14 Oct

Posted at 22:58h in Competency Four, Competency Six, Competency Three, Courses, Ethics, Ethics, GPCI Competencies, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Need & Need Statements, Professional Development, Uncategorized

    Ethics: Ethics for Grant Proposal Need Statements Session 4 of the Ethics Series The way grant professionals describe the needs of their community is an important part of persuading reviewers and grant funders to award a grant. Which need is greatest and most aligned to the funders’...

12 Sep

Posted at 21:50h in Competency Four, Competency Seven, Courses, Cultural Competency, GPCI Competencies, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, Grants 301, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Professional Development, Uncategorized

      Grant 301: The Power of the Pen Session 3 of the Grants 301 Series Proposal narratives must reflect the deep social responsibilities of grant professionals to tell the stories of the target population, not just the story of the organization. Words have power, and grant professionals must...

11 Aug

Posted at 10:45h in Budget Narratives, Budgets, Competency Four, Courses, Evaluation, GPCI Competencies, Grant Readiness, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, Grants 201, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Uncategorized

    Grants 201: Creating an Effective Budget Narrative Session 6 of the Grants 201 Series A budget is a key element of most grant proposals and serves as a blueprint for spending the project’s funds. An effective proposal budget outlines the proposed project in fiscal terms and helps reviewers...

02 Aug

Posted at 15:31h in Competency Four, Competency Three, Courses, Evaluation, GPCI Competencies, Grant Readiness, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, Grants 201, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Logic Models, Program Design, Uncategorized

  Grants 201: Logic Models for Program Planning Session 5 of the Grants 201 Series You don’t have to love them, but you do have to respect them because logic models are a dynamic tool for program planning, evaluation planning, monitoring, and coalition building. Many funders require them, and...

04 Mar

Posted at 13:56h in Competency Five, Competency Four, Competency Three, Competency Two, Courses, Federal Grants, GPCI Competencies, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, Uncategorized

  SESSION 4 of the FEDERAL GRANTS SERIES Price: $150 The fourth session of our half-day, interactive Federal Grants series, designed to support nonprofit professionals before and during their first federal grant. Buy Now     You'll learn:  Best practices for staff time and effort tracking Best practices for procuring materials and...

23 Feb

Posted at 14:16h in Competency Five, Competency Four, Competency Three, Competency Two, Courses, Federal Grants, GPCI Competencies, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, Uncategorized

  SESSION 3 of the FEDERAL GRANTS SERIES Price: $150 The third session of our half-day, interactive Federal Grants series, designed to support nonprofit professionals before and during their first federal grant. Buy Now     You'll learn:  When an evaluator must be outside of the program versus outside of the organization ...

09 Feb

Posted at 13:49h in Competency Five, Competency Four, Competency Three, Competency Two, Courses, Federal Grants, GPCI Competencies, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, Uncategorized

  The second session of our half-day, interactive Federal Grants series, designed to support nonprofit professionals before and during their first federal grant. Buy Now     You'll learn:  The change from Duns and Bradstreet to Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) How to register for the System for Award Management and...

21 Jan

Posted at 11:16h in Competency Eight, Competency Five, Competency Four, Competency One, Courses, Federal Grants, GPCI Competencies, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, Uncategorized

  The first session of our half-day, interactive Federal Grants series, designed to support nonprofit professionals before and during their first federal grant. Buy Now     You'll learn:  How to examine major trends in federal funding and how to find appropriate grant opportunities for your organization as an awardee...

20 Nov

Posted at 18:51h in AGS Staff, Competency Four, Competency Nine, Narrative, Professional Development, Writing
I have worked in grants development for 26 years (boy, time flies when you are having fun!). Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend my very first Grant Professionals Association (GPA) annual conference. Many would ask, “Really, you are just now attending the GPA conference after so many years in this business?” I am grateful to have joined the team at Assel Grant Services (AGS), where professional development and GPA involvement are high priorities. I started with AGS in late August, and one of my first assignments was to register for the GPA annual conference. There was no question about whether or not I would attend - it was a given that I would. And I am so glad I got this opportunity. It turns out, as I learned from the conference, you CAN teach a “seasoned” grant writer new tricks – tricks that will not only improve their work, but will shift their thinking, make them a better grant writer, and because of some of the topics that were presented, will just make them a better person overall.