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Staying Invisible While Building Impact

Grant Professionals Association

Were often the ones shaping narratives, refining budgets, and crafting the compelling language that helps nonprofit organizations secure critical funding. The relationship with the funder, first and foremost, belongs to the nonprofit. It ties funding to you instead of the mission or merit of the nonprofit. And look, I get it.

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Winning unrestricted funding from general operating-averse funders: The Greatest Needs Approach

Grant Professionals Association

While general operating, unrestricted (GO) grants are ideal for nonprofits, project-restricted grants continue to be funded more successfully. Author Bio: Claire Honsinger, GPC is founder and principal consultant of Good Horse Grants, nonprofit funding advocacy and professional grant consulting.

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How Can We Use Trying Times to Advance Our Careers –

Grant Professionals Association

When this grant job was ending, I attended a local interagency meeting made up of nonprofit leaders and staff that I had previously attended to promote services. GPCI Scholarships – covers the cost of the test for individuals eligible to sit for the exam. CMP Renewal Scholarships - for eligible GPCs seeking to renew their credentials.

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GrantSummit: Building Your Community and Professional Know-How

Grant Professionals Association

Professional Development: The pinnacle of my grants career came in 2017 when I became credentialed as a GPC through the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI). Every three years, I renew my GPC by submitting documentation showing I contributed and developed professionally. Author Bio: Kathy Hatfield, M.Ed.,

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Certifications for the Grant Professional By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Through our various career paths in nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and social service agencies, grant professionals develop unique skills and have various areas of expertise and specialization that support our grantsmanship work. There are 474 GPCs worldwide; including 19 AGS employees (and counting!) There are 1.4

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Cheers to Twenty Years by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

And I’ve seen the nonprofit sector and philanthropy step up and evolve to continue to meet the community’s needs. In 2002, I was managing a grant-funded violence prevention program at a small-ish nonprofit organization in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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What I Gained by Attending GrantSummit in Person By: Shauna O’Toole, MA, CFRE, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Being in the ballroom with 850 other grant professionals, executives, evaluators, and researchers showed me how influential we are in the nonprofit sector. All of our courses: Align with GPCI competencies; Are approved for CEUs by GPCI and CFRE International; and Are led by nationally recognized GPA-approved trainers.

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