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

Grant Professionals Association

In the grant profession, we often emphasize pre-award activities: identifying opportunities, crafting compelling narratives, and submitting competitive proposals. While these are important skills, post-award grant management is equally essential—and increasingly expected of those who serve in the profession.

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How Can We Use Trying Times to Advance Our Careers –

Grant Professionals Association

I was asked to come interview for a contract position funded by a federal flow-through grant to the state. I let the group of 30 or more people know that my grant management job was ending and that I was open to work. CMP Renewal Scholarships - for eligible GPCs seeking to renew their credentials.

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

Assel Grant Services

Too often, grant management is seen as a scary, messy aspect of grant funding, and we have a vague understanding of the requirements or components. 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.

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

Assel Grant Services

By now, I hope you are realizing grant management doesn’t have to be a scary web of confusing topics and rules. With this grant management series, I aim to outline some of the commonly seen issues and provide resources to learn more. NGMA divides the grant lifecycle into three phases: pre-award, award, and post-award.

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

Grant Professionals Association

But, does QA/QI also have a place in a nonprofit organization’s successful grants management strategy? Two different kinds of experiences supported this author’s development as a grant professional. For more tips, tools, and suggestions consider resources in addition to the Grant Professional Association (GPA) (e.g.,

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Creating a Culture of Fundraising and Grant Professionalism with Program Staff

Grant Professionals Association

Author Bio : Eryn Baldrica-Guy (she/her) is the Director of Grants and Contracts for California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. She has specialized in fundraising and grants management for nonprofits since 2016. Eryn completed her master’s and bachelor’s degrees at California State University, Fresno.

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How to Find an External Evaluator By: AGS Grant Staff

Assel Grant Services

While some organizations do have the capacity and expertise, many need to contract with an external evaluator for one or several reasons. For instance, using an external evaluator can be more economical and efficient, can provide a more credible report due to objectivity, and is sometimes a grant requirement.