QuestionQ241

Security Foundations and Awareness

Fred is the project manager for the TCC Company. The company has an internal policy providing that, each year, it will deliver free services to a nonprofit organization. Accordingly, the company and its employees may not charge or accept money or gifts from the nonprofit organization chosen to receive those free services.

This year, TCC Company offers project-management services to the children's hospital for a marketing campaign intended to raise money. Because of TCC Company's project-management services, the nonprofit organization exceeded its fundraising efforts from prior years. To express appreciation, the nonprofit organization offers to reimburse the project manager's travel expenses. Which of the following best describes how the project manager should handle this situation?

  • A Say thank you and let them pay for the travel, it is the least they can do.
  • B Tell the hospital no thank you and explain it is against company policy to accept payment for services provided to their pro bono customers.
  • C Say nothing as to not hurt the feelings of the children's hospital.
  • D Ask if the hospital could pay for some of the supplies too.
Explanation

Travel-expense reimbursement is a payment from the nonprofit receiving the pro bono services. Accepting it would violate the employer’s explicit policy prohibiting employees from receiving money or gifts from that nonprofit. Declining the reimbursement and explaining the policy preserves compliance and avoids an actual or apparent conflict of interest.

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