Case Scenario Index

CASE SCENARIO INDEX

This is an index to the case scenarios included in the book, Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations: Theory and Practice, authored by Gary M. Grobman and published by White Hat Communications

Note: References are to the number of the scenario, rather than the page number.

administrative expenses, 82

advocacy, 112

assets, 69

Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), 47, 67

auctions, 119

audits, 118

benefits, 66

board, 5, 17, 18, 38, 39, 45, 48, 65, 72

board-staff relationships, 16, 17, 31, 32, 55, 57, 58, 60, 64, 74, 101, 114, 117

books, published, 36, 116

bribery, 56, 61, 85, 103

budgeting, 10, 18, 22, 32, 55, 65, 69, 118

bylaws, 18

capital campaigns, 63, 66

chair (of board), 64, 80

charitable deductions, 105

charitable gift annuities, 88

charity care, 70

commercial activities, 115

communications, 5, 8

compensation, 2, 39, 44, 64, 66, 68, 70, 76, 107, 113

computers, 22, 95, 96

conferences, 6

confidentiality, 29, 86, 90, 97, 108

conflict of interest, 4, 5, 6, 27, 28, 34, 39, 41, 45, 51, 61, 64, 72, 79, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 98, 116

contracts, 5, 17, 47, 56, 63, 73, 75

cooperative marketing agreements, 84

copy machine (see photocopy machine)

corporate names, 53

coverups, 54, 56, 59, 93, 106

credit cards, 93, 104, 117

crime, 12, 22, 23, 30, 33, 36, 46, 52, 54, 59, 110, 119

cronyism, 11, 50

databases, 29, 54, 56, 71, 86, 90, 91, 108

deceptive practices, 47, 53, 82, 112

disasters, 82, 83

discipline, 13

disclosures, 73

discrimination, 21, 38, 42, 43, 48, 59,

diversion of resources, 33

diversity, 38, 43, 65, 100,

donations, 10, 18, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 45, 49, 63, 81, 85, 99, 109

dress codes, 21, 101

drugs & alcohol, 19, 106

dual relationships, 41, 49, 74, 79, 99, 118

email, 95

embezzlement, 93

endowments, 25, 31, 69

ethical dilemmas, 12, 19, 31, 58, 84, 110

executive director, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20, 31, 32, 35, 37, 40, 42, 43, 46, 54, 55, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 67, 73, 85, 87, 93, 96, 98, 99, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 110, 114, 117, 118, 120

expense accounts, 3, 15, 40, 50, 104, 117

extortion, 52, 87, 110

Facebook, 95, 96, 97

family, 3, 4, 6

financial management, 31, 32, 34, 44, 46, 65, 78, 114, 118

firing, 11, 12, 14, 56, 93, 101

for-profits, 17, 25, 27, 28, 39, 75, 84, 108, 115

fraud, 20, 56, 78, 119

frequent flyer miles, 76

fundraising, 17, 24, 25, 26, 30, 47, 49, 51, 52, 53, 66, 67, 69, 75, 82, 83, 84, 87, 88, 90, 94, 99, 103, 107, 109, 111, 113, 119

gifts, 49, 56, 61, 66, 102

grants, 10, 45, 58, 73, 79

HIPAA, 97

firing (see hiring and firing)

hiring & firing, 13, 19, 43, 50, 54, 60, 67, 97

holidays, 48

honoraria and royalties, 62, 68

insider trading, 23

insubordination, 31

insurance, 20

Internal Revenue Service, 111, 119

international, 110

inurement, 44, 66, 70

investments, 31, 114

leadership gifts, 107

legislation, 92

loans, 16, 46, 91

lobbying, 92

lying, 13

mailing lists, 75, 108

major gifts, 63, 103, 109

media relations, 60, 70, 112

Medicaid, 65

mission creep, 58

naming rights, 63

nepotism, 4

office supplies(see supplies, office)

outside income (see honoraria and royalties)

performance reviews, 87

personal, 2, 16, 30, 35, 36, 37, 41, 42, 46, 49, 52, 62, 68, 71, 74, 76, 77, 88, 90, 91, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 104, 118, 120

personal expenses, 3, 15, 40, 104

personal time, 2, 35, 40, 96, 120

personal relationships, 19, 37

personnel, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 25, 35, 42, 50, 54, 56, 62, 67, 68, 73, 81, 97, 98, 120

personnel policies, 9, 21, 96, 100, 101, 102

photocopy machine, 7

plagiarism, 9

pledges, 109

politics, 77

political activities, 77, 89, 92

privacy, 29, 88, 90, 97, 108

program evaluation, 79

prospect research, 49, 52, 67, 99

publishing, 5, 36, 37, 62, 116

purchasing, 61

religion, 42, 48, 100

resignations, 64, 71, 86

resumes, 13

royalties (see honoraria and royalties)

salaries (see compensation)

sales, 111

scandal, 25, 60, 93, 106

severance pay, 14, 93

sexual harassment, 14, 59

sexual misconduct, 14, 37, 74

slush fund, 59

social networking, 95, 96, 97

speaking fees (see honoraria and royalties)

special events, 94, 106, 119

sponsorships, 28

spying, 112

staff, 4, 11, 12, 42, 43, 57, 68, 81, 87, 96, 98, 113

staff-board relationships (see board-staff relationships)

startups, 18, 45, 53, 71, 83

stealing (see theft)

substance abuse, 12, 19, 46

substantiation letters, 23, 24, 26, 85, 119

succession planning, 4

supplies, office, 1, 94

tax-exempt status, 65, 70, 77, 89, 92, 105

tax returns, 80

taxes, 23, 24, 26, 27, 44, 65, 70, 76, 78, 80, 91, 103, 105, 111, 115, 119

telemarketing, 47, 75

theft, 1, 7, 29, 33, 46, 54, 71, 86, 91, 93, 94

travel, 3, 15, 30, 40, 56, 61, 66, 76

treasurer, 34

UBIT, 78, 108, 115

vehicles, 2, 20, 27

volunteers, 57, 81, 89, 118

voter guides, 89

website, 8, 82

whistleblowing, 1

work for hire, 62

wrongful termination, 11