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What is the highest level in the hierarchy of ethical values for nonprofit organizations?
Integrity: a complete, built-in commitment to doing right.
- Accountability
- Reciprocity
- Integrity ✔
Why: Integrity sits at the top, like self-actualization in Maslow's model. It means more than not being corrupt: the group has its own moral code and gives its full effort to the mission.
Huh, didn't know that: An organization at the integrity level takes on a stewardship role in serving the public.
Why did the honest kite fly so high? It had nothing holding it down.
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Answer: Integrity. Integrity sits at the top, like self-actualization in Maslow's model. It means more than not being corrupt: the group has its own moral code and gives its full effort to the mission.
- Learn to Lead, Volume 4: Strategic Perspectives, reading 13.3 (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Volume_4_Web_4028F891F0A14.pdf
Integrity is defined not only as incorruptibility, but as completeness of commitment to ethical behavior.
Checked 2026-10-10.
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