Blog Ethics Grant Management 
Blackbaud
JUNE 17, 2025
Map Out Existing Processes and Data Grants professionals sometimes say that they don’t know where to begin. A foundation may be transitioning to an updated grants management system or wanting to strengthen impact assessment. The key is that grants professionals rarely start with a blank page.
Bonterra
JULY 16, 2025
Socially responsible companies focus on values, ethics, and using their resources to make the world a better place. For instance, CSR initiatives may include environmental sustainability efforts, ethical labor practices or fair trade, philanthropy, or community engagement. Social responsibility.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Grant Professionals Association
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The grant professional feels uneasy and is uncertain about what to do. Thankfully, the GPA Code of Ethics provides clear guidance on the presentation of information. It would be a violation of the code of ethics for the grant professional to disclose privileged information to unauthorized parties (GPA Code of Ethics, 13).
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.
Assel Grant Services
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Too often, grant management is seen as a scary, messy aspect of grant funding, and we have a vague understanding of the requirements or components. In the nonprofit field, it’s common for staff to be put in a role where they manage grants but might not have the knowledge or resources to understand what that entails.
Grant Professionals Association
OCTOBER 16, 2023
We are grant professionals, and resilient ones at that. Despite the changing landscape, the code of ethics remains our north star, guiding us with principle and in practice. Together, we will build and create once more with the Code of Ethics and our integrity in tow. It is our anchor, providing stability and strength.
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.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
Let's personalize your content