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Nonprofits Institutional Advancement
Nonprofits depend on the public for
their existence. Without public support, nurture and involvement, the
nonprofit sector of this country would not be as progressive and vibrant as
it is. Advancement managers play key roles in this development.
Advancement
personnel often make or participate in decisions that can lead to
litigation. For example, advancement personnel counsel and advise
donors; recommend, develop and implement fundraising projects; manage
volunteer programs; publish and represent the institution to the public;
employ personnel; and establish policies regarding the institution’s
acceptance of gifts. In sum, advancement personnel significantly affect
the endowment, fundraising, public relations, volunteer programs, and
are responsible for establishing and maintaining good relationships with
the nonprofit’s constituencies.
Nonprofit
Institutional Advancement and the Law
provides nonprofit managers and counsel information to solicit gifts
effectively, work compatibly with donors, develop strategies for
completely managing delicate gift situations, recruit volunteers,
respond to crises, manage personnel, and to comply with federal laws.
Chapters address critical areas of advancement administration including
gift policy and enforcement, privacy and donor research, volunteer
recruitment and liability, collection of donor pledges, and public
relations.
This manual on
institutional advancement focuses on:
• Collecting and Enforcing Gifts
• Developing Gift Policy
• Endowment Management and Trustee Duties
• Managing Affiliated Organizations
• Business Activities and Taxes
• Public Relations and the Legal Environment
• Liability and Training of Volunteers
• Defamation and Invasion of Privacy
• Hiring and Retention
• Sexual Harassment
• Publishing and Copyright
• Record Retention
Each
of these essays is presented with a common format: Overview,
Application, and Preventive Planning. A Selected Bibliography follows
each topic. Also included in the Appendix are sample policies, the
Volunteer Protection Act, a sample volunteer agreement, and several
uniform laws. |
