Integrity in Action: Ethical Grant Writing, Scam Smarts & Crafting Winning Program Plans

CEUs: Prevention, CHES

3 Hours

Domain: PS2: Administrative & Consultation

Description: Ethics in the grants profession seems fairly simple: be honest, practice with integrity, adhere to laws and regulations, value the freedom and privacy of those you serve, etc. However, as with any profession, there are gray areas in which we must all walk a fine line to determine how to respond in challenging situations. While we all consider how to maintain our own ethical practices, we must also constantly be leery about potential grant scams that are out there in the digital world. This session for intermediate prevention professionals will help ensure your grant writing maintains the utmost of ethical practices. It will also describe the most common grant scams out there and help you learn how to weed out scammers. As a bonus, you will also learn about how to develop a solid program plan that will appeal to funders and increase your grants competitiveness. It’s a trio of topics!

Learning Objectives:

• Describe ethical considerations in the grants profession.
• Explain how to avoid grant scams.
• Articulate the steps to writing a comprehensive program plan in your grant proposals.

Presenters: Katie Cottle & Andrea Hoff