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C05 Session: Ethical Standards in Capacity Building

Ethical Standards in Capacity Building: Dialogue Session

Friday, July 15 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Track: Succeeding in Capacity Building

Presenters

Members of the Alliance Standards Committee: Florence Green, California Association of Nonprofits (CAN); Inca Mohammed, Management Assistance Group; Gerald Solomon, PHFE Management Solutions; Kennard Wing, Kennard T. Wing & Company

Description

The role of the capacity builder is complex and often fraught with ethical dilemmas. Over a one-year period, the Alliance Standards Committee delved into tough issues, addressing questions such as conflict of interest, clients' rights, confidentiality, cultural competency, who is the client? and more. Join this dialogue session to learn about the case examples and dilemmas behind the principles in the Draft Standards of Ethics in Nonprofit Capacity Building, and to pose questions and provide input on the Draft.

About the Presenters

Florence Green, California Association of Nonprofits

Florence L. Green is the Executive Director of the California Association of Nonprofits (CAN), the largest statewide nonprofit association in the United States. For 30 years she has been a nationally recognized consultant and trainer working with foundations, nonprofit organizations, governments, academic institutions, coalitions and management support organizations throughout the United States, Australia and Canada. She has published several articles on fundraising, board development, strategic planning, collaboration, nonprofit ethics and accountability and nonprofit management and will soon publish a book on fundraising for public libraries. She is the past board president of CAN and the Nonprofit Management Association (now known as the Alliance for Nonprofit Management). She helped develop a self-administered development audit published by the Foundation Center and is a founder and immediate past Vice President of the National Council of Nonprofit Associations. She is a founder of and serves on the CAN Policy Council, an independent statewide advocacy and public policy coalition committed to strengthening the public policy access and power for nonprofits in California and is on the Editorial Board of the Nonprofit Quarterly. She has taught nonprofit management, strategic planning and fundraising at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles and the University of Texas at Austin. She was once the director of training for the Grantsmanship Center, at the time the largest nonprofit training organization in the United States. Her widely distributed paper, “The Ten Things Nonprofit Organizations Must do In the 21st Century,” was included in a book on leadership published by Josse-Bass. Other recent writings include: “On Being Accountable: How Environment and Values Shape Our Ethical Choices,” and, “Broken Boards: Why They Are Broken and How to Fix Them.” She is leading a national project for CAN called the Nonprofit Quality Reporting Initiative to develop a certification program in nonprofit accounting for nonprofit practitioners and CPAs.

Inca Mohamed, Management Assistance Group

Internationally recognized for her group facilitation and training skills, Inca Mohamed has over 25 years experience of working with and managing nonprofit organizations addressing gender equity, sexual and reproductive health and rights, youth development and diversity. Inca has served as a senior manager, trainer, and service provider at local, national and governmental levels including Planned Parenthood in San Francisco, the Hawaii Department of Health, and The Door youth center in New York City. During her tenure at the YWCA of the USA, Inca provided leadership development and management consultation to YWCA affiliates across the country. Prior to joining MAG, Inca was a program officer at the Ford Foundation, where for 7 years she was responsible for both domestic and international youth development programming. Among the organizations she has assisted are A Better Chance, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Burns Institute, National Women’s Health Network, DC Agenda, National Community for Latino Leadership, the Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Network, Moriah Fund, and The Funders Network for Population and Reproductive Health, and Rights.

Gerald Solomon, PHFE Management Solutions

Gerald Solomon serves as President/CEO of PHFE Management Solutions, a 38 year old Los Angeles based 501c3 nonprofit organization, serving nonprofit and government communities throughout the nation, by providing infrastructure management support solutions. Mr. Solomon offers a diverse executive leadership background, having served as President and CEO of several highly successful and nationally recognized nonprofit as well as for-profit organizations, including a distinguished 18-year career as a civil trial attorney and Judge Pro Tem. Mr. Solomon's nonprofit experience includes servicing as President of a Child Abuse Prevention Foundation, CEO of a multi-state residential and outpatient drug and alcohol treatment program, and as Executive Director of the North Coast Chamber of Commerce in San Diego County. Mr. Solomon's career includes serving as an officer on the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club, Rotary, Exchange, Grossmont-Cuyamaca College Foundation, San Gabriel Valley Economic Development Partnership, OCHNA, and other philanthropic organizations.

Kennard Wing, Kennard T. Wing & Company

Mr. Wing is an independent consultant providing planning, research and evaluation services aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of the nonprofit sector and individual organizations within it. He has over 25 years’ experience in management and consulting for improved organizational effectiveness. His qualitative and quantitative research skills were honed in market research for Fortune 500 firms, but are now applied to program evaluation and basic research into broader issues within the nonprofit sector. He also has deep experience in the design and facilitation of participative, change-oriented planning processes. A prolific writer, Mr. Wing has published dozens of articles and won an Excel Award from the Society of National Association Publications. Mr. Wing has taught management at the graduate level at the University of Pennsylvania and Immaculata College and presented at numerous national conferences. He holds a Master’s degree from the Wharton School, a Bachelor’s degree from Brown University, and is a Certified Management Accountant.