Ask the Experts: Vendor/Client Relationships, Part II

In addition to doing our best to control costs on an everyday basis, we also make contributions to the nonprofit sector as a whole, as well as to individual charities. Our staff contributes its time as volunteers, and through various company and staff events, we make monetary contributions to nonprofits — not only to clients, but also to worthy non-client charities that come to our attention for various reasons. And sometimes our clients have special events like anniversary dinners, to which we are invited, and with which we always try to participate. These have always been invitations, though, not command performances.