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The thing is, these sort of situations (creating dependence) are very hard to pick apart and point out who is at fault. Say an organization 'A' funds another o
by ktta 9y ago
The thing is, these sort of situations (creating dependence) are very hard to pick apart and point out who is at fault.
Say an organization 'A' funds another organization 'B' (maybe non-profit, maybe not), and over time 'B' becomes very dependent on the donations they are getting from 'A'. Then say they start to have a conflict of interest, and 'A' drops funding(which probably kills 'B').
Who's the bad guy here? How should've 'B' known there might be a conflict of interest in the future if not immediately?
- gonmf 9y agoIt's a simple issue, bar entities that should not have conflicts of interest from accepting gifts/investment/etc that could create a conflict of interest. It is appalling how US senators are allowed to receive gifts or be compensated in creative ways by companies.
- joshuamorton 9y agoA second question then: how do you define a conflict of interest?
- euyyn 9y agoBut we're talking about a think tank, right? It's a private group of people that write about their opinions. Why shouldn't they have conflicts of interest?
- foota 9y agoAfaik, us senators can't. Their campaigns can.
- lbeltrame 9y agoOr you can limit the percentage of funds you can get from certain types of entities in order to reduce or prevent dependence. My current employer (a research no profit) has this limitation in its basic rules
- kobeya 9y agoThose prohibitions are in place. I think you are confused...