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| Public Disclosure | | Public trust is vitally important for a nonprofit organization. The Council believes that in order to build trust a nonprofit should make an effort to communicate clearly, to its constituency and donors, its activities, accomplishments and costs of operations.
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Legal Compliance
To uphold the public’s trust in nonprofits and support regulation of charitable solicitations, a nonprofit should at a minimum carry out its actions in accordance with applicable state and federal charity law. Federal and state regulation of nonprofits is essential to protecting charitable assets and safeguarding the public against charity-related consumer fraud...More |
Public Information and Annual Reporting
Nonprofits that provide information to prospective donors and other constituents promote informed and responsible philanthropy. Donors are better able to make decisions when they can learn what a nonprofit’s purpose is, who governs it, how they manage their financial resources, who the nonprofit serves, and what progress it has made towards its mission...More |
Impact on the Community
The Council believes that knowing whether a nonprofit has accomplished or is making progress toward its mission-related goals is crucial in making a giving decision. The Council also believes that communicating future program goals allows donors to evaluate the nonprofit's alignment with their giving philosophy...More |
Financial Transparency
Trustworthy public disclosure of financial information by a nonprofit demonstrates a commitment to transparency that builds public trust...More |
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