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Reflections from Grant Summit 2024: A First-Timer’s Perspective by Bobbi Ozanian, MHA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Then, with the support of the Grants Professional Foundation, I earned my grant professional certified (GPC) credential. And there were so many other opportunities to network including special GPC gatherings, a scholar breakfast, free headshots, and even opportunities to pet puppies during breaks!

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Invest in Your Future: Winning a Scholarship for Your Grant Professional Certification

Grant Professionals Association

Will 2025 be the year you earn your Grant Professionals Certification (GPC)? The Grant Professionals Certification Institutes (GPCI) scholarship program seeks to assist qualified prospective GPCs with funds needed to sit for the exam. If you are uncertain, please take the eligibility quiz: The GPC Eligibility Quiz Survey.

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Who for the Win! The Ripple Effect of Compassionate Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

Author Bio: Jorden Anderson, MSW, MPA, GPC , is the founder of Jorden Anderson Consulting, a five-year-old consulting firm that has raised more than $30 million on behalf of its clients across the nation. Danny Blitch, MPA, GPC , from Woodstock, Georgia, is the Managing Consultant of Federal Grants at Alloy Fundraising in Atlanta.

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Staying Invisible While Building Impact

Grant Professionals Association

Author Bio: Jorden Anderson, MSW, MPA, GPC, is the founder of Jorden Anderson Consulting, a five-year-old consulting firm that has raised more than $30 million on behalf of its clients across the nation.

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

Grant Professionals Association

The Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI) recently expanded its competency related to post-award grant management to reflect the growing need and importance of post-award work in the grant profession. GPC Competency: 5 – Knowledge of Post-Award to Inform Pre-Award

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Wrapping up 2024

Grant Professionals Association

Training Plan Review the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI) competencies ( found here: Competencies Tested – GPCI ). Author Bio: Jillain Veil-Ehnert, EdD, GPC, is the Director of Foundation Relations & Research Grants at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN.

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​Choosing the right certification: a guide to grant writing credentials for professionals

Grant Professionals Association

Eleven percent of survey respondents reported being new to the field or GPA as the reason for not earning their GPC, while 7% were unaware of it and 11% lacked the time. This is the boat I am in; I wrote grants for a decade before GPCI first offered certifications in 2008 (GPA of Lower Hudson, n.d.), Who Is Certified?