Book Allison Jones for Your Next Nonprofit Conference or Grant Writing Training
Watch brief clips from Allison’s speaking engagements and discover how her grant writing workshops, nonprofit funding trainings, and professional development sessions educate, motivate, and support grant professionals, nonprofit leaders, and development teams at every stage.
Available for conferences, webinars, retreats, and private nonprofit trainings nationwide and virtually.
Allison Jones, M.Ed., GPC, is the founder of Spark the Fire Grant Writing Classes and a nationally recognized speaker and trainer specializing in grant writing training, nonprofit professional development, and funding strategy. With more than two decades of experience, Allison supports nonprofit organizations, tribal organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions in building strong, ethical, and effective grant writing practices.
As an experienced educator and consultant, Allison delivers grant writing training for conferences, associations, nonprofit networks, tribal communities, government entities, and education professionals across the United States. Her presentations combine practical grant writing instruction, adult learning best practices, and thoughtful use of technology to help organizations strengthen proposals, improve funding readiness, and secure sustainable grant funding.
Allison has presented at national and regional conferences, nonprofit trainings, government and education workshops, and professional development events. She is frequently invited to deliver keynote presentations, breakout sessions, webinars, and customized grant writing workshops for nonprofit leaders, grant professionals, government staff, and education administrators.
Based between Seattle, Washington; Austin, Texas; and Palm Springs, California, Allison is available for in-person and virtual grant writing training nationwide. Past and upcoming speaking engagements are listed below.
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“I wanted to thank you again for your excellent facilitation and teaching skills over the course of seven (WOW!) grant writing workshops! We’ve gotten such great feedback from participants! The practical framework, examples, and time to actually practice what was learned made your workshops both tangible and actionable - which is key for busy professionals!
It was a pleasure to work with you and spend time together! Looking forward to partnering in the future.”
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Recent Speaking Engagements
Coming Soon
NCWF Essential Grant Writing and Grants Management Training - February 2026
NCWF Essential Grant Writing and Grants Management Training - May 2026
Past Engagements
GPA’s Grant Summit National Conference: October 31, 2025
NCW Tech Talk: August 25, 2025
Montana Nonprofit Association State Conference: September 15, 2025
Gov Genie Podcast Guest: July 24, 2025
Instrumentl’s Grants and Good Company with guest Allison Jones: August 13, 2025
Instrumentl Masterclass Webinar: 50-Day Turnaround Grant Review - May 28, 2025
KRAUST Excellence in Scientific Research Series - May 15, 22, 29, 2025
Washington Nonprofit Annual Conference - May 13, 2025
NCWF Grant Writing 101 and Grants Management 101 Training - May 7 & 21, 2025
GPA Education Seminar - April 8, 2025
NCWF Grant Writing Road Trip Summit - March 31-April 3, 2025
AI and Grant Writing Webinar Series - February 10-14, 2025
Essential Grant Writing Four-Part Series for TwispWorks - February 3, 6, 10, 13, 2025
Prospect Research Webinar Series - January 6-13, 2025
Instrumentl Webinar - Grant Writer’s Toolkit, December 12th, 2024
Go-No-Go Guide Webinar, December 4, 2024
GPA Grant Summit National Conference, Denver, CO - October 31, 2024
Montana State Nonprofit Conference, Helena - October 10, 2024
Idaho State Nonprofit Conference, Boise - August 28, 2024
INSPIRE Conference, Seattle - Thursday, August 15-16, 2024
Foundant Technologies Webinar, Online - May 23, 2024
GPA Webinar (2024)
Midwest GPA Regional Conference Speaker (2023)
Instrumentl Webinar (2023)
Instrumentl Grant Summit (2023)
Montana State Nonprofit Conference Speaker (2023)
Idaho State Nonprofit Conference Speaker (2023)
Southwest Texas GPA Regional Conference Speaker (2023)
ILearnLive Speaker (2022)
Midwest GPA Regional Conference Speaker (2022)
AFP Advancement Northwest Annual Conference Speaker (2022)
Washington Nonprofits Annual Conference Speaker (2022)
Instrumentl Webinar (2022)
Foundant Technologies Webinar (2022)
Nonprofit Association of Oregon Advanced Grant Writing Learning Cohort (2021, 2020)
Montana Nonprofit Association Annual Conference Speaker (2021)
Idaho Nonprofit Center Regional Conference Speaker (2021, 2022)
Travel Oregon Webinar (2021)
Idaho Nonprofit Center Advanced Grant Writing Learning Cohort (2021)
Washington Nonprofits Specialized Training, Grant Readiness (2021, 2020, 2019)
Kitsap Center for Nonprofit Excellence Annual Conference Speaker (2020)
Idaho State Fire Commissioners’ Association, Annual Conference Speaker (2019)
Puget Sound Grantwriters Association Annual Conference Speaker (2013)
Puget Sound Grantwriters Association Specialized Training, Freelance Grantwriting (2013)