Are You Ready for Scrutiny?

Several recent articles in the Chronicle of Philanthropy describe potential new regulations to direct what charities must disclose -- from costs to raise funds to options for donors to makes gifts restricted to specific projects.  Still, few organizations seem to be taking the initiative to be more transparent BEFORE they are forced to by state and federal lawmakers.

What are people waiting for?  An organization in the private sector would jump at the chance to be ahead of the curve and use a market trend to help differentiate itself from the competition.  Why are we so unimaginative?

Great Resource

A great resource for development professionals is the American Institute of CPAs daily email update.  Here's the link www.aicpa.org  It shoots out a brief email with links to business news related to how business are managed, regulated, and AUDITing.  This has real relevance for fundraising and stewardship.

Several days ago they linked to Fortune Magazine and an article called Do Disclosure Rules Really Work? Why is this interesting?  Look to the private sector for the future of demands on the non-profit world re: regulation.  Issues like disclosing how a company selects its board members or compensation has direct relevance to non-profits. 

This is a wonderful, simple, free tool for you to use to see out onto the horizon.