Class Reading Materials to Download

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Course Outline

Terms, Concepts and Definitions

Margaret Gibelman and Sheldon Gelman, "A Loss of Credibility: Patterns of Wrongdoing Among Nongovernmental Organizations," Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, December 2004

Paul C. Light, "How Americans View Charities: A Report on Charitable Confidence, 2008," Issues in Governance Studies, Number 15, April 2008

Professional Ethics in Postmodern Society

Pablo Eisenberg, "The Buck Stops with the Board of Directors: Or At Least It Should", The Chroicle of Philanthropy, October 17, 2002

Chapter One:  Claiming the Bad Side

Chapter Four: Incompetent Juan Antonio Samaranch

Chapter Eight: Corrupt William Aramony

Carol W. Lewis, "The Ethics Challenge in Public Service," Chapter 3

Carol W. Lewis, "The Ethics Challenge in Public Service," Chapter 4

Jean Lipman-Blumen, The Allure of Toxic Leaders: Why We Follow Destructive Bosses and Corrupt Politicians and How We Can Survive Them, (Oxford University Press, 2005), Chapter 1, “Toxic Leaders: They’re Plentiful” pp. 3-25, Ch.7, “Rationalizations and Control Myths: Keeping Toxic Leaders in Power”, pp. 125-138

Margeret Gibelman and Sheldon R. Gelman, “A Loss of Credibility: Patterns of Wrongdoing Among Nongovernmental Organizations’, in Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations Vol. 15, No. 4, December 2004

Matthew Sinclair, "William Aramony is Back on the Streets" The Nonprofit Times, March 1, 2002

Evelyn Brody, “The Legal Framework for Nonprofit Organizations”, in Walter W. Powell and Richard Steinberg (eds.) The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006)

Sarbanes-Oxley Style Nonprofit Reforms

Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management Thomas H. Jeavons, “Ethical Nonprofit Management,” pp. 204-226

Class Notes

Legal Concepts for Midterm Exam

Exempt Organizations Determination Process

Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

Instructions for Form 1023, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

Form 990, Annual Information Return

Case Studies

"Who Speaks for Us" Case Study

"Who Speaks for Us" Case Analysis

Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Code of Ethics

Sample Nonprofit Bylaws

Drafting of Bylaws

Authoring a Code of Ethics by Andrew Olson

Statement of Values and Code of Ethics for a Nonprofit Organization

Guidance for Writing a Code of Ethics by Chris MacDonald, Ph. D.

American Library Association Code of Ethics

A Guide to Moral Decision Making by  Chis MacDonald, Ph. D.

United Way of American Code of Ethics

Kurt's Sample Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy

Sample of Conflict of Interest Policy

Sample Articles of Incorporation of a Nonprofit Corporation

Optional Reading

Townsend v. Trs. of La. College, 928 So. 2d 715 (La.App. 3 Cir. Apr. 12, 2006)

Louisiana Nonprofit Law

Audits reveal questionable spending, hiring at East Jefferson clinic

Nonprofit Web Links

AAM - Code of Ethics for Museums
http://www.aam-us.org/museumresources/ethics/index.cfm

Affordable Non Profit Software Solutions For Use With QuickBooks
http://www.nonprofitbooks.com/

Complete Guide to Ethics Management
http://www.mapnp.org/library/ethics/ethxgde.htm

CSEP Library, Codes Compilation
http://www.iit.edu/departments/csep/codes/codes_index.html

Emerson Center for Business Ethics Saint Louis University
http://ecbe.slu.edu/index.html

FirstGov for Businesses and Nonprofits – Nonprofits
http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml

Georgia Center for Nonprofits Nonprofit Bookstore Ethics
http://www.nonprofitgeorgia.org/book-ethics.html

Independent Sector Giving and Volunteering in the United States 2001
http://www.independentsector.org/programs/research/gv01main.html

Independent Sector Homepage
http://www.independentsector.org/

Internet Nonprofit Center Nonprofits and the World-Wide Web
http://www.nonprofits.org/lib/website.html

Leader to Leader Institute Nonprofit Innovation Discovery Site
http://www.pfdf.org/innovation/index.html

Nonprofit Ethics Websites
http://wise.fau.edu/~rcnyhan/images/ethics.html

Research Guide #21-Nonprofit Organizations - Business & Economics Library - UC Berkeley
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BUSI/bbg21.html

Starting a Nonprofit Organization
http://www.mapnp.org/library/strt_org/strt_np/strt_np.htm

Using Codes of Ethics
http://www.iit.edu/departments/csep/codes/Users_Guide.html

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