Competency One - Assel Grant Services

24 May There’s More to Higher Education Grants Than Research Funding by Julie Assel, GPC

Posted at 21:45h 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...

15 Apr Rising Trend of Outsourcing Grant Writing Requires Our Team to Expand with Two More Grant Writers

Posted at 21:50h in About AGS, Competency One, Press Releases, Strategy

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...

03 Dec Does NIH Money Come with No Strings Attached? by Julie Assel, GPC

Posted at 21:52h in Competency One, Federal Grants, Funding, Healthcare, Julie Assel, GPC, Research

All National Institutes of Health (NIH) money is awarded in response to proposals describing projects principle investigators (PIs) want to conduct. These projects must align to the mission of the National Institute of Health, “to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems...

04 Mar #BestSchoolDay!: Multi-Million Dollar Gift Funds All DonorsChoose.org Projects by Roxanne Jensen, Ed.S., GPC

Posted at 21:55h in Competency One, Competency Two, Grants in Action, Grants in Action, Roxanne Jensen, ED. SPEC.

So, you heard about the $29 million that funded all 35,000 DonorChoose.org classroom projects? If you didn’t, we understand. It’s Spring Break. You have been resting, rejuvenating. Ripple Funds All DonorsChoose.org Projects Are you wishing that you had a project on DonorsChoose.org when it happened? Or do you think this was like winning the lottery – it could never happen to me?

15 Aug The Cost and ROI of Prospect Research by Julie Assel, GPC, CGMS

Posted at 22:00h in Competency One, Funding, Julie Assel, GPC, Research

Recently, I taught a class on prospect research. It sold out in two days. Grant professionals, development directors, and non-profit leaders all wanted to know the best way to do prospect research and how to find time to do it well. As grant consultants, we are...

15 Jun From Music Educator to Grant Writer by Julie Assel, GPC

Posted at 22:01h in About AGS, Competency One, Inspiration, Julie Assel, GPC

Many people have asked me over the years how I went from being a music teacher to a grant writer. I think there are two key components which made this a very natural transition for me. My liberal arts music education degree emphasized quality no...

10 Apr From Development Staff to Grant Writer by Hayley Waynick, GPC

Posted at 22:02h in About AGS, Competency One, Competency Two, Hayley Waynick, GPC, Inspiration, Organizational Development, Research, Strategy

My early days in the nonprofit development world consisted of tracking donations in Raisers Edge, writing thank you letters, drafting E-newsletters, answering phones, and supporting the department through various administrative tasks. Oh, and recruiting my hubby to lift heavy objects at special events while I...

16 Sep Studying a Federal Request For Proposal (RFP) by Julie Assel, GPC

Posted at 22:05h in Competency Four, Competency One, Federal Grants, Julie Assel, GPC, Research

Assel Grant Services enjoys writing federal grants and is commonly called upon to write these grants with very little lead time. When this short lead time is requested by an organization we have worked extensively with in the past, this is pretty easy to do....