Table Tennis for a Cause

Abstract

Andrew Barton believes strongly in Table Tennis in the Schools' (TTS) mission, and he genuinely likes its founder, Gene Jones. But he has learned that some of the funds that Jones has raised for the nonprofit to meet a $100,000 goal in order to receive a matching grant have been raised in a fraudulent manner. Barton thinks Jones's recent actions are unconscionable, and he needs to decide the appropriate action to take. Excerpt UVA-E-0399 Aug. 28, 2014 TABLE TENNIS FOR A CAUSE Andrew Barton sat in his office, stunned by what had transpired in the recent meeting with his client, Table Tennis in the Schools (TTS). Although the nonprofit's goal of raising $ 100,000 in order to receive a matching grant had been met, Barton had just learned that some of the funds had been raised in a fraudulent manner. He believed strongly in TTS's mission, and he genuinely liked its founder, Gene Jones, but he thought Jones's recent actions were unconscionable, and he needed to decide the appropriate action to take. Andrew Barton An independent consultant to nonprofits for the last two years, Barton had graduated from the Darden School of Business in 2007. Before Darden, Barton had worked as a successful fundraiser for several large nonprofit organizations. After Darden, he decided to try his hand in the corporate world as a product developer and project manager for a large financial institution. During his five years of corporate employment, he stayed closely involved with the nonprofit world as a volunteer, donor, and board member of a local nonprofit organization. After paying down his student loans from Darden, Barton decided to leave his job at the financial institution and use his business skills to help nonprofits as an independent fundraising consultant. . . .