GPCI

Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 28, 2025

Post-covid, more than $5 trillion has been awarded, with $247 billion in improper payments, as reported by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE). GPC Competencies: #1

Grants

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2025

In one case, I was laid off from a job I had for three years at a not-for-profit organization because of budget cuts (third round of layoffs). If awarded, your scholarship will be in the form of a credit to GPCI for all or a portion of the GPC exam. CMP Renewal Scholarships - for eligible GPCs seeking to renew their credentials.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 10, 2024

Within each year’s subfolder, create folders labeled application , budget, attachment , correspondence , and reporting. For example, a master GRANTS folder might have multiple folders within it, each labeled by the funder name. Then, each of those grant funder folders will have subfolders organized by year.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Before I began working as a grant consultant, I did not understand all the details and intricacies of grant budgets, including the difference between restricted and unrestricted funds. This experience taught both me and the nonprofit the benefits and challenges of having restricted funding in their budgets.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Where one team members strength may be analyzing budgets or data, anothers strength may be relating to clients or community partners. Strengths-Based Team Building Project teams should be representative of people invested in the projects success and who also bring different strengths and points of view to the proverbial table.

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.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 3, 2024

We truly know the organization’s story, from budgets to program outcomes, better than almost anyone.” We are bound to the strategy, outcomes, budgets, and deliverables decided at these meetings. “I want public and private acknowledgment (thank you note, social media post, office celebration, etc.) of all the work I do.”

GPC

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 6, 2024

As a result, evaluation costs fluctuate, and the conventional guidance to devote 10% of the program budget to evaluation isn’t always accurate, at least for federal grant programs. There are three primary factors that influence the evaluation budget: program, evaluation design, and reporting/dissemination.

Budget

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 20, 2024

This process will likely include outlining a detailed budget, timeline, and measurable outcomes. AGS also offers several on-demand webinars on a variety of topics to support the full grant cycle, including grant budgeting, compliance, and grant management. GPC first appeared on Assel Grant Services. That makes it a grant.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

There are many nuances to indirect costs that an organization should be aware of and consider if they choose to request within grant budgets. That is an indirect expense to this particular grant project. There are three main choices as to how the organization handles indirect costs. Choose not to use them altogether.

Indirect Cost

Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

The best practice is to reduce risk by accepting a salary or fee for grant writing services that are not included in the proposal budget. Distinguish between ethical and unethical methods of payment for the grant-development process The post Getting Curious About Ethics By: Kellie Brungard, GPC first appeared on Assel Grant Services.

Ethics

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 27, 2024

Proposal team development process — identifying and pulling together a team that includes appropriate skills, experience, and expertise: Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for content, writing and proofreading/editing, budget development, and graphics. GPC Competencies #2, #4, #7 and, #9 Author Bio: Cheryl A. Townsel, S.M.,

Grant Management

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 28, 2024

According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, appropriations are “decisions made by Congress about how to allocate a portion of federal spending. The appropriations process generally addresses the discretionary portion of the federal budget.” In general, these two categories are part of the appropriations process.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

JULY 21, 2024

Office of Management and Budget (OMB), an agency within the Executive Office of the President, issues government-wide grants-related guidance for federal departments and agencies and is responsible for the maintenance of this document. What is Uniform Guidance? Clarification of allowable costs associated with data and evaluation.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 28, 2024

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) adopted the NAICS system to compare business statistics among North American countries. The GPC remains the only nationally accredited credential for Grant Professionals globally! Learn more at www.grantsforcities.org GPC Competency #7 Census Bureau, 2024).

GPCI

Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In 1997, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revised its standards on federal race and ethnicity definitions. While there are many challenges in reporting demographic data, understanding and communicating the differences in race, ethnicity, and nationality is the first step. Census Bureau, report data uniformly and consistently.

GPC

Grant Consulting Services

JUNE 27, 2024

CEUs towards acquiring the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) or maintaining your GPC certification when you complete all seven courses in the Grantegy program. Design a Winning Project: Develop a robust plan with a clear budget and impactful evaluation framework that demonstrates tangible impact. Now, you can earn up to 3.5

GPCI

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 8, 2024

Patterns soon emerged, which were broken down into four stages: development, narrative writing, budgeting, and submission. Ellen Withrow, GPC, served for more than 25 years as the Grants, Research, & Development Coordinator for the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU), an educational service agency in rural Pennsylvania.

Grant Manual

Assel Grant Services

APRIL 7, 2024

Review the project budget and how your grant fits into that financial structure. After reviewing your award letter or agreement: Make sure you and all staff or volunteers who will be working on the grant project understand the project goals and proposed implementation plans.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

However, the information provided in the narrative, budget, and attachments didn’t come close to answering the questions posed on the application. Author Bio: Kimberly Hays de Muga, GPC, is the cofounder and cohost of Fundraising HayDay, a podcast about grants and such. Mastering the art of feedback can help make that happen.

Proposal

Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Schedule a complimentary consultation today: www.thinkandinkgrants.com About Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC Shavonn is the Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting. ® provides grant writing training and discounted services to underserved 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with budgets of less than $3 million. .®

Grants

Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 15, 2024

From research proficiency to persuasive writing, from budgeting to relationship building, each skill plays a vital role. Grant Writing Skill #6: Budgeting Accurately A realistic and detailed budget is a crucial part of your grant proposal. Ensure your budget aligns with your proposal narrative. About Shavonn V.

Grant Writing

Think and Ink Grants

APRIL 14, 2022

The best time to position your ask is when funders are finalizing their budgets at the end of the year. Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™. She earned the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) credential from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute in 2020.

Grants

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 3, 2024

My process starts with gathering essential materials including: (1) Agency’s updated strategic plan, (2) Agency’s updated annual budget, and (3) Last year’s grant calendar. There are many different tools and tactics to reset your grant strategy. From there, the steps I take are: Review agency/client goals and any updated strategic plans.

Readiness

Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 2, 2023

Never mind their budget. She is one of only 17 Grant Professional Certified (GPC) grant professionals in Georgia. Shavonn earned the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) credential from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute in 2020 and is a Grant Professionals Association Approved Trainer. Never mind their title.

GPC

Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Instead, many organizations rely on grant dollars to fund a significant portion of their budget. Additionally, you should look for a candidate who has a recognized professional certification, such as Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) or Grant Professional Certificate (GPC).

Consulting

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 22, 2024

There are attachment upload buttons for unasked-for resumes, not-yet-created project budgets, and audits that must live somewhere. It is generally accepted that any funding that is time-limited, designated for a specific purpose, and requires a program or project budget for expending the funds is a grant.

Grants

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 14, 2023

The grant proposal and its many components, such as the workplan, objectives, evaluation metrics, and budget, will serve as the blueprint for measuring post-award progress and set important perimeters for project completion. GPC Competencies: 2, 3, 5, 8 Here are some initial steps and best practices to help ensure project feasibility.

Federal Grants

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 8, 2023

From grant prospecting, to drafting the narrative, designing programs, crafting budgets, and managing grants post-award, the responsibility was on my shoulders. Marrying Project Management and Grant Management to Manage the Grant Pro Workload. Throughout my career as a grant professional, I’ve often been a one-person show.

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