Welcome to the Oregon & SW Washington Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association
GPA is an international membership organization with over 1,800 members. Our mission is to build and support a community of grant professionals committed to serving the greater public good. We are a supportive professional community open to anyone involved with grants planning, writing, research or management. Grant Professionals Association of Oregon & SW Washington hosts regular meetings and events, which will help you further your professional career.
CHAPTER MEETING (VIRTUAL DISCUSSION): Grants in the Time of COVID-19
Date: Wednesday June 17
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
To Join: A virtual meeting link using Zoom or similar technology will be emailed prior to the meeting and posted on our website (https://www.gpanorthwest.org).
Program: Grants in the Time of COVID-19
How has the coronavirus impacted your grants work? Join us for an open discussion with fellow local grant professionals about grants in the era of COVID-19. We'll discuss topics such as writing and submitting grants while working remotely, pandemic-related grant opportunities, changes to current grants/projects, funder relationships and responses to COVID-19, and developing your grants plan going forward.
Cost: Free
RSVP: Please let us know if you plan to attend. RSVP to gpanorthwest1@gmail.com by June 15, 2020.
CHAPTER MEETING (WEBINAR): Advanced Storytelling
Date: Wednesday August 26
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
To Join: We will email and post the Zoom meeting link approximately 1 month before the meeting.
Program: Advanced StorytellingThis session will teach you how to use storytelling in grants beyond a simple quotation from a client. We will walk you step-by-step through multiple examples with different storytelling approaches for you to utilize in your own grant applications.
Presenter: Diane H. Leonard
Diane H. Leonard, GPC, CSPO, CSM is a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) and Approved Trainer of the Grant Professionals Association. Diane is also a Certified Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Product Owner.
Since 2006, Diane and her team have secured more than $61.9 million dollars in competitive grant awards for the clients of DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services. She is an active member of the Grant Professionals Association.
When not working with her team on grant applications for clients, Diane can be found in the 1000 Islands, out for a run, or drinking a strong cup of coffee.
Cost: Free
RSVP: We will ask for RSVPs after we send the meeting notice in late July.
Date: Wednesday June 17
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
To Join: A virtual meeting link using Zoom or similar technology will be emailed prior to the meeting and posted on our website (https://www.gpanorthwest.org).
Program: Grants in the Time of COVID-19
How has the coronavirus impacted your grants work? Join us for an open discussion with fellow local grant professionals about grants in the era of COVID-19. We'll discuss topics such as writing and submitting grants while working remotely, pandemic-related grant opportunities, changes to current grants/projects, funder relationships and responses to COVID-19, and developing your grants plan going forward.
Cost: Free
RSVP: Please let us know if you plan to attend. RSVP to gpanorthwest1@gmail.com by June 15, 2020.
CHAPTER MEETING (WEBINAR): Advanced Storytelling
Date: Wednesday August 26
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
To Join: We will email and post the Zoom meeting link approximately 1 month before the meeting.
Program: Advanced StorytellingThis session will teach you how to use storytelling in grants beyond a simple quotation from a client. We will walk you step-by-step through multiple examples with different storytelling approaches for you to utilize in your own grant applications.
Presenter: Diane H. Leonard
Diane H. Leonard, GPC, CSPO, CSM is a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) and Approved Trainer of the Grant Professionals Association. Diane is also a Certified Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Product Owner.
Since 2006, Diane and her team have secured more than $61.9 million dollars in competitive grant awards for the clients of DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services. She is an active member of the Grant Professionals Association.
When not working with her team on grant applications for clients, Diane can be found in the 1000 Islands, out for a run, or drinking a strong cup of coffee.
Cost: Free
RSVP: We will ask for RSVPs after we send the meeting notice in late July.
