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Reflections from Grant Summit 2024: A First-Timer’s Perspective by Bobbi Ozanian, MHA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Presentations covered all types of topics, from pre-award to post-award, for professionals both new and seasoned, working within organizations and independently. The day’s highlight was an invite-only reception for GPCs, hosted by GPCI. Each vendor offered swag, and some even provided tutorials on their software platforms.

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A Post-Award Mindset for Pre-Award Grant Professionals

Grant Professionals Association

However, there is such an intensive focus on the pre-award stage that, unfortunately, this often leads to people becoming more removed from what needs to happen upon award receipt. grant award) quickly becomes a ball of string. These questions are essential to clarify before the award period begins. GPCI Competency: 05.

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GrantSummit: Building Your Community and Professional Know-How

Grant Professionals Association

Professional Development: The pinnacle of my grants career came in 2017 when I became credentialed as a GPC through the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI). This assures alignment with GPCI's grant competencies and helps me maintain my GPC and the 20% AEP-approved CEU requirement. Author Bio: Kathy Hatfield, M.Ed.,

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What’s on Your Professional Development Bucket List?

Grant Professionals Association

In many cases, the scholarship award also covers the local GPA chapter allowing members to access monthly network and learning opportunities. For the 2023 GrantSummit, GPF awarded 14 scholarships for grant professionals to attend virtually and in person.

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New Rules in Procurement – Managing the Award towards the Finish Line

Grant Professionals Association

It is no surprise that with all the fast-moving federal funding that has been distributed over the past few years, those who receive federal awards may not be aware of all of the rules pertaining to award management. What demonstrated experience can be shared regarding previous federal awards management? high unemployment).

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Grant Ethics: Grant Ethics for Consultants

Assel Grant Services

Grant Ethics: Grant Ethics for Consultants Session 8 of the Ethics Series While all nonprofit professionals have many ethical issues to consider as they conduct pre-award and post-award grant activities, grant consultants have additional areas of which to be mindful because they run their own businesses instead of being an employee of nonprofit.

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Federal Agency Series: Department of Veterans Affairs

Assel Grant Services

GPCI Competencies and Skills: 1.1, The intent of this series is to get to know all of these agencies on that deeper level, in the same way, that, as grant professionals, we often do with foundations when we research their mission, strategic plan, theory of change, and what other grants they have awarded in the past.