In an era of market-based pressures and a blurring of the lines between nonprofit and for-profit sectors, strong opinions fall out on either side of this timely issue. People who work for nonprofits are held in high regard by the public partly because they've chosen to make sacrifices in order to work for the public good. When that trust is broken through malfeasance or other crimes, the entire sector suffers. Does that mean nonprofit staff should be held to a higher standard?

Join your colleagues at the CalNonprofits Annual Convention on November 14th for a lively debate about the role of values and ethics in the sector.  Kim Klein, an internationally known speaker and author, will moderate this debate. The lineup includes four enthusiastic and seasoned debaters:

• Melissa Breach, Executive Director, League of Women Voters of California
• Dolores Garay, Development Officer, California Rural Legal Asssistance
• Nayantara Mehta, Senior Counsel, Alliance for Justice
• Marco Montenegro, Director, Mission Economic Development Agency

Tell us your thoughts in the comments below or Tweet them to us @calnonprofits!