DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 22, 2024

Patient Grant Pro Answer: Dear Patient Grant Pro – Your challenge is one that we have heard from colleagues not just in the grant consulting space, but as employees as well. Maggie Perry, GPC The post I still have challenges with clients not getting information to me on time, resulting in some last-minute panic.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

Perhaps letting go of small or cumbersome applications would make way for larger award opportunities. Consider outsourcing special opportunities to a consultant to prepare a proposal and respect grant professional’s capacity. However, sometimes it is a great fit.

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Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

My options were: Should I resign from my full-time job as a nonprofit employee and start consulting full-time? After several months of reflecting on my values and goals, crunching numbers, watching every GPA consulting webinar available, and asking for guidance from trusted peers and family, I decided to take a risk and become a solopreneur.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Leonard, GPC, RST. There was helpful new information provided, as well as important reminders to remember when working on federal grant applications. The second site, www.usaspending.gov, shows you the percentage of applications that were funded for each opportunity and also lists which organizations were funded.

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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)? BIPOC, consultants, faith-based organizations) where you can ask questions and get to know fellow grant professionals.

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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)? BIPOC, consultants, faith-based organizations) where you can ask questions and get to know fellow grant professionals.

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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 application phase is often the focus of our work as grant professionals. Eligible applicants must pass a certification exam. There are 1.4

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Seeking evidence for this well known relational claim, the author and her team began tracking the firm’s grant application submissions and funder responses. Over the period of 18 months, from July 1 2022-December 30, 2023, our team submitted a total of 195 competitive grant applications on behalf of client organizations.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 6, 2024

All too often, an organization will set unrealistic goals without adequate resources or available opportunities or set unreasonable expectations for the number of applications an individual needs to submit. Yet data helps leadership and the board of directors quantify the year-to-year success and progress toward department goals.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 3, 2024

It would be nice to be appreciated for our impact on organizations that goes far beyond writing applications and completing reports. Of course, we also want the application to be funded. If you are working with a consultant, time spent on project management is billable. of all the work I do.”

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Think and Ink Grants

AUGUST 19, 2024

At Think and Ink Grant Consulting, we’ve developed a proven approach to winning federal grants across various agencies. Consider the Reviewer's Perspective : Remember, reviewers are often fatigued and have many applications to evaluate in a short time. Some believe that federal grants are complex and challenging to navigate.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 9, 2024

By Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC There’s nothing quick about the grants process. The grant process, from research to application and eventual funding confirmation, is often protracted. Establishing robust relationships with funders precedes successful grant applications. First, there must be strategy. Grants Are Not a Quick Fix.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 8, 2024

But newcomers may find it challenging to organize their process while seeking funding, crafting applications, and meeting deadlines. The presentation received acclaim for its potential use across diverse contexts—whether among a team of grant professionals or with solo consultants seeking to explain the grant process to clients.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Before I began working as a grant consultant, I did not understand all the details and intricacies of grant budgets, including the difference between restricted and unrestricted funds. Competency #4: Knowledge of how to craft, construct, and submit an effective grant application Skill 4.7: GPC first appeared on Assel Grant Services.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Solicited LOI {Inquiry} Foundations will solicit an LOI as the first phase of their grant making process, many prefer them to a full application[1]. Successful applicants are invited into an interview or on-site visit. He’s self-taught and had early success in grant writing while working in communications and project consulting.

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Grant Consulting Services

JUNE 27, 2024

CEUs towards acquiring the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) or maintaining your GPC certification when you complete all seven courses in the Grantegy program. The post AEP Announcement – Grantegy first appeared on Grant Consulting Services, LLC. Now, you can earn up to 3.5

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This can include finance staff, grant writers, program staff, consultants, and grant administrators (among others). There are two important things to remember when broaching grant management: You don’t have to change everything overnight, so take learning piece by piece and you will continue to grow your understanding and application.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 31, 2024

Instrumental defines grant readiness as a measurement of your organization’s capacity to research, apply, win, and manage grant applications successfully. Engaging a consultant, such as the experts at AGS , can be an effective way to jump-start your prospecting efforts. Another critical factor – a manageable deadline!

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 27, 2024

QA/QI is also a criterion funders often use in reviewing and selecting grant application requests to fund. A pre-submission review and approval process — including checklists of required application elements, organization, and format and a review for consistency among all elements (e.g.,

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 20, 2024

When I wrote my first grant application 10 years ago, I did not know I was embarking on what would become my dream job. I enjoyed securing those resources by preparing grant applications. That seems straightforward enough, but my path to being an advocate for referring to others was years in the making.

