Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The client felt confident putting the funder on their own grant calendar for the upcoming year, allowing me to focus my time on another funding priority because they were sure that the foundation would continue its support. As grant professionals, we must ensure that our clients’ projects match the funder’s goals.

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 30, 2023

It’s the grant application question you always dread… How will your organization sustain this program when the grant is complete? But the real answers to the sustainability question start long before keying in the first word on a grant application. No fluff, no filler, no BS.

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Fundraising HayDay

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Grant writing, just like fundraising, is very relational. Mostowy, CFRE, GPC , Chief Development Officer of The Watson Institute [link]. We are working to break down the silos between fundraisers and grant professionals. Grant writing, just like fundraising, is very relational.

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Fundraising HayDay

MARCH 21, 2024

During the 2023 #GrantSummit hosted by the Grant Professionals Association, our cohosts interviewed a variety of leaders in the grant field.

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Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As the grant professional, you are not the sole decision maker. Implementation Plans are organized jewels that can speed up the work of a grant professional, replace sighs with smiles, create unison with program directors and the organization too. Do you find it difficult to get needed information to write your grants?

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 11, 2024

All that said, there are several other ways that organizations can (and should) move beyond the “thank you” to build better and more genuine partnerships with their grant funders. Read the award letter or grant agreement. Do what you said you were going to do with the grant funds they provided.

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 28, 2024

When I joined the Arizona Founding Chapter of GPA nearly 15 years ago, I was a young, eager, and highly motivated grant writer with only a couple years of experience. I admired and looked up to fellow chapter members who were grant writing veterans, many of whom had their GPC. There, I found my people.

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Fundraising HayDay

JANUARY 23, 2025

Join our very informative conversation with Tonia Brown-Kinzel, GPC, CGMS, for a history lesson on this funding source, plus a step-by-step process for participating in the new process, which is known as Congressionally Directed Spending.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 6, 2024

In 2020, three grant professionals ( Bachman, Planton, and Rodgers) set out to identify the prevalence of burnout among the grant profession. It’s a new year, and grant professionals constantly see an upcoming deadline, a great new opportunity, or a need to raise more money. And that “the flow of work never stops.”

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Fundraising HayDay

MARCH 6, 2025

Language is especially important when you serve as grant and/or fundraising professionals who use the written word to explain to funders the needs, successes, and goals of the communities we serve. It is vital we use inclusive language no matter who we are talking about. Were talking about work focused on bringing ALL people along.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 28, 2024

Denial can be challenging, especially when your grant proposals seem to be on a losing streak. Before you start rethinking your grant strategy or wondering if you’re doing something wrong, there may be other proactive steps and factors to take into consideration. Grant funding is complex.

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Millionaire Grant Lady

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Hiring a grant writer is one of the most important decisions a nonprofit can make. This funding can come in the form of donations, federal dollars, private funders, gifts, fundraising events, and grants. Instead, many organizations rely on grant dollars to fund a significant portion of their budget.

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Assel Grant Services

APRIL 29, 2024

If you were to ask grant professionals how they arrived at their current position/role, most would laugh and relate a roundabout journey. Grant Professional is not at the top of the list of jobs to which children, youth, and teens aspire. As a result, there are many professional certifications that benefit the grants profession.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 13, 2024

This is why fundraisers like grant professionals exist. Being a grant professional teaches you just how crucial it is to get buy-in from program staff at all stages of the grant life cycle. Being a grant professional teaches you just how crucial it is to get buy-in from program staff at all stages of the grant life cycle.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 6, 2024

As a grant professional, are you asked to identify performance measurements for your organization or clients? Evaluating the performance of a grant department or grant professional is a nuanced task. So, how can an organization effectively evaluate the performance of a grant department and set realistic goals?

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Assel Grant Services

MAY 26, 2024

It’s not news that grant professionals are often underrecognized for their vast knowledge, technical and subject matter expertise, and contributions to organizational success. Think about the hours of training, years of experience, or credentials you obtained to become a grant professional. Let go of perfectionism.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 3, 2024

“For starters, we would like it to be known that it’s International Grant Professionals Day. Many people, even other fundraisers, have not heard of such a day.” That’s just one of the responses I got when I posed this question to my fellow grant pros – “What do you really want on International Grant Professionals Day?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

Anytime I lead a grant writing workshop, I always ask the attendees to share their grant experience – whether they’ve been a grant professional for years and are looking for a refresher or if they’ve been voluntold that grants are now under their preview. But that dream world of mine does not exist.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 9, 2024

By Shavonn Richardson, MBA, GPC There’s nothing quick about the grants process. Here are five things to know that will help you revamp your grant-seeking strategy: #1. Grants Are Not a Quick Fix. While grants might constitute a significant revenue stream for some organizations, relying solely on them is imprudent.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2024

Grant seeking, proposal development, and post-award management can fill some professionals with dread. These situations present a unique opportunity to partner and participate in collaborative grant-seeking. Do research around grant projects or programs that entities seek to fund. Limiting grant involvement.

