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What does it Really Take to Make it as a Grants Consultant?

When:

June 3, 2019 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

2019-06-03T09:00:00-04:00

2019-06-03T17:00:00-04:00

Where:

College of the Holy Cross
1 College Street Worcester
MA 01610

Cost:

TBD

Contact:

Larisa Pazmino

This is a conference session of the New England Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association, held June 3, 2019 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. The theme of this year’s New England regional conference is The Grant Professional’s Journey: Developing Your Career Roadmap

What does it Really Take to Make it as a Grants Consultant?

Becoming a grants consultant seems like the ideal life! The thought of freedom without prescribed work hours or a boss looking over your shoulder is extremely appealing. You can set your own hours and choose your work assignments as an independent contractor. Thanks in part to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the advances in technology it brings, becoming a member of the gig economy is even easier.

Independent contractors of any type must be prepared for shifts to their lifestyle, income levels, and time. One minute you are flying high on meeting deadlines and others pondering what will you do when you don’t have any assignments in the pipeline. In this session, we will discuss the realities of working for yourself, the ebb and flow of seeking and obtaining assignments, hiring sub-contractors, keeping clients, and marketing.

This is a fun, dynamic session that combines lecture and discussion. While it does not focus on the mechanics of starting a business such as filing for an LLC or DBA and contract language, it will concentrate on what it takes to be a successful consultant. Attendees will learn the following:

Discovering then capitalizing on your entrepreneurial spirit
Developing business skills to lead rather than follow
Obtaining clients and keeping them
Dealing with the inconsistency of assignments and unpredictable income
Hiring sub-contractors instead of employees
Marketing your services that will eventually lead to word-of-mouth recommendations

Those in attendance will benefit as follows:

Identifying key traits of successful consultants
Selecting and managing clients
Determining your niche
Exceeding client expectations

The Write Source, LLC is now a member of the prestigious Association of Philanthropic Counsel (APC). This group of independent and small consulting firms throughout the U.S. promotes best practices and upholds ethical standards in their delivery of professional philanthropic services to nonprofit organizations. As we have for 26 years, we will continue to maintain our high standards that clearly reflect the APC Code of Ethics and Principles of Practice.

Fellow grants consultant, Jana Jane Hexter recently blogged What Your Attitude to Jigsaw Puzzles Says about Your Capacity for Grant Writing with excerpts from her book, Grant Writing Revealed: 25 Experts Share Their Art, Science, and Secrets. In her post, she quotes four grant consultants, including our Diane Gedeon-Martin, about their puzzle-solving approach to grant writing.

You can access the webinar Diane Gedeon-Martin conducted for The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International on March 13, 2019, entitled 21st Century Grant Applications: Brief and to the Point. Visit our Webinars for Purchase page for more information.

We are proud to welcome our 278th client, The Art League of Alexandria, Virginia. In July 2019, we welcomed back a client that we worked with 10 years ago: Drexel University, The College of Computing and Informatics (formerly the iSchool), Philadelphia, PA.

mHub Chicago received a $300,000 three-year Seed Fund Support (SFS) grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program to launch its Accelerated Incubation program and the Product Impact Fund.

The Village for Families and Children in Hartford, Connecticut received a $675,000 five-year grant ($135,000 per year) from the Connecticut State Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers program. This grant will support the development of the Rawson Elementary After-School Program (REAP).

The Jewish Association for Community Living in Hartford, Connecticut received a $100,000 grant from the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management’s Nonprofit Grant Program. It was one of 92 out of 407 eligible applications to receive a grant. They will use the funds to purchase four new mini-vans to transport residents from its group homes to various sites to receive services and engage in activities.

Childhelp in Phoenix, Arizona received the only $1.0 million, two-year discretionary grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children, Youth, and Families for the Best Practices for the Use of Text and Chat-Based Technology in Child Maltreatment. They will expand and enhance their current text and chat-based hotline to create a nationwide system.

Be sure to visit our Grant Award News page for more information about these and other awards our clients received.

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