Katherine FH Heart, GPC, M.Ed. is a GPA Approved Trainer with 17 years of grant course development and training experience. Katherine presents in plain language and regularly updates content for regional and national trends.
Due to concerns about the unauthorized sharing of client-privileged information across AI platforms, Katherine utilizes only the Grammarly-Free App to correct the grammar, spelling, punctuation, and readability of grant proposals and training materials.
Click on the links below to view the course descriptions and specific topics. Organizations can request customized webinars and workshops on the Contact page.
See the Eventspage for upcoming and recent presentations.
Grant Train-Coach-Mentor Service: Katherine utilizes this approach alongside the grant courses (described above) to build the capacity of nonprofit grant teams to complete competitive proposals. Use the Contact page to start the conversation by describing organizational needs and training preferences.
Katherine offers mentoring via private video calls and emails to participants in the GPA Mentor Match Program.
Katherine has provided grant presentations, webinars, and courses for the following organizations from 2008 to the present.
American Therapeutic Recreation Association
Association of Fundraising Professionals-Western PA Chapter
Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh-Nonprofit Resource Center (Basic and Advanced Proposal Writing and other grant workshops, 2009-2019)
Carnegie Mellon University
Catalysts for Community (C4C) Program (First-Time Federal Grant Seekers provided to an Arkansas nonprofit to apply for and manage grant awards while creating a pipeline of future nonprofit leaders. The GPA Arkansas Chapter organized the project with partial funding from the Walton Family Foundation)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh
Community College of Allegheny County (Grant curriculum development and grant courses, 2009-2011, 2022)
Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery
Coro Center for Civic Leadership
East Suburban Citizen Advocacy
Emerging Philanthropy Conference sponsored by AFP/PPGC
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Mission Sustainability Cohorts in Beaver PA, Toledo OH, Fargo ND, San Francisco CA, Southwest Washington State, and Baltimore MD (2016-2020). National Grant Seeking and Proposal Writing Webinar provided for ELCA Mission Development and Sustainability (2025).
Grant Professionals Association Annual Conference & Webinars
Grant Professionals Association-Western PA Chapter
University of Pittsburgh: English Department, Global Studies Department, Graduate School of Social Work, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Mid-Atlantic Region
VisionServe Alliance
Volunteers of America in Pennsylvania - Working Order Program
The GPA Approved Trainer designation is based on an application containing grant course descriptions, learning objectives, competencies/skills list, and positive references of teaching skills from participants. Renewal of the application is required every three years.
The GPC is the only grant credential recognized by a nationally-accredited body and confirms mastery of the knowledge and practice of grantsmanship through formal validated testing. The GPC has become an industry standard attesting to qualifications and experience better than any college degree or grant training certificate. On May 31, 2019, the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) granted accreditation to the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI) and the GPC credential for demonstrating compliance with the NCCA Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs.
The GPC credentialing process involves independent verification of awarded grants, years of grants experience, and references prior to taking the multiple choice and written exam. Maintaining the credential requires upholding ethical standards and accumulating over 100 CEUs by providing grant services and participating in professional development and volunteer service. Renewal is required every 3 years. Verify Katherine FH Heart, GPC at www.grantcredential.org.
In 2022, Katherine FH Heart, GPC, M.Ed., was a provider of grant training courses that were approved by the GPCI Accepted Education Program. Participants were able to apply for GPCI Education Points towards acquiring or maintaining the GPC (Grant Professional Certified) credential. Learn more at http://www.grantcredential.org/.
