Join us for the Annual Utah Grant Conference: themed “Charting a Roadmap to Success”. Our conference is the state’s premier gathering for grant professionals, nonprofit leaders, funders, and public agencies. This one-day event brings together changemakers from across Utah to share knowledge, build relationships, and strengthen the state’s funding landscape.

Through expert-led sessions, insightful panels, and practical workshops, attendees will gain tools to improve grant readiness, write more competitive proposals, connect with funders, and manage awards effectively. Whether you're new to grants or a seasoned professional, this conference offers valuable insights, networking opportunities, and resources to help you advance your mission.

Key Topics will include:

• Navigating AI in the Grants Profession

• Key insights from state and federal leaders

• Grantmaker panels

• Networking with funders, consultants, and fellow practitioners

Together, we’re building a more connected, informed, and grant-ready Utah.

Register today by visiting https://grantprofessionals.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1983799&group=

Make sure to register before September 1st to take advantage of early bird pricing!

Early Bird Pricing - Aug 11 - September 1, 2025
GPA Members - $100
Non-Members - $120

Standard Pricing - September 2 - September 11, 2025
GPA Members - $110
Non-Members - $130

Identifying Key Points in a Proposal Narrative aka What Pops? by Elizabeth Christensen – Proposal Development Specialist at Utah State University and GPA Utah Chapter President

Chapter Webinar: Navigating the GPA Website and Accessing GPA Educational Webinars presented by Shelley Wales, GPA Chapter Relations Manager. Zoom link coming soon

Register on the GPA website

Register on the GPA Website

Learn how to catch your reviewer's eye as they read your grant application narrative. What do you most want reviewers to notice so that your application answers all their questions and clearly meets all the solicitation criteria. Make your application stand out!

Speaker: Elizabeth Christensen, President, Utah GPA Chapter

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Registrants will receive the Zoom link via email.

Even the best written emotional appeals are not enough to create a compelling proposal narrative. Attendees of this interactive presentation will learn how to make sure a proposal’s narrative and budget tell the same story and effectively communicate needs, as well as to inform program design and success metrics.

Speaker: Laura Chynoweth, CEO, Granted Fundraising Consultants

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Registrants will receive the Zoom link via email.

Census Bureau data provides key indicators and data points for including in a grant proposal. This hands-on, step-by-step workshop will help you successfully navigate key data tools to capture the information you need to support your grant writing. You will be guided through these tools: Community Resilience Estimates; My Community Explorer; and OnTheMap.

Register Here.

Cost: Free (but space is limited, and you must register to receive the link)

Location: Virtual (Zoom link will be provided to registrants.)

Optional Pre-Work: Watch “Using Census Bureau Data for Grant Writing”

Friday, March 20,  8:30 am - 4 pm
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
GPA Members: $50, All Others: $75 - Register by February 21 and save $10!
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Join us for our annual Spring Grants Conference! Grant professionals of all experience levels and backgrounds are invited. The U.S. Census Bureau will present two breakout sessions. Other sessions will focus on grant basics for beginners, project management, overcoming silos in grants administration, and aligning grant funding with other types of giving. Our keynote speaker, Lisa Arnette of Pathway Associates, will discuss “Persuasive Writing for Grant Professionals.”

Join us for a great day of learning and networking at the Sixth Annual Spring Grants Conference in Cedar City, Utah. The conference features workshops suited for grant professional at all levels of experience and in all areas. Topics including persuasive writing, evaluation and logic models, developing successful grant proposals, and more!

The cost is $50 for Utah GPA members and $75 for all others. Save $10 if you register by February 22.

Register at this link.

Whether you’ve been a grant professional for decades or are just getting started, you probably have some (or many) questions about grants. Bring your questions to our roundtable discussion on Friday, December 7, where grant professionals of all experience levels and backgrounds will be available to help answer them. We’ll also recap the 2018 GPA National Conference. Those who attended will share lessons learned, handouts, and other resources that may provide the answers to your grant-related questions.

There is no cost for this event. Bring a lunch and join us! Please RSVP at the link below so that we can get a headcount.

RSVP Here! December Brown Bag

Do logic models make you feel logically challenged? Are you seeking a way to tell your grantors, program officers, or even donors/constituents about your program in a visually appealing way? Come learn about logic models with us! During this lunch and learn, you will be able to dive into what a logic model is, the how/when/where of using a logic model, and a detailed breakdown of the different components of a logic model. You will then put your skills to practice through hands-on application. This workshop will give you the opportunity to brainstorm with fellow attendees on a potential logic model for your program/project, and you will leave feeling less logically challenged!

11:00 - 11:15 am (check-in and registration), 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. (workshop)

Cost: $14 - U-GPA members, $25 - Non U-GPA Members

To register, go to: https://www.grantprofessionals.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=11/14/2018&eventid=289

Bring your proposals and best editing skills as we help each other improve our proposals during this grant writing workshop, presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Grant Professionals Association. This will be a hands-on workshop where you'll come away with concrete advice for your most pressing grant-writing needs.

