Free

Managing Up When the Stakes Are High: What Leadership Needs to Hear (and How to Say It)

1 CPE Credit

Communicate Compliance with Clarity, Confidence, and Impact

Effective compliance communication is essential to successful grants management. Whether you’re updating executives, guiding program staff, or informing the public, the way you share compliance requirements directly affects how well they’re understood—and followed.

In this free, 1-hour live training, DECODED® will give you practical tools to:

  • Recognize why strong compliance communication protects organizational integrity.

  • Identify key stakeholders and tailor your message to their needs.

  • Apply proven frameworks to make your messages persuasive and clear.

  • Craft narratives that highlight benefits and address resistance.

  • Use tools that build transparency, trust, and efficiency.

Who Should Attend: Grants managers, auditors, program leaders, and other compliance professionals. Or, anyone who is interested in Managing Up!

By the end, you’ll have actionable techniques you can use immediately, helping your compliance messages reach the right audience, in the right way, at the right time.

Presented By:

Mara Ash, CIA, CGFM, CRMA, CICA
Chief Executive Officer

Cindy Watson, CICA
Managing Director

National speakers and experts in federal fiscal compliance, indirect cost rates, and 2 CFR 200

Event Details:

October 22, 2025

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Central Time

Cost is Free with registration