Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 24, 2025

A professional certification verifies a skill has been mastered, similar to a certificate in project management, and a designation certification specifically highlights a particular professional distinction. Grant Professional Certification Institute The GPCI administers the nationally recognized GPC credential to grant professionals.

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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This work is rooted in grant management, relationship building, and stewardship. Richardson, MBA, GPC Shavonn is the Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting. We have mastered how to overcome this common issue. Chat with us to learn more about the workaround. This tip is FALSE. Now, the work of keeping a grant begins.

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 28, 2024

I admired and looked up to fellow chapter members who were grant writing veterans, many of whom had their GPC. Little did I know those conversations, and applying for a GPC scholarship, would change the trajectory of my career and my life forever. My fellow chapter members told me about the GPC scholarship and said I should apply.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 10, 2024

Data or donor management systems are excellent tools, but you only get out of them what you put in. Managing your email is critical to staying organized. Identify project management strategies for submitting high-quality and complete proposals on time Keep your inbox clean. Create folders in your inbox by project or department.

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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This continuous relationship management helps secure long-term support from current funders and builds a foundation for successful collaboration. Richardson, MBA, GPC Shavonn is the Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting. Schedule a complimentary consultation today: www.thinkandinkgrants.com. About Shavonn V.

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Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Author Bio: Roxxi Bartlett has spent the last 12 years working in the nonprofit sector as a development professional in Los Angeles County, with prior years employed in management for the private sector. GPC Competency: #2 She currently serves on the GPA Board for the LA Chapter.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

WHO defines burnout as “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes burnout as an occupational phenomenon (though it’s not recognized as a medical condition).

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Who will manage the money? GPC Competency: #3 Knowledge of strategies for effective program and project design and development. Clarify roles. Decide right from the start which organization is going to be responsible for what, above and beyond the services you each provide. Who will write the grant? How will you dole out the funds?

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 8, 2025

Finally, industry itself, companies such as Google, Microsoft, and IBM have created their own self-managed guidelines, which are also an important source of these guidelines. GPC Competency: 5. Additionally, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created several efforts to lay out a framework for industry.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2024

Grant seeking, proposal development, and post-award management can fill some professionals with dread. Share your knowledge around grant seeking, writing, and management with those who are unfamiliar, inexperienced, or need clarity around any part of the process. Please Do: Educate others. Create openness. Communicate.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 11, 2024

You record the amount in your donor and accounting software, generate a letter acknowledging the gift, and move on to managing the implementation of program activities. Make sure these guidelines are shared with the staff person responsible for managing your donor database or marketing.

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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. 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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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 17, 2025

Organizations growing to meet significant need, still managed by lean, dynamic teams often need the Favorite Contact to wear multiple hats, too. www.vflynnconsulting.com GPC Competency: #2 Be clear about your needs and limits: a flexible scope of work often comes at a steeper cost.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Grant Writing Process: Step by Step The grant writing process is often perceived as daunting, but breaking it down into manageable steps can demystify the art. Lastly, many grant writers grapple with time management, struggling to juggle grant writing alongside other responsibilities. About Shavonn V.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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. A grant manager is anyone involved in the management and administration of a grant (e.g.,

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Assel Grant Services

JUNE 24, 2024

Have you ever stopped to consider the reasons why you sign up for webinars, attain or continue to maintain your grant professional certification (GPC), or set out to learn an entirely new skill set (like project management)? The Post Award Grant Management and Compliance pathway is available now, with more in development.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

If you have ever flinched at the mention of policies and procedures, conflict of interest, or grant reporting, we may be able to help take the fear out of grant management. Too often, grant management is seen as scary and messy, with staff hesitant to learn because they may uncover more than they know how to handle.

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Assel Grant Services

APRIL 29, 2024

Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) There are just over 300 CGMS professionals at the end of 2023; only five have also received their GPC, including two AGS staff. The CGMS covers the lifecycle of federal grants, strongly emphasizing federal post-award management practices. There are 1.4

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 6, 2025

Previously a health sciences librarian for over a decade, Amanda brings her expertise in research and information management to the nonprofit sector, where she thrives in grant writing and leadership.

