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More Than Fiduciary Oversight – How Board Members Can Support the Grant Writing Team by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

According to BoardSource , the board [of directors] is responsible for ensuring that the organization is appropriately stewarding the resources entrusted to it and following all legal and ethical standards. Offer to write letters of support for proposals and be flexible when needed to sign grant documentation (e.g.,

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Stewardship Reporting Best Practices for Finance Teams: Tips for Showing Donor Impact 

Blackbaud

Effective stewardship reporting not only builds trust with donors but also ensures compliance with legal and ethical obligations. Restricted Gift Compliance Your reports should document how donor-restricted funds were used in line with their intended purposes.

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Grant Writer Cost in 2025: What You Actually Need to Pay [Expert Guide]

Allied Grant Writers

The Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Grant Professionals Association don’t allow this practice in their codes of ethics. They create various documents like full proposals, letters of intent, and application templates that fit different opportunities. This prohibition exists for several key reasons.

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You CAN Evaluate Your Program! How to Gather Data through Observation By: Michelle Dykes-Anderson, Ed. D, GPC, CFRE

Assel Grant Services

However, this can lead to ethical considerations like a need for informed consent and invasion of privacy. Direct and Indirect Observation In direct observation, the observer watches the event, activity, or interaction as it occurs. In indirect observation, the observer watches the results of the event, activity, or interaction.

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

Assel Grant Services

Nonprofit organizations are regularly required to validate and document their use of funding; a COI policy ensures board members and staff operate responsibly and provides a strategy for disclosing and addressing potential conflicts of interest among officers, directors, trustees, or key staff.