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GRANT PROFESSIONALS OF LOWER HUDSON

Grant Professionals of Lower Hudson, Inc. is a nonprofit organization committed to enhancing fundraising and philanthropy in the lower Hudson Valley, and more recently throughout the region, through the advancement of grantsmanship. We have members from different parts of NYS, NJ, Delaware, Maryland and other states, all of whom believe that by helping one another we will be stronger grant strategists. We build and support the non-profit community by providing grant writing education, professional development, advocacy, networking, and support for grant seekers and grant writing professionals.

GPLH members possess skills that go beyond “writing grants.” We are grant strategists. In addition to grant writing, our skill-sets include strategic thinking; prospect and field research; funder cultivation; annual grant planning; logic model and program work preparation; data collection; and nonprofit leadership development. Our professional backgrounds include private grant consultants, Development Directors, Executive Directors, and any other nonprofit role connected to grant-related funding.

WHAT WE DO

  • Increase knowledge of grant writing strategies, techniques, resources, and terminology. *GPLH is a GPCI Accepted Education provider. Learn more here.
  • Provide nonprofit organizations with answers to their questions about grant seeking.
  • Help organizations find qualified grant professionals to assist with all aspects of grant writing including planning; finding funders; review of existing proposals; editing; preparing full proposals.

  • Connect grant strategists and non-profit professionals to best practices and industry news.

  • Encourage grant strategists to practice their profession with the highest ethical standards: integrity, honesty and truthfulness.

Through these efforts, we seek to improves lives by increasing the amount of grant revenues nonprofits in our area receive.

OUR MISSION

Founded in 2008, Grant Professionals of Lower Hudson is a nonprofit grant writing education and advocacy organization operating in the lower Hudson Valley.

Our mission is to provide educational opportunities for those involved or interested in the fields of fundraising, specifically grant writing; promote high ethical grant writing standards; and raise public awareness and interest in philanthropy and charitable giving.

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MEmber BENEFITS

  Association with region's premier grant writing education organization.

  Seasoned professionals to answer your grant writing questions and provide guidance.

  Attendance at quarterly educational meetings and largest listing of grant writing jobs and consulting opportunities.

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Upcoming events

    • 04/11/2024
    • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
    • virtual

    *GPLH Connections Calls are a MEMBERS ONLY benefit.

    We are here for you!  Let's Connect!

    Every other month we host a 60-minute members-only Zoom meeting. Stay on as long as you like -- from 5 to 60 minutes.  Ask questions, share industry news, and listen and learn. We support each other!

    These calls are informal meetings, an open forum where you can ask questions, get advice from your peers, vent frustrations, support one another, and share what trends we are seeing: In short, help each other Win More Grants!

    OPEN TO ALL GPLH MEMBERS.

    Join GPLH and then you are welcome to participate in Connections Calls. 

    Zoom link will be emailed to all GPLH members.

    For more info or to submit questions ahead of time: email info.gplh@gmail.com.

    • 04/18/2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    *Full participation in the program is applicable for 1.25 GPCI Education points. Scroll down for details.

    This is a follow-up- to our September 2022 program “The Nonprofit Audit.”

    Grant writers are not necessarily financial experts, yet the applications we submit are judged not only by what we write but also the financial wellbeing of our organizations. It is important to look at the financial documents we submit, understand what is going on, and address areas of concern.

    The session will emphasize:

    • How to find and use positive information in your financial statements
    • What are several red flags you can readily spot when you review audited financials
    • How to view expenses and what impact they can have on your financial documents – i.e. ratios!
    • The fraud triangle – what is it and how you can best prevent fraud in your small nonprofit

    We will go through nonprofit financials by way of example. To make best use of the session, please send specific questions ahead of time.

    SPEAKER:

    Beth Zolkind, CPA is a recent retiree who continues to serve the not for profit sector by volunteering with her local food pantry as their treasurer, and by providing pro bono financial advice to several other not for profit organizations. Previously, Beth was the Chief Financial Officer for Centre Consortium LLC and before that, the CFO of the Robin Hood Foundation. During her 13-year tenure at Robin Hood, she enjoyed working with staff to hone their financial acuity. She trained program staff to analyze audits of nonprofits who applied for funding, and trained development staff to understand Robin Hood’s financial documents as they sought funding from donors and other grant makers. She has been described as “the ambassador of numbers” for the organizations she helps.

    Beth’s professional experience includes time as an auditor for the not-for-profit division of Arthur Anderson, controller for the Russell Sage Foundation, and a senior equity analyst. She is also an avid knitter, tennis player, and sourdough bread baker par excellence.

