Examine a detailed case study of a capital campaign whose outcome was decided by conflicts of interest, planning failures, and board dissociation from accepted standards of professional conduct. In this session, participate in small group analysis of each issue and interact with a consultant and a staff person who lived the experience. Scrutinize the potential consequences to the charity and the community. Evaluate each ethical and management issue and construct suggestions to resolve them with upset donors and government agencies. Compare them with the actual final solutions and with relevant sections of the AFP Code of Ethical Principles and Standards and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance Twenty Standards for Nonprofits.

Barbara Ciconte, CFRE, Donor Strategies, Inc., Chevy Chase, Md.
Beverly Hoffmann, Center for Social and Economic Leadership, Alexandria, Va.
Bennett Weiner, Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, Arlington, Va.