Grant Professionals Association

Still working on upping your grant writing game for 2021? Here's a replay of a great webinar from January, presented by Maryn Boess of GrantsMagic U. The Grantsmanship Game 2021: Playing to Win The 5 Big Best-Practices Strategies for Greater Grants Success This Year (and How to Make Them Work for You!)... #LosAngelesGrants #LosAngelesGrantWriters #GPALosAngeles #GPALA #GPA #GrantProfessional #GrantPros #GrantProsRock #nonprofits #grants #nonprofitfundraising #GrantWork #GrantWorks #GrantWriter #GetFunded #GrantManagement

Join grant writers from around the world on May 6! iLearn Live is a 1-day, mid-year, mini-conference brought to you by GPA. Join thought leaders from the grants industry in four interactive, online sessions: federal grants; diversity, equity and inclusion; sustainable development goals; and healthy coping skills. After the four conference sessions stay for iNetwork, a participant networking session. #LosAngelesGrants #LosAngelesGrantWriters... #GPALosAngeles #GPALA #GPA #GrantProfessional #GrantPros #GrantProsRock #nonprofits #grants #nonprofitfundraising #GrantWork #GrantWorks #GrantWriter #GetFunded #GrantManagement See more

Not a member of GPA? Curious about the benefits of membership? Check out this loooong list of benefits on the GPA website. #LosAngelesGrants #LosAngelesGrantWriters #GPALosAngeles #GPALA #GPA #GrantProfessional #GrantPros #GrantProsRock ... #nonprofits #grants #nonprofitfundraising #GrantWork #GrantWorks #GrantWriter #GetFunded #GrantManagement See more

Did you know? GPA National publishes three publications to serve the grant professional community: the annual Journal of the Grant Professionals Association, the quarterly GPA Strategy Papers, and the weekly GPA Grant News. They also have a blog for recent events, essential information and the latest community news. Here's a recent blog post. #LosAngelesGrants #LosAngelesGrantWriters... #GPALosAngeles #GPALA #GPA #GrantProfessional #GrantPros #GrantProsRock #nonprofits #grants #nonprofitfundraising #GrantWork #GrantWorks #GrantWriter #GetFunded #GrantManagement See more

Looking for more ways to increase your professional knowledge? GPA National provides webinars that are taught by the grant industry’s top experts, selected because they have distinguished themselves through their real-world expertise and track record of results in their respective fields. GPA offers the entire catalog of live and on-demand webinars to GPA members for FREE! Non-members pay just $49. Find the catalog here: https://grantprofessionals.org/page/webinars... #GPALosAngeles #GPALA #GPA #GrantProfessional #GrantPros #GrantProsRock #nonprofits #grants #nonprofitfundraising #GrantWork #GrantWorks #GrantWriter #GetFunded #GrantManagement

CHAPTER TRAINING! Hosted by Los Angeles, Inland Empire and Orange County chapters. Date: May 12 Time: 10:00-11:30 Pacific Topic: Making Friends with Funders: What Grantmakers Want Every Grantseeker to Know Before Submitting a Proposal!... Join our GPA chapter for this special two-part event with longtime grant professional and grantmaker Maryn Boess, founder and chief magic-maker at GrantsMagic U! Part 1: Ahead of our meeting, use this link (https://bit.ly/2Oz3Wv4) to enroll for free in the GrantsMagic U video course, Making Friends with Funders: What Grantmakers Want Every Grantseeker to Know Before Submitting a Proposal! (You and your team can watch the video course any time you like, on your own schedule.) Part 2: At our live GPA chapter meeting, Maryn will put on her Grantmaker’s Hat to tackle the questions that came up for you during the video course and host a robust discussion about your own right-now challenges and concerns in navigating GrantsWorld successfully. Be prepared for plenty of aha’s, hmm’s, surprises, and inspirations! REGISTER HERE for Part 2: https://bit.ly/3dDYRtS #grantsmagicu #LosAngelesGrants #LosAngelesGrantWriters #GPALosAngeles #GPALA #GPA #GrantProfessional #GrantPros #GrantProsRock #nonprofits #grants #nonprofitfundraising #GrantWork #GrantWorks #GrantWriter #GetFunded #GrantManagement

