AGS Training

Ethics Series Session 1: 

Grant Ethics Codes of Conduct: What Do They Say and Why are They Different

Ethics in grants can be a hot-button discussion, but what does it mean to be an ethical grant professional? In this first session on grant ethics, we discuss the three most common ethical codes followed by grant professionals and the most common ethical code of development professionals. This training will include an overview of each, the areas they have in common, and how they are different.

We invite you to start your new year grounded in ethics and see your work in the community with fresh eyes and renewed spirit!

The trainers for these sessions are all credentialed grant professionals (GPCs) who agree to adhere to the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) Code of Ethics and are GPA Approved Trainers. All of the trainings in this series align with the Grant Professionals Certification Institute's competencies and skills

GPCI competency and skill: 
Competency #7: Knowledge of practices and services that raise the level of professionalism of grant developers

Skill 7.2: Identify advantages of participating in professional organizations that offer grant developers growth opportunities and advance the profession

Ethics Grant Training Series

So often ethics about grants are focused on the mismanagement of grant funding which gets flashy headlines in the news. But ethics are important throughout the full grant lifecycle from research to reporting. Each training will present information tied to grant and development codes of conduct, standard grant best practices, and case studies and will facilitate a question and answer session for each core topic.

Session 1: Grant Ethics Codes of Conduct: What Do They Say and Why are They Different
GPCI competency and skill: 7.2
January 27, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Session 2: Grant Ethics for Prospect Research and Funder Relationships
GPCI competency and skills: 2.8, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4
February 4, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Session 3: Organizational Capacity and Readiness Grant Ethics
GPCI competency and skills: 2.6, 6.3, 6.8
March 10, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Session 4: Ethics for Grant Proposal Needs Statements
GPCI competency and skills: 3.1, 4.4, 6.3, 6.5
April 28, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Session 5: The Ethics of Program Design: Plans and Partners
GPCI competency and skills: 3.2, 6.3, 6.8
June 9, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT1

Session 6: Creating Grant Budgets and Sustainability Plans within an Ethical Framework
GPCI competency and skills: 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 6.3, 6.6
August 25, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Session 7: The Ethics of Program Implementation and Reporting When Grant Funded
GPCI competency and skills: 5.2, 5.5, 6.7, 6.8
October 27, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Session 8: Grant Ethics for Consultants
November 3, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

The trainers for these sessions are all credentialed grant professionals (GPCs) who agree to adhere to the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) Code of Ethics and are GPA Approved Trainers. 

Format:

• Available as one-hour training sessions or bundled as a full series

Cost: $50/session or $400 for the full series