Competition is fierce for grant funds. Grant-seeking organizations must be well-prepared to complete and submit grant applications. Conducting a grant feasibility study analyzes the chances of successfully securing grant funding. Essentially, it helps grant seekers determine the probability of obtaining grants by evaluating the current organizational information available. After taking this webinar, grant professionals will be better positioned to validate their organization’s grant funding potential before

This session will address how to utilize Agile ways of working (regardless of tool or framework) in your organization to significantly improve the grant seeking process.

What does a funder mean when they require you to use an evidence-based or evidence-informed program design? This session will help you learn the varying levels of evidence expected by different funders, how to find models upon which to base your program, and how to explain all of this in your application.

Learn how to use storytelling in grants beyond a simple quotation from a client. We guide you step-by-step through multiple examples with different storytelling approaches to use in your own grant applications.

Using empowering language when writing about our clients wins just as much funding as using shaming language. Plus, nonprofits that use disparaging language about their clients have poorer outcomes. In other words, there is no reason to make our clients sound poor and helpless in our writing. But how exactly do you do that? This workshop will break it down for you.

New to grant writing? Need a system to keep your sanity (or at least appear so)? I’ll share the mostly free tools I used and the system I created as a first-time grant writer and nonprofit newbie.

Grant applications are changing at the speed of light! Learn techniques to prepare successful online and paper proposals that get to the point quickly and motivate grantmakers to provide support.

Do you want to be more successful in seeking foundation grants? Of course you do! I've had candid conversions with grant makers to learn what they wish we would (and wouldn't) do as grantees. Join this session to learn how you can improve your relationships and approaches to foundations to achieve success.

In this session, participants will learn seven methods to prioritize proposals for a grant team to write as well as ways to facilitate prioritization discussions about grant opportunities beyond being deadline-driven.

We have all had to answer the “sustainability question” at one time. This session will offer grant maker insights, different ways to look at the question, and strategies for answering it.

Ever feel like you are stuck in the middle, pulled in two directions between your organization and your funder? Maybe that’s the best seat in the house! Learn how to make an impact as the middleman!

This webinar will provide an overview of the ins and outs for applying for and managing grants from pharmaceutical and medical device companies with a focus on medical education grants. Grants from pharmaceutical and medical device companies are regulated under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act and must meet requirements related to accreditation standards for continuing education which requires special handling of grant applications, use of funds, and reconciliations. The webinar will be didactic with opp

In this webinar today you will learn more about pre-planning. Including what this means, what applications are “best” to pre-plan for and effective tools for pre-planning.

Conflicts come in all shapes and sizes. You may have a disagreement with a colleague or supervisor or need to tell a client or collaborator that you think they should approach a project a different way. Learn productive strategies to manage these conflicts in a way that preserves your relationship while garnering the desired outcome.

A strategic approach to grant seeking can advance equity on campus. The session will include guidance on writing styles for equity-focused projects, and real-life examples of grants improving equity.

Learn about and discuss the GPA Code of Ethics. This version is intended for those who are full-time employed grant professionals.

One of the greatest challenges we face as grant professionals is getting the information and resources we need to craft project ideas and develop competitive proposals. This information is often spread across multiple people and departments… from finance to program managers to senior level staff and CEOs. This session will teach you what it means to manage up and across and how to do it with exercises and real-life examples. You will walk away with key tools to help you get what you, when you need it and in

In this webinar, Julia Campbell will talk about how to spread ideas with storytelling. It will focus on getting people from being passive to passionate.

This training is an overview, uniquely designed to turn your current staff, Board, and volunteer team with a heart for your mission into a fundraising powerhouse you need to succeed.

Join us for demos of the latest Census Bureau data and tools: American Community Survey, 2020 Census, data.census.gov, and Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) workforce data tools.

Getting a "no" is a tough moment. You're frustrated to lose out but also wonder why. We'll cover the top 10 reasons you get declined and what you can do to prevent it.

Many grant applications ask a sustainability question. For example, “How will you continue the program after the grant funds end?” If your answer, is “we will get more grants” you failed the test.

Have you ever gotten a call from a small business wondering if they could get grants to support startup or growth efforts? Rachel Werner, GPC, and Micki Vandeloo, GPC, will discuss the comprehensive approach they developed for one small business and some funding options for small businesses. Let’s get down to business!

A well-edited grant proposal is critical in today’s competitive landscape—even when you have little time and few resources. Learn strategies used by professional copyeditors for your next proposal.

Deadlines, outcomes, funder profiles, word limits, LOIs, reports – grant professionals have an ever-expanding list of things to keep track of. In this webinar, you’ll get some practical strategies you can implement right away to help you organize your work and keep vital information at your fingertips. *This webinar is a promotional webinar by GPA's Annual Sponsor.

Match? Cost-share? In-kind? Cash? What’s the difference and how do you demonstrate/document a match appropriately? Yes, it’s a lot of work, but it is possible to meet funder requirements without angering partners, vendors, and bosses! In this session, we’ll look at the what, when, and how of capturing matching funds or cost-share to meet your project obligations and provide a few tools to make it (nearly) seamless.

This session will present a set of concrete strategies that foundations can pursue to productively frame the public narrative around their causes (as well as what tactics they should avoid) based on the science of culture shifts.

Meaningful stakeholder engagement is involvement of constituencies as integral partners in advancing the work of organizations and institutions. As more funders embrace stakeholder engagement in the grantmaking process, what does this mean for grant seekers? In this webinar, we will explore why stakeholder engagement is integral to grant strategy and how grant professionals can help foster meaningful stakeholder engagement to support an organization’s development.

A Needs Assessment is one of the anchors of a strong and compelling proposal. The session will focus on establishing the case for funding support by presenting meaningful data, comparative statistics, vivid stories that exemplify need, and statements that demonstrate alignment to the funder’s mission and initiatives. The discussion spotlights practical techniques such as the use of tables, charts, and pictures to emphasize salient points.

Data plays a critical role in grant development: it informs the need statement, illuminates gaps in services, supports evidence-based solutions, and validates success through reporting and evaluation.

Learn about key Census Bureau data for grant applications and discover new ways to access them through live demonstrations of Data.Census.Gov and Census Business Builder!

This fast-paced interactive session will strip back the myths and mysteries surrounding the Logic Model Process ... and give you the tools and concepts you need to put the Logic Model to work for you!

With the rise of Artificial Intelligence being able to create, write and design everything from appeals to grant submissions, how do we combat the rise of the robots in order to stay relevant to the organizations we work with? Simple. While AI is capable of handling certain tasks, it is not able to possess the "soft skills" or "human skills" that are necessary to building truly deep relationships. Before the machines take over, let’s talk about it.

Write a better application by incorporating formal arguments and storytelling into a grant narrative to better engage and inform the grant reviewer. Learn how and why in this presentation! Presented in an interactive format, attendees will learn the theories for integrating arguments into their grant narratives and discuss ways they might use this technique to improve their own grant narratives. We will also review potential source for data to strengthen your application.

Learn how to understand and work effectively with fiscally sponsored nonprofit organizations.

Learn more about strategically planning out your grant proposals by defining what strategy is and what strategic planning means. And then delve into the three questions you are going to ask yourself and why this is all beneficial.

Writing with Passion and Power will ask you why are you writing in the first place, give you the ABCs of what you need to know, give tips for effective writing, give constructive feedback and focus on a “writing-positive” culture.