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Why Is Honesty the Best Policy When Writing Grants?

Grant Writer Team

What’s the Best Policy when Writing Grants? Concepts like transparency, accountability, and sustainability arent just ethical ideals. Concepts like transparency, accountability, and sustainability arent just ethical ideals. Ethical grant writers consider what happens after the funding ends. Lead with integrity.

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Five Internal Controls for the Very Small Nonprofit

Blue Avocado

Set the Control Environment The first and most important internal control for the very small nonprofit is to set the control environment , that is, to let everyone know, from the top down, that there are policies in place and everyone has to follow the policies.

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Tips for using AI technology to do good—safely and ethically 

Candid

As generative AI tools like ChatGPT become increasingly widely available, the need to ensure they’re used safely and ethically also becomes ever more urgent. These articles explore the ethical considerations AI technology raises for the sector and ways to address them. Here are some articles to help you get started.

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How to Improve Your Internal Controls to Minimize Audit Findings

Blackbaud

Financial Accountability: Donors, grantors, and the public trust nonprofits to manage their finances responsibly. Strong internal controls promote financial transparency and accountability, demonstrating that funds are being used ethically and effectively. Examples include backup procedures, disciplinary action, and insurance.

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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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Conflict of Interest Guidelines Every Grantmaker Should Follow

Blackbaud

This is why you need a conflict of interest policy. When youve documented and implemented a strong conflict of interest policy, you protect your team, ensure ethical decision-making, and strengthen your reputation among grantees and stakeholders. And so, in practice, its being able to say we have a policy.

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How to Create an AI Policy Your Grantmaking Organization Will Use

Blackbaud

In a webinar with Peter Panapento , co-founder and philanthropic practice leader of Turn Two Communications, he shared best practices when creating an AI policy for your grantmaking organization. Here are some of the tips Peter shared for creating an AI policy that your organization will actually use. Meet your staff where they are.

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