Beyond the Grant: Building Your Professional Circle | Instrumentl Workshop скачать в хорошем качестве

Beyond the Grant: Building Your Professional Circle | Instrumentl Workshop

Grants work can be isolating — especially for consultants, small-shop fundraisers, and remote professionals. But it doesn’t have to be. Join Shavonn Richardson, President of the Grant Professionals Association, and Instrumentl for a session exploring the power of professional community in sustaining, growing, and transforming your grant career. Whether you're looking to deepen your network, find your people, or simply explore what’s out there, this event is for you. 🎯 In this session, you’ll: Hear from Shavonn Richardson on the power of professional communities in grant careers Learn how to evaluate and choose the right professional communities Walk away with actionable tips for building and nurturing a network that opens doors to funding, partnerships, and career growth ⚡️ Go here to register for our future free grants workshops: https://events.instrumentl.com/ About Our Speakers: Shavonn Richardson | Founder and CEO | Think and Ink Grants Consulting Shavonn has over 20 years of experience as a grant writer, nonprofit leader, grantmaker, and federal grants reviewer. She started her career as co-founder of the nonprofit organization, Blue Flowers Org, after losing her grandfather to prostate cancer. Shavonn also worked as a Corporate Social Responsibility Program Manager for a corporate foundation, reviewing over $1.3 million in grant applications annually. Now, as Founder and CEO at Think and Ink Grant Consulting®, Shavonn leverages her experience as both a nonprofit leader and grantmaker to help organizations transform their grant-seeking strategies. She and her team provide customized, real-world solutions to help organizations "think" strategically and "ink" winning grant proposals. Shavonn is also a Forbes-published author, speaker, and industry voice on LinkedIn through her bi-weekly newsletter, Get.Grants.Better.® Shavonn holds a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) credential - an achievement earned by fewer than 1,000 grant professionals nationwide. Administered by the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI), the GPC certification is based on rigorous standards and ongoing research to meet the real-world demands of grant professionals. She is also a GPA Approved Trainer, demonstrating a grant professional skillset as well-prepared, credible, and skilled in helping people build their grant knowledge base. Shavonn is a member of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA). ​Shavonn is committed to giving back to the grant professionals industry. She currently serves as the national President of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) and was the past Vice President. She has volunteered as the Corporate Giving/Sponsorships and Grants Chair for the Junior League of Atlanta. In 2017, she was recognized as an Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Diversity Fellow. In 2023, she received the "Business Women to Watch" Award from the Atlanta Business League. Connect with Shavonn Richardson: https://www.thinkandinkgrants.com/   / shavonnrichardson   Shailee Shah | Events and Community Manager | Instrumentl Shailee helps organizations grow their impact through thoughtful, educational programming. As an Events and Community Manager at Instrumentl, she helps create workshops and peer-driven experiences that connect grantseekers with the tools and insights they need to succeed. Previously, she developed learning programs for small business leaders and marketers, which gave her an appreciation for the challenges (and opportunities) of doing a lot with limited resources! Connect with Shailee Shah: https://instrumentl.com/ ⚡️ Instrumentl Partner Webinars are collaborations between Instrumentl and its community partners to provide free educational workshops for grant professionals. Our goal is to tackle a problem grant professionals often have to solve, while also sharing different ways Instrumentl’s platform can help grant writers win more grants.