Earning the Public Trust:

Accountability Resources for Funders and Values Documents for Staff and Directors

The continuing public discourse and introspection about what it means to be accountable, transparent and effective stewards of a public trust, encourage all nonprofits and foundations to respond. Because of the opportunity provided by the current internet era, any nonprofit or foundation is able to provide a transparent organization not possible before.

 

As part of our effort to be accountable and to promote accountability, we are making available for interested nonprofit colleagues and the public, the most up-to-date documents through which the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy’s staff and board judge whether they have individually and as an organization performed their duties ethically, and in a manner adequate to the public trust invested in them. These include:

 

 Resources for Funder Accountability

• Guiding Principles and Effective Practices for Connecticut Grantmakers

• Subscriber Form for Guiding Principles for Connecticut Grantmakers

• Subscribers to Guiding Principles for Connecticut Grant Makers

• Other Resources

 

Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Staff and Directors Documents

• Code of Ethics – Adopted by the board in June of 2005. Reviewed by staff and board when begin with the organization.

• Conflict of Interest Policies and Declaration for Trustees - Reviewed and signed by every Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Director annually.

• Whistleblower Policy

• Records Retention Policy

 

Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Annual Reports

• 2006 Annual Report

• 2005 Annual Report

• 2004 Annual Report

• 2003 Annual Report