Katherine F.H. Heart, GPC, M.Ed. has 23 years of experience providing social mission-driven grant services to nonprofit organizations in Western PA, including 17 years presenting grant training regionally and nationally through Heart Resources LLC.
Katherine earned the Grant Professional Certified (GPC) credential in 2013 and was named the first Approved Trainer by the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) in 2014. She was honored with the President's Award from the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI) in 2019 for facilitating the first nationwide Virtual GPC Study Group and developing a GPA webinar, published strategy paper, and eBook to guide future study groups with JulieAnna Carsen, GPC. In 2022, she shared the President’s Award for volunteer service with other GPC Ambassadors nationwide. In 2024, Katherine received the Pauline G. Annarino Award from GPCI for her efforts in developing future GPC Study Group leaders, including sharing a free webinar and resources for conducting future GPC Study Groups.
Grantepreneur: Getting Started in a Grant Career and Business is Katherine’s highly reviewed, award-winning book, which provides a complete guide to the growing grant profession, including “10 Steps to Get Hired” for early career grant professionals and freelancers. Purchase signed copies at https://heartresources.net/store.
Available Services:
Comprehensive Grant Services - Heart Resources LLC is registered as a Fundraising Counsel with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Charitable Organizations to provide grant services to nonprofit organizations in the Commonwealth. Pre/post-award services for grant seekers include annual grant planning and consultation, public and private funder research, proposal writing, grant budget development, post-award external monitoring, and grant report writing. Katherine also offers RFP development and grant review services for foundations. Katherine provides state and federal grant reviews in areas of subject matter expertise.
Grant Training Services - Regional and national nonprofit organizations can request in-person and virtual workshops and courses to improve grant knowledge, skills, and performance from a GPA Approved Trainer with a comprehensive curriculum of peer-reviewed courses. All content is aligned with the nationally recognized competencies and skills of the grant profession.
Grant Train-Coach-Mentor Service - Katherine assists grant staff and teams in building grant competencies and skills in real-time using their pending draft applications. Participants receive targeted training, work plans, proposal reviews, coaching, and suggested edits. This targeted feedback has assisted high-stakes, quick-turnaround grant applications in receiving major funding.
Train-the-Grant Trainer Service - Katherine equips grant and fundraising professionals with shared slides and feedback to provide grant presentations.
Social Benefit Work:
Katherine has volunteered her expertise to local community projects, contributed to publications, and presented webinars for the grant profession. In 2025, she is serving on the Board of Directors of Write Pittsburgh and the ELCA Southwestern PA Synod Mission Endowment Fund.
She is a Co-Facilitator and GPC Ambassador for the Grant Café, a free monthly meetup that provides “hot grant topics, speakers, and networking” in collaboration with colleagues. The Grants Café has grown to 1,000+ members since 2016. Heart Resources, LLC sponsors a portion of the platform fee, allowing everyone interested in learning about grants to participate at http://www.meetup.com/grants-professionals-of-western-pa.
Requesting Services: Please review the full list of grant services and grant training options to find the fit with your professional needs and contact us!
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