Thursday, July 26 from 6:00-8:00pm
Foundation Center: 1627 K Street NW, Third Floor, Washington DC 20006
(Farragut West: Blue, Orange, Silver; Farragut North: Red)
 
It’s a special GPA x Foundation Center collaboration! Come meet up with fellow grant professionals as we discuss innovation in the field of proposal writing. We’re keeping it casual -  no PowerPoint in sight! Instead, we’ll chat with grant all-stars Karen Norris, Kitty Wojcik, and Maggie Holmes as they share trends in the field as well as best practices. Bring your questions, conundrums, and own observations as we crowdsource wisdom from the room.
 
Schedule of the Evening:
6:00-6:30 Intentional Networking and Refreshments
6:30-7:45 Panel Discussion
7:45-8:00 Breakout Groups
 
Free for members and non-members
 
Register now through the Foundation Center

Tuesday, June 19 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Elevate Offices: 806 7th Street NW, Third Floor, Washington DC 20001
(Gallery Place Metro: Green, Red, Yellow)

Join fellow grant professionals for our latest Lunchtime Learning session on monitoring and evaluation presented by Alayna Buckner, CEO and founder of Elevate.
 
You know that understanding your organization's impact is essential — not only to achieve your mission, but also to communicate your work effectively. But programmatic monitoring and evaluation can be complicated. This workshop is for grant professionals who want to understand the fundamentals better. It will cover:

• Why monitoring and evaluation is important for every nonprofit
• What role grant professionals play in supporting M&E for their organizations
• Essential concepts like theory of change, logic model, data collection, assessment, instrument, and qualitative/quantitative data
• How a nonprofit gets started, or improves, their existing monitoring and evaluation

By the end of this Lunchtime Learning session, you will understand the purposes of evaluation, link it to your organization's goals, have concrete techniques to begin or improve your evaluation efforts, and earn GPC-eligible professional development points. Bring your questions...and your lunch!

Free for members; $15.00 for nonmembers
Register here!

Tuesday, April 3, 2018
5:30PM 
Highline RxR, 2010 Crystal Dr, Arlington, VA 22202
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Join fellow GPA members who are attending the National Grants Management Association (NGMA) Annual Grants Training in Crystal City, VA for a social happy hour.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
5:30-7:00pm
Mission (1606 20th St NW, Washington, D.C.)
Why wait until Friday to celebrate? Unwind with fellow grant professionals at Mission (just steps from Dupont Circle) for a mid-week break. We supply the snacks, you take advantage of the great Happy Hour specials. Meet new folks and catch up with colleagues by sharing conversation, laughs, and a toast!

Please RSVP here.

National Capital Area & Central Virginia Chapters of the Grant Professionals Association
​PRESENT THE

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION GRANTS CONFERENCE

“Wandering” where to go from here in the pursuit of grants amidst an ever-changing funding landscape? The National Capital Region Grants Conference will show you the way!

Grant Professional Strategies (GPS):
Successfully Navigating the Waves of Change
Friday, September, 18, 2017
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
George Mason University - Arlington Campus - Arlington, VA
Co-Hosted by the GPA National Capital Area (NCA) and Central Virginia (CVA) Chapters 

Register here: https://www.grantprofessionals.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=9/18/2017&eventid=62

Registration Rates
Early-bird NCA or CVA chapter member: $119 
Early-bird non-chapter member: $149 
Regular NCA or CVA chapter member: $159 
Regular non-chapter member: $189 
The conference will guide grant professionals and other professionals impacted by grants in navigating the waves of change brought by a new U.S. fiscal year and new executive and legislative leadership. The impact of those changes on philanthropic organizations, grant seeking, and grant management will be examined through insightful sessions including:

• Strategic targeting of potential funders and cultivating grant maker relationships
• Making a compelling case in an increasingly competitive and changing environment
• Role of collaborations in producing a grant proposal in a changing environment
• Assessing programmatic and organizational success through evaluation measurement

Featuring Keynote Address by
Glen O’Gilvie
Chief Executive Officer, Center for Nonprofit Advancement

Glen O’Gilvie will share key insights about the future funding landscape based on his nine years as
CEO of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement, one of the largest associations serving nonprofits, and over 20 years in community development, philanthropy, and nonprofit and association management.

