Winter 2007 – Digital Issue

Nonprofit Behaviors and Misbehaviors

Winter 2007: Volume 14, Issue 4

Features

• Welcome
  
  
• The Nonprofit Ethicist
  Church shenanigans—a tax avoidance scheme. Husband and wife on the same board, why not? by Woods Bowman
  
  
• Not a Spin-Free Zone: Reflections on the Utility and Price of Nonprofit Spin
  Internalized spin is something that nonprofits excel at and it gets in the way of effectiveness! by Jeanne Bell
  
  
• Peak Performance: Nonprofit Leaders Rate Highest in 360-Degree Reviews
  Sit down and take a deep breath. In this groundbreaking study, nonprofit leaders are rated more highly by their managers, peers, direct reports, and others compared to for-profit leaders. by Jean R. Lobell and Paul M. Connolly
  
  
• What Makes Powerful Nonprofit Leaders
  A Commentary, by Jim Collins. The world-renowned author of the classic management books, Built to Last and Good to Great explains why nonprofit leaders may be perceived as more capable than for-profit leaders by those with whom
  
  
• How to Steal from a Nonprofit: Who Does It and How to Prevent It
  What do we really know about fraud in nonprofits? by Janet Greenlee, Mary Fischer, Teresa Gordon, and Elizabeth Keating
  
  
• Assessing Fraud Risk
  The authors present questions that every organization should ask when determining fraud risk. by Joseph T. Wells and John D. Gill
  
  
• The Whistle-blower: Policy Challenges for Nonprofits
  Can you depend on a whistle-blower policy to encourage people to question practices that may put the organization or clients at risk? by Scott Harshbarger and Amy Crafts

Special Supplement

• Ensuring a Successful Consulting Engagement
  What do you need to know when engaging a consultant? by Ruth McCambridge and Lissette Rodriguez

• NPQ Consulting Services Directory 2007

Departments

Planning and Evaluation

• The United Way’s Way or Bust
  One of the nonprofit sector’s flagship organizations and a cultural icon has another new strategy. Will it work? by Rick Cohen

Governance

• Government Funding and Community Representation on Nonprofit Boards: The Bargain We Strike
  Government funding changes the composition of boards and the way nonprofits function. What can you do about it? by Chao Guo

Culture

• Organizational Culture Checkup: An Interview with Erline Belton
  When an organization’s culture needs to be revitalized, the starting point needs to be each member’s own behavior. by Lissette Rodriguez
  
  
• ARNOVA Abstracts
  A selection of the most recent abstracts from the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action.
  
  
• The Take-Away
  A summary of the articles in this issue.
  
  
• Classifieds

Satire

• Spoiled by Democracy
  Phil digs deep as a lobbyist for the universities of his state and comes out smelling like roses. by Phil Anthrop