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 4, 2024

Author Bio: Amanda Acton, GPC (she/her) is a grant professional living in Central Iowa (unceded traditional lands of the Baxoje). After two decades as a staff writer at various nonprofit organizations, Amanda started “Acton Grant Consulting” so she can write about organizations across the country doing great work.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

finance staff, grant writers, program staff, consultants, and grant administrators). There are two essential things to remember when broaching grant management: You don’t have to change everything overnight, so take learning piece by piece and you will continue to grow your understanding and application. It doesn’t have to be scary.

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Think and Ink Grants

APRIL 28, 2022

Having a third-party read your application and give you feedback can be helpful. Shavonn __ About Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™. Be open to suggestions. She is a Grant Professional Association Approved Trainer, presenter, and speaker.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A day originally started by Danny Blitch, GPC and a peer group of passionate grant professionals working with the Grant Professionals Association , it has become so much more than a day on the calendar (although, it is amazing that it has been accepted as an official “Day of the Year” starting in 2024!).

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

And while having an official grant writer on staff is not a prerequisite to receiving grant funds, it is difficult to juggle the rules and regulations, deadlines, and application requirements on top of your typical workday duties when you are fighting fires, shaping young minds, running programs, balancing the budget, or leading your community.

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

finance staff, grant writers, program staff, consultants, and grant administrators). There are two essential things to remember when broaching grant management: You don’t have to change everything overnight, so take learning piece by piece, and you will continue to grow your understanding and application. It doesn’t have to be scary.

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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Schedule a complimentary consultation today: www.thinkandinkgrants.com About Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC Shavonn is the Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting. Shavonn also serves as President of the Grant Professionals Association.

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Fundraising HayDay

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Today's guest is Diane Leonard, GPC, President of DH Leonard Consulting. While Scrum was created for faster production of software development, it is an applicable framework for so much more. Today's guest is Diane Leonard, GPC, President of DH Leonard Consulting.

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Think and Ink Grants

APRIL 14, 2022

We all hate the dreaded canned email: “ We received a record number of applications …” blah, blah, blah “so many worthy programs, but limited funding …” yada, yada, yada ". we regret to inform you that your application was not selected for funding." Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2024

Author Bio: Michaela Hayes, MHSA, CFRE, GPC is owner of Hayes Impact Consulting (formerly Hayes Marketing & Communications), based in California, where she has served as principal consultant for close to 30 years. How can grant professionals leverage AI to elevate our profession and have greater impact?

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 30, 2023

There is also an application for Apple and Google users. Funds raised will help the Grant Professional Foundation award scholarships to grant professionals attending GrantSummit, joining GPA, and getting their GPC credential. Prior to conference, you should have received an email invitation to the GrantSummit virtual platform.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 2, 2023

In today’s podcast, Diane Leonard from DH Leonard Consulting and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions, a leading provider of bank loans for nonprofits , discuss how to create agile leadership at your nonprofit. Leonard, GPC, RST, is a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) and Approved Trainer of the Grant Professionals Association.

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Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 9, 2024

Experienced grant writers and grant writing consultants are important. Learning how to find a grant writer or grant consultant may initially be difficult. You need to persuade the reviewer to choose your application for funding, among many other worthy applications, with compelling language.

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Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 9, 2024

Experienced grant writers and grant writing consultants are important. Learning how to find a grant writer or grant consultant may initially be difficult. You need to persuade the reviewer to choose your application for funding, among many other worthy applications, with compelling language.

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Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 7, 2021

Getting Registered In order to submit an application for many federal grants, you must be registered on grants.gov. If you are considering submitting an application for a deadline occurring soon, there is very little anyone can do to speed up the registration process. Consider proceeding after thinking through these considerations.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 13, 2021

However, there is one thing every nonprofit must do regardless of whether you write the grant yourselves or outsource it to a grant writing and nonprofit consulting firm like Think and Ink Grants (www.thinkandinkgrants.com). The one thing every nonprofit must do cannot be outsourced - the funder wants to hear directly from you.

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Think and Ink Grants

APRIL 27, 2021

You can also have a grant writer complete a Mock Review and Edit service for you to review content, correct grammar, and provide suggestions to make your application more competitive (We do this for our clients all the time- learn more here). Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™.

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