Scheduled presenters include (subject to change)

• Cultivating Foundation Relationships: Polly Binns, Binns Drennon LLC
• From Compliance to Performance: Karen Norris, k4rnoco
• Logic Models & Evaluation Measurement: Aligning Strategy with Programs and Impact, Jana Sharp, Sharp Insights
• Organizational Planning to Manage through Change: Emma Kieran, Pilot Peak Consulting
• Serving as a Peer Reviewer and Your Writing Strategy and Approach: Karen Norris, k4rnoco and Rachel Werner, RBW Strategy
• Writing for Change: Developing Proposals in the Midst of Organizational Transformation: Debbie DiVirgilio, Faith Based Nonprofit Resource Center and Past President, Grant Professionals Association

PLUS a luncheon panel with local foundations, closing reception, and opportunities throughout the day to network with grant professional colleagues and grant makers in the journey to funding success!

Click here to register: https://www.grantprofessionals.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=9/18/2017&eventid=62

Location
George Mason University, Arlington Campus
Founders Hall
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201

Metro Station: Virginia Square (Blue/Orange/Silver lines)
Daily parking available on site: $14 for overnight hotel guests. $10 for valet day/evening parking. $5 for two hours of parking
Directions: https://www.gmu.edu/resources/welcome/Directions/Directions-to-Arlington.html

Accommodations 
Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston
4610 N. Fairfax Dr.
Arlington, VA 22203
To book your room at the special conference rate, click here: https://aws.passkey.com/e/49189819
To receive the National Capital Region Grants Conference block rate, reservations must be made by Friday, September 1, 2017
FREE shuttle to conference location

Sponsorships and Exhibitors
A variety of companies and organizations in the grants industry are sponsoring and exhibiting at the National Capital Region Grants Conference! Please contact grantsnca@gmail for more information.

For More Information
Chapter News: http://gpancachapter.blogspot.com/
Registration: https://www.grantprofessionals.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=9/18/2017&eventid=62
Conference Host Email: grantsnca@gmail.com

​The chapter board invites you to join us for an informal happy hour from 5:00-7:00 on Tuesday, August 15 at McCormick and Schmick's Restaurant (1652 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006).

We will provide an update on the upcoming regional and national conferences, welcome new members, and hear any summer grant proposal war stories! As we did last year, we will get a table in the bar area on the right side of the restaurant. Please send a message to grantsnca@gmail.com if you will attend so that we can appropriately save space. 

The GPA-National Capital Area chapter, in cooperation with the Foundation Center, is pleased to host this professional development workshop!   
    
Tuesday, June 06, 2017 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm  ET                                  
Foundation Center
1627 K Street NW, Third Floor 
Washington, DC 20006-1708
Free  Registration
    
Are you often asked by funders and board leadership about the success and impact of your nonprofit programs? Do you struggle with the best methods and approaches to gather data to appropriately and accurately assess the quality and effectiveness of your programs? This session will take a deeper dive into nonprofit evaluation to determine the best systems and tools to use to collect data on your programs, when to apply them and how to engage others in the process. Let's take the mystery of the evaluation measurement so that you develop a toolkit of resources that you can use immediately after attending this session.  

Learning Objectives:

• Identify essential evaluation tools and resources (logic models, digital surveys, observations, databases and analysis tools);
• Know when and how to use tools appropriately and creatively;
• And, work effectively in engaging organizational stakeholders and community members around evaluation activities.

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About the Presenter:
Kevin Trimell Jones, MEd, MPH
For over 15 years, Kevin Jones has worked to build the capacity of residents, students, organizations and government stakeholders to design, implement and evaluate community-based strategies that make a profound influence on the communities that they serve. Currently serving as the Chief of Programs for the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative, Kevin is responsible for identifying and nurturing program development opportunities. He places strong emphasis on the collection and analysis of data to drive strategy. From the identification of service gaps, to the building of strategic partnerships, Kevin’s leadership ensures the quality and timely delivery of all DCPNI programs.