Ethics