Teaching Paper: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas – Scenarios and Tools for Nonprofit Practice

This Teaching Paper presents four representative ethical dilemma scenarios faced by nonprofits—fund allocation, volunteer bias, controversial donations, and cultural sensitivity—and matches them with practical decision-making tools. Structured approaches such as rational models, checklists, ethics committees, and training programs help organizations balance competing priorities while maintaining accountability and trust. A case study from a community health NGO illustrates how combining scenarios with tools strengthens ethical resilience in practice.