Assel Grant Services

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

You can find other blog posts in this series here. 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.

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 25, 2024

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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Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

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.

Ethics

Grant Professionals Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

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.

Ethics

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 11, 2024

There is growing consensus that the expectation of “gratitude” in the form of thank-you notes actually perpetuates an imbalance of power between nonprofits and funders and negatively impacts the great work you could be doing together ( NonprofitAF Blog, 2023 ). Others find handwritten thank-you notes to be a disappearing art form.

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Assel Grant Services

APRIL 29, 2024

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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Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Subscribe to our blog to follow along! Best practices in ethical grantsmanship indicate all nonprofits should adopt a COI/FCOI policy and procedures for ethical and compliant grant management. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills.

Grant Management

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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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Assel Grant Services

JUNE 16, 2024

However, this can lead to ethical considerations like a need for informed consent and invasion of privacy. GPCI Competencies AGS blogs, funding alerts, and trainings are aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills. D, GPC, CFRE first appeared on Assel Grant Services.

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Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 5, 2024

As grant professionals, we are stewards of the GPA Code of Ethics for our organizations and/or clients. Often, however, we find ourselves navigating tenuous ethical conflict when leaders and/or members of our teams propose organizational strategies or actions that would violate the Code of Ethics. response that I would like.

Ethics

Assel Grant Services

MAY 25, 2024

Neurodiversity in the workplace: Why it matters This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills. Competency #7: Knowledge of nationally recognized standards of ethical practice by grant developers Skill 7.3:

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 11, 2024

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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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 31, 2024

In addition, the team should understand the legal and ethical requirements for managing grants, which can vary based on the source and scope of funding. This blog post is aligned with the Grant Professional Certification Institute ’s Competencies and Skills. Study the Competition (Prospect Research) Next step…study the competition.

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Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 20, 2024

Adhering to and promoting GPA’s Code of Ethics was a step toward elevating the profession and decreasing the frequency of those horror stories. GPC Competency: #7 Knowledge of practices and services that raise the level of professionalism of grant developers Social media handle: www.linkedin.com/in/joymmaxwell/

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Grants4Good

MAY 3, 2024

As a nonprofit leader, you might not be using AI; most nonprofits aren’t — citing lack of time and concerns about safety, privacy and ethics. If you need a primer on AI, check out my blog on AI and ChatGPT: What is it and how do I use it? Margit Brazda Poirier, GPC, M.S. Try out these prompts and make up your own.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 1, 2024

Ask yourself, “Is it accurate, current, inclusive, unbiased, ethical? Author Bio: Michaela Hayes, MHSA, CFRE, GPC is owner of Hayes Impact Consulting (formerly Hayes Marketing & Communications), based in California, where she has served as principal consultant for close to 30 years. Critically review and challenge AI’s output.

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 3, 2024

In my work with nonprofit organizations, I’ve found that while few are using AI, many are not -- citing lack of time and concerns about safety, privacy and ethics. Author Bio: Margit Brazda Poirier, GPC, M.S. Fast forward three decades, and a similar sense of curiosity and caution surrounds artificial intelligence or AI.

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Grant Professionals Association

MAY 29, 2024

Arguably one of the best professional development opportunities in philanthropy, for 4,500+ members, we’ve witnessed 26 years of innovative grant resources from GPA making it THE place for ethical standards in grantsmanship. I use our free access to GrantStation to forecast new funding sources and build my grants calendar.

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Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As a new grant professional, I rely upon the Code of Ethics to help me explain to leaders of non-profit organizations how to work with a contract grant professional. The Code of Ethics gives me the parameters to clearly explain what a grant professional can accomplish for their organization.

Contracts

Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Remember to protect and ensure the individual’s story and privacy while maintaining accuracy, cultural sensitivity, and ethical guidelines. Data is powerful, but stories bring an emotional connection and humanize the numbers. Stories are often better at changing hearts, as well as a funding decision!

Funding

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 5, 2023

GPA Disclaimer: GPA is currently working to develop a policy statement that aligns with our Code of Ethics as we recognize there are both ethical and unethical uses of AI. www.ascendnbs.com GPC Competency: Competency #3: Knowledge of effective program and project design and development strategies.

Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Sessions included both practical how-to demonstrations of emerging tools and thoughtful debate on the theoretical and ethical implications of the oncoming digital apocalypse…oops…sorry…I mean, the brave new world of AI and how it will make our lives better. Inaccuracies and Plagiarism I was recently playing with Canva’s AI image creator.

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Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Transparency is the bedrock of ethics. Transparency is essential to an ethical climate in organizations and should be evident in communications, practices, policies, meetings, and other interactions. He serves on the GPA Ethic committee. link] Survey Results: transparency and accountability key to ethical behavior.

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Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Funds raised will help the Grant Professional Foundation award scholarships to grant professionals attending GrantSummit, joining GPA, and getting their GPC credential. In your downtime, peruse the Grant Professional Foundation’s Silent Auction. Get your bids in by 4:15 p.m. on Friday, November 3 rd !

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