08 Mar

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Grants 201: Needs Assessment & Strategic Plans Session 3 of the Grants 201 Series Register Now       Needs assessments conducted broadly in the community and specifically by an organization are valuable tools for all individuals who write grants. They help the writer use facts to describe the challenges experienced...

29 Jan

Posted at 14:35h in Competency Five, Competency Three, Competency Two, Courses, Funder Relations, GPCI Competencies, Grant Readiness, Grant Writing, Grants 101, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Relationships

    Grants 101: Organizational Readiness Session 3 of the Grants 101 Series Should your organization be applying for grants? Are you grant ready? What does grant ready mean anyway? This session examines the readiness of organizations for grant revenue starting at the top with the board, then it...

29 Jan

Posted at 14:34h in Budget Narratives, Budgets, Case Statements, Courses, Ethics, Evidence-based Programming, Funder Relations, Funding, Grant Readiness, Grant Writing, Grants 101, How-To, Need & Need Statements, Partnerships, Program Development, Relationships, Research, Sustainability

    Cost: $25/session or $250 for the full series Grants 101 Series Sessions by GPCI Competency Register for the complete series: Register Now     Grants 101 Training Series Grants are about so much more than just grant writing. This series of grant trainings will guide you through 1) researching opportunities, 2) building...

29 Jan

Posted at 14:34h in Competency Two, Courses, Ethics, Ethics, GPCI Competencies, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, 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?...

28 Jan

Posted at 14:32h in Competency Four, Courses, Federal Grants, GPCI Competencies, Grant Training Series, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, Uncategorized

    Federal Grants: Federal Grant Registrations and Portals Session 4 of the Federal Grants Series Diverse funding streams are the key to many organizations’ financial sustainability. The complexity and high accountability of federal funding deters many organizations until they are more advanced along the grant readiness continuum. One...

28 Jan

Posted at 14:30h in Competency Eight, Courses, Funder Relations, Funding, GPCI Competencies, Grant Writing, Grants 101, How-To, Julie Assel, Julie Assel, GPC, Relationships

    Grants 101: Relationships with Grant Funders Session 2 of the Grants 101 Series Beyond the Writing: How to cultivate and maintain meaningful relationships with grant funders Many agencies make the mistake of not treating grant funders as they do their major individual and/or corporate donors. This is understandable,...

28 Jan

Posted at 14:29h in Competency Eight, Courses, Federal Grants, Funder Relations, Funding, GPCI Competencies, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, GPC, Uncategorized

  Federal Grants: Relationships with Program Officers and Legislators Session 3 of the Federal Grants Series Many development professionals are uncomfortable with federal grants because they don’t feel there are relationships to cultivate like there are with foundation grants. While each federal department is different, there are relationships...

28 Jan

Posted at 14:28h in Competency Five, Competency Four, Competency One, Courses, Federal Grants, Funding, GPCI Competencies, Grant Writing, How-To, Julie Assel, GPC, Research, Uncategorized

    Federal Grants: Federal Find and Fit Session 2 of the Federal Grants Series Applying for federal grants can be daunting. Between the broad and changing range of federal funding and making sure that what you do find is actually a good match for your organization, it’s easy...

28 Jan

Posted at 14:27h in Competency One, Competency Six, Competency Two, Courses, Ethics, GPC, GPCI Competencies, Grant Writing, Julie Assel, GPC, 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...