News from the Grant Professionals Foundations

Announcing our Star Chapter 2012!

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Congratulations to our 2012 STAR Chapter – Broward County Florida Chapter!! 

We appreciate your commitment to supporting the Foundation and the grant profession!!!  THANK YOU!

Star Chapter Announcement 2012

Star Chapters are so named because of their financial support of the Grant Professionals Foundation (GPF) and their support of the Every Chapter Challenge.  The Star Chapter raises the most funds for the Foundation during the annual Every Chapter Challenge.

To learn more, click Here! Star Chapters

 

Indy Silent Auction: Support Your Profession!

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Looking for a way to support your professional organization but worried that you don’t have time available?

Hoping for a way to showcase your city, Chapter or company to GPA members?

Consider donating an item to be sold in the Grant Professionals Foundation Silent Auction at the 2012 Annual Conference in Indianapolis!

It doesn’t have to be very expensive – gifts with a value of $75 or more are welcome – preferably an item that can be easily carried back home by a conference attendee.

Do you know of a company or organization that could donate an item? Feel free to use the letter template located on our website at: Click here! to download a sample Silent Auction Vendor Solicitation letter.pdf

Proceeds from the Silent Auction help provide scholarships to our peers in the grants industry and all in-kind gifts are tax-deductible.

For more information, please contact Barb Boggs at admin@grantprofessionals.org.

 

Grant Professionals – Community Impact Survey – Closed

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Thank you very much for participating in this year’s Community Impact Survey. The survey period closed on July 27th with 300 respondents. The survey committee is working on a paper to share with everyone the results!

The winner of the drawing for the free year membership to the Grant Professionals Association – a $189 value will be announced here on GPF’s website, on or about August 15th!

Again thanks for participating – we appreciate the work you do everyday!

Grant Professionals – Community Impact Survey: Open Now!

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Grant Professionals – Community Impact Survey – Open Now!

The Grant Professionals Foundation invites you to… Take our questionnaire!

Please help us by completing our short Community Impact Survey. Your feedback is important to us and this survey is intended to help us measure the vital impact Grant Professionals make each year. Your comments will help us to better understand the grant profession and share the results of our work. The survey is collecting 2011 fiscal year data to compare against a baseline survey completed last year.

Your responses to all questions will be kept in a secure manner. The information gathered will be used for general evaluation purposes only. We anticipate this year’s survey will take you approximately 10 minutes to complete.

■ Take our Survey!  ■ Support the grant profession! ■ Tell us Your Opinion! ■ Share with us your Impact!

Follow the link to the survey:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/grantcommunityimpact

Thank you!  We understand how important your time is to you – enter our drawing for a free year membership to the Grant Professionals Association – a $189 value!

Every Chapter Challenge 2012

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Grant Professionals Foundation – Every Chapter Challenge Initiative 2012

The Every Chapter Challenge, a national campaign to raise funds for the Grant Professionals Foundation. The “Challenge” is participation by 100% of GPA’s local Chapters. Currently, there are 40 active Chapters in 30 states. The Board is challenging all 40 chapters to join forces with us to enhance the GPA membership experience by strengthening non-profits and advancing the grant profession.

As grant professionals, we are a critical part of the philanthropic community; we make things happen, we change the world! In addition to the work you do every day to support your nonprofit community, you have a special opportunity to help your fellow grant professionals shape the world, their future, and our future.

If you have questions about the 2012 ECC, please contact Danny Blitch, Vice Chair of the GPF Board, at dblitch@roswellgov.com

Press Release: GPF Celebrates 5th Anniversary!

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Grant Professionals Foundation Celebrates 5th Anniversary!

Kansas City, KS (June 13, 2012) – Next month the Grant Professionals Foundation(GPF) celebrates their 5th Anniversary of service to the grant profession. The Anniversary celebration kicks off at the GPF Board meeting on June 20th and will culminate at the National Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 20, 2012.

GPF has awarded national conference and credential exam scholarships to 35 worthy recipients in our short history. Other foundation projects include fundraising education, regional conference sponsorships, Every Chapter Challenge initiative, corporate partnerships and the Grant Professionals – Community Impact Survey.

Read more:  2012 Press Release HERE

2012 Conference Scholarships!

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The Grant Professionals Foundation is pleased to announce the deadline for the 2012 Conference Scholarships is June 30th at midnight. The Board of Directors approved the 2012 scholarship program offerings during our regular meeting May 23, 2012. The scholarship application will be available HERE! on the GPF website starting June 1, 2012.  Apply online – Join us in Indy!!

2011 GPF Annual Report

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2011 GPF Annual Report

GPF’s Annual Report is ready! The report outlines our accomplishments,
donations received, the cost of providing scholarships and performing our work.
The GPF supports education that provides knowledge to grant professionals, the
advocacy that gives them greater access to funding, and the credentialing that
promotes excellence in the field.

Click HERE!

Grant Professionals Foundation
10881 Lowell Avenue, Suite 190
Overland Park, KS 66210

Phone: (913) 788-3000
Fax: (913) 788-3398

Email: info@grantprofessionalsfoundation.org

GPF Officers: Please give a warm welcome!

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Please give a warm welcome!

The Grant Professionals Foundation (GPF) is proud to announce its new officers for 2012. At the GPF Board Meeting held on October 5th, the following members were elected to serve as the new Executive Officers, effective January 1, 2012:

  • Lisa Chutjian – Chair
  • Danny Blitch, GPC – Vice-Chair
  • Dr. Bernard Turner, GPC – Treasurer 
  • Kimberly Hays de Muga, GPC – Secretary

Thanks to everyone for volunteering their time, talents and resources for the sake of the grant profession.