By Teri Blandon, Vice President for Development at PAI – Champions of Global Reproductive Rights GPF Marketing Committee Member It is the end of December, and I have just finished my first week at a new job after four years at my previous employer. Six months ago when I volunteered to write this blog, a new adventure wasn’t […]
By Ashlee Lambert, Development Specialist at Caritas Family Solutions St. Louis Chapter Scholar The day I received the news that I was a recipient of the St. Louis Chapter – Grant Professionals Association Scholarship, to attend the 2015 GPA National conference, the excitement began! I was excited to gain knowledge from the best in […]
By Marissa Cassellius, Grants Manager for Youth on Their Own Susan Kemp Memorial Scholar It’s been a month since I prepared myself for the 17th Annual GPA Conference. Packing those cold weather clothes that have been stuffed in the back of my closest for years (I hail from Wisconsin, but have become a winter wimp […]
Thanks for meeting us in St. Louis! What a fantastic conference the Grant Professionals Association held in St. Louis last month! Thanks to Kelli and Barb and all of GPA’s volunteers for pulling it together. We’re already looking forward to seeing everyone in Atlanta in 2016! And, thank you to everyone who supported the Grant […]
By Fielding Jezreel, Recipient of a 2015 St. Louis Chapter Conference Scholarship I should start by saying that the GPA Annual Conference left me rejuvenated and excited to return to work with new contacts across the nation and with a long list of to-dos: demo grant management software systems so I can recommend one to my […]
By Dr. Judy Riffle, Pam Van Pelt Memorial Conference Scholarship Recipient Santa Cruz Grants & Consulting, LLC Thanks to the Grant Professionals Foundation and generous peers, I was a first timer this year at the annual GPA conference. This experience led to so many ideas about diversifying my consultant offerings, and reinforced my love of […]
By DeaRonda Harrison, MBA – Consultant, June First Firm LLC GPF Conference Scholar 2015 – Peach State Scholarship The GPA Annual conference is always the highlight of my grant year. The conference kicked off with a hit linking up Special Interest Groups! I always look forward to the SIG session and the Consultants SIG did […]
Giving Thanks for the GPA, GPF, and GPCI By Pamela Sophiajohn, CFRE Are you a heart-centered grant professional? In Grant Writing Revealed, author Jana Jane Hexter defines heart-centered grant development as when are our technical skills and spiritual beliefs are married as we pursue personal, organizational, and community growth. Based on 10 core concepts, […]
Lisa Sihvonen-Binder & Heather Stombaugh, GPC, CFRE As we get ready for the 15th annual Grant Professionals Association conference, we can’t help but think of all the amazing people who support the grant profession every day. From the GPF’s donors, founders, and volunteers to the Grant Professionals Association staff, volunteers and members, each one of […]
October 8, 2015 2015 Silent Auction: Eat! Play! Live! Are you getting excited for the GPA conference in St. Louis? We are too and we have lots of fun stuff to inspire you at the GPF Silent Auction! Here are just a few of the great items we have up for bid this year! We […]
