GPCI, Proposal and Training - Grants & Fundraising Brief

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

Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 21, 2025

As grant professionals, we have a responsibility to keep Who at the center of every proposal we write because they are the very reason grants even exist. By prioritizing Who in our proposals using compassionate grant writing like the second example, we help funding reach where its needed most, empowering people, not just institutions.

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

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 27, 2025

In the grant profession, we often emphasize pre-award activities: identifying opportunities, crafting compelling narratives, and submitting competitive proposals. While these are important skills, post-award grant management is equally essential—and increasingly expected of those who serve in the profession.

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Wrapping up 2024

Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In addition to the successes, thoughtful consideration of the challenges faced can help you gain insights into areas where you need more training or different systems to ensure smoother grant processes. Discern what you can from unfunded grant proposals and feedback from grant reviewers or program officers to determine areas of improvement.

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

Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 24, 2025

Both types of certifications signify a standardized level of expertise and often follow the completion of specialized training and exams. 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.), so I never got around to it.

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How Can We Use Trying Times to Advance Our Careers –

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2025

GPCI Scholarships – covers the cost of the test for individuals eligible to sit for the exam. If awarded, your scholarship will be in the form of a credit to GPCI for all or a portion of the GPC exam. She held leadership positions for over 25 years; coaching, training, and supervising others.

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Grant Ethics: Ethics for Grant Proposal Need Statements

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Grant Ethics: Ethics for Grant Proposal Need Statements Session 4 of the Grant Ethics Series The way grant professionals describe the needs of their community is an important part of persuading reviewers and grant funders to award a grant. Full participation in this training is also applicable for 1.0 Continuing Education Unit (CEU).

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What’s on Your Professional Development Bucket List?

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Grant professionals cannot successfully and ethically develop grant proposals and applications without learning “tricks of the trade.” The best way to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for creating competitive proposals is to attend workshops and webinars presented by seasoned professionals.

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Grant Ethics: The Ethics of Program Implementation and Reporting

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Whether your organization is challenged with following through with what they said they would do in the proposal narrative or spending the grant dollars as written in the budget, this session is for you! All of the trainings in this series align with the Grant Professionals Certification Institute’s competencies and skills.

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Grant Professionals as Advocates

Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 28, 2024

As we strive to create high-quality, competitive grant proposals for the organizations we serve, grant professionals are engaged in advocacy for their missions and communities with funders. GPCI Competencies : #7, #8, and #9 Sound like anyone you know? She is a GPA-approved trainer and registered Scrum Master.

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Call out or call in?

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 5, 2024

Often, however, we find ourselves navigating tenuous ethical conflict when leaders and/or members of our teams propose organizational strategies or actions that would violate the Code of Ethics. Amanda is also a GPA-Approved Trainer, providing grant trainings that meet the GPA standard and cover the competencies of the GPA.

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Grant Ethics: The Ethics of Program Design – Plans and Partners

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Ethics: The Ethics of Program Design: Plans and Partners Session 5 of the Ethics Series Creating a high-quality grant proposal can be challenging when organizations may also be designing the program at the same time. C EUs This training aligns with the Grant Professional Certification Institute’s Competencies and Skills and is approved for 1.0

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Grant Ethics: Creating Ethical Grant Budgets and Sustainability Plans

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Whether your organization is challenged with following through with what they said they would do in the proposal narrative or spending the grant dollars as written in the budget, this session is for you! All of the trainings in this series align with the Grant Professionals Certification Institute’s competencies and skills.

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Ethics Budget Grant Grants

When 1+1+1=5: Grant Partnerships for the Greater Good

Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 25, 2024

However, the process of building appropriate alliances and collaborating on grant proposals can seem intimidating or even risky. As grant professionals, shouldn’t we be exploring collaborations before submitting grant proposals? Prominently feature your strategic alliances in your grant proposals. GPCI Competency: 2, 3

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Do you need a lot of training, or just the basics? In fact, that fundamental training allows me still today to be independent and not to rely on office assistants, and it helps make grant writing a snap. Many readers asked How do you become a grant writer? What classes are best? Would volunteering help?

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Certifications for the Grant Professional By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

APRIL 29, 2024

Project Management Professional (PMP) Project management is another key skill for navigating multiple deadlines, facilitating teams in program design, and preparing collaborative proposals. Both pathways require 35 hours of project management education/training or a certified associate in project management (CAPM) designation.

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Grants & Fundraising Brief

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

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