Comments on: Saving Money During Tough Times http://www.fundraisingip.com/fundraising/saving-money-during-tough-times/ Fundraising Ideas, Fundraiser Event Ideas Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:04:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: FundraisingIP.com http://www.fundraisingip.com/fundraising/saving-money-during-tough-times/comment-page-1/#comment-626 FundraisingIP.com Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:19:56 +0000 http://www.fundraisingip.com/fundraising/?p=1583#comment-626 Thank you Susan for bringing this issue to our attention. More about compensation for grant professionals from the AAGP: Compensation: 17. Members shall work for a salary or fee. 18. Members may accept performance-based compensation, such as bonuses, provided such bonuses are in accordance with prevailing practices within the members’ own organizations and are not based on a percentage of grant monies. 19. Members shall not accept or pay a finder’s fee[3], commission[4], or percentage compensation based on grants and shall take care to discourage their organizations from making such payments. 20. Compensation should not be written into grants unless allowed by the funder. Thank you Susan for bringing this issue to our attention.

More about compensation for grant professionals from the AAGP:

Compensation:
17. Members shall work for a salary or fee.
18. Members may accept performance-based compensation, such as bonuses, provided such bonuses are in accordance with prevailing practices within the members’ own organizations and are not based on a percentage of grant monies.
19. Members shall not accept or pay a finder’s fee[3], commission[4], or percentage compensation based on grants and shall take care to discourage their organizations from making such payments.
20. Compensation should not be written into grants unless allowed by the funder.

]]> By: Susan http://www.fundraisingip.com/fundraising/saving-money-during-tough-times/comment-page-1/#comment-624 Susan Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:31:54 +0000 http://www.fundraisingip.com/fundraising/?p=1583#comment-624 Generally, it's considered to be unethical for a grant writer to work for a percentage of money rather than to be paid a flat fee -- see the American Association of Grant Professionals code of ethics at http://grantprofessionals.org/about-aagp/ethics/code-of-ethics.aspx. Generally, it’s considered to be unethical for a grant writer to work for a percentage of money rather than to be paid a flat fee — see the American Association of Grant Professionals code of ethics at http://grantprofessionals.org/about-aagp/ethics/code-of-ethics.aspx.

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