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June 21, 2008

Charity Begins At Home

"Charity begins at home" is the basic lesson that U.S. Representative William Jefferson's family from New Orleans have demonstrated to America.

According to Friday's New York Times, some of Representative Jefferson's family members "pocketed grant money earmarked for charitable and educational programs." 

The proper lesson from this news: nonprofit best practice policies, systems and governance can prevent greed and theft.

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