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I Applied for a GPC Exam Scholarship – You Should Too!

Grant Professionals Association

I admired and looked up to fellow chapter members who were grant writing veterans, many of whom had their GPC. Little did I know those conversations, and applying for a GPC scholarship, would change the trajectory of my career and my life forever. As fundraising and grant professionals, we ask for money every day.

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Taking the Fear out of Grant Management: Conflict of Interest By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Too often, grant management is seen as a scary, messy aspect of grant funding, and we have a vague understanding of the requirements or components. In the nonprofit field, it’s common for staff to be put in a role where they manage grants but might not have the knowledge or resources to understand what that entails.

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Small Nonprofit Building Block Series: Tips for Staying Organized by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Follow along with the small nonprofit blog series by subscribing for updates. In the meantime, learn more about organizational grant readiness and a variety of other topics with AGS online training sessions available on demand. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

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Taking the Fear out of Grant Management: Indirect Cost Allocation By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

By now, I hope you are realizing grant management doesn’t have to be a scary web of confusing topics and rules. With this grant management series, I aim to outline some of the commonly seen issues and provide resources to learn more. NGMA divides the grant lifecycle into three phases: pre-award, award, and post-award.

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Taking the Fear out of Grant Management: Time and Effort by: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

If you have ever flinched at the mention of policies and procedures, conflict of interest, or grant reporting, we may be able to help take the fear out of grant management. Too often, grant management is seen as scary and messy, with staff hesitant to learn because they may uncover more than they know how to handle.

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Grant Stewardship: Beyond “Thank You” by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

There is growing consensus that the expectation of “gratitude” in the form of thank-you notes actually perpetuates an imbalance of power between nonprofits and funders and negatively impacts the great work you could be doing together ( NonprofitAF Blog, 2023 ). Others find handwritten thank-you notes to be a disappearing art form.

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Did You Know: What Grants Can and Cannot Pay For? by Roxanne Jensen, Ed.S., GPC

Assel Grant Services

Funders have their own expectations of how funds will be utilized, and misusing grant funds—even unintentionally—can damage an organization’s reputation and affect future funding. You can find other blog posts in this series here. Competency #4: Knowledge of how to craft, construct, and submit an effective grant application Skill 4.7:

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