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

Grant Professionals Association

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.), Grant Professional Certification Institute The GPCI administers the nationally recognized GPC credential to grant professionals. Who Is Certified? so I never got around to it.

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What’s on Your Professional Development Bucket List?

Grant Professionals Association

For the 2023 GrantSummit, GPF awarded 14 scholarships for grant professionals to attend virtually and in person. In 2023, GPCI presented three CMP awards and 11 GPC TM Exam scholarships to recipients. GPCI Competency: #7 Knowledge of practices and services that raise the level of professionalism of grant developers

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Maximize your investment in the GrantSummit

Grant Professionals Association

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!

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Call out or call in?

Grant Professionals Association

She is also an approved trainer by the Grant Professional Certificate Institute (GPCI). In 2023, Amanda’s service dog and agility team member Andy was nationally ranked the #2, #3, and #7 mixed breed dog in Jumpers, Standard/Regular Agility, and the distance challenge Chances, respectively.

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

Assel Grant Services

In early November 2023, I attended GrantSummit (formerly known as the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) Annual Conference) in Kansas City, Missouri. 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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Join GPA? Yes, really!

Grant Professionals Association

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. GPCI Competency: 6, 7 I learned about the Grant Professional Association while taking an online certification course. Author Bio: Anna Marie Campbell, Ph.D.,

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Certifications for the Grant Professional By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

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. Below is an overview of professional credentials related to the grants profession and the requirements for obtaining them.

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