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RESOURCES

• Developing a Whistleblower Policy
  Delaware Valley Grantmakers & Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, 2007
  This article outlines some basic issues for foundations to consider when developing a whistleblower protection policy.  (Note: DJB Consulting created the original article.)

• How Whistle-Blower Policies Protect Charity Workers Who Report Ethics Lapses
  The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 2004
  This article describes the approaches by some nonprofit organizations to provide whistleblower protection.

• The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Implications for Nonprofit Organizations
  BoardSource & Independent Sector, 2003
  This document includes an explanation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s provisions regarding nonprofit organizations’ whistleblower protection policies and procedures.

Samples

Foundation Whistleblower Policies:

• Greater Cincinnati Foundation

• Jessie Ball duPont Fund (Medium Foundation)

• Ford Foundation (Large Foundation)

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Large Foundation)

• The J. Paul Getty Trust

• The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Large Foundation)

• The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Large Foundation)

• Rose Community Foundation

• Surdna Foundation

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