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Wrapping up 2024

Grant Professionals Association

Spend some time to update and refresh your toolkit of grant templates and answers to commonly asked questions as well as your organization's supporting documents. Training Plan Review the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI) competencies ( found here: Competencies Tested – GPCI ).

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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). Every three years, I renew my GPC by submitting documentation showing I contributed and developed professionally. Author Bio: Kathy Hatfield, M.Ed.,

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What’s In a Name? Job Codes and the Quest to Codify Grant Professional

Grant Professionals Association

Government agencies use NAICS codes to classify procurement documents and reach out to potential vendors that are aligned with their needs. GPCI regularly conducts job analyses to maintain accreditation, which would benefit from the Bureau of Labor Statistics professional code data.

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Continuing Education: A Journey Not a Race

Grant Professionals Association

If financial resources are thin, you can integrate low and/or no-cost trainings available through GPA or other GPCI AEP-approved trainers. If you are a current GPC in the process of renewing your GPCI through the Certificate Maintenance Program (CMP), 20% of the education documented must be AEP-approved. grant-focused lens).

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Maximize your investment in the GrantSummit

Grant Professionals Association

Whether you attended online or in person, if you are similar to me, the 2023 Grant Summit delivered a knowledge-packed four days of learning, discovering new resources, meeting amazing people, and if you were in person, enjoying Foundant caramels and the first-ever GPCI sponsored dance party!

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Nurturing Growth: The Heartbeat of Professional Development in Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

This field demands constant engagement—seeking insights at both human and statistical levels, organizing vital documents, crafting compelling narratives and budgets, and navigating diverse personalities and complex technical systems. Amidst this whirlwind, one thing remains constant—the grant writing community.

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Accreditation: Raising the Bar in the Grant Profession

Grant Professionals Association

Certification bodies have to demonstrate that they meet the requirements of these standards through an extensive review of submitted processes and policy documentation. GPCI Competency: 07: Knowledge of practices and services that raise the level of professionalism of grant developers

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