A longtime major donor wants their kid hired for a role they're totally unqualified for. I know this will be a disaster, but how do I say no without jeopardizing funding?

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“It’s wonderful that your child is as passionate about our mission as you are! Our policy for hiring is _______ so they are welcome to apply when we open the position for hiring; I certainly look forward to hearing what they would bring to the role.”

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Cause for a meeting between the ED and the donor, possibly also bring this up in a BoD/Ethics committee session.

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Totally feels like a conflict of interest and I would mention the legal repercussions as well for ir

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Op, do you have an update for us

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