Registration is Now Closed. Walk-Up Registration Will be Available the Day of the Event at the United Way of Greater Houston.
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In Person Opportunity
Local photographer Pin Lim will hold mini headshot sessions on-site at the conference. The headshots will be professionally edited, and the cost is only $20! Invitations to sign up will be emailed, but if you want more information now, email Miranda.Morris@houstontx.gov. Sessions are limited!
In Person Opportunity
This year we will hold an after conference networking event. Meet us at Verde Green for Tex Mex, a margarita, and to chat with in person presenters and attendees!
Johna Rodgers, GPC
Keynote Address
My Boss is Going to Hell or Jail
Kate Dearing Fowler
Lunch Speaker
Trends in Foundation Giving: What Grant Writers Need to Know
Dr. Beverly Browning
Closing Session
The W’s of our Profession (Who do you see in the mirror?)
Dr. Tracy Butler – The Art of Prospecting: How to Find the Right Grants for Your Organization
Autumn Keck – The Grant Cycle: How to Elevate Your Grant Before You Hit Submit
Scot Scala – Best Practices for the Grant Professional in Managing the Post-Grant Award Phase
Rachel Werner – Building a Strong Grants Compliance Team
Joyce Akins – The Case for Collaboration
Allison Boyd, GPC, Amanda Day, GPC, & Kimberly Hays de Muga, GPC – Starting and Growing Your Consultancy
Kara Mostowy – It’s Like Herding Cats: Become a Grants Management Expert
Linda Beeman, GPC, Olivia Smith-Daughtery, GPC, Stacy Fitzsimmons, GPC, & Johna Rodgers, GPC – Ethics Panel: Ethics Today and for the Future
Miranda Morris & Leah Knoble – Data – It’s Not Only a Character in Star Trek
Rachel Werner – Building a Strong Grants Compliance Team
Patrina Pelton-Smith –How to Guide Non-Profit Organizations to Grant Readiness
Allison Boyd, GPC – Strategies for Identifying, Pursuing, Receiving, and Managing Federal Grants
Stacy Fitzsimmons, GPC – Getting to Go/No-Go: Soothing the Agony with a Decision Matrix