Kim Joyce has come to realize that each stage of her career prepared her to create Kim Joyce, GPC & Associates LLC. She began her career as a teacher and librarian with tenure in positions such as a business manager for a local elementary school and a grant writer for local nonprofits.
An interaction with a mentor changed the trajectory of her career when the mentor suggested she go out on her own and become a grant writing consultant. She was referred to two clients, took the leap and never looked back.
Kim Joyce, GPC & Associates LLC, (KJA) is a national grant writing and grant consultancy firm headquartered in the greater Phoenix area. Its clients are local and national nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, school districts, charter schools, hospital systems and government agencies throughout the country. The company has achieved National Women’s Business Enterprise Certification and is a certified woman-owned small business.
As the largest grant-writing firm in Arizona and a leading firm in the nation, the company helps its clients secure funding to improve communities, design programs, and provide services that ultimately improve the lives of others and make the world a better place.
Joyce began KJA armed with a computer and a desk in the corner of her living room. Within a few years, she needed to bring on subcontractors and opened an office in Scottsdale. Currently, the KJA team consists of 36 professionals that to date, have helped secure $418 million in grant awards for its clients. Joyce is a supporter of the grant writing industry as a whole, serving on boards including the board of the Arizona Founding Chapter Grant Professionals Association and the Grant Professional Certification Institute.
“She is a sought-out consultant for businesses that provide support services to the grant industry,” said Joyce’s staff. “She provides insight and suggestions for product improvements that address the critical needs of their users.”
Noting that her superpower is being energized by pressure, multi-tasking, and analytical problem-solving, Joyce said she has learned to trust her gut. “The biggest risks as a leader involve deciding to grow and hire a team to achieve a vision bigger than what I could do by myself,” she said. “Strong leaders have perseverance, resilience, communication, empathy, self-awareness, courage, and authenticity with the ability to remain calm and solution-oriented.”
