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How to navigate ethical conflicts in nonprofit funding decisions

The environmental organization I work for just accepted a major donation from a company that pollutes the watershed we are trying to protect.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Financial need can force organizations to compromise their stated values, creating moral injury for staff who joined for principled reasons.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Nonprofit and mission-driven organizations as legacy?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.