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To ensure effective stewardship, one of your non-profit
board's main tasks is to understand its role to safeguard public trust
and to avoid conflicts of interest. But are you up to the task? Would
you spot a conflict of interest if you saw one?
Have a look at the following list of situations that could
occur in a non-profit organization. For those that do not pose a conflict
of interest, click on the trophy cup.
Crush conflict of interest situations by clicking on the gavel.
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CRUSH IT !
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WIN-WIN!
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board member votes to renew the organization's office lease in a
building that he owns. |
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part-time Executive Director takes on a paid personal contract to
develop a fundraising program for a similar organization that competes
with your organization for funds in the same community. |
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vice president's wife has bid on a contract to evaluate the organization's
programs. The board awards her the contract after the vice president
discloses his financial interest to the board and abstains from
voting on the contract award. |
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A
board member who is also a service user is placed at the top of
the waiting list for services, ahead of others who applied for the
services earlier than the board member.
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The
board president accepts a $500 cheque made out in his name, in recognition
of a conference presentation he delivered on behalf of the organization.
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organization purchases a computer system from a board member's business
after receiving three less competitive quotes. |
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The
Executive Director is given an honorarium for assisting another
organization to develop its personnel policies, using her organization's
policies as a model. She discloses the honorarium to the board and
makes a donation to the organization in the same amount as the gift.
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A
board member serves on another board in the community, and is approaching
the same donors for contributions on behalf of both organizations.
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Did you crush conflict of interest in your organization?
If not, you may want to review the
board's understanding of its role or learn more about conflicts
of interest specifically.
If you maintained the public's trust
in your organization, move on to learn about your board's fiscal
responsibility.
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