Proactive Steps to Stay Out of the Headlines
Crossing the T's and dotting the I's matter.
In the past week, one nonprofit was ordered by the court to return a $500,000 donation and pay another $500,000 in punitive damages, while another nonprofit is being sued for the return of a donation designated for a program that has since been scrapped.
These cases need to be a wake-up call to all of us in fundraising. While we can't prevent all "bad things" from happening to our good organizations, we can take proactive steps to make them less likely.
Pamela Barden is an independent fundraising consultant focused on direct response. You can read more of her fundraising columns here.
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