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Getting Curious About Ethics By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

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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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Building World-Class Grant Teams: The GPC Advantage for Employers

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The Grant Professional Certified (GPC) credential is based on competencies and skills that directly reflect the real-world requirements of grant writing and management. The GPC credential signals precisely the expertise and ethical rigor employees need when managing grant funding.

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

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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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Certifications for the Grant Professional By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

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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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Did You Know: How to Find the Right Grant Opportunities for Your Organization by Roxanne Jensen, Ed.S., GPC

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If you are interested in grant services, training, or federal review services, or are interested in our career opportunities, Julie Assel, CGMS, GPC, President/CEO will be happy to talk with you about this opportunity and provide you with a quote for grant services. GPC first appeared on Assel Grant Services.

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Taking the Fear out of Grant Management: Conflict of Interest By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

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Best practices in ethical grantsmanship indicate all nonprofits should adopt a COI/FCOI policy and procedures for ethical and compliant grant management. In addition , some state laws and specific funding agencies include directives on what must be included in a COI policy or how conflicts should be handled.

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

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Competency #6: Knowledge of nationally recognized standards of ethical practice by grant developers Skill 6.8: This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills. Identify characteristics of mutually beneficial relationships between fund seeker and funders Skill 8.2:

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