Previous Resources
Reviewing some past efforts for good governance, integrity, and anti-corruption.
Note: many of the links and organizations are no longer active.
Ethne Member Care
**The January 2008 special edition of the Ethne-Member Care Update focuses on "Health and Dysfunction in Mission/Aid." http://www.ethne.net/files/uploads/EthneMC_Update_December_2007.pdf
Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability
http://www.ecfamembers.org/documents/PolicyOnSuspectedFraud.doc
(Discusses the whistle-blower protection provision contained in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (USA, 2002) and its applicability to nonprofits as well as general misconduct, dishonesty, and fraud prevention - includes a sample)
International Business Ethics Institute
(creating an open and non-retaliatory workplace)
http://www.business-ethics.org/newsdetail.asp?newsid=83
Humanitarian Practice Group (HPG)
(preventing corruption in humanitarian assistance--final report 2008)
http://www.odi.org.uk/hpg/papers/hpgcommissioned-corruption-TI.pdf
(corruption risks, perceptions and prevention in humanitarian assistance; policy brief, september 2008)
http://www.odi.org.uk/hpg/papers/hpgbrief32.pdf
Global Compliance
(developing ethics and compliance in organisations)
Public Concern at Work
(UK-based group and resources; new book: Whistle Blowing Around the World: Law, Culture and Practice; Public Interest Disclosure Act--UK 1998
http://www.pcaw.co.uk/law/wbaroundtheworld.htm
Independent Sector
(checklist for accountability in organisations)
http://www.independentsector.org/issues/accountability/Checklist/Checklist_Full.pdf
Dingman Company
(consultants for executive selection; see newsletters for excellent book reviews and comments regarding good governanace and good management for organizations)
http://www.dingman.com/e_newsletters.htm
Fraud Cases in the News (past and present)
**New Era/Bennett Case, The NonProfit Times (5 June 2005)
http://www.nptimes.com/Jun05/npt1.html
See also:
http://www.nptimes.com/Jun05/npt1.html
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/1996/april8/6t4095.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_New_Era_Philanthropy
**Madoff Case, Wikipedia summary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madoff_investment_scandal
**Nordic Capital Investment Case (NCI)
This investment scheme began in 1992 and was exposed in 2007. NCI has seriously impacted parts of the international mission/church world, with millions of Euros/dollars still missing. It is being investigated by the Swedish Economic Crimes Bureau (EBM). See PETRA People website for more information on this scheme as well as on corruption/fraud in general.
**Charles Ponzi and Ponzi Schemes (history and description)
**Petters Case, Star Tribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul MN, USA (29 September 2009)
**LaSaracina Case, The DAY New London, CT USA (4 October 2010)
http://www.theday.com/article/20101005/NWS01/310059881/1019&town=
**Societe Generale/Kervial Case, BBC, 5 October 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11474077
**The above list is endless!
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University
(background and perspectives on internal whistle-blowing)
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/submitted/whistleblowing.html
TrustLaw
A global hub for free legal assistance in the humanitarian assistance sector, with news and information on anti-corruption.