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Getting Curious About Ethics By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Ethics are moral principles that govern an individual’s or group’s behavior or activities. Within the grant profession, the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) has defined a clear code of ethics for members to abide by and establish boundaries within practice that uphold the integrity of the industry.

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How the GPA Code of Ethics Gave Me the Confidence to Specialize as a New Grant Consultant

Grant Professionals Association

And equally important, will it make abiding by the GPA Code of Ethics more challenging? Having been on the nonprofit employee “side” for the past 15 years, I knew I needed to dive deeper into the Code of Ethics from a consulting perspective. This is the ethical question I imagined would arise most often if I decided to specialize.

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Grant Stewardship: Beyond “Thank You” by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

This will make sure grant funders aren’t automatically signed up for your organization’s newsletters or annual appeals (unless they’ve expressly asked to be included in your fundraising and marketing efforts). Competency #6: Knowledge of nationally recognized standards of ethical practice by grant developers Skill 6.8:

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Certifications for the Grant Professional By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

Certifications help uplift the profession by establishing a level of knowledge and ethical practices and acknowledging experience and expertise within an industry. Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) There are just over 300 CGMS professionals at the end of 2023; only five have also received their GPC, including two AGS staff.

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What’s on Your Professional Development Bucket List?

Grant Professionals Association

Do you have the goal of obtaining your GPC TM soon? Grant professionals cannot successfully and ethically develop grant proposals and applications without learning “tricks of the trade.” Scholarships are also available for current GPCs renewing their credentials through the Certification Maintenance Program (CMP Renewal).

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With great power comes great responsibility

Grant Professionals Association

Over the past year, I have been asked to present on the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) more than any other topic. The biggest takeaways I have isthat the prompt you use matters considerably, that the ethics of AI rest on the user, and that many share myconcern about the responsible use of AI.

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AI Will Not Take Your Job, But Someone Using AI Might

Grant Professionals Association

As a busy fundraiser, I kept putting off learning about AI. Ask yourself, “Is it accurate, current, inclusive, unbiased, ethical? This may produce fear of dire outcomes – such as, “there’s no more need for us”. But as the buzz about AI became increasingly loud, I was impelled to listen. I was struck by the consistent message.

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