NXUnite Panel | Building a Strong Foundation: Developing Your Grant Management Process

NXUnite Panel | Building a Strong Foundation: Developing Your Grant Management Process

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Behind every successful grant-funded project lies a well-designed grant management process. It’s the cornerstone of success for any organization seeking funding opportunities. Maximize donations by being strategic! There will be many more tools and tips in this thought-engaging discussion with nonprofit industry all-stars! Join us, and empower your nonprofit’s grant management process. Sign up now!

Meet the Panelists:

Julie Assel, GPC, CGMS, President, CEO & Senior Writer at Assel Grant Services
Julie has over 20 years of experience as a grant professional providing consulting and training across the grant lifecycle from research and strategy to reporting and closeout. She works with organizations both large and small writing and managing foundation; corporate; and local, state, and federal government grants. She is one of only two approved trainers through the Grants Professionals Association who is also holds the Grant Professionals Certified (GPC) credential through the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI) and the Certified Grant Management Specialist (CGMS) through the National Grants Management Association (NGMA). Her trainers are all approved for continuing education by GPCI and CFRE International. She and her team of 20 grant professionals have brought over $400 million to nonprofits, educational institutions, healthcare systems, and government agencies.

Rachel Werner, MPA, GPC, PMP, Owner & CEO at RBW Strategy
Rachel Werner, Owner, and CEO of RBW Strategy, a woman-owned grants consulting firm located in the Washington, DC, area. Rachel and her team collectively have 130 years of professional grants and fundraising experience— and combined, they raised over $240 million and managed over $2.5 billion in federal grant awards. She is also a Principal at MyFedTrainer, a nationally recognized federal grants compliance training provider. She has a Certificate in Grants Management, is a certified Project Management Professional, is a Certified Grants Professional, and Grant Professionals Association Approved Trainer.

Katy Shoemaker, GPC, Board Member at the Grant Professionals Certification Institute
Katy Shoemaker, GPC has been in the grants profession for over nine years. Throughout her tenure, she has worked for a variety of nonprofit organizations in the health, social services, arts and culture, poverty, higher education, and animal welfare sectors. During her career, she has managed up – providing coaching, mentoring, and expertise to internal leadership staff, Board of Directors, and alongside programmatic staff in strategic planning, grants planning and revenue forecasting, assessing programmatic sustainability (both financial and non) through the development of logic models and driver diagrams, and has presented on similar topics in the state of Utah and nationally.

Amber Wynn, MSPA, CEO at Amber Wynn, Philanthrepreneur
Amber Wynn, operating as a Philanthrepreneur, seamlessly blends the heart and passion of philanthropy with the best business practices acquired over the past three decades. She has played a pivotal role in assisting nonprofit leaders in raising over $10 million in funding to support their missions and enact impactful changes within their communities.

With a diverse background in the nonprofit sector, Amber has done everything from emptying the trash to giving out over $7 million annually in grants. Additionally, she has served on nonprofit boards and distributed over $7 million in grants, providing her with an intimate understanding of the daily challenges faced in keeping doors open and meeting community needs. Leveraging her proven Nonprofit Success Path, Amber offers guidance to streamline processes, alleviate overwhelm, and achieve tangible results.