Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy
A GUIDE TO ETHICAL DECISION MAKING AND REGULATION FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
With increased scrutiny of nonprofits from government, the media, and the public, it’s critical that charities not only abide by the highest ethical standards, but also avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Simply putwithout public trust, fundraising can’t happen. Written for practitioners by practitioners, Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy deals with the importance of ethics to the fundraising profession and addresses the ethical decisions boards and fundraisers make and the ethical dilemmas they face.
Featuring chapters written by highly experienced members of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International Ethics Committee or senior members in the field of philanthropy, Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy offers a wealth of practical tools to help fundraising practitioners, board members, nonprofit leaders, and donors implement the book’s concepts. It covers:
- Conflict of interest from organizational and individual perspectives
- Coverage of new ethics standards
- The rights of donors through the use of the Donor Bill of Rights
- Compensation as an ethical dilemma
- Ethical decision making
- Ethics assessment inventory
- New business practice codes
- Using donations as intended
- Honesty and full disclosure
- Ethics from a global perspective
- The moral framework of philanthropy as a public practice and philanthropic fundraising as a vocation or calling
Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy is a practical, helpful, and ultimately inspiring resource for nonprofits large and small, new and mature, local and international. The insightful guidance and case studies found within these pages will help fundraising and nonprofit professionals understand how to address specific issues and leaves plenty of food for thought and discussion.
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Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy
A GUIDE TO ETHICAL DECISION MAKING AND REGULATION FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
With increased scrutiny of nonprofits from government, the media, and the public, it’s critical that charities not only abide by the highest ethical standards, but also avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Simply put without public trust, fundraising can’t happen. Written for practitioners by practitioners, Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy deals with the importance of ethics to the fundraising profession and addresses the ethical decisions boards and fundraisers make and the ethical dilemmas they face.
Featuring chapters written by highly experienced members of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) International Ethics Committee or senior members in the field of philanthropy, Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy offers a wealth of practical tools to help fundraising practitioners, board members, nonprofit leaders, and donors implement the book’s concepts. It covers:
- Conflict of interest from organizational and individual perspectives
- Coverage of new ethics standards
- The rights of donors through the use of the Donor Bill of Rights
- Compensation as an ethical dilemma
- Ethical decision making
- Ethics assessment inventory
- New business practice codes
- Using donations as intended
- Honesty and full disclosure
- Ethics from a global perspective
- The moral framework of philanthropy as a public practice and philanthropic fundraising as a vocation or calling
Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy is a practical, helpful, and ultimately inspiring resource for nonprofits large and small, new and mature, local and international. The insightful guidance and case studies found within these pages will help fundraising and nonprofit professionals understand how to address specific issues and leaves plenty of food for thought and discussion.
About the Author
JANICE GOW PETTEY, EDD, CFRE, is Vice President of Resource Development at The Asia Foundation. She is the founder of J.G. Pettey & Associates, a consulting firm serving foundations and nonprofits. Her ethics presentations span three continents. She is Chair Emeritus of AFP’s International Ethics Committee. Janice is also the author of Cultivating Diversity in Fundraising and Ethical Fundraising: A Guide for Nonprofit Boards and Fundraisers (Wiley).
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