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OPINION: A wake-up call – addressing ethical AI in the nonprofit sector

Critical Fundraising

So, you’re using AI ‘responsibly’, but, asks Cherian Koshy , are you using it ethically? I use that word – ‘ethical’ – intentionally and with priority. Far too often, we dispense with ethics because it seems too obscure or fluffy. Ethical challenges don’t disappear via semantic legerdemain.

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Integrity Rules: Why Honesty is the Best Policy Writing Grants

GrantNews

“Honesty is the best policy,” said every parent–ever. However, it also involves some serious ethical considerations. To that end, GrantWatch has advice on how to ethically write grant proposals and the benefits of maintaining your integrity. And it is especially true for grant writing.

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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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Mitigating future risks: Why your organization should have an AI policy 

Candid

We then incorporated these guidelines into our employee policies. Today, our AI policy—which focuses on best practices, not specific tools—is integral to how we work and helps us use AI in a way that amplifies our mission. Here are three reasons why your organization should consider adopting an AI policy.

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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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Grant Ethics: Creating Ethical Grant Budgets and Sustainability Plans

Assel Grant Services

Grant Ethics: Creating Ethical Grant Budgets and Sustainability Plans Session 6 of the Ethics Series For many organizations, a federal grant will be a significant expansion to an existing program or the initial funding for a program that does not yet exist. Register for the complete Grant Ethics Series: Register Now

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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. Reasons why this is not a best practice are complex, but the GPA Code of Ethics , numbers 17-20, outlines more: 17. Or been told they will not compensate until the grant is awarded? Author Bio: Lisa Mead, M.S.,

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