This is a free, brown bag event, so just bring your lunch and join us! RSVP to Lindsay Nelson at Lindsay.nelson@eccles.utah.edu. 

Our annual meeting will be held on October 4. We will conduct chapter business, elect officers, and discuss the upcoming year. We will also have a presentation on using GPA GrantZone. Lunch will be provided. Chapter members who cannot attend in person are encouraged to attend electronically. Please contact Emily Peterson (Emily.Peterson@snow.edu) for more information.

We will be electing a secretary and a treasurer for two-year terms. If you are interested in one of these positions or in participating in a committee, please contact Katy Shoemaker by September 24 at katelynshoemaker7@gmail.com.

Register by October 1, 2018. To register please click here!

Have you considered starting a consulting business but wondered whether an introvert is cut out for this career? When you think about selling your services, does the idea have you breaking out in cold sweats? Well, the stereotypes are wrong. Don't tell the extroverts, but being an introvert might actually make you a better consultant and ... drum roll please ... even better at sales.

Join two veteran consultants--and Myers-Briggs-certified introverts--as they present a fast-paced session about what they have learned from the research and from their own experience. (They might even have a tip or two for you extroverts who want to come over and see what the cool kids are doing.)

Cost: FREE to GPA members, $30 for all others
Click here to register

Utah has established a reputation for a positive regulatory environment and has
attracted many financial institutions. The Utah Department of Financial Institutions reports that it regulates 135 banks, credit unions, industrial banks, and more. Under the terms of the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act, these businesses must prove they are helping meet the needs of their local community. Understanding financial institutions’ priorities,  and how their regulatory requirements may benefit your organization, can help you create a targeted grants strategy.

This presentation will cover the following information:
- Community Reinvestment Act Overview
- FDIC Requirements of CRA
- Types of CRA Grants

Our presenter, Aimee McConkie, is the Managing Director for the Utah Financial
Services Foundation (UFSF). UFSF supports industrial bank officers by
implementing their initiatives and providing career development opportunities.

Price: $12 Utah GPA Members, $25 All Others
Price includes lunch.

To register, please go to: https://www.grantprofessionals.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=5/23/2018&eventid=211

Please note the new Utah Nonprofits Association location! 

Utah Nonprofits Association Offices
NEW LOCATION
4900 Highland Drive, Suite B
(upper floor of Mountain America Credit Union)
Salt Lake City, UT 84117

Are You Ready for Workspace? 

Have you been receiving messages from Grants.gov for the past several months telling you to get ready for the transition to Workspace? On December 31, Grants.gov retired the legacy PDF application package as the method to apply for a federal grant. If you were left wondering what to do, join the Utah Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association for an informal training session. Using the Grants.gov training video and guided by local experts, you'll become a wizard at using Workspace, the new Grants.gov application process. 

To register, please go to: 

https://www.grantprofessionals.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=4/18/2018&eventid=202

For Questions, please contact: 

Emily Peterson
Email: Emily.Peterson@snow.edu
Phone: 435-283-7072

Join grant professionals from throughout the state for our Fifth Annual Southern Utah Grants Conference on Friday, March 9 from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m, at the Festival Hall in Cedar City, 105 N 100 E. 

This day-long event will feature workshops for grant professionals from all fields and all levels of experience. Topics will include grant fundamentals, evaluation and data, grant applications from a reviewer’s perspective, and professional development.

An optional afternoon roundtable discussion from 2:45-4:30 will give attendees a chance to ask questions and share expertise related to the grant profession.

Utah GPA Members: $35 All Others: $50 until February 23 and $60 after February 23 Full refunds will be issued until March 5 at noon. After that point, no refunds will be issued.

To register, please click here!

For any questions please reach out to: 

Emily Peterson, Utah Chapter Treasurer
Email: Emily.Peterson@snow.edu
Phone: 435-283-7072

Join the Utah Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association for an exciting training, Ten Tips in 10 Minutes. This training is tailored to grant or development professionals that can be useful for any career level. 

Cost is $10 for Utah GPA Chapter members, and $25 for non-members, this cost includes lunch. 

To register go to: https://www.grantprofessionals.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=1%2F10%2F18&eventid=161

For questions, please contact: 

Katy Shoemaker, GPC

Utah Chapter Vice President

katelynshoemaker7@gmail.com

610.342.5198

Join the Utah GPA Chapter in a brown-bag round-table lunch discussion! This round-table members who attended the national conference will share their materials and lessons learned. 

This is a bring your own lunch meeting, no lunch will be provided. 

Registration to open in early November 2017. 

For questions, please contact: 

Katy Shoemaker, GPC

Utah Chapter Vice President 

katelynshoemaker7@gmail.com 

610.342.5198