One of the greatest challenges we face as grant professionals is getting the information and resources needed 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 youth what it means to manage up and across, and how to do it with exercises and real-life examples. We will discuss in-depth two specific management tools that can help you effectively manage others during the project development phase and through proposal completion to help everyone succeed.

Presenter:
Tracey Diefenbach has 13 years of experience in the grants profession, including researching, writing, managing and reporting on federal, state and local grants, national and local foundations and corporate grants. She serves as the Director of Grants at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri for over eight years and previously worked contractually for numerous non-profits, specializing in youth services. She holds GPC certification, serves on the board for the St. Louis GPA chapter, and reviews federal grants for Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth and Family Services. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. 
 

Skill Level:
Early-Career
Mid-Career

Learning Track: 
Proposal Development/Communication Strategies

GPC Competencies:
Strategies for effective program and project design and development
Practices and services that raise the level of professionalism of grant developers