Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Author Bio : Shauna OToole, MA, CFRE, GPC is a Grants Associate with Assel Grant Services with a background as a practicing development director. million in foundation, corporate, federal, federated, and local government funding since 2015. GPC Competency #2, #3, and #4 Shauna has secured $2.5

Grants

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 9, 2025

From team member Beth Archer (GPC, RST), one of our clients builds a lot of storytelling elements into their proposals and that approach lends itself to using first person. (3) 2) When the funder requires that style (most often, government grantmakers, in our experience). Why use first person. Why use third person. Why would they?

Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Michaels work with well-established social service nonprofit agencies is informed by over 20 years of experience in government program administration and policy development in areas such as child welfare, youth with special needs, aging, and public health.

Grants

Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 28, 2025

There has been heightened interest on the part of the federal government to improve information technology (IT), standardize data elements, and strengthen data analytics. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) now reports about federal use of data analytics government-wide. GPC Competencies: #1

Grants

Community Boost

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Please also note that if you choose to use the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signal, you will only be opted out of online sales and sharing for targeted and cross-context behavioral advertising, and will need to turn it on for each browser you use. Legal Compliance. Request to Opt Out of Sales and Targeted Advertising.

Policy

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2025

GrantZone – GPA offers a public forum where you as a member can post questions, respond to other posts, find GPC study sessions, connect to other chapter members, and keep abreast of changes in the field. If awarded, your scholarship will be in the form of a credit to GPCI for all or a portion of the GPC exam.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 28, 2024

Local government funding pools seem to shrink each year while foundations switch to invitation-only cycles. Competitiveness As grant funding becomes more accessible by online applications and funder search databases, the number of applications funding organizations receive increases.

GPC

Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 7, 2021

Writing and winning government grants, especially federal grants, is even more challenging if you're still learning the ropes. Individual government agencies like the Department of Labor (DOL), SAMHSA, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and others, house grant opportunities on their websites, which (usually) sync to grants.gov.

Government

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 11, 2024

Grants 301 – Relationships: It’s a Two-Way Street is an excellent primer for those working with private foundations and community partners, while Federal Grants: Relationships with Program Officers and Legislators will give you the essentials for working with government officials to seek out and sustain grant funding.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

JULY 6, 2024

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.

Metrics

Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 11, 2024

Scrolling through the GPA’s website I learned about the Grant Professionals Certification (GPC) offered by the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI). I realized the GPC was an exam that seemed beyond a mere certificate stating I knew about grant writing. I also attended the exclusive annual GPCI reception for GPCs.

GPCI

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 28, 2024

We work at community-based organizations, hospitals, local governments, schools, and beyond. For business owners seeking government contracts, selecting a NAICS code aids in marketing your services. The GPC remains the only nationally accredited credential for Grant Professionals globally!

GPCI

Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 13, 2024

Attaining one’s Grant Professional Certification (GPC), the only accredited credential for the grant profession, is one way to demonstrate a high level of expertise, knowledge, and experience. The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) is one of the primary agencies that accredit certificate programs, including the GPC.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

government or private grants, individual donations, in-kind gifts, volunteers) to achieve their missions, and small organizations often grapple with how to compete in a market publicly dominated by their larger counterparts. Yet the reality is that all charitable organizations depend on public and private support (i.e.,

GPC

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Leonard, GPC, RST. The prior is a listing of all funding opportunities from the government – ever! Recently, I attended MyFedTrainer ’s Grant Writing Boot Camp (GWBC) hosted by our team’s founder and President, Diane H. Diane shared helpful resources that I hadn’t come across in the past!

Logic Model

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

However, many state and local government grants are pass-through funding from federal agencies and held to the same rules and regulations. Identify effective practices for key functions of grant management The post Taking the Fear out of Grant Management: Conflict of Interest By: Kellie Brungard, GPC first appeared on Assel Grant Services.

Grant Management

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Grants are generally awarded by foundations, corporations, state, or government agencies. GPC first appeared on Assel Grant Services. Grants: Structured, Specific, and Relationship-Driven I began my work with nonprofit fundraising working primarily on grants.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 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).

Indirect Cost

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).

