Even if your organization operates like a well-oiled machine, having a master grant calendar is a helpful tool when it comes to writing grants and managing the process and meeting deadlines. If your organization sees writing grants as daunting and complex, then a realistic grant...
School districts across the country welcome students who exhibit a wide range of school readiness when they enter kindergarten. Schools then have four years, kindergarten through third grade, to teach their students to read. By fourth grade, schools use reading as a tool to learn...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...