Assel Grant Services

JUNE 24, 2024

Have you ever stopped to consider the reasons why you sign up for webinars, attain or continue to maintain your grant professional certification (GPC), or set out to learn an entirely new skill set (like project management)? For some, an employer prioritizes professional development and encourages developing a training plan.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 11, 2024

Understand your grant’s goals and objectives. You should have the necessary systems in place to measure the goals and objectives you outlined in your grant request. Learn more about building relationships with AGS on-demand training opportunities.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 31, 2024

To be competitive, your grant team must train and prepare to advance through the rounds and win awards. Reach out to the program officer (if allowed) and introduce yourself, the organization, and how you align with their goals. Grants, much like professional sports, are competitive, and increasingly so.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 15, 2024

Have you ever stopped to consider the reasons why you sign up for webinars, attain or continue to maintain your grant professional certification (GPC), or set out to learn an entirely new skill set (like project management)? For some, an employer prioritizes professional development and encourages developing a training plan.

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Assel Grant Services

JULY 6, 2024

Yet data helps leadership and the board of directors quantify the year-to-year success and progress toward department goals. All too often, an organization will set unrealistic goals without adequate resources or available opportunities or set unreasonable expectations for the number of applications an individual needs to submit.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 28, 2024

Lifelong learning helps me to stand out in a pool of applicants, for instance, showing potential employers that I have obtained my GPC (Grant Professionals Certified), the nation’s only accredited grant credential. I find this is possible when the pursuit is intentional, focused, and rooted in one’s long-term career goals.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 15, 2024

It is no secret that teams often struggle with unfocused vision, lack of clarity and communication related to goals or deliverables, and waiting for other team members to do their part. However, one of the easiest ways to build a foundation for collaborative success is to ensure you have the right people on the team at the beginning.

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Assel Grant Services

APRIL 14, 2024

AGS has on-demand training if you want to learn more about building long-lasting relationships. goals and outcomes, sustainability plan, needs statement, and organizational accomplishments). Take a look at how the development team stewards individual donors as inspiration for grant funders. Align with the funder’s priorities.

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Assel Grant Services

JUNE 16, 2024

For example, occupational therapists observe the amount of food left on the plates of children with sensory processing disorder to determine if an activity with a goal of trying a new food was effective. AGS offers several on-demand webinars on a variety of topics to support the full grant cycle, in addition to an Evaluation Training Series

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 3, 2024

If you expect me to help you meet the organization’s fundraising goals, invite me to be an active participant in strategic planning.” Here are some of the ways the team can support us toward those goals. Check out our website to learn more and sign up for our training newsletter.

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Assel Grant Services

APRIL 7, 2024

After reviewing your award letter or agreement: Make sure you and all staff or volunteers who will be working on the grant project understand the project goals and proposed implementation plans. You can also learn more about organizational grant readiness and a variety of other topics with AGS online training sessions available on demand.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Building trust involves demonstrating sound financial management and showing funders how the organization uses funds responsibly to reach its goals. Check out our website to learn more and sign up for our training newsletter. GPC first appeared on Assel Grant Services. Building trust takes time and patience.

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2024

When I turned 35, I wanted to start exercising again, preferably by running or going to a gym; however, I had the hardest time meeting this goal. I was particularly frustrated because a few years prior, I had trained for a half marathon and completed it quite successfully. I wasn’t meeting anyone or training with a friend.

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Assel Grant Services

JUNE 2, 2024

The Significance of Federal Competitions Federal competitions are platforms for fostering innovation across multiple sectors and can even be led by multiple cooperating agencies with shared goals. They provide a structured framework where individuals and entities can showcase their talents, skills, and creative problem-solving abilities.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Do you have the goal of obtaining your GPC TM soon? Earning the GPC credential enhances the credibility of the grant profession by assuring members with the credential are qualified, ethical, and proficient in supporting organizations through the grant process. You could cross an item (or two) off of your grant bucket list.

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Think and Ink Grants

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

There are risks and costs associated with hiring, training, unfortunately losing folks and having to rehire and train. Create training models, best practices, templates, and policies and procedures to guide your team on the standard and quality of work you want to deliver to your clients. Well, as you grow, guess what?

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Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Ensure your feedback aligns with the overall goals of the proposal and what the funding agency is looking for. Author Bio: Kimberly Hays de Muga, GPC, is the cofounder and cohost of Fundraising HayDay, a podcast about grants and such. Here are some tips: Be specific. Don't just say, "This needs work." Offer solutions.

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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. And if your boss gives you pushback on spending money on training, point out that doing grants right from the get-go will save you so much more money in the long run.

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Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 28, 2024

For additional tips or a custom approach to adding this as a strategy to your grant seeking, Julie Alsup, PMP, GPC , will be happy to talk with you about this and provide you with a quote for services. Identify values, mission, and goals of your organization’s overall strategic plan as it relates to the grant process/grant seeking

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Think and Ink Grants

MAY 24, 2021

I specialize in grants supporting women, children, health, and education, so some of my clients' outputs are similar to # of health training sessions provided, # of women helped, or # of students taught. R elevant - does this outcome align with the goals and mission of your organization? outcomes win grants.

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Think and Ink Grants

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A proficient grant writer knows how to use this data to align their proposal with the funder's goals. It involves demonstrating how your nonprofit's mission matches the funder's goals. Remember, your goal is to persuade the grantmaker that your project is worth investing in. About Shavonn V. Let's chat here.

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Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 2, 2022

That's why when it comes to our clients at Think and Ink Grants - we do the tough work of completing a logic model. :) In the last newsletter, we talked about the holy grail of grant writing: how to write goals, outcomes, and outputs. We will have training available starting in the new year as opportunities to dive deeper.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 22, 2024

Metrics that are associated with collaborative activities can enhance opportunity, whereas individual fundraising goals can lead to more production for one or two individuals, but less organizational productivity overall. Author Bio: Kerri Thompson Frank, CFRE, GPC, is the Principal and a Founding Partner of Amplify Philanthropy.

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Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Did the program meet the goals and objectives of the funding? Many federal agencies offer regular training webinars too. GPC Competency: 2 and 5 Assess your organization’s past performance with grants. What grants has it received and how were they funded? Who implemented the program/grant funded activities?

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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

To determine the extent to which a program met goals, make implementation refinements for improvements, or monitor activities for reporting, the evaluator should be skilled in both quantitative and qualitative analysis, as well as communication and innovation. Check out our website to learn more and sign up for our training newsletter.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The program has three main goals: building knowledge around what works in STEM teaching at the undergraduate level; incorporating evidence-based teaching practices in teaching and learning; and understanding what mechanisms are needed at the institutional level to make changes in teaching and learning work and become sustainable in the long run.

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Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The goal of the YHSI Grant Program is “to increase state and local capacity to better serve youth and create projects that are responsive to the needs of youth at-risk of or experiencing homelessness in the community.” AGS is excited to offer a Federal Grants Training Series in 2023! What if I am not ready to apply this year?

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Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Using grant funds for anything outside of the project’s goals or funder restrictions could lead to compliance issues. Visit our website to explore more resources and sign up for our training newsletter. AGS blogs, funding alerts, and trainings are aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

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Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Start with Your Mission It is important to focus on your organization’s mission and goals as you begin your grant research. All of our grant training sessions are taught by credentialed grant professionals and are approved for continuing education units by the Grant Professionals Certification Institute and CFRE International.

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