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

Assel Grant Services

Then, with the support of the Grants Professional Foundation, I earned my grant professional certified (GPC) credential. And there were so many other opportunities to network including special GPC gatherings, a scholar breakfast, free headshots, and even opportunities to pet puppies during breaks!

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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. My fellow chapter members told me about the GPC scholarship and said I should apply.

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Yes, the GrantSummit is Still Relevant to Me, a Grant Professional of over 20 Years!

Grant Professionals Association

Do the grant activities I regularly engage in match in relevant ways to others at the conference? In fact, this year’s conference had even more for me as an advanced practitioner working in the full grant lifecycle than ever before. Will I find enough sessions which teach me new concepts? Will I meet people who are new to me?

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YOU ARE INVITED!

Grant Professionals Association

Our Chapter is holding its annual conference in a couple of months. Scrolling through the GPA’s website I learned about the Grant Professionals Certification (GPC) offered by the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI). I realized the GPC was an exam that seemed beyond a mere certificate stating I knew about grant writing.

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GrantSummit: Building Your Community and Professional Know-How

Grant Professionals Association

This year’s conference is in Denver, Colorado (and online), October 30th through November 2nd. 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). Registration opens June 1st. I hope you will join me at both!

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Five Tips to Improve Your Grant Writing and Write Grants Better

Think and Ink Grants

Attend Conferences Conferences are one of the most valuable tools for improving your grant writing skills. Conferences can: Introduce you to experts for in-depth discussions. Richardson, MBA, GPC Shavonn is the Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting. About Shavonn V.

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Being Vulnerable at Work

Fundraising HayDay

Today we are joined by Melanie Palmer, GPC, CFRE and Leilani Ocasio of Melanie Palmer Consulting , where they share their personal inspirations for leading the "Vulnerability in Grants Work: Set Yourself (and Others) Free" workshop two years running at GrantSummit, a conference hosted by the Grant Professionals Association.

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