How to avoid offending patrons and sponsors at a themed fundraiser

This article offers tips for event planners to consider to host an inclusive fundraiser, and being sensitive to culture, ethnicity, religion and brand.

Governance Q&A: The ethics of loyalty to an organization and their cause

How do staff, whose contracts and positions depend on renewed funding, balance their loyalty to an organization with the realities of supporting their families?

Governance Q&A: Why organizations don’t always draw on the knowledge of their volunteers

A volunteer with four years of experience doesn’t feel that their insight and knowledge is being utilized.

Governance Q&A: Should alcohol be served during internal events at a nonprofit?

This simple-sounding question raises a set of thorny questions that each organization seems to answer separately.

Governance Q&A: Who on a board of directors needs to know what the executive director earns?

A board member wonders if it's normal that only the executive committee knows what an executive director earns.

Governance Q&A: When being told to do something feels wrong

A program manager is told to do something that doesn’t feel right, but can’t justify not following through when referencing guidance documents.

Governance Q&A: Is it ethical to pay grant writers a percentage of grants received?

The unethical nature of percentage or commission-based fundraising.

Governance Q&A: Taking a second job while currently working for a charity

A charity worker doesn't earn enough to support her family and asks about taking a second job.

Governance Q&A: The ethics of personal relationships at work

I know that personal relationships at work can be career-limiting. But are there any ethical concerns?

Governance Q&A: Personal use of nonprofit equipment

I see other staff at my nonprofit who take supplies home or make personal use of our equipment. Is this acceptable?