By Julie Assel, CGMS, GPC

19 Oct

Posted at 23:09h in Competency Six, Competency Three, Courses, Ethics, Ethics, GPCI Competencies, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Partnerships, Professional Development, Program Design, Program Development, Uncategorized

  Ethics: The Ethics of Program Design: Plans and Partners Session 5 of the Ethics Series Creating a high-quality grant proposal can be challenging when organizations may also be designing the program at the same time. Alignment to the mission of the organization and its strategic plan versus...

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’...

13 Oct

Posted at 22:57h in Competency Six, Competency Two, Courses, Ethics, Ethics, GPCI Competencies, Grant Readiness, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Professional Development, Uncategorized

    Ethics: Organizational Capacity and Readiness Grant Ethics Session 3 of the Ethics Series Issues of ethics abound when grant professionals examine their organization's readiness to apply for grants. Is the grant aligned to the organization's strategic plan or is the organization chasing money and causing mission creep?...

13 Oct

Posted at 22:45h in Competency Five, Courses, GPCI Competencies, Grant Management, Grant MGMT, Grant Readiness, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Professional Development, Uncategorized

    Grant Management: Award Closeout Session 7 of the Grant Management Series Grant recipients have an ethical and legal responsibility to follow established guidelines and best practices when closing out awards. In the Award Closeout webinar, the presenter will highlight these responsibilities and will share action steps for...

12 Oct

Posted at 10:24h in Competency Three, Courses, Ethics, Ethics, GPCI Competencies, Grant Readiness, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Professional Development, Uncategorized

    Ethics: Grant Ethics for Prospect Research and Funder Relationships Session 2 of the Ethics Series Have you ever been uncomfortable applying to a foundation which didn’t seem to really match your organization’s profile? Many nonprofit professionals are pressured into writing to foundations who don’t match their giving...

12 Oct

Posted at 10:20h in Competency Three, Courses, Ethics, Ethics, GPCI Competencies, Grant Readiness, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Professional Development, Uncategorized

    Ethics: Grant Ethics Codes of Conduct: What Do They Say and Why are They Different Session 1 of the Ethics Series Ethics in grants can be a hot-button discussion, but what does it mean to be an ethical grant professional? In this first session on grant ethics,...

11 Oct

Posted at 10:39h in Competency Three, Courses, Ethics, Ethics, GPCI Competencies, Grant MGMT, Grant Readiness, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Professional Development, Uncategorized

    Grant Management: Monitoring and Subrecipients Session 6 of the Grant Management Series Grant recipients have an ethical and legal responsibility to monitor their own compliance and programmatic performance as well as the compliance and performance of any subrecipients included in the project. In the Monitoring and Subrecipients...

27 Sep

Posted at 10:13h in Competency Five, Courses, GPCI Competencies, Grant Management, Grant MGMT, Grant Readiness, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Uncategorized

  Grant Management: Internal Controls – The Policies and Procedures of Grant Management Session 5 of the Grant Management Series Many organizations know that they should have policies and procedures for grants management, but they don’t know what that really means for their organization. In this Internal Controls...

15 Sep

Posted at 22:11h in Competency One, Competency Three, Competency Two, Courses, GPCI Competencies, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, Grants 301, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Logic Model Series, Logic Models, Professional Development, Uncategorized

    Grants 301: Logic Models and Theories of Change Session 4 of the Grants 301 Series While traditional philanthropy focused on funding immediate needs and short-term goals, the practice of philanthropy is taking a turn towards social change. Funders desire to fund change, not charity. In this way, philanthropy...

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...