A newsletter tailored to all Brookings nonprofits. What do we need to know more about? What successes can we share? The Information X-Change by Brookings Area United Way will explore a new topic each month ranging from board management to donor relationships, event planning, marketing, and more!
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Let's Talk Ethics
Ethics guides leaders to tell the truth, keep promises, or help someone in need. There is a framework of ethics that guides each of us every day, and there is a framework that guides our nonprofits.

When there are lapses in ethics and accountability, nonprofits can be brought into the limelight unfavorably. Having a strong structure of ethics is the best way to keep public trust.
Resources
Ethics and accountability encompass financials, staff and volunteers, donor privacy, and more. Click the link below to learn more about the structures of a nonprofit that can affect ethics.
Organization Tip

Stuck facing an ethical dilemma? Try out this organizational guide.
"Try This"
Check out an example of a Board of Directors Conflict of Interest form. These forms should be reviewed annually.
Next Month's Topic:
Event Planning
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