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Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

I recently participated in a Federal grant review panel for the Department of Education that included ten complex applications with detailed rubrics and a series of 2-3 hour panel discussions over 15 days, including weekends and holidays. Grant writing is not a solo sport. Mastering the art of feedback can help make that happen.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Too often, there is confusion between grants and donations in nonprofit organizations. Additional confusion can be found when major individual donors begin making donations in amounts similar to what an organization can expect to receive as a grant from a foundation. That makes it a grant. They are also about relationships.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 22, 2024

Across the nonprofit sector, there are countless variations in the relationship between organizational grant professionals and philanthropy departments. Traditionally, philanthropy was considered relationship-dependent while grants have been viewed as transactional. Is this a grant? A decision tree is a great first step.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

Within the grant profession, the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) has defined a clear code of ethics for members to abide by and establish boundaries within practice that uphold the integrity of the industry. Mission Creep Organizations often see grant funding as an opportunity to launch a new program.

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Grant Professionals Association

APRIL 10, 2024

Stewardship is arguably the most important but underrated strategy in grant writing. We can define stewardship as the ongoing commitment to remain connected with funders, keeping them apprised of organizational progress long before grants are submitted. Versus You: "Hey, we were grateful to have you at our last fundraiser.

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Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Although that may have been the first big decision, I had many more to make, and the next decision most on my mind was: As a grant consultant, should I specialize in a particular field or subject matter, geographic area, and/or funder type? Questions : Are you a grant consultant who specializes or is thinking about specializing?

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Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For grant professionals, reading plays such a vital role in our work. We must read funder guidelines, grant applications, and documents produced by the organizations we serve (i.e., When I say that readers make better grant writers, I am talking about reading beyond that which our job requires. As grant professionals, we write.

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Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

According to Career Explorer , “…Grant writers are skilled at communicating an organization's mission and goals compellingly to potential funders. With so many organizations relying on grants and so few grant dollars available, a high failure rate is inevitable. Resilience is the word of the day.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 29, 2024

Grant Professionals Association and communal safe space for grant professionals. Arguably one of the best professional development opportunities in philanthropy, for 4,500+ members, we’ve witnessed 26 years of innovative grant resources from GPA making it THE place for ethical standards in grantsmanship.

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Assel Grant Services

APRIL 14, 2024

In grant seeking, fundraising professionals sometimes refer to low-hanging fruit as the donors who give year after year with little effort, synonymous with “easy money.” While the term is often tossed around, it can be frustrating to funders and grant professionals. Develop a donor stewardship plan for grant funders.

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Fundraising HayDay

JULY 25, 2024

In 2023, today’s guest ( Laura Chynoweth ) penned the blog post “Disrupting the Development Hierarchy” in which she spells out why grant writing so often is found at the bottom. The truth is, those who conduct prospect research, develop grant proposals, and manage grant awards play a vital role in the fundraising arm of organizations.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Or, has your employment changed, and your new employer cannot pay for your Grant Professionals Association (GPA) membership? Do you have the goal of obtaining your GPC TM soon? If these are items on your “grant bucket list,” there is funding available to help cover the costs. Last year, GPF provided 18 membership scholarships.

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Think and Ink Grants

MAY 19, 2022

Clean Your Room Reporting, lack of reporting, or mismanaging a grant is one of the fastest ways to lose funding. This is why my firm, Think and Ink Grant Consulting ® is one of the few firms to offer grant management as a service. She is a Grant Professional Association Approved Trainer, presenter, and speaker.

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Assel Grant Services

MAY 6, 2024

Audited financials are a common component of grant readiness discussions and are often requested by funders. However, receiving an adverse or disclaimer report can seriously impact the nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. Audits may be required by private foundations when submitting a grant proposal or by banks as a loan requirement.

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Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

I have been in chat rooms and webinars with people who are new to the grants profession and have been asked to stand up the grants management function for their organization. I spent many years as a successful grant professional and managed grants that were not from public sources. How were financial reports generated?

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 3, 2023

I was disappointed, but it turns out my time was not wasted, as I learned many lessons that have served me well in the grants profession. Your stakeholders may have more experience than you do in their field, but you are the expert on all that goes into a grant application.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Council on Foundations defines a foundation as “an entity that supports charitable activities by making grants to unrelated organizations or institutions or to individuals for scientific, education, cultural, religious, or other charitable purposes.” What does this mean for grant seekers? Well, we used to. If so, I’m all ears!

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