Grant Professionals Foundation is proud to support GPC™ Exam Scholarships again this year. The scholarships are open to any individual eligible to sit for the exam. The cost for sitting for the GPC™ Exam is usually $539 for GPA members and $739 for non-members. The GPC Exam Scholarship Application portal is open until June 20, […]
The GPF offers scholarships for registration and lodging from two memorial funds, the Chuck Howard Scholarship and the Susan Kemp Conference Scholarship. Additionally, GPF and our partners offer as many as 15 different conference scholarships. View the current list of conference scholarships. Many thanks to all the GPA chapters and individuals who continue to donate to […]
Swissotel Chicago Suite Contest – Win a Luxurious Stay at the GPA Annual Conference hotel in Chicago and Help Advance the Grants Profession at the Same Time! As a special thank you to our donors, the Grant Professionals Foundation (GPF) is offering a 3-night stay at the 2018 Grant Professionals Association (GPA) Annual Conference. The […]
by Shannon Northorp, South Florida Chapter Scholar In 2011, I became a member of GPA and quickly learned that GPA was my go to professional development resource. At that time, there was not a local chapter that I could get involved in. Fast forward a couple of years and the Broward County Chapter became the […]
by Holly Craw, Arizona Founding Chapter Scholar I heard this from several of my colleagues at the GPA-AZ Founding Chapter meetings for the past two years. Although I had been quite involved with the chapter for a couple of years, I had not really given much thought to attending the conference. I usually had other […]
by Wendy Strain – Chuck Howard Scholar When I was first hired into a grants office, having little to no idea what I was doing (how many of us have been there?), I was sent to a different organization’s grant writing conference. It was my only true initiation into this new world I was entering. […]
by Jackie Beyer – Tracey Potter Doe Memorial Scholar “View yourselves as the product.” Attending the National Grant Professionals Association Conference in San Diego, California definitely changed my way of thinking about myself. I had never viewed myself in this way before. I learned I am responsible for the success of my career by taking mindful, […]
Here’s one that impacts you in a direct and personal way. When most of us joined GPA, we weren’t thinking about advancing the profession. We were focused on our development as grant writers by taking advantage of the many educational opportunities and benefits of networking with other grant writers. But there’s another side to being […]
Why you should give… One thing I have learned about grant writing – there is always something new to learn. The world of grant writing is not a place that we want to walk alone. From government grants to corporations to foundations, developing a grant proposal can be complicated, labor-intensive and full of twists and […]
By TJ Hansell – Arizona Founding Chapter Scholarship I know what you’re thinking…San Diego is pretty awesome, but “Baby Got Grants” is even awesomer. Yes, awesomer is not a word, but can any word really describe how awesome of an intro that was? I am sure a few of you are looking through your thesauruses […]