    Schedule:

    • 11:45 am: Announcements & Networking
    • 12 noon – 1 PM: Program

    Cost:

    • Non-members: $30
    • Members: FREE! Join GPLH today and attend this event for free!

    *Grant Professionals of Lower Hudson is a provider of presentations that have been accepted into the GPCI Accepted Education Program.

    Full participation in the above outlined presentation is applicable for indicated GPCI Education Points towards acquiring the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) or maintaining the GPC certification.

    GPCI administers the GPC, an accredited certification program that measures an individual’s ability to provide quality grant-related services within an ethical framework. GPCI accomplishes its mission through the identification of grant professionals who display outstanding expertise and ethical practices as measured by a psychometrically valid and reliable assessment tool. To learn more about GPCI, visit https://www.grantcredential.org.

    • 06/13/2024
    • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    • virtual

    *GPLH Connections Calls are a MEMBERS ONLY benefit.

    We are here for you!  Let's Connect!

    Every other month we host a 60-minute members-only Zoom meeting. Stay on as long as you like -- from 5 to 60 minutes.  Ask questions, share industry news, and listen and learn. We support each other!

    These calls are informal meetings, an open forum where you can ask questions, get advice from your peers, vent frustrations, support one another, and share what trends we are seeing: In short, help each other Win More Grants!

    OPEN TO ALL GPLH MEMBERS.

    Join GPLH and then you are welcome to participate in Connections Calls. 

    Zoom link will be emailed to all GPLH members.

    For more info or to submit questions ahead of time: email info.gplh@gmail.com.

Past events

03/07/2024 Grant Budgets
02/08/2024 GPLH Connections Call Feb. 8
01/10/2024 The Intersections of Grant Writing and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
12/14/2023 GPLH Connections Call Dec. 14
12/13/2023 Writing Workshop for Impact100 Application
12/07/2023 AI, Ethics, and Grant Writing
10/19/2023 Meet the Funders
10/04/2023 GPLH Connections Call Oct. 4
08/02/2023 GPLH Connections Call Aug. 2
07/12/2023 Giving Tuesday: Yay or Nay?
06/08/2023 Should I or Shouldn't I? Is It Worthwhile to Obtain Credentials?
06/01/2023 GPLH Connections Call June 1
05/09/2023 MacKenzie Scott Open Call Help Session
04/19/2023 GPLH Connections Call April 19
03/09/2023 Put Your Best Foot Forward: Preparing for Site Visits
02/01/2023 GPLH Connections Call February 1
01/26/2023 Measuring Outcomes
12/07/2022 GPLH Connections Call December 7
12/01/2022 Ethical Grant Management
11/02/2022 Virtual Breakfast for Consultants and Consultants-To-Be
09/28/2022 GPLH Connections Call September 28
09/22/2022 The NonProfit Audit with Beth Zolkind
06/22/2022 Virtual Breakfast for Consultants and Consultants-To-Be
06/01/2022 GPLH Connections Call June 1
05/19/2022 How’d You Find That Funder? Grant Prospecting Strategies that Will Blow your Boss’s Mind.
04/06/2022 GPLH Connections Call April 6
03/31/2022 Make It "Worth 1000 Words" - Maximizing Effectiveness of Your Graphics and Tables
02/02/2022 GPLH Connections Call
01/20/2022 GPLH Webinar: Using Social Media as Stewardship
12/01/2021 GPLH Grant Connections Call
11/18/2021 GPLH Webinar: Federal Grants
10/13/2021 Meet the Funders, October 13, 2021
07/07/2021 GPLH July Grant Connections Call
06/24/2021 GPLH Webinar: Grant Prospect Research
05/05/2021 Grant Connections Call
04/22/2021 GPLH Webinar: Demystifying Budgets
03/03/2021 Grant Connections Call
02/25/2021 GPLH Webinar: Building Relationships with Funders
12/03/2020 Grant Prospecting and Management Tools Webinar
06/17/2020 Inclusive Writing: Empowering Needs Statements & Proposals
03/20/2020 Technology Tools and Timesavers: Tips and resources to help you work more efficiently
02/27/2020 GPLH GRANT CONSULTANTS BREAKFAST
12/02/2019 Lifting the Veil on Donor Advised Funds
06/24/2019 Summer Networking Cocktail Party
05/29/2019 Using Data to Craft Compelling Grant Proposals
02/28/2019 Answering the Sustainability Question!

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