By Danny Blitch, MPA, GPC Founder of #IGPW and #IGPD The Grant Professionals Association didn’t exist when I drafted my first grant proposal. The Grant Professionals Certification Institute wasn’t incorporated either. Heck, my first grant proposal was written, awarded, and implemented more than five years before those 22 famous attendees met at the Holiday […]
By Amanda M. Ellinger, MRA – Sponsored Projects Coordinator at Jefferson College of Health Sciences Grant Professionals Foundation Scholar When I heard I had been selected to receive a GPA Conference Scholarship, I was floored. Although I’ve been writing grants since 2006, I had never traveled outside of Virginia for a professional conference due to institutional budget […]
By Jayson Babel – Strategic Non-profit Consultant at Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc. South Florida Chapter Scholar As a relatively new grant writer, seeking best practices is a top priority to enhance skills and make our applications as competitive as possible. The opportunity to attend the Grant Professionals Association Conference 2015 in St. […]
March 14-18, 2016 is an important week for many reasons to grant professionals. International Grant Professionals Week and Day is an annual celebration to recognize and show appreciation for the work done by all grant professionals. It is one week out of the year we turn our attention to our field, our colleagues, and our […]
Sponsorships are serious business at the Grant Professionals Foundation. We know from experience how many great regional conferences are offered by GPA’s local chapters. So, let us help you! The GPF offers a sponsorship program for regional conferences sponsored by one or more GPA Chapters. You get a cash infusion for your event, and […]
The fun, upbeat In the Trenches book, Prepare for the GPC Exam: Earn Your Grant Professional Certified Credential, is on sale now! Sales of the guide will support the Grant Professionals Foundation’s scholarship programs. The new, one-of-a-kind manual covers each of the competencies established by the Grant Professionals Certification Institute ). It includes a chapter […]
By Becky Jascoviak, MBA – GPF Board Member and Grant Writer at Kids Alive International Kids Alive International, the organization I am blessed to serve, is celebrating 100 years of ministry this year. It’s an incredible milestone that very few companies reach, let alone non-profit organizations. What do 100 years look like? In 1916… The […]
By Elaine Finn, GPC – Owner of Elain Finn Consulting Grant Professionals Foundation Scholar For me, it’s all about the instant gratification. Being chosen as a GPF scholar to attend the Grant Professional’s Association Annual Conference last November in St. Louis provided me with immediate opportunities for professional and business growth. All those […]
By Rhonda McDonald, Owner of RM Grant Writing Chuck Howard Memorial Scholar Last November, I took a trip to St. Louis, Missouri to attend the Grant Professionals Association 17th Annual National Conference: Gateway to Grant Success. I attended as a Scholar, having received a scholarship from the Grant Professionals Foundation that paid for my […]
DID YOU KNOW: The Grant Professionals Impact Survey helps us understand how grant pros make the world a better place, one grant at a time. The ground-breaking survey, created and sponsored by the Grant Professionals Foundation, analyzes the work of grant professionals who write, manage, research, develop, administer, and plan projects funded in whole or […]
