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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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Can You Pay a Grant Writer a Percentage of the Grant Award?

Just Write Grants

With the level of experience and the time commitment necessary to be successful at grant writing, it can be tempting to look for alternative ways to compensate a freelance grant writer. One of the questions I get most often is: " Is it okay to pay a grant writer a percentage of the grant award?"

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With a recent new client, they are saying that I am crazy to charge a flat rate instead of a percentage of grant awards.

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

I have been a self-employed grant writer for over 10 years. When I started, it was no longer best practices to charge a percentage of any grant award received. With a recent new client, they are saying that I am crazy to charge a flat rate instead of a percentage of grant awards. Dear Seasoned Grant Writer, .

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Navigating Expertise and Ethics Balancing Professional Growth with Integrity

Grant Professionals Association

Welcome to the continuation of the October Ethics Month article series! We are diving deeper into the GPA Code of Ethics this week, focusing on the “Professional Obligations” section. Writing a winning proposal will open doors to bigger and better opportunities for you and the organization receiving the award.

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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. Have you had an organization ask you to write a grant and only pay you if it turned into funding? Or been told they will not compensate until the grant is awarded?

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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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A Newcomer’s Perspective on Ethical Grant Spending

Grant Professionals Association

The budget portion of grants are written based on today’s pricing for funding that may not come to fruition for six months (or longer). But after funds are awarded, some are tempted to “pivot” on where and how to use the funds to fit the current needs. I am relatively new to grant writing and GPA has been a great resource.

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