In case you missed it, Lynne Mullen posted this insightful article last week on the perils of commission-based grant writing: This article by Nathan Medina, GPC is a Must Read for Grant Professionals: The Perils of Commission-Based Grant Writing Nathan Medina, MPS, GPC Purpose When I mentioned to a colleague that I was in the process of writing an article on commission- based grant writing, her response was, “Good!” She proceeded to tell me that she is frequently asked to consider this and it would be helpful to have a written explanation for why this would be unacceptable. Unfortunately, she is not alone. Many grant professionals have been or are frequently asked to write a grant for commission. Commission-based grant writing (also known by other terms that include “contingency-based billing,” “commissioned services,” and other phrases that are synonymous with receiving payment only if the grant is awarded) has become a highly debated issue. With the increased use of discussion forums and social media, this topic arises very frequently. Various professionals express and defend their viewpoints, sometimes turning into debates that go awry, and then the thread eventually vanishes until the topic is soon brought up again within a different context in another discussion thread. Similar to flies at a picnic, this topic just doesn’t go away. The general consensus of most grant professionals is that commission-based grant writing is unethical. Professional associations, including the Grant Professionals Association and the Association of Fundraising Professionals, include in their code of ethics that “commission or percentage compensation based on grants” is not acceptable.1 However, there are those within the grant field who assert that commission-based grant writing is an acceptable practice within certain parameters. Therein lies the complexity. Upon defining these parameters, one quickly finds that there are a great number of complicated contingencies which have the potential to lead to many different conclusions. The purpose of this article is to identify how the concept of... CharityChannel - Worlds Most Trusted Online Nonprofit Professional... charitychannel Established in 1992, CharityChannel is the professional online home of well over 100,000 nonprofit colleagues.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:30:58 +0000
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