Nonprofit Groups Urged to Follow 33 Fund-Raising and Management Standards - Philanthropy.com

Also from the Chronicle of Philanthropy today.

Nonprofit Groups Urged to Follow 33 Fund-Raising and Management Standards - Philanthropy.com: "Nonprofit Groups Urged to Follow 33 Fund-Raising and Management Standards By Marty Michaels
A committee of experts on nonprofit governance and management today issued guidelines designed to help nonprofit groups avoid ethical and legal improprieties.
The report, issued by a committee appointed by Independent Sector, sets forth 33 principles that charities and foundations can use as benchmarks to evaluate their policies for insuring they comply with the law and are monitoring their finances closely. In addition, the guidelines focus on how charities can be certain they are disclosing relevant information to the public, governing their organizations effectively, and conducting ethical fund-raising efforts."