Grant Writing

Memory Care Home Solutions applied for its first federal grant in 2017. The process was challenging, but the organization had made strategic investments in the preceding years which positioned them be competitive. Hear the story from the perspective of the Grants Manager with analysis from their federal grant consultant. The presenters will share ways for your organization to prepare for ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you are working on a grant proposal, do you find yourself… Creating a new program budget for each proposal? Crafting a new organizational statement to fit the character count? Modifying your programs just a little bit to meet the funder’s guidelines? Asking for an updated organizational budget to share with the funder where you “actually” are for the year? ...

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 ...