Grant Professionals Association

MAY 14, 2025

Id like to say that learning the principles of grant management, professional development opportunities and fruitful networking sold me on GPA. As a new fundraiser, I was fortunate to be a member of fundraising organizations that helped me find my feet. Instead, it was a holiday dinner.

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GPC Mentor Grant Readiness Grant Writing 105

Blackbaud

MAY 23, 2024

Ensure Program Sustainability With a focus on the grant management, it can be easy to lose sight of how the program will continue. Lack of access, such as the Grants.gov AOR is on vacation when the grant is due, or the Two Factor Authorization code pings someone’s phone which is no longer with the organization.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Often when grant professionals come into new roles, they are responsible for standing up the new grant management function at their organization. If this includes the capacity to manage grants with a federal origin, the task can be daunting. Many federal agencies offer regular training webinars too.

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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.

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Cain Nonprofit Solutions

MARCH 4, 2021

If you’ve ever read any of my other articles you probably already know how much importance I place on being “grant ready”. For those of you who don’t know, I recommend reading up on grant readiness, particularly if you are a newer or smaller nonprofit. You can use my Grant Readiness Toolkit to help you get it done.

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Just Write Grants

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

To showcase this, present both the outputs (e.g., "200 students trained") and outcomes (e.g., “80% Evaluate Your Organization’s Grant Readiness Funders want to partner with organizations that are capable and prepared. 80% of participants secure employment within 6 months”).

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 10, 2024

AGS is also launching a new training series in May, Capacity Building for Small Organizations. The six-session course focuses on key elements that will prepare a new or small organization for grant readiness. Follow along with the small nonprofit blog series by subscribing for updates.

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