It makes me sad that I never have far to look far for these types of grant management stories. Such a waste of potential, and so simple to avoid… This one takes place just down the road from my old office in Colorado. The Office of the Inspector General for the federal funder found that […]
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What the IG Report on the FBI and DOJ Can Teach Us About Internal Controls
Next week I will be speaking at the AICPA Not-for-Profit Industry Conference on “How to Build Trust with Internal Controls.” As I began wading through the 568 pages of the DOJ Inspector General Report on the Actions by the FBI and DOJ, (Yes, I am that kind of geek) I was struck by the common […]
13 Ways to Keep Grant Funds Flowing
Ever wish you had a crystal ball to see into the mind of Uncle Sam? Think the Uniform Guidance is super complicated? Or maybe you just wish you had a checklist of what gets grant recipients into trouble and how to avoid those “speed bumps”? Well, it may seem a little “geeky” but I’ve figured out the […]
Grant Leader Spotlight: Adam Roth and AmpliFund Part III
Want to know what’s going on behind the scenes for federal grant recipients? I recently finished my third interview with Adam Roth, founder, and CEO of StreamLink Software, the maker of grant management software AmpliFund to discover some additional insights for grant recipients. We had a wide-ranging conversation in this third interview about the recent […]
Three Favorite FAQs For Indirect Costs
In my last article, I posed the question “Do the Uniform Guidance FAQs Really Matter?” As promised, in this second part of the three part series, I’m going to do a deep dive into the world of indirect costs and some of the “unintended consequences” that surfaced in the latest FAQs from OMB. Indirect costs […]
7 Ways to Make Grant Management Better in 2017!
Yes, I admit it! I love New Year’s Resolutions…at least for the first few weeks. I’m always looking for the simple habit that will transform my life, or the time-management hack that will get me so much time, I’ll get tired of having so much free time in Grant Management! Sound impossible? You are probably […]