{"id":16979,"date":"2024-03-19T20:50:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T00:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=16979"},"modified":"2025-06-08T09:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T13:29:02","slug":"creating-a-culture-of-transparency","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/industry-insights\/resources\/creating-a-culture-of-transparency","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Culture of Transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero hero--textual hero--textual-powder-blue\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-9 col-lg\">\n                <ul class=\"breadcrumbs list-unstyled\">\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\">Industry Insights<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\/resources\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n        <li>Creating a Culture of Transparency<\/li>\n            <\/ul>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7\">\n                <div class=\"hero--textual__content\">\n                                    <h1>Creating a Culture of Transparency<\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"gated-resource\" id=\"gated-resource-block_a872668666732f89400aabc23933c4ba\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row align-items-start justify-content-lg-between\">\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 order-1\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-white white-bg\" id=\"wysiwyg-block_16d39fc1161e3b7b00c33b57383d901d\">\n            <h2>What It Means, Why It&#8217;s Important, and How to Do It Right in Your Nonprofit<\/h2>\n<p class=\"body-large\">Transparency in the nonprofit sector is much more than simply posting your 990 and audited financial statements on your website. 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