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Living Up to Your Nonprofit’s Mission – Ethical Decision-Making

GrantNews

Ethical decision-making is at the core of every nonprofit’s mission. If nonprofits exist to fulfill a societal need, doesn’t it stand to reason their stakeholders, donors, volunteers, and beneficiaries deserve to hold them to a strict ethical standard? Why Is Ethical Decision-Making so Important?

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5 Revenue Streams to Strengthen Nonprofit Sustainability

Ann Green's Nonprofit

For support with the application process and grant usage (if awarded), enlist the help of a professional grant agency. For example, search for marketing grants if you spend too much on marketing. Follow the grantors instructions for applying while highlighting your nonprofits unique need for funding.

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Grant Ethics: Grant Ethics for Consultants

Assel Grant Services

Grant Ethics: Grant Ethics for Consultants Session 8 of the Ethics Series While all nonprofit professionals have many ethical issues to consider as they conduct pre-award and post-award grant activities, grant consultants have additional areas of which to be mindful because they run their own businesses instead of being an employee of nonprofit.

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What Are the Roles and Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Governing Board?

Grant Writer Team

Governance & Ethics Boards set policies that keep operations ethical, legal, and mission-aligned. The Final Word About Nonprofit Governing Boards A strong governing board is the backbone of any nonprofit, guiding leadership, ensuring financial transparency, managing risks, and upholding ethical governance.

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More Than Fiduciary Oversight – How Board Members Can Support the Grant Writing Team by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

According to BoardSource , the board [of directors] is responsible for ensuring that the organization is appropriately stewarding the resources entrusted to it and following all legal and ethical standards. Few things are more professionally deflating to a grant team than silence from leadership after notification of a grant award.

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A Newcomer’s Perspective on Ethical Grant Spending

Grant Professionals Association

But after funds are awarded, some are tempted to “pivot” on where and how to use the funds to fit the current needs. Members shall, if applicable, take care to ensure that grants are used in accordance with the grant’s intent and that timely reports accurately describe the management of such funds. What did you learn from it?

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Ethical Considerations within the Grant Profession

Grant Professionals Association

As professionals, we face situations that can potentially compromise our ethics and values, sometimes without even knowing it. Or been told they will not compensate until the grant is awarded? Reasons why this is not a best practice are complex, but the GPA Code of Ethics , numbers 17-20, outlines more: 17.

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