Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In early 2023, I was considering a career-altering decision that felt scary and risky. Although that may have been the first big decision, I had many more to make, and the next decision most on my mind was: As a grant consultant, should I specialize in a particular field or subject matter, geographic area, and/or funder type?

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Assel Grant Services

MAY 25, 2024

I attended Laura Cochran’s session, “Work with Your Brain: How to Accommodate Your Neurodiversity,” at GrantSummit 2023 with a minimal understanding of neurodiversity and its relevance in my life. The room was filled with grant professionals identifying as neurodivergent (someone identifying as being neurodiverse) or exploring the concept.

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Fundraising HayDay

JULY 25, 2024

In 2023, today’s guest ( Laura Chynoweth ) penned the blog post “Disrupting the Development Hierarchy” in which she spells out why grant writing so often is found at the bottom. The truth is, those who conduct prospect research, develop grant proposals, and manage grant awards play a vital role in the fundraising arm of organizations.

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 10, 2024

From 2022 to 2023, our organization’s rolls increased by more than 30%, recently surpassing the milestone of 4,500 members. At chapter events, you can meet area funders, learn about local issues, get tips on upcoming grant opportunities, and encounter potential program partners. First, the good news: GPA membership continues to grow.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Or, has your employment changed, and your new employer cannot pay for your Grant Professionals Association (GPA) membership? Do you have the goal of obtaining your GPC TM soon? If these are items on your “grant bucket list,” there is funding available to help cover the costs. Last year, GPF provided 18 membership scholarships.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As Grant Professionals, we hear repeatedly that relationships with funders are incredibly important. We know in our hearts that funder relationships can mean the difference between a grant award or ending up in the pile of denied proposals. Thirty-seven grant applications were submitted with an existing relationship at some level.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 24, 2024

The assumption that overhead or operating expenses are somehow “bad” undermines the reality that it costs money to deliver a nonprofit’s mission ( Council of Nonprofits, 2023 ). This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills. The conversation continues to shift.

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Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In early November 2023, I attended GrantSummit (formerly known as the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) Annual Conference) in Kansas City, Missouri. This multi-day conference is the premier professional development event for grant professionals in the U.S. Grant professionals are mighty.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 28, 2023

I don’t mean to infer that reading grants is boring, and I’m not promoting performance-enhancing drugs. I’ve written grants, primarily federal grants, for more than 30 years, but my love is creative writing. Some might see creative writing as antithetical to federal grant writing. In a federal grant? My outline?

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Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Race is defined by Merriam-Webster as “any one of the groups that humans are often divided into based on physical traits regarded as common among people of shared ancestry” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 2023). This blog was originally posted by GPA Grant News. fair, olive, brown, dark brown), facial features (e.g.,

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 2, 2023

The Nonprofit MBA Podcast PRESS RELEASE March 1, 2023 How to Create Agile Leadership at Your Nonprofit, Featuring Diane Leonard on The Nonprofit MBA Podcast Nonprofit organizations are increasingly adopting agile Leadership to achieve their mission and goals. million dollars in competitive grant awards for their clients.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 5, 2024

As grant professionals, we are stewards of the GPA Code of Ethics for our organizations and/or clients. Sarcasm aside, I find that many of my fellow grant professionals are straight shooters like me, and we tend to simply say what we think without attaching subjective value to it. Imagine that.

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Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Whether you attended online or in person, if you are similar to me, the 2023 Grant Summit delivered a knowledge-packed four days of learning, discovering new resources, meeting amazing people, and if you were in person, enjoying Foundant caramels and the first-ever GPCI sponsored dance party! Connect with colleagues on LinkedIn.

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 17, 2024

Race is defined by Merriam-Webster as “any one of the groups that humans are often divided into based on physical traits regarded as common among people of shared ancestry” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 2023). Author Bio: Ashley Dooley received her MBA from Trinity College, Dublin in 2007 and earned her GPC in 2022.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As a grant professional, I have an enduring faith in the myriad of talents needed to craft comprehensive and convincing proposals -- talents that can’t be automated by artificial intelligence (AI) -- but I also understand the existential fear of our profession being devalued or compromised through technology. Let’s start with the negatives.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is now accepting proposals for its Youth and Homelessness Systems Improvement (YHSI) Grant. Because this grant opportunity focuses on systemic change, HUD is encouraging collaboration. Planning and partnership activities grants have a maximum award of $400,000. an entire state).

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

After serving in state government for over 20 years and teaching at the university level during my doctoral program, I became a grant writer in 2023. I learned about the Grant Professional Association while taking an online certification course. I joined the Grant Professional Association for these three reasons.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Grants are primarily divided into two tracks within the IUSE program. Track 1 Engaged Student Learing grants refer to projects exploring a particular teaching approach or multi-disciplinary partnerships. Contact Assel Grant Services (AGS) today! AGS is excited to offer a Federal Agency Training Series in 2023!

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Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Transparency in grants administration means being open to scrutiny about your grants administration processes. Transparency also provides assurance that your grants administration is being carried out appropriately and in accordance with any applicable requirements. Achieving Transparency in Grants Administration.

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