Eastern Grants Forum 2022

Eastern Grants Forum 2022 is almost here! Make sure that you understand current Federal grants management requirements and developing best practices by attending the Eastern Grants Forum 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 18-19.

The Eastern Grants Forum returns to Philadelphia with an exciting new line-up for 2022. Join your fellow grants management professions this summer as the Forum examines current requirements and evolving practices for Federal grants. The Eastern Grants Forum will open with an update of recent developments involving the OMB’s Uniform Grants Guidance and other major changes affecting the grant-funded community. The first day will continue with sessions discussing how organizational culture intersects with grant seeking and how to build a stronger, more productive governance-management relationship. On the second day of the conference, you will learn about cybersecurity for grant-funded organizations. Then, the discussion will return to compliance with grant requirements with an explanation of recordkeeping rules and best practices. Eastern Grants Forum 2022 will conclude with this year’s deep dive topic, which will take a detailed look at procurement.

When you attend this year’s edition of the Eastern Grants Forum, you will learn about the key requirements for managing your grants, current issues for grant-funded organizations, and what to expect for the coming year. However, seating is extremely limited for this year’s conference. Make plans today to join your fellow grants management professionals for Eastern Grants Forum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 18-19, 2022.

TOPICS

During this special two-day training, you will learn about recent changes affecting grant-funded organizations, compliance with the Uniform Grants Guidance and other important rules, and key challenges facing your grant programs today. Our updated 2022 agenda will cover these topics and more. By attending, you will learn about the following:

Recent changes to key systems and rules, including the Uniform Grants Guidance;
New grants management guidance from the Office of Management and Budget;
Court decisions affecting grant-funded organizations;
Impact of organizational culture on grant seeking;
Developing an effective, productive governance-management relationship;
Cybersecurity risks and mitigation strategies for grant-funded organizations;
Recordkeeping requirements and best practices;
Procurement standards and best practices for grant-funded programs; and,
Avoiding common grants management mistakes.
The Eastern Grants Forum 2022 will discuss these topics and more to help you ensure that your organization complies with current requirements and follows best practices. In addition, you will be able to ask our speakers your individual grants management questions throughout the conference.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Jean Block is a nationally recognized consultant and trainer on nonprofit management, board development, FUNdraising and social enterprise. She is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and has held leadership roles as both board and staff in local, regional, and national nonprofits. Jean has written several books on nonprofits, including the “Invisible Yellow Line”; “180+ Great Ideas to Raise More Money”; and others.

Dr. Kelley Misata was selected as a finalist for 2021 Cybersecurity Woman of the Year. Dr. Misata's professional experience has made her an expert in advocacy, policy discussion, and fundraising, but her path to cybersecurity has not been a traditional one. She survived years of cyberstalking, reaching out to nonprofits for help but finding little. That experience, however, does not define her. What comes afterward does. Though she holds a Masters Degree in Marketing, she earned a Ph.D. in Information Security from Purdue University, focusing her dissertation on cybersecurity preparedness of nonprofits working with victims of violence. Today, she is using her 15 years of business leadership and her unique perspective to change how nonprofits understand and address cybersecurity. Kelley serves as the Executive Director of The Open Information Security Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to building open source security technologies. Sightline Security is Dr. Misata’s vision for a world in which nonprofits realize what is at stake and know how to protect themselves.

Stephanie Sample is founder and CEO of Sample Consulting Studio (SCS), which supports organizations in leaning into the expansive nature of grant proposal writing and grant-making. SCS is a small but mighty grant writing firm based in New Mexico that has secured over $10 million in grants in the last 5 years. SCS provides philanthropic consultation to a variety of local and regional funders. SCS believes that both traditional best practices and multidisciplinary tools such as futures thinking will be needed to usher organizations and funders into this new era of philanthropy.

R. Brian Tipton is a practicing attorney with more than two decades' worth of experience working with nonprofits, governmental units, and other grant-funded organizations across the United States. Currently, Brian is Managing Director with Private Client Law in Atlanta, Georgia, where he heads the firm's tax-exempt and grant-funded solutions practice. He is a summa cum laude graduate of the Louisiana State University and the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University. Brian regularly represents grant-funded entities of all types in the areas of regulatory compliance, audits, funding source disputes, administrative appeals, and litigation. Brian also consults with organizations on governance, human resources, programmatic, and corporate matters, and develops and presents training programs for nonprofits and grant-funded organizations.