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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

Blue Avocado

Each board member may bring a specific skill or may be a generalist, but in the aggregate, the board provides a full set of business skills to ensure that the executive director is employing best practices — whether it’s finance, budgeting, strategic planning, change management, or succession planning.

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[Guest Post] The Diagram of Ethical Storytelling Excellence

The Fundraising Coach

Today’s guest post on ethical nonprofit storytelling is from Caliopy Glaros. Caliopy is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Philanthropy Without Borders, a firm with expertise in ethical storytelling, donor engagement, and strategic planning. This article was originally published on her blog.

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4 Ways to Unlock the Potential of Your Nonprofit Finance Team to Become World Class

Blackbaud

A world-class finance team will do all that and be a key part of your strategic planning, helping you identify opportunities and risks based on past performance and future scenario planning. Set the Example The ethical environment of your organization cascades down from leadership.

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Grant Ethics: Organizational Capacity and Readiness Grant Ethics

Assel Grant Services

Grant Ethics: Organizational Capacity and Readiness Grant Ethics Session 3 of the Grant Ethics Series Issues of ethics abound when grant professionals examine their organization’s readiness to apply for grants. How ethical is it to use a relationship to get a grant from a foundation outside of its primary area?

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Grant Ethics: The Ethics of Program Design – Plans and Partners

Assel Grant Services

Ethics: The Ethics of Program Design: Plans and Partners Session 5 of the Ethics Series Creating a high-quality grant proposal can be challenging when organizations may also be designing the program at the same time. But ethics are important throughout the full grant lifecycle from research to reporting.

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The 10 roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board of Directors

Get Fully Funded

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.

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Getting Curious About Ethics By: Kellie Brungard, GPC

Assel Grant Services

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.

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