IFAS Extension
Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: Developing a Code of Ethics for Your Organization
Release Date: 3/17/2026
Community Resource Development
Abstract
This article is part of a series Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings, designed to provide basic information on governance, planning, and operational details for community-based nonprofit organizations. Information provided in this series will help the Board of Directors, leaders, staff, and volunteers of nonprofit organizations that provide a variety of services to local communities.
About this Publication
This document is FCS9251, one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 2009. Revised June 2012, June 2015, and July 2025. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Bolton, E. B., & Guest-Jelley, A. (2009). Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: Developing a Code of Ethics for your Organization. EDIS, 2009(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy838-2009
Authors
Muthusami Kumaran
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor, nonprofit management and community organizations, UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Gainesville, FL