by Ted Bilich | Oct 15, 2019 | Nonprofits Behaving Badly?
The Bad Press When it rains, it pours. Seven months ago, the Southern Poverty Law Center fired its founder and chief counsel, Morris Dees. Shortly thereafter, its president and legal director also resigned. In the immediate aftermath, the SPLC annoucned that it... by Ted Bilich | Oct 9, 2019 | Nonprofits Behaving Badly?
The Bad Press In August 2018, local news outlets and the Nonprofit Quarterly ran stories about the very public exit of a successful and long-tenured president and CEO of the United Way of Lower Eastern Shore. Underlying the dispute, four of nine staff members had left... by Ted Bilich | Oct 2, 2019 | Nonprofits Behaving Badly?, Risk Management
The Bad Press When a charity represents controversial ideas, it can expect its nonprofit risk management to be more complex than most. Recent troubles at the NRA display this dynamic. As news organizations revel in reports of lavish internal spending,... by Ted Bilich | Sep 25, 2019 | Nonprofits Behaving Badly?
The Bad Press The Save the Children Federation in Connecticut fell for a cyber spoof in which a hacker posing as an employee, got the charity to send about a million dollars overseas. Save the Children subsequently implemented a number of measures to ensure, in...