Introduction to Beyond Regulation: Tools for Promoting Ethical Action in Nonprofit Organizations

Audrey Barrett, University of San Diego
Laura Deitrick, The Nonprofit Institute, University of San Diego
Robert Donmoyer, University of San Diego
Pat Libby, University of San Diego

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Chicago, Illinois, November 15-18, 2006

Abstract or Description

INTRODUCTORY REPORT:

For a full year more than 168 nonprofit practitioners participated in a dialogue series about nonprofit ethics that culminated in a large-scale forum on October 27, 2006. The result of this thoughtful deliberation was a discussion guide that can be used by nonprofits during board and/or senior staff meetings (a) to explore existing ethical practices within a nonprofit organization (b) reach a common understanding about the ethical culture that participants wish to see in action and (c) uncover any discrepancies that currently might exist between what is currently happening and what people engaged in the conversation believe ought to be happening.