<p>We welcome your contributions to our cause. We are a small dedicated group and any help we receive allows us to get on with the job at hand, rather than worrying about funding our activities.
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We thank you for your contribution.
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<p>Your contribution is much appreciated, and will be used to forward our goals of a more Ethical world in which to live.</p>

<h2>How can I donate?</h2>
<p>Currently, we accept donations in U.S. dollars. You can donate using <a href="http://paypal.com/&quot; target="_blank">Paypal</a> or using direct deposit. Please see our <a href="/donate">donation form</a>.</p>
Some key facts for the record:
<ul><li>Donations done with the PAYPAL funding source being your confirmed PAYPAL ACCOUNT, rather than via a credit card will incur NO PAYPAL Charges.</li>

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<li>What safeguards can be put in place to protect the innocent ??</li>
<li>Disgruntled employees making false ethical allegations as retaliation to employer...</li>
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<li>How do you build trust in order to institute ethical culture in our organization ?</li>
<li>What do you do when an arbitrator decides that ethical testing is not worthy to be a part of promotional training ?</li>
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(Draft - personalize for your organization!)</b> <br></p>
<p>All board members and applicants shall agree to comply with the organization's ethics code and the ethical guidelines on conflicts adopted by the Board on______.</p>

<h3>Areas to check:</h3>
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<li>Using office for private gain</li>
<li>using organization resources for personal purposes</li>
<li>soliciting gifts or accepting gifts from persons doing business with the organization</li>
<li>seeking or accepting private compensation for doing one's work (gratuities)</li>
<li>soliciting political contributions or political activity from subordinates</li>

<h2>How to use the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (FSG) to establish or strengthen ethics programs</h2>

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<h1>CONFERENCE INFORMATION</h1>

I've been on a sort of work-leave the last two weeks. My town, North Haven, Connecticut (pop. 24,000), has been a mess for a long time, but few people have cared enough to pay attention, and those who criticize the administration are personally attacked and delegitimized. It was my town's mess, and my inability to do anything locally, that led me to do work for Common Cause Connecticut, and then devote myself full-time to municipal ethics by coming to work for City Ethics.

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<p>Many citizens and government officials see the need to strengthen ethics programs in their cities, towns, and counties. But how do you get started? Do you have to be a lawyer to understand and work through this process?</p>