Assel Grant Services

JULY 6, 2024

This can help an organization set a realistic goal for grant funding to be raised, identify additional capacity that will be needed, and develop plans for stretch goals. AGS also offers several on-demand webinars on a variety of topics to support the full grant cycle.

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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.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 20, 2024

When it comes to nonprofit funding, these two terms are often used interchangeably. Nonprofit professionals know that both funding streams mean revenue for their organization but may only have a vague understanding of the distinct characteristics and requirements of each. That makes it a grant.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

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. 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.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Compliance and best practices in grant management is usually associated with federal grant awards, but it equally applies to state and local government funding, pass-through funding (which likely originated at the federal level), and foundation and corporate grants (though maybe not as stringent).

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Have you ever wanted to attend the GrantSummit, but your organization needed more funding to support you? Do you have the goal of obtaining your GPC TM soon? If these are items on your “grant bucket list,” there is funding available to help cover the costs. This is where the Grant Professionals Foundation (GPF) can help.

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Assel Grant Services

JUNE 16, 2024

AGS offers several on-demand webinars on a variety of topics to support the full grant cycle, in addition to an Evaluation Training Series ! GPCI Competencies AGS blogs, funding alerts, and trainings are aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills. The post You CAN Evaluate Your Program!

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 3, 2024

Of course, we also want the application to be funded. AGS also offers several on-demand webinars on a variety of topics to enhance development as a grant professional. Understanding the Grant Process and What We Need to Succeed: Every grant professional wants to submit a quality proposal or report on time.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 28, 2024

Lifelong learning helps me to stand out in a pool of applicants, for instance, showing potential employers that I have obtained my GPC (Grant Professionals Certified), the nation’s only accredited grant credential. This is not the only designation that aids in professional advancement. Professional development is a journey not a race.

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Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

I have been in chat rooms and webinars with people who are new to the grants profession and have been asked to stand up the grants management function for their organization. But managing publicly funded grants is not the same. But managing publicly funded grants is not the same. Attend every free webinar you can find.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Funding Alert! There are several types of funding that correspond with those goals. With an estimated funding pool of $61,000,000, the IUSE program anticipates funding 135 total awards. To gain more insight into what kind of projects get NSF’s IUSE funding, use this map of recently awarded IUSE projects.

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Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

After several months of reflecting on my values and goals, crunching numbers, watching every GPA consulting webinar available, and asking for guidance from trusted peers and family, I decided to take a risk and become a solopreneur. GPC Competency: #6 - Knowledge of nationally recognized standards of ethical practice by grant developers

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 3, 2023

With an estimated funding pool of $50,000,000, HUD anticipates funding 35 total awards. There are scoring and funding incentives for applicants that cover more than one geographic region (e.g., Watch HUD’s YHSI grants webinar. Check out HUD’s other programs and funding opportunities available that might be a good fit.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2024

The Imperative: Listen and Learn As grant professionals, we’re inundated by articles, webinars, and marketing messages about AI’s role in prospect research and analysis, proposal and report writing, and more. This may produce fear of dire outcomes – such as, “there’s no more need for us”. My best advice is: Just jump in!

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 28, 2024

A recent State of the Sector webinar on Advocacy in Nonprofit Organizations in my community led to reflection on how opportunities to be an advocate present themselves in my career as a grant professional. I came away with a fresh perspective on how grant professionals advocate for the causes, populations, and organizations they serve daily.

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Assel Grant Services

JUNE 9, 2024

AGS offers several on-demand webinars on a variety of topics to support the full grant cycle, in addition to an Evaluation Training Series ! GPCI Competencies AGS blogs, funding alerts, and trainings are aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills. The post You CAN Evaluate Your Program!

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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In the nonprofit world, securing funding is a critical task. One of the key avenues to secure this funding is through grants. Let's embark on this journey to enhance your grant writing skills and increase your chances of securing funding. This skill increases the chances of securing funding for their nonprofit organization.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

I had an exceptionally knowledgeable mentor who ran an office engaged in multiple types of fundraising activities: endowment (major gifts), special project fundraising (grant writing), annual fund (with a corporate slant), membership, database administration, special events, and volunteer management. Another resource is Candid Learning.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 6, 2024

However, if you can convince donors and funders that your program is effective and efficient, you’ll be more competitive for future funding. Funders have a limited amount of dollars to award and, therefore, want to fund effective projects. Factors Affecting Evaluation Costs The types and scopes of external evaluations vary widely.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

AGS also offers several on-demand webinars on a variety of topics to support the full grant cycle, including several Evaluation Training topics! AGS blogs, funding alerts, and trainings are aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

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