Grant Writing

GPA monthly programs are back-virtually! Join them in October as they explore the tools needed to be more efficient your grant writing work. More details and full program description coming soon!

Few grant application questions receive more groans from grant writers than “sustainability” questions. The tendency is to write a statement about how your organization will continue to diversify your fundraising strategy while stewarding existing donors. This response could be copied and pasted into every grant proposal written by just about every nonprofit organization across the country, but it does not ...

GPA’s Annual Conference attracts over 900 grant professionals for a three-day conference full of learning and networking opportunities. Grant professionals come together to exchange strategies, solutions, resources, and more. With three days of inspiration, education, and networking, attendees are equipped with a year’s worth of support for their daily responsibilities as grant professionals. Choose from over 40 live and on-demand sessions. From early-career ...

Hampered by character and word limitations, how do we tell our story and put the face of the constituents we serve into our grant applications? In this session we will explore how to add storytelling and use descriptive words to bring energy to grant applications and help them stand out in the competitive grants world. Meet the Presenter Amy Lottes, ...

Grants 101 is designed to provide attendees with an overview of the grant writing process. Participants will learn about different types of grant funders, the core components of a grant application, common attachments, how to work within their organization to find the information they need, and how to build and manage relationships with funders. Participants do not need to have ...

Does your grant narrative feel stale? Have your read your needs statement so many times you can’t objectively evaluate its impact? Have you been using the same language to describe your program for the last five years? Many grant professionals work in offices where they are the only grant writer. We all need someone to review our work and who ...

This class is designed to give participants (nonprofit employees and board members) hands on experience in identifying foundation and corporate funders that are likely to give to their organization. Participants will learn how to identify appropriate funders, how to verify the funder is a good fit, and how to outreach the funder for more information. Participants will leave class with ...

Did your project stop dead in its tracks? Is your grants team stuck in the mud? Is your client indecisive, or maybe even ambivalent? As grant professionals, we often find ourselves stuck in the middle of this  madness. Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based treatment often used in a clinical setting to help clients explore ambivalence and boost motivation and commitment ...

Ever wish you had a better working relationship with finance professionals? Join us for a case study between colleagues from the grants and finance world. Kim Moore, CFO and Shauna O’Toole, Development Director, will explore how they forged an effective working relationship, including grant budgets, attachments, and financial reporting. Meet the Presenters Shauna O'Toole and Kim Moore, CFO of Emmaus ...

Funding is tight, competition is fierce. Agencies need to balance efficient and effective writing without compromising quality. One point lost can absolutely make the difference between an award notice or rejection letter. Crafting a high-quality, comprehensive proposal will help your agency get the serious consideration it needs and deserves. This training session will take participants through the sections/elements of a ...

“If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go with others.”-African Proverb  This age-old quote confirms the value of a team. In the world of grants, we all know that teams can increase the quality of a project or proposal, bring creativity and innovative ideas, and maximize potential for success. But just because they can do ...

Grants 101 is designed to provide attendees with an overview of the grant writing process. Participants will learn about different types of grant funders, the core components of a grant application, common attachments, how to work within their organization to find the information they need, and how to build and manage relationships with funders. Participants do not need to have ...

Join GPA St. Louis for their Regional Conference on September 21 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rekha Rajan, Program Leader, Master of Art in Grant Writing, Management, and Evaluation More details to follow!

This class is designed to give participants (nonprofit employees and board members) hands on experience in identifying foundation and corporate funders that are likely to give to their organization. Participants will learn how to identify appropriate funders, how to verify the funder is a good fit, and how to outreach the funder for more information. Participants will leave class with ...

Do you find yourself wishing you could clone yourself to get twice as much done? I can’t help you with that, but I can help you find efficiencies in your grants processes to make the work lighter. This class will cover tools and techniques to write faster, produce quality grant proposals more efficiently, and streamline reporting processes so you can ...

This class is designed to address the challenges often experienced by grant writers working at small to mid-sized nonprofits. The instructor will share best practices for budget creation, tracking, and modifications as they relate to grants. Participants will receive templates and examples of what the instructor has seen work at other nonprofits.   Participants should have some grants experience for ...

About the Workshop:  Grants 101 is designed to provide attendees with an overview of the grant writing process. Participants will learn about different types of grant funders, the core components of a grant application, common attachments, how to work within their organization to find the information they need, and how to build and manage relationships with funders. Participants do not ...