Q1: What is the most important skill that #GrantProfessional needs to develop for #GrantReadiness? #GrantChat

Q2: What are you looking for when you assess an organization’s #GrantReadiness? #GrantChat

A2. Strong financial and programmatic structures and policy #grantchat

Q3: As a #GrantProfessional, do you assess an organization’s #GrantReadiness a once a year or does it occur more often? Why? How? #GrantChat

A3. Annually and when a new opportunity becomes available - are there new requirements that the org must meet - are they meeting them - becomes a good training tool for grant teams #grantchat #grantreadiness

Q4: When #GrantProfessionals work with organizations that prioritize #GrantReadiness in strategic planning and program design, what benefits does the organization experience? #GrantChat

Q5: What tools have you used to evaluate an organization’s or program’s level of #GrantReadiness? #GrantChat

A5. I have a checklist I prepared for my use - I also like RBC's Grant Checklist - GPA-SE Texas Chapter is having a session this Thursday on Grant Readiness #grantchat

Q6: How has your/the organization’s #GrantReadiness strategy changed throughout the past year? #GrantChat

Q7: What #GrantReadiness resources or activities helped your organization meet increasing demands on services, shifts in focus, virtual work, and opportunities for funding? #GrantChat

A7. My former organization had access to legislative updates; a policy service that assisted to develop local policy based on changes to federal and state law #grantchat

Q8: Which skills and competencies identified by the GrantProCertifIns have helped you to assist organizations in prioritizing #GrantReadiness? #GrantChat

Q9: Regarding #GrantReadiness, what has been your or the organization’s greatest lesson in the past year? #GrantChat

Q10: On a scale of 1-10, how important is a #GrantReadiness strategy for an organization or program that receives more than 25% of their budget from grants? Why? #GrantChat