Blair E. Thomas, CPA

...........illegal blunders are no longer met with sympathetic ears.

"Increasingly, the contributing public expects nonprofits to be managed and held accountable to the same standards of care and performance as the for-profit businesses in which they invest," says Cliff Ernst, a lawyer in Austin, Tex., who works with nonprofit clients. "It is the duty of the executive director and the board chairman of each nonprofit to be sure that all of its board members, staff, and volunteers are educated about ethical, business, and legal issues that can affect the organization."...............