Grant Management

Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

Ethics are moral principles that govern an individual’s or group’s behavior or activities. 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

Assel Grant Services

MAY 6, 2024

While there aren’t immediate, governed repercussions to receiving an adverse or disclaimer of opinion reports, it is imperative to address the concerns identified in the report before the next audit. improving policies and procedures and strengthening internal controls). Assess organizations’ capacity for grant-seeking Skill 2.3:

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? Before 2013, federal grant requirements were located in multiple OMB circulars.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 27, 2024

Later service as an external reviewer for government agency grant programs provided further insights into grant proposal best practices. Quality Improvement Tips Many government and private grant funding agencies have “grant competitions” that repeat either annually, biennially, or another periodicity schedule. Author Bio: Cheryl A.

Grant Management

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 28, 2024

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. AGS has experience helping organizations pursue and secure this type of funding.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2024

This inability can stem from not having the appropriate tax designation (for-profit entity), lacking the ability to write/manage grant funding (small healthcare facility), or even lacking sufficient knowledge of the grants process to feel confident requesting the funding (local government). GPC Competencies: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #8, and #9.

Management

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 7, 2024

Author Bio: Amanda Day, GPC, is the cofounder and cohost of Fundraising HayDay, a podcast about grants and such. GPC Competency: 1. Have you figured out a workaround to find this missing information? If so, I’m all ears! Knowledge of how to research, identify, and match funding resources to meet specific needs

GPC

Think and Ink Grants

MARCH 30, 2022

These cuts create an opportunity for nonprofits to fill in the gap to deliver programming that used to be provided by the government. She earned the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) credential from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute in 2020. Shavonn earned a BBA from Howard University and an MBA from Emory University.

IT

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

There are 38,779 general purpose governments (cities, counties, towns, etc.) That doesn’t even count the many colleges and universities, hospitals, Tribal Authorities, state government agencies, and other organizations eligible for grant funding.

Grants

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 29, 2024

Use an Approved Indirect Cost Rate: If your organization has a negotiated indirect cost rate with a government agency or grantor, use that rate in your proposal. The rate is negotiated with a government agency or grantor to ensure it reflects the organization's costs. Final rates are not subject to adjustment.

Indirect Cost

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 13, 2024

We understand that most nonprofits’ critical work would be impossible without an endless stream of private and government funding. GPC Competency: #8 Knowledge of methods and strategies that cultivate and maintain relationships between fund-seeking and recipient organizations and funders But we can’t do this alone.

Grants

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Unfortunately, many emerging organizations lack experienced board members with governance expertise. Understanding Cultural Context: Board members in emerging organizations are often community members dedicated to the mission but may lack experience in governance and board best practices. GPC Competences: 3 and 8

Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2024

Louis area nonprofits and governments to secure federal and nationally competed funds. GPC Competency: #7: Knowledge of practices and services that raise the level of professionalism of grant developers As a writer and reviewer, she has helped secure over $85M for St. Louis area projects in the last eight years. Louis this fall.

Contract

Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Author Bio: Amanda Day, GPC, is the cofounder and cohost of Fundraising HayDay, a podcast about grants and such. She is a 20+ year veteran of the grant profession, having served as a grants administrator for local governments, cofounded HayDay Services, and trained thousands in the field of grant writing and management.

Grants

Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Abate has raised over $100 million from all types of foundations and government agencies. GPC Competencies: 1, 4, 9 Author Bio: Since becoming a grants professional in 1997, Stacey E.

Education

Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 28, 2024

I began my participation in the advocacy webinar with the perception that I do not participate in advocacy work because I am not holding a sign in front of a government building or lobbying for change with lawmakers, but I ended it realizing that I engage in advocacy every day.

Grants

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As you decide if your organization needs the infrastructure to manage federal grants, remember, many grants from states and local governments are from federal sources (pass through grants), so you have to manage them as federal dollars. GPC Competency: 2 and 5 It can be daunting, especially if you are new to this type of role.

Grant Management

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 14, 2023

She works with Tribal nations, public utilities, local governments, organizations, and other clients to secure and manage grant funding through every stage of the process for crucial energy and infrastructure projects. GPC Competencies: 2, 3, 5, 8

Federal Grants