Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 20, 2024

Are you ready to re-kindle a strategy for “unsolicited proposals? ”. He’s self-taught and had early success in grant writing while working in communications and project consulting. As a GPA Member and Canadian Chapter Board Member, he continues to learn, grow and network as a self-employed grants professional seeking his GPC.

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Think and Ink Grants

APRIL 28, 2022

Always be curious and ready to learn. Shavonn __ About Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™. . Shavonn __ About Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

As of 2022, the Grant Professionals Association has a little over 3,000 members and there are around 400 individuals with the Grant Professional Certified (GPC) credential. Take the time ensure your organization is grant ready. Unsure if you’re grant ready? Check out this Grant Readiness Assessment Tool.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 31, 2024

Practice (Grant Readiness) Once a team is developed, practice is where you develop and perfect all the plays and roles required for game day. Before pursuing grants, your team needs to understand and assess its grant readiness. Assess organizations’ readiness to obtain funding to implement specific projects

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Think and Ink Grants

APRIL 27, 2021

This ranks up there with applying for a grant when you're not ready. Save your time by weeding out the grants that aren't 100% well aligned and at a time when you are ready. Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™. Know your outcomes and know how to communicate your impact story.

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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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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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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 4, 2024

It takes patience and skill to find the ends and organize it into a neat ball, ready to be crafted into an effective proposal. Author Bio: Amanda Acton, GPC (she/her) is a grant professional living in Central Iowa (unceded traditional lands of the Baxoje). And that is before you even get to character counts!

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Assel Grant Services

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

If you have funding to invest in building your organization’s growth strategy but not the time to dive into research, contact a quality grant consulting firm like AGS with access to available funding data and the dedicated time to find potential matches. Registration is live!

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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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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 22, 2024

If approved, whose expertise do we need at the ready to move the proposal forward? Author Bio: Kerri Thompson Frank, CFRE, GPC, is the Principal and a Founding Partner of Amplify Philanthropy. Establish written policies and procedures to empower your development office. A decision tree is a great first step. Is this a grant?

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Think and Ink Grants

APRIL 14, 2022

Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™. She earned the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) credential from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute in 2020. Shavonn earned a BBA from Howard University and an MBA from Emory University.

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Think and Ink Grants

APRIL 3, 2021

Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™. She earned the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) credential from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute in 2020. Now you and your organization are equipped with the tools to make a sound decision.

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Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 19, 2022

Shavonn Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™. She earned the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) credential from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute in 2020. Start your new year right and engage your team with productive habits to lead to a “grant” prosperous year.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 19, 2020

- Shavonn Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC is Founder and CEO of Think and Ink Grant Consulting™. She earned the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) credential from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute in 2020. Shavonn earned a BBA from Howard University and an MBA from Emory University.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Currently, the Learn and Grow series is a wonderful resource to enhance my practical experience, particularly in helping non-profit leaders understand what it takes to be grant-ready. The community found within GPA is the best benefit of my membership and I look forward to earning the GPC designation in the future.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Drafting the Evaluation Budget Your first step in drafting an evaluation budget is to consult with finance staff and program staff. External evaluation work can be viewed as an investment in systems and processes that will be sustained over time, with small recurring maintenance costs to adjust for programmatic changes.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Canva - Magic Studio will create slide decks for you, generate the images you need, and more (just be ready for weird horse photos…) And, of course, ChatGPT - The OG of AI. Dana was the first person in Oklahoma to earn dual certification as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and a Grant Professional Certified (GPC).

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