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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

    • 10/09/2025
    • 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.

    • 10/15/2025
    • 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    • 360 Hamilton Ave, White Plains - 1st floor auditorium
    Register

    Meet the Funders, held in partnership with ADO

    Join us for this special event presented in partnership with Association of Development Officers (ADO).  Meet the Funders features a panel of foundation and corporate program officers to learn how you can strengthen your applications and your relationships with funders. Meet the Funders is your chance to hear directly from the people who read the grants we submit.

    Panelists will share how to make proposals stand out, their thoughts about AI, and shifts in government funding, pet peeves and more.  After the moderator engages with panelists, there will time for general audience questions. You are welcome to submit questions ahead of time to: info.GPLH@gmail.com

    Panelists: (In Formation)

    • Kara McLoughlin, President of Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation

    • Lauren Perkins, Program Director of Westchester Office of the New York Community Trust

    • Gabrielle Calabrese, Vice President, Charitable Foundation Senior Regional Program Officer at M&T Bank

    ABOUT OUR PANELISTS:


    Kara McLoughlin, Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation

    Kara McLoughlin is the new president of the Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation (5 months in!).  For the prior 18 years, she was the executive director of the Patrina Foundation, a family foundation supporting girls’ and women’s social and education programs across the Metro-New York area.  Outside of work, Kara has been an active volunteer in her community for 20 years, volunteering with local nonprofit and civic organizations.  

    Lauren Perkins, Westchester Office of the New York Community Trust

    Lauren Perkins is a program director in the Westchester office of The New York Community Trust. She oversees The Trust's grantmaking in Westchester that is focused on early childhood education, youth development, basic human needs and self-sufficiency, and health. Lauren also manages the Westchester Index, an equity-focused community data project. Previously, Lauren held leadership roles in public education at the Great Oaks Foundation, the Fund for Public Schools, and the New York City Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Readiness. Lauren earned a B.A. in Sociology from Hamilton College and an M.A. in International Educational Development from Teachers College, Columbia University.

    Gabrielle Calabrese, M&T Bank

    Cost:

    • Non-members: $40
    • Members: FREE! Join GPLH today and attend this event for free!

    *Registration required by October 8th, cancelations required by October 9th.

    • 12/11/2025
    • 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.

Past events

08/21/2025 DAFs Demystified: Unlocking the Philanthropic Power of Donor Advised Funds
08/14/2025 GPLH Connections Call August 14, 2025
06/18/2025 Unlocking NYS Funding: Understanding the Consolidated Funding Application
06/12/2025 GPLH Connections Call June 12, 2025
05/15/2025 Consultants Virtual Breakfast
04/24/2025 Digital Innovation - please note date change
04/10/2025 GPLH Connections Call April 10, 2025
02/13/2025 GPLH Connections Call February 13, 2025
01/09/2025 No Unsolicited Proposals: How to Get That Date to the Grant Prom
12/17/2024 Writing Workshop for Impact100 Application
12/12/2024 GPLH Connections Call December 12, 2024
10/10/2024 GPLH Connections Call October 10, 2024
09/19/2024 Earmarks and How to Prepare the Ask
09/12/2024 Virtual Breakfast for Consultants
08/15/2024 Brand Storytelling for Your Organization
08/08/2024 GPLH Connections Call August 8, 2024
06/13/2024 GPLH Connections Call June 13, 2024
06/05/2024 Unlocking NYS Funding: Understanding the Consolidated Funding Application
04/18/2024 Nonprofit Numbers: Using Financial Statements to Get Grants
04/11/2024 GPLH Connections Call April 11, 2024
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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