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Taking the Fear out of Grant Management: Conflict of Interest By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

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Too often, grant management is seen as a scary, messy aspect of grant funding, and we have a vague understanding of the requirements or components. In the nonprofit field, it’s common for staff to be put in a role where they manage grants but might not have the knowledge or resources to understand what that entails.

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Applying Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement (QA/QI) in Grant Management Strategies

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QA/QI is also a criterion funders often use in reviewing and selecting grant application requests to fund. But, does QA/QI also have a place in a nonprofit organization’s successful grants management strategy? Two different kinds of experiences supported this author’s development as a grant professional. Townsel, S.M.,

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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. As fundraising and grant professionals, we ask for money every day.

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Advancing Knowledge: Knowing your “Why” by Kellie Brungard, GPC

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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)? The Post Award Grant Management and Compliance pathway is available now, with more in development.

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Certifications for the Grant Professional By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

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Below is an overview of professional credentials related to the grants profession and the requirements for obtaining them. Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) There are just over 300 CGMS professionals at the end of 2023; only five have also received their GPC, including two AGS staff. There are 1.4

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Getting Curious About Ethics By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

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Grant Management Considerations Understanding and following tracking procedures for outcomes, time and effort, and procurement are key to maintaining ethical practices when preparing an application and managing grant funds.

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Metrics for Grant-Seeking By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

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AGS also offers several on-demand webinars on a variety of topics to support the full grant cycle. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills. Competency #2: Knowledge of organizational development as it pertains to grant seeking Skill 2.8:

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