Katherine F.H. Heart, GPC, M.Ed. has 22 years of experience providing social mission-driven grant services to nonprofit organizations in Western PA including 16 years offering 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 with JulieAnna Carsen, GPC (JVG Synergies, LLC, Arizona) and developing a GPA webinar, published strategy paper, and eBook to guide future study groups, and in 2022 for volunteering as a GPC Ambassador with others across the nation.
Grantepreneur: Getting Started in a Grant Career and Business is Katherine’s highly reviewed award-winning book providing a complete guide to the growing grant profession, including “10-Steps to Get Hired” for early career grant pros and start-up freelancers. Purchase signed copies at https://heartresources.net/store. Group purchases of 3 or more books receive a free 30-minute virtual introduction and Q&A session.
Available Services:
Comprehensive Grant Services - Heart Resources LLC is registered as a Fundraising Counsel with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations to provide grant services to nonprofit organizations in the Commonwealth. Pre/post-award services include annual grant planning and consultation, public and private funder research for programs, capital, and operating support, proposal writing, grant budget development, post-award external monitoring, and report writing. Katherine provides federal grant reviews in areas of subject matter expertise and prepares Request for Proposals (RFP) for funders.
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 full 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 grant applications. Participants receive targeted training, work plans, proposal reviews, coaching, and suggested edits. This targeted feedback has assisted high-stakes quick-turnaround grant applications to be funded. In 2023-24, she served as a mentor for the GPA Mentor Match Program and the Catalysts for Community (C4C) Program led by the GPA Arkansas Chapter and funded by the Walton Family Foundation.
Train-the-Grant Trainer Service - Katherine equips experienced grant professionals to provide grant training presentations. In 2024, she provided a recorded webinar, guide, and tools for GPC Ambassadors and GPA Chapter Leaders to offer free GPC Study Groups sponsored by the Grant Professionals Certification Institute.
Social Benefit Work:
Katherine has volunteered her expertise and time to local community projects and contributed to publications and webinars for the grant profession.
She is a Co-Facilitator and GPC Ambassador for the Grant Café, a free monthly meetup providing “hot grant topics, speakers, and networking.” In collaboration with colleagues, the Grants Cafe has grown to 1000+ members since 2016. Heart Resources, LLC sponsors a portion of the platform fee allowing everyone interested in learning about grants to participate in monthly sessions free of charge 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 organizational and professional needs and contact us!
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