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

Assel Grant Services

I felt honored when they invited me to serve as a Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI) Ambassador, which will allow me to encourage and support others on their journey to GPC certification. The day’s highlight was an invite-only reception for GPCs, hosted by GPCI.

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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. so I never got around to it. But that's about to change (keep reading!).

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Wrapping up 2024

Grant Professionals Association

Training Plan Review the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI) competencies ( found here: Competencies Tested – GPCI ). Ensure you have grant deadlines and planning timelines, and report due dates in detail on your calendar.

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Grant Professionals Foundation (GPF) Scholarship Applications are Now Open! Invest in Your Future

Grant Professionals Association

The Foundation collaborates closely with the Grant Professional Association (GPA) and the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI) to support and build the grants profession. Originally known as the American Association of Grant Professionals Foundation, the organization became the Grant Professionals Foundation in 2010.

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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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Continuing Education: A Journey Not a Race

Grant Professionals Association

This present blog piece provides tips on how best to tailor your selection of continuing education activities over the life course. If financial resources are thin, you can integrate low and/or no-cost trainings available through GPA or other GPCI AEP-approved trainers. Or apply for a scholarship or grant for yourself!)

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

Grant Professionals Association

There are named scholarships provided by specific donors, as well as general scholarships to pay for the GPC exam made possible by individual donations, GPCI, and GPF. Second, the GPCI and GPA communities are amazing. The GPCI Scholarship application process opens April 1, are you going to apply?

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