Grant Writer Team

MARCH 27, 2025

Governance & Ethics Boards set policies that keep operations ethical, legal, and mission-aligned. Stakeholder Relations & Fundraising Board members connect with donors, funders, employees, and the communitybuilding relationships that drive support and advance the mission.

Government

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Technology, regulation, fundraising and the people who power the nonprofit sector were the hottest topics online at The NonProfit Times during 2024. 3Q1bNOB ** Ransomware Attacks Spike 278% At Healthcare Organizations [link] ** Daniels Law Litigation Pushing Fundraisers Out Of N.J. 3URhZuU ** NPTs The Best Nonprofits To Work For bit.ly/3Q1bNOB

Pass-Through

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Value the Level of Experience Needed Just because a person loves talking with people doesnt make them a good fundraiser. Set the Example The ethical environment of your organization cascades down from leadership. Help enforce established internal controls and policies, actively and by setting a strong example.

Finance

Critical Fundraising

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Many fundraisers – and perhaps more non-fundraisers, such as senior leadership and trustees – might consider that not aligning with their charities’ values is an important consideration in deciding whether to refuse a donation from a ‘tainted’ source.

Ethics

Candid

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In another example, the American Cancer Society used AI to examine GoFundMe campaigns and found that over one-third of fundraising stories explicitly described financial hardships caused by medical issues. This shift means teams can spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time tackling the worlds most urgent challenges.

AI

Candid

APRIL 17, 2025

Government has the scale and policy tools to make change sustainable. The most effective corporate social responsibility efforts are built on real partnerships with nonprofits and supported by government policies that allow these collaborations to thrive. When all three sectors work together, the impact is transformative.

Policy

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

What we ask of board members (evangelize, door-opening, peer-to-peer fundraising, etc.) I highly seek a person that promotes ethical and meaningful engagement of the organization’s stakeholders. There needs to be a personal connection — and it cannot just be that they are friends with another board member.

Ethics

Critical Fundraising

JULY 10, 2024

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.

Ethics

Candid

APRIL 1, 2024

Within the social sector, AI is a powerful tool for fundraising , researching, grantwriting , and maximizing organizational impact. We then incorporated these guidelines into our employee policies. Here are three reasons why your organization should consider adopting an AI policy.

Policy

Big Fundraising Ideas

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Ethical Considerations in School FundraisingTransparency, Safety & Legal Compliance What Are the Ethical Considerations in School Fundraising? Fundraising plays a pivotal role in helping schools meet financial needs for extracurricular programs, classroom supplies, and community initiatives.

Ethics

Grant Professionals Association

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As professionals, we face situations that can potentially compromise our ethics and values, sometimes without even knowing it. These are against the values of the Grant Professionals Association and Association of Fundraising Professionals. Or been told they will not compensate until the grant is awarded? Author Bio: Lisa Mead, M.S.,

Ethics

Strategic Grants

JULY 16, 2024

When we think of due diligence in fundraising and philanthropy, often the focus is on the donor conducting due diligence on the beneficiary organisation. Some for-purpose organisations will have clear guidelines in their gift acceptance policy and related processes to effectively make this assessment.

Ethics

Critical Fundraising

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As the author of this paper – British fundraising consultant Dr Ashley Scott – says: “If you are thinking ‘I really don’t see how grappling with abstract notions of postmodernity is going to enhance my ability as a professional fundraiser’, you’d probably be right.” So what’s the point of it?

Policy

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

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

They don’t understand their fiscal or legal responsibility nor their ethical responsibility. Ideally, the Board and Executive Director will work together as partners to lead the nonprofit, especially on the strategic plan, fundraising, and overall evaluation of the organization.

Strategic Plan

Candid

JUNE 26, 2024

Nonprofit fundraising basics Even for experienced fundraisers, it’s always a good idea to refresh core strategies to get the funding your organization needs. Hone existing skills and ensure that you’re equipped with the latest methods to achieve your fundraising goals with these recent titles. Read the PND review.

AI

Greater Giving

MARCH 5, 2024

Donors place their trust in non-profits to safeguard their personal information, especially during fundraising events. Ethical Responsibility : Protecting donor information is an ethical obligation, demonstrating respect for their privacy and building stronger relationships. Update it regularly and make it easily accessible.

Ethics

Blackbaud

AUGUST 2, 2024

As a Strategic Consultant at Blackbaud, I have the privilege of working closely with many leaders in higher education who are navigating the ever-changing waters of fundraising. So maybe it’s not surprising that there is no singular career path to a top fundraising role. It has changed everything. “I

IT

Sharpshooter Communications

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

To achieve excellence, our commodities will consistently have few or no errors, conform to the appropriate style, be completed before deadlines, follow best practices in the field of fundraising, exhibit creativity and reflect the client’s brand. When you're shopping for a grant writer or fundraising consultant, ask for their values.

