--- title: BoardSource Blog - The Leader in Nonprofit Board Governance | Sharon Cody description: "Sharon Cody, JD is the partnership manager at Harbor Compliance. Her passion for educating nonprofits on the value of compliance stems from three decades spent as an attorney, foundation executive, charitable fundraiser, and nonprofit board member." --- ![Blog-0216.jpg](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photos/Blog-0216.jpg?width=1400&name=Blog-0216.jpg "Blog-0216.jpg") [![Blog-header-logo.png](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photos/Blog-header-logo.png?width=360&name=Blog-header-logo.png "Blog-header-logo.png")](https://boardsource.org) [Back to blog homepage](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog) ## Sharon Cody Sharon Cody, JD is the partnership manager at [Harbor Compliance](https://www.harborcompliance.com/information). Her passion for educating nonprofits on the value of compliance stems from three decades spent as an attorney, foundation executive, charitable fundraiser, and nonprofit board member. [![](https://blog.boardsource.org/hubfs/blog-fundraising.png)](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/fundraising-compliance-what-every-board-member-should-know) ## [Fundraising Compliance: What Every Board Member Should Know](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/fundraising-compliance-what-every-board-member-should-know) Posted by [Sharon Cody](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/sharon-cody) on Feb 5, 2020, 1:27:32 PM Whether you’re a new board member or a seasoned officer, part of your board’s collective duty is to ensure your nonprofit’s legal compliance. If you are reading this, you’re probably far enough in your nonprofit journey to understand your board’s obligation to ensure your organization completes... [more](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/fundraising-compliance-what-every-board-member-should-know) Topics: [Roles and Responsibilities](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/roles-and-responsibilities), [oversight](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/oversight), [Fundraising](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/topic/fundraising) [All posts](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/all) ### Recent Posts Search this site on Google Search BoardSource   1050 Connecticut Ave NW, PO Box 65001  Washington,  DC   20036   US [![14](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/hubfs/14.png?width=37&height=37&name=14.png)](https://www.facebook.com/BoardSource/)  [![15](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/hubfs/15.png?width=37&height=37&name=15.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/boardsource) [![13](https://blog.boardsource.org/hs-fs/hubfs/13.png?width=37&height=37&name=13.png)](https://www.youtube.com/user/BoardSourceVideo) [Privacy Policy](https://boardsource.org/privacy-policy/)     |     [Acceptable Use](https://boardsource.org/terms-of-use/) © Copyright BoardSource