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12 Aug Certified Grant Professional, Tracey Diefenbach, Brings More Federal and Youth Development Grant Writing Expertise to Assel Grant Services
No other grant services firm in the country has more GPCs on staff. (KANSAS CITY, MO. August 12, 2018) – Assel Grant Services announces Tracey Diefenbach, a Certified Grant Professional (GPC), has joined the firm. She brings expertise in federal and youth development grant writing and will work...
01 Aug Former Music Teacher Helps Other Music Teachers Find and Win Music Education Grants by Julie Assel, GPC
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in Arts, Competency One, Funding Opportunities, Industry News, Julie Assel, GPC, K-12 Education
I’ve been there, that place where many music teachers find themselves today with a lot on their plates and few dollars to fund their programs. I have worked in a rural school district where the general music teacher wears every hat, from choir, orchestra, and...
24 May There’s More to Higher Education Grants Than Research Funding by Julie Assel, GPC
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in Competency One, Federal Grants, Funding, Higher Education, Julie Assel, GPC, Research
If you work under the assumption that education grants are just for funding university-level research, you’re in for a pleasant surprise, especially if you need funding for other purposes in higher education. A variety of societal benefits stem from students attending higher education institutions, including...
01 Jan CMHS Receives a $125,000 REACH Healthcare Foundation Grant
Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc. (CMHS) recently received a grant for $125,000 from the REACH Healthcare Foundation to help individuals identify and achieve healthcare and wellness goals, manage health conditions, and access primary and oral health care and health education. This program will provide for the expansion of direct...
03 Jun Assel Grant Services Is the Only Firm in Nation with Five Certified Grant Professionals on Staff
News of our fifth staff member passing the Grant Professionals Certification (GPC) exam was like music to Julie Assel’s ears. Literally. Julie, President and CEO of Assel Grant Services, began her distinguished career as a music teacher in the Kansas City Missouri School District. As...
15 Apr Rising Trend of Outsourcing Grant Writing Requires Our Team to Expand with Two More Grant Writers
As the trend rises for more and more companies, even in the nonprofit area, to outsource grant writing, Assel Grant Services is responding by expanding their team of grant writers. Early as 2015, we added three new staff members, and in 2017 we’ve brought on board...
21 Mar Six Tips for Cutting Character Counts by AGS Staff
Online grant applications - they’re convenient, easy to use, and eliminate a trip to the post office. But where there are online grant applications, there are likely character count restrictions. Here are some tips and tricks for writing proposals that maximize impact while minimizing character...
16 Feb What Can a Grant Writer Do to Advance Equity? by Julie Alsup, GPC
The funders forum is always the anxiously awaited portion of any grant professionals conference. The Regional Grant Professional Association’s conference I attended was no different. Wisely slated for the final hour of the Friday conference, the room was packed. Young professionals and advanced practitioners alike...
03 Jan Assel Grant Services Welcomes Its Fourth Certified Grant Professional to the Grant Writing Team
Assel Grant Services is growing, adding three new team members to our staff for a total of seven, to meet increasing demand for grant writing services. Our firm is quickly becoming one of the area’s leading teams of grant consultants as the trend of outsourcing...