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Feel like you're always "reinventing the wheel"?

Ever wished for expert grants managment advice?

Looking to keep your current job exciting or advance in your career?

GMN can help. Join the nation's only membership organization devoted to serving grants managers today!

Still not convinced?  Click here for more reasons to join GMN.

Eligibility Criteria

Any person currently employed by a grantmaking organization who holds responsibility for grants management or a portion of grants management activities is eligible for membership in the Grants Managers Network. 

Membership Types

Individual Members

Individual members receive:

  • Access to GMN's on-line community that links you to the combined knowledge of more than 1,400 grants management professionals.
  • Invitations to regional and national training, conferences, and networking events.
  • A subscription to the GMN Examiner, GMN’s e-newsletter, which shares informative, convenient, and timely news and trends to help grants managers stay current.
  • Reduced rates on subscriptions to the GM Guide and other grants management-related resources.

There is no cost to join as an individual member, but GMN will request voluntary contributions from individual members and their organizations during the year.  

Contributing Organization Members 

Organizations that make an annual contribution to GMN will receive all of the individual member benefits plus the following additional benefits for their GMN member employees: 

  • A free one-year subscription to the GM Guide, the collective knowledge of the grants management community.
  • Reduced rates for GMN's 2011 annual conference and other events.
  • Reduced rates or complimentary access to GMN publications and resources.

Click here to see annual contribution levels and details on how to make a contributing organization membership contribition. 

Application Process

To join GMN, click here to begin the online application process. Our staff will verify your eligibility and respond to you within seven (7) business days.

Questions? For further information, please e-mail or telephone:
Catherine Downs, Administrator
(504) 834-9656
info [at] gmnetwork [dot] org

Testimonials

  • We appreciate that membership doesn't have a prohibitive cost and that resources can be accessed without a costly trip to a conference/offsite location. Keep up the great work!

    GMN Member

  • I love being part of a growing organization that is rapidly becoming a national leader in the world of philanthropy.

    Javier Sanchez

  • I was really lucky – [GMN has] been, and continues to be, a phenomenal opportunity for professional and personal development. In the true spirit of GMN, I learned so much from my fellow GMN members – colleagues who’ve became mentors and friends.

    Armanda Famiglietti