Ethics for Fundraisers

ALBERT ANDERSON has more than 25 years of experience at executive levels of management and development in private and public higher education. He has served as consultant to many nonprofit and governmental organizations, most recently as Vice President for Planning/Administration at the University of Minnesota Foundation. He is currently interim President of College Misericordia.

• Author's IntroductionChapter 1: A Question of Responsibility• On Drawing Lines• Responsible Action• A Matter of Character• The Governing Motive• A Case of Charitable Intent• The Classic Philanthropist• The Stewardship Tradition• The Responsible NonprofitChapter 2: A Matter of Principle• The Art of Knowing Right from Wrong• Moral Promptings• The Place of Respect• Conflict and Choice• Self-examination• Self-worth• The Centrality of Trust• Acting on Principle• Ethical Adequacy• Two Kinds of Ethical Decision-making• Summing UpChapter 3: Issues of Consequence and Intention• Of Consequence and Intention• Practical Issues• Matters of Abuse• Misusing Donor Funds• Divulging Donor/Prospect Information• Intruding on Private Affairs• Exploiting Relationships• Displacing Charitable Motives• Conflicting or Competing Interests• Negligent Security• Altering or Destroying Records• Questionable Charges or Expense for Services• Gagging or Mistreating the Whistle-blowerChapter 4: Principled Action• A Choice of Frameworks• Principles of Ethics in Philanthropy• Spheres of Ethical Influence• Applying the Principles and Rules• The Hospice of Pine Elbow: A Case StudyChapter 5: A Practitioner's Code of Ethics• Codes and Conflicts of Interest• The Problem with Codes• Habits of an Ethical Organization• Ethical Leadership• The Elements of a Code• About Corporate Responsibility• A Guide to Code Development• The Case for Doing the Right ThingAppendices• Selected Current Organizational, Corporate and Nonprofit CodesIndex