First off, I want to give a shout-out to our phenomenal 2022 GMC Board (led by Kat Becchina) for a successful and progressive year! Thank you, all, for your incredible work setting the team up for, what I feel, will be another great year.As we settle into 2023, I wanted to take this opportunity to share my vision for our chapter. We have seen a lot of growth over the past few years, which is quit...

By Jen Borucki, Client Services Specialist January is all about fresh starts and growth. Do you want to kick off new professional growth in 2023? APMP foundation- and practitioner-level certifications are a great way to stay on track to improve your personal brand and proposal management skillsets. If you are looking to demonstrate your proposal management competency – either to open new...

Marcus Hammond, CF APMP My APMP GMC mentee, Amy Ryan, and I often chat about how we found ourselves in proposal management. I feel like it’s common for a proposal manager to have a diverse and complicated path. Taking time to reflect on our diverse experiences can uncover important techniques to navigate our chaotic professional environments. I asked Amy to describe how her background with jou...

I’ve been a GMC member for several years and have taken advantage of many programs, including being paired with a mentor that helped me through a very stressful transition and taking advantage of the membership stipend when I lost my job during the pandemic. I now have a great job (thank goodness) and feel like I’m in a position where I have time to give back to the proposal community. But I'...

Mercedez Thompson, MA, CP APMP, Shipley BDC A friend and colleague recently presented a webinar about proposal design. Afterward, she shared with me that she was receiving very mixed feedback. Some, myself included, raved about her design skills and tips. Others found the material too niche and suggested it was applicable only to marketing professionals working at large firms with seemingl...

By: Jen Borucki Editor’s Note: I honestly don’t know if I’m writing this for you or myself right now! Supporting our business development goals seems like a peak and valley enterprise. Just when we least expect it, the peak raises the bar to a whole new level. As I type this, knowing there are pots running over all four metaphorical burners in front of me, I had to take a moment to celeb...

By Rachel Carlson, CF APMP   Anyone remember the glory days of NBC’s Must-See TV? I’m talking Seinfeld, Friends, Will and Grace, ER, Scrubs, and The Office. Your couch was the place to be on Thursday nights for a perfectly curated night of laughs, drama, and pop culture.  (Oh, no? You don’t remember? Have I just outted myself as an elder millennial?) Well, I digress…  ...

Does asking for a due date extension reflect poorly on your company?  When I first entered the proposal profession, I worked for a well-known Fortune 500 company. The RFP team culture had no qualms about asking for another week or two. “What do we have to lose by asking?” But when I switched to a smaller company, that team reacted with concern to my casualness. They didn't want t...

By Jen Borucki One of the great things about APMP GMC membership is the focus our chapter puts on individual growth and development. There are so many opportunities for us to step out of our comfort zones and try something new. But sometimes, to move a step forward, we must take a quick look in the rear view mirror.   In a post COVID-19 world, many of us have spent a few years learning ...