Program Design - Assel Grant Services

15 Apr Preparing Your District to Become a 21st Century Community Learning Centers Funded Partner by Julie Alsup, GPC

Posted at 21:55h in Childcare, Competency Two, Federal Grants, Julie Alsup, GPC, K-12 Education, Professional Development, Program Design, Research, Youth Development

Is your school district or youth-serving organization looking to launch or expand an afterschool program? If so, the U.S. Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant opportunity may be a fit for you. These grants are federal dollars passed through the states to...

25 Sep Grants Solve Problems by Julie Alsup, GPC

Posted at 21:59h in Competency Three, Inspiration, Julie Alsup, GPC, Program Design

The credentials behind my name state that I am a certified grant writer with the technical knowledge needed to write a strong grant proposal. I love logic models, evidence-based strategies, and rigorous data collection methods. Those things make my job easier. Yet the clients I...

15 Oct Logic Models for Human Service Organizations by Julie Assel, GPC

Posted at 22:05h in Competency Three, Human Services, Julie Assel, GPC, Logic Models, Program Design, Writing

All nonprofit organizations are noticing an increase in requests for logic models, but I believe these requests are more frequent for human service organizations. In addition, I believe human service organizations struggle with developing high-quality logic models more than any other nonprofit sector. A standard logic...

03 Aug Commonly Requested Financial Documents by Julie Assel, GPC

Posted at 22:06h in Budgets, Competency Three, Julie Assel, GPC, News, Organizational Development, Program Design

One of the ways organizations can be more prepared when the “perfect” grant comes along with a very short timeline is to already have a file of standard attachments.

24 Jul Small Classroom Projects by Julie Assel, GPC

Posted at 22:07h in Competency Two, Funding, Julie Assel, GPC, K-12 Education, Program Design, Program Development, Research

I got my start grant writing when I was a music teacher. There were many small fun projects I wanted to do with my students which did not require a lot of money.