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 28, 2025

The uniform guidance, legislation, the eGovernment Initiative, presidential memoranda, and the management agendas for the past two very different presidents have all pointed to the strategic management of data, particularly federal spending and performance data, all of which affects financial assistance. GPC Competencies: #1

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 27, 2024

But, does QA/QI also have a place in a nonprofit organization’s successful grants management strategy? Apply “lessons learned” from both successful and unsuccessful grant application submissions to modify your grants management strategy. peer professional organization the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP)).

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Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Subject matter experts are often working beyond their capacity to manage their proposal duties. GPC Competencies: #3 and #4 Understand the application and timeline: A request for proposals (RFP) is a complex creature best decoded by a grant professional on behalf of collaborators.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Manage Expectations When building a team, avoid role ambiguity. Learn more about the stages of group development , the power of partnerships , motivational interviewing strategies to support effective teamwork, managing up , and a variety of other topics with AGS online training sessions available on demand.

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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Providing transparency in budgetary needs lends credibility to your proposal and ensures accountability in financial management. Richardson, MBA, GPC *Shavonn is* the *Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting. In addition to itemizing costs, you should offer justification for each expense. About Shavonn V.

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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. I spent many years as a successful grant professional and managed grants that were not from public sources. But managing publicly funded grants is not the same.

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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.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 28, 2024

In 2002, I was managing a grant-funded violence prevention program at a small-ish nonprofit organization in the Kansas City metropolitan area. She let me read the application, the award letter, and the reporting and management requirements. I became a grants professional the way many of my colleagues did – by accident.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 15, 2024

Have you ever stopped to consider the reasons why you sign up for webinars, attain or continue to maintain your grant professional certification (GPC), or set out to learn an entirely new skill set (like project management)? The Post Award Grant Management and Compliance pathway is available now, with more in development.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

Grant Management Considerations Understanding and following tracking procedures for outcomes, time and effort, and procurement are key to maintaining ethical practices when preparing an application and managing grant funds. Competency #6: Knowledge of nationally recognized standards of ethical practice by grant developers Skill 6.3:

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Assel Grant Services

JUNE 16, 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. D, GPC, CFRE first appeared on Assel Grant Services.

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Assel Grant Services

MAY 25, 2024

While some neurodivergent folks may thrive in a deadline-driven, project-managed industry, it may inhibit others. While they aren’t asking to be excused from the system, understanding the processes of an organization may hinder some or require extra time to manage can be valuable. I take a midday break and then work from 2-6 p.m.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 3, 2024

Their* answers fell into five categories: Recognition: We would love it if the profession became as ubiquitously understood as fundraisers, data analysts, and project managers. If you are working with a consultant, time spent on project management is billable. We would also like to be recognized within our organizations and teams.

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Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

One way is to invest time and effort in managing your brand. Tips for Building Your Brand: Maintaining a clear mission, vision, and organizational value structure is essential to building and managing your organization’s brand. Yet the reality is that all charitable organizations depend on public and private support (i.e.,

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Building trust involves demonstrating sound financial management and showing funders how the organization uses funds responsibly to reach its goals. AGS also offers several on-demand webinars on a variety of topics to support the full grant cycle, including grant budgets, post-award management, and building relationships with funders.

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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?

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Assel Grant Services

JUNE 2, 2024

According to Challenge.gov , the primary platform for managing competitions, “Longitude and ship navigation, Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight, even initial designs for the U.S. This platform manages many federal competition submissions using a process similar to Login.gov. Considering Federal Competitions?

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 20, 2024

AGS also offers several on-demand webinars on a variety of topics to support the full grant cycle, including grant budgeting, compliance, and grant management. Competency #5: Knowledge of post-award grant management practices sufficient to inform effective grant design and development Skill 5.2:

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