Ethics

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Nonprofits often create content for awareness, fundraising, or educational purposes, and understanding copyright principles is essential. This is your opportunity to ask questions and get answers about safeguarding your creative works and upholding ethical standards.

Insurance

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.

AI

Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Look for your fundraising events and work backwards from there. You’re connecting the dots to create a picture of what your organization is and who you are, who you stand for, and your values and ethics. More (obviously) interesting content–I don’t want you just posting about your fundraising campaign 75 times a day.

Media

Blackbaud

JULY 8, 2024

If your donor provides a significant contribution to your endowment with the goal of launching a scholarship program, for example, you have legal and ethical responsibilities to steward those funds to provide scholarships as directed. Each extra step increases the chance of an error. System-enforced internal controls also help mitigate risk.

Management

Sharpshooter Communications

AUGUST 2, 2020

To achieve excellence, our commodities will consistently have few or no errors, conform to the appropriate style, be completed before deadlines, follow best practices in the field of fundraising, exhibit creativity and reflect the client’s brand. What I love about this value is that we are very clear that we are not God.

Grant Writing

Qgiv

JULY 24, 2024

At its core, your board is responsible for steering your nonprofit towards achieving your goals while ensuring legal and ethical integrity. An effective nonprofit board helps with planning your fundraising strategy, properly allocating resources, and evaluating your strategy’s performance. What are common board roles?

Nonprofit

Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 15, 2024

So, are you ready to up your fundraising and development goals for 2024 by securing grant funding? Compliance and Risk Management: Organizational development helps establish policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with grant regulations and mitigate risks associated with grant-funded activities.

Grant Readiness

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Here are his predictions: 2014 will be the year of the cloud platform – more and more nonprofits will move to Salesforce and Microsoft integrated solutions as Microsoft gets more stable and usable and third party Salesforce fundraising systems mature. In fundraising, John boldly predicts that single channel fundraising is dead.

Nonprofit

DoJiggy

MARCH 18, 2024

Within the nonprofit realm, AI is emerging as a groundbreaking tool poised to revolutionize traditional fundraising strategies. The issue for most nonprofits looking to be early adopters is how nonprofits can use AI in fundraising (and elsewhere). Let’s begin!

AI

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 24, 2024

Making matters more concerning is 30% have high trust in nonprofits for providing factual, unbiased information about political candidates and policy issues. A majority of the respondents said their trust in a nonprofit would increase if organizations committed to “third party” standards for ethical operations and good governance practices.

Nonprofit

Grant Writer Team

MARCH 28, 2024

Governance: They establish and oversee governance policies and procedures to ensure the organization operates ethically, legally in line with its mission. Stakeholder Relations and Fundraising: Boards represent the interests of stakeholders. A good board leads by example, keeping their own governance transparent as well.

Government

California Grants Portal

MAY 4, 2022

The Center for Nonprofit Management offers seminars, certificate programs, special events and an annual conference to introduce best practices for managing people, projects and organizations.

Grant

Grants4Good

JUNE 17, 2023

When users interact with the AI features in Grantable, some data is sent to the AI language models, but this information is not used to train the models, which is in accordance with OpenAI’s data handling policies: [link] Margit: Good, so my information is not available to the public. What about plagiarism? Want to learn more?

Grantable

Center for Major Gifts

AUGUST 18, 2024

Balancing Short-Term and Long-Term Fundraising Goals Planned giving programs require patience, as the financial benefits may not be realized for many years. Balance your planned giving focus with other fundraising efforts to meet immediate needs while building for the future.

Pass-Through

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 3, 2024

In some cases, members took ethical concerns and histories of population exploitation under consideration. In the process, ethical, transparent, and community-focused processes for collection, analysis, sharing and use has become an afterthought at best, and an intentional omission at worst,” report authors continued.

Applicant

Strategic Grants

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It was also refreshing and encouraging to hear Ms Kenneally cite the Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA) and its Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics, known as the FIA Code , and acknowledging that professional fundraisers who have the skills, track record, experience and who operate by this Code, are scarce.

Government

Blackbaud

JULY 9, 2025

The Critical Need for Ethical Framework and Academic Integrity Conversations A recurring insight was that AI implementation must come with serious discussions about ethics, authorship, and academic integrity. This represents a significant shift from one-size-fits-all approaches to truly individualized education.

AI