Training alert! Zoom from your home or office. In this training hosted by California Association of Nonprofits, you will learn: 1. How to fully leverage the new California Grants Portal presented by Shivani Bose-Varela of the State Library, and 2. How to get your first government grant - presented by Jan Masaoka CalNonprofits' CEO ... Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us//5016149/WN_y5_vslP2TIKfIGPeRj3RZw

SAVE ONE MORE DATE! Date: May 6 Time: 8am - 2pm Pacific... iLearn Live is a 1-day, mid-year, mini-conference brought to you by GPA. Join thought leaders from the grants industry in four interactive, online sessions: federal grants; diversity, equity and inclusion; sustainable development goals; and healthy coping skills. After the four conference sessions stay for iNetwork, a participant networking session. REGISTER NOW! https://grantprofessionals.org/events/EventDetails.aspx

SAVE ANOTHER DATE! Date: May 12 Time: 10:00-11:30 Pacific Topic: Making Friends with Funders: What Grantmakers Want Every... Grantseeker to Know Before Submitting a Proposal! More info to follow for this special two-part event with longtime grant professional and grantmaker Maryn Boess, founder and chief magic-maker at GrantsMagic U!

SAVE THE DATE! APRIL 15! Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_B_rs0q9-Qq2SO29DyxQrQw

Surrounding yourself with other grant professionals helps tremendously. There is nothing like having a colleague who speaks your language and understands your daily frustrations.

Need a pep talk? This was written for fundraising copywriters but is equally as applicable to us grant writers :)

August Virtual Social Hour - https://mailchi.mp/f99bc9791708/august-virtual-social-hour Join us online to chat, mix & mingle!

In case anyone is looking for some local virtual knowledge... https://www.cnmsocal.org//virtual-lunch-amp-learn-2020-sec

The Annual National Conference is online this year. No need for flights or hotel rooms! Sign up now! Nov 4-6, 2020. Choose from over 40 live and on-demand sessions. From early-career to advanced/master, the professional development sessions are designed to raise your skillset to the next level. Check out the agenda and breakout sessions offering something for all areas of the grant profession. We invite you to join us this November for the highlight of the year for the grant industry! https://grantprofessionals.org/page/annualconference

Felling stressed out? Workplace burnout isn’t just a thing to get over. It is real and recognized by the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases with real impacts on professionals everywhere. But is it real in the grants profession? And is it as rampant as it seems? Join us for a free webinar tomorrow hosted by Foundant and led by three burnout survivors and GPA colleagues -- Trish Bachman, GPC, Bethany Planton, GPC, and Johna Rodgers, GPC. https://info.foundant.com/2020-07-23GHEdWebinar-Burnoutisre

Have you registered for next week's GPA Town Hall meeting - "Grant Writing in a COVID-19 World - Tips for Survival, Success, and Sustainability"? The webinar is designed to provide new perspective from the federal and philanthropic venues, as well an understanding of the opportunities before us in this "new normal" as professional grant writers and the storytellers of our organizations. Free for all paid GPA members! Sign up at https://grantprofessionals.org/events/EventDetails.aspx

Our presenters from last week's GPA meeting on Grant Myths & Urban Legends are hosting a free webinar tomorrow, May 28th, on data collection during Covid-19. To register, please visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maintaining-data-collection-in.

Hi everyone! The California Governor's Office of Planning & Research is hosting some upcoming webinars on federal grants you might be interested in. They also send out a weekly email newsletter on new federal grant opportunities and news that anyone can register for at: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/4wi9l7p Wed, May 27, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT Grant Writing Under the Uniform Guidance Learn key grant-writing tips such as absolute priorities, selection criteria, p...roposal budgets, and other suggested language that may be useful to include in grant applications. Register at https://register.gotowebinar.com/regist/4411806205262955532 Wed, Jun 24, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT Evaluation and Logic Models This session provides an overview of the logic model, several templates, and suggested formats for measurable objectives to demonstrate performance and attainment of goals. Register at https://register.gotowebinar.com/regist/4627190637540406796

A little long, but some good info... and links to other sources of info. https://www.amplifund.com/blog/capacity-building-grants/

Don't forget to register for our virtual event next week! No traffic... you can attend from anywhere.

A good reminder for those of us who are overwhelmed with work during this crazy time... https://www.thenonprofittimes.com/grant/no-trust-not-money/

One of the resources we discussed at our January Resource Roundtable, Grammarly, is providing nonprofits with free premium memberships through the end of the year. Check it out!