Monday, December 06, 2004

Buffalo News - Tougher accountability rules are impacting nonprofit groups

Buffalo News - Tougher accountability rules are impacting nonprofit groups: "Tougher accountability rules are impacting nonprofit groups
By JONATHAN D. EPSTEIN
News Business Reporter
12/5/2004
Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News
'Almost anything that happens, as soon as it hits the headlines, board members get concerned about it. They get nervous about it.' James M. Boles, president and CEO of People Inc., the Williamsville-based social services agancy.
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Elizabeth A. Mundschenk/Buffalo News
'It's one more reason for somebody to stay away, and I don't want to make it harder to recruit, because we're always looking for board members.' David Pfaff, chairman of the Lt. Col. Matt Urban Center board.
When Marlies Wesolowski joined the Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center four years ago as executive director, one of her first tasks was filling a pair of openings on the Buffalo nonprofit agency's board of directors.
That didn't take long at that time, and the positions were filled within a month. "

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