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This is an archive of Ethics Q & A
articles from CharityVillage NewsWeek.
Please note: While we ensure that all links and e-mail addresses are
accurate at their publishing date, the quick-changing nature of the
web means that some links to other web sites and e-mail addresses may
no longer be accurate.
Previous Ethics Q & A articles by Jane Garthson are arranged in reverse chronological order.
2010
2009
- Is it ethical for employers to ask for writing samples?; September 7, 2010
- Fifteen tips for developing an ethical culture in your organziation; August 3, 2010
- What if nonprofit employees consider a new ED incompetent?; July 5, 2010
- Is it legal and ethical to take over a dormant Canadian charity?; June 7, 2010
- Are job offer letters that allow organizations to terminate employees without cause an ethical practice?; May 3, 2010
- Helping committee volunteers exit gracefully; April 5, 2010
- Excluding a board member from a board discussion; March 1, 2010
- Overuse of proxies; February 1, 2010
- The underperforming virtual employee; January 4, 2010
2008
- More questions than answers; December 7, 2009
- No funding for an important program; November 2, 2009
- Juggling personal commitments with volunteer work; October 5, 2009
- How to deal with sponsors if an event is cancelled; September 8, 2009
- Who can you go to for help?; August 4, 2009
- How to manage a disability accommodation; July 6, 2009
- What rights does a member have?; June 1, 2009
- Creating an executive director succession plan; May 4, 2009
- Can your organization have unpaid memberships?; April 6, 2009
- Developing an ethics program; March 2, 2009
- Reimbursing volunteers for expenses; February 2, 2009
- Layoffs in tough economic times; January 5, 2009
2007
- Firing the president; December 1, 2008
- Handling a sick leave; November 3, 2008
- Green travel; October 6, 2008
- Ending a funding partnership; September 2, 2008
- Redirecting grant money; August 5, 2008
- Preventing fraud; July 7, 2008
- Nonprofits and corporate responsibility; June 2, 2008
- When a charity shuts down permanently; May 5, 2008
- Hiring an executive director on a fee-for-service basis; April 7, 2008
- Letting go of bad volunteers; March 3, 2008
- Determining the ethics of accepting donations; February 4, 2008
- What to do when your board doesn't follow bylaws; January 7, 2008
2006
- Can a manager demand that staff attend after-hours events?; December 3, 2007
- Revealing client names to the board; November 5, 2007
- Participating in stakeholder consultations; October 1, 2007
- The rules for charities that lobby government; September 4, 2007
- How to ensure the consultants you hire are ethical; August 7, 2007
- Dealing with nepotism; July 3, 2007
- How is executive compensation determined?; June 4, 2007
- The impact of slanted journalism; May 7, 2007
- Proposing bylaw amendments; April 2, 2007
- Conducting in camera meetings; March 5, 2007
- How far can you go in influencing clients?; February 5, 2007
- Coping with your manager's can-do attitude; January 2, 2007
2005
- Applying for grants outside your organization's mandate; November 27, 2006
- Conflicts of interest at the staff level; October 30, 2006
- Are the unethical ever punished in the nonprofit world?; September 25, 2006
- What level of transparency should you strive for?; August 28, 2006
- Is there any protection for nonprofit whistle-blowers?; July 31, 2006
- Should I tell my employer I'm looking for a new job?; June 26, 2006
- Can our all-volunteer charity pay board members for non-board duties?; May 29, 2006
- Is it ethical for the chair of the board to become the executive director?; April 24, 2006
- Should an organization's clients or their families serve on the board?; March 27, 2006
- Can a charity require compulsory donations from its staff?; February 27, 2006
- What to do when your board won't get involved in financial decision-making; January 30, 2006
2004
- Ethical implications for a company that profits from a relationship with a charity; December 19, 2005
- Revealing confidential information when your board asks for it; November 28, 2005
- Family members working or volunteering for the same organization; October 31, 2005
- Managing client wait lists; September 26, 2005
- Organization loyalty versus job security; August 29, 2005
- When a volunteer's knowledge is overlooked; July 25, 2005
- Serving alcohol at board meetings and staff functions; June 27, 2005
- A board member's right to know what the executive director earns; May 30, 2005
- Being asked to do something that just feels wrong; April 25, 2005
- Is commission-based fundraising ethical?; March 28, 2005
- Moonlighting to supplement nonprofit wages; February 28, 2005
- Ethical implications of a workplace romance; January 31, 2005
2003
- Evaluating alternatives in ethical decision-making; December 20, 2004
- Making personal use of nonprofit resources; November 29, 2004
- Working for one charity while serving on another board of directors; October 25, 2004
- Ethical purchasing for a charity; September 27, 2004
- Donating consultant services in an ethical manner; August 30, 2004
- An executive director who does not act professionally; July 26, 2004
- Handling personal errands for your boss; June 28, 2004
- Representing local needs at the provincial board table; May 31, 2004
- Releasing confidential health information; April 26, 2004
- Involving volunteers in a unionized environment; March 29, 2004
- When the ED alters board minutes; February 23, 2004
- Reporting a manager's illegal activity; January 26, 2004
- A board member with a fundraising business; December 22, 2003
- Dealing with founder's syndrome; November 24, 2003
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