My organization just elected a married couple to its board. Is this ethical? In most circumstances it is ethical, but often unwise. I usually advise against it but I sit on a board myself that has not one but three...
I was invited to sit on the board of directors for a charitable organization. I am looking for work in the charity sector, including perhaps this very organization. Is it a conflict of interest for me to accept this invitation?...
In my organization, each chapter appoints a representative to the provincial board. But the one from my chapter has been voting against what the chapter wants. She says she votes for what's best for the province instead. How do we...
I sit on the board of an organization that is greatly intertwined with a major funder. The board members of the major funder are also the only members of my organization. Their part-time executive director also serves as our part-time...
I want to have lots of people hear good things about my cause, and become supporters, and I have a brother in a similar situation with a different cause. I want to ask all our friends to "like" each other’s...
I'm a CA, and I was recruited as treasurer to help a very small charity overhaul its accounting systems and start providing good financial information to the board. Now I want to quit because the chair is making major financial...
My board chair wants to change audit firms to one where a friend of hers is a partner. If their quote is reasonable, is that ethically OK? I am assuming you are referring to the financial audit, since you likely...
I have direct evidence that my executive director is misappropriating funds from the charity where I work. What can I do about her behaviour without risking my job? This is a difficult situation. I think you mean the misappropriation is...
I've been asked by potential employers and clients for samples of my writing, sometimes for something existing and sometimes for something new. Have you looked at the ethics of this? I have had the same requests, many times, and have...
In honour of CharityVillage®'s 15th Anniversary, this week I'll be sharing 15 tips for helping leaders develop an ethical culture in their organizations. 1. Always remember that people, not organizations, behave ethically. Organizations are made up of people and organizations...
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