Gary Bess Associates

10/30/2024

Gary Bess Associates, in partnership with Philanthropy California and the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), hosted a regional grant writing training today in Salinas, California, at the Cal State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) Salinas City Center. The in-person grant writing training brought together community-based organizations, nonprofits, and Tribes in and around Salinas and the Central Coast to learn about pursuing grant funds to support organization missions, visions, and values.

08/16/2024

Gary Bess Associates in partnership with Philanthropy California and the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) hosted its fifth regional grant writing training today in Redding California at the McConnel Foundation. This in-person grant writing training brings together community-based organizations, nonprofits, and Tribes in and around Redding to learn about pursuing grant funds to support organization missions, visions, and values. An emphasis is on building organizational capacity to address climate resilience initiatives. Training participants include grant writers from small to mid-size community-based organizations, nonprofits, and Tribes who work in and around Redding and surrounding areas. Participants also include development, planning, and program staff who want to learn about building grants capacity for their organization.

07/25/2024

Gary Bess Associates in partnership with Philanthropy California and the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) is hosting its fourth regional grant writing training today in Sacramento, California at the California Endowment.

This in-person grant writing training brings together community-based organizations, nonprofits, and Tribes across the Sacramento region to learn about pursuing grant funds to support organization missions, visions, and values. An emphasis is on building organizational capacity to address climate resilience initiatives.

We are so appreciative and excited to have members of GBA's team - Diane, Mike, and Sarah - leading the way.

06/12/2024

Gary Bess Associates in partnership with Philanthropy California, and the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) is hosting its third regional grant writing training today in Riverside, California at the Civil Rights Institute. This in-person grant writing training brings together community-based organizations, nonprofits, and Tribes across the Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino counties) to learn about pursuing grant funds to support your organization’s vision and values. An emphasis will be on building organizational capacity to address climate resilience initiatives. It’s going to be a great day of learning and networking!

05/30/2024

Gary Bess Associates in partnership with Philanthropy California, and the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) is hosting its second regional grant writing training today in Imperial County – El Centro, California, at the El Centro Library. This in-person grant writing training brings together community-based organizations, nonprofits, and Tribes in and around Imperial County to learn about pursuing grant funds to support your organization’s vision and values. An emphasis will be on building organizational capacity to address climate resilience initiatives.

04/16/2024

Gary Bess Associates is partnering with Philanthropy California, the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), and the Ventura County Community Foundation to host the first of many regional grant writing workshops to support climate capacity for communities and organizations. Is your community or organization interested in opportunities to support climate resilience and disaster response? Visit https://climatecapacity.philanthropyca.org for more information.

04/03/2024

In case you missed this free opportunity to learn about grant writing and connect with other Ventura County organizations, join us on Tuesday, April 16th for a workshop at the VCCF Nonprofit Center, presented by Philanthropy California, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, and Gary Bess Associates.

The day includes grant writing training, networking time, learning on how grants training supports climate and disaster resilience work, and lunch and refreshments provided. We anyone who wants to learn more about building grant capacity for your small- to mid-sized community-based organizations, nonprofits, and Tribes working in and around Ventura County.

Register now at bit.ly/3VIO4pM.

07/25/2023

Hi, everyone. GBA is hiring!

Gary Bess Associates (GBA), a nationally renowned grants and organizational development consulting firm, is hiring an experienced grant writer to work remotely in a busy, deadline-driven environment. GBA for more than 30 years has been a leader in grant writing and project management, strategic plan...

07/17/2023

Gary Bess was elected as a 2023 National Social Work Pioneer! We are all very proud of him. Congratulations, Gary! Well deserved!

By Alan Sheckter A culmination of a lifelong pursuit of social justice for all, Gary Bess, PhD, co-principal at Gary Bess Associates, has been elected as a National Association of Social Work (NASW) Social Work Pioneer. He will be duly recognized on October 14, 2023, in Washington, DC. This latest a...

10/25/2022

GBA has been quite busy lately helping you with your grants and projects. The California Primary Care Association conference will be in Sacramento this Thursday and Friday and Warren Jensen from GBA will be taking time out of a busy schedule to attend. So if you see him, please say "hi!"

https://www.cpcaannualconference.com/