Grant fraud is a mystery to many of us. How can it happen? Why would someone do it? And more importantly: How can federal grant recipients avoid grant fraud? Solving the mystery of “The Fraud Triangle” was led by criminologist Dr. Donald Cressey and is based on his well-accepted behavioral research model studying embezzlers. 3 […]
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5 Shortcuts for Getting a Time and Attendance Process in Place
I’ve tracked the unfortunate situation at a Pennsylvania non-profit having their grant funding frozen after $20 million in spending was out of compliance. It is a very sad story. Lots of audit findings, lots of areas of non-compliance. Not to mention lots of heads rolling in the organization after the grant management…or lack of it was […]
Grant Management: 7 Things Your Program Officer Needs to Hear You Say
Are you prepared for the day when your program officer asks the grant management team at your organization? “What are you doing to monitor for grant fraud?” Ah…well…you know… Ouch! Tips for Avoiding Grant Fraud There are a wide variety of concealment behaviors that unscrupulous people use to seize the opportunity to commit grant fraud […]
3 Little-Known Factors That Could Affect Your Grant Travel Costs
Charging travel costs to your Federal Grant can be a bit confusing. Let’s open the grant management mailbag again today for some common problems encountered in the “real-world” by “real-life” grant managers. Here are three factors affecting the use of actual travel costs vs. per diem travel costs on your Federal grants. A Grant Manager […]
7 Areas of Subrecipient Monitoring-Do You Know What to Ask?
Ever wish you had a FAQ guide to identify the major areas of grant monitoring risk? As a grant management professional, you probably know that you have responsibility for monitoring subrecipients to ensure the federal grant funds are spent appropriately. But what exactly does that look like? Here are seven areas of monitoring help you […]
Grant Management: Do You Make These 10 Mistakes?
I’ll be speaking on ways internal controls can increase trust at the upcoming AICPA Not-for-Profit Industry conference in Washington in June. Sometimes we get lost in the jargon of internal controls and forget that strong checks and balances can increase trust with our funders, employees and the general public. How to Increase Trust with Funders […]