ACORN and Points of Light Institute dealt with financial crises in opposite ways, illustrating issues raised in the charitable sector. Two national groups are coping with public disclosure of financial fiascos in seemingly opposite ways but both incidents add to concern about failing ethics in the mission-driven industry. Community organizer ACORN recently revealed that nearly $1 million was taken by a former employee eight years ago. The brother of the group’s founder took the funds from 1999 to 2000. In lieu of alerting the board of directors or authorities, senior management dealt with the theft internally. A whistle-blower recently forced the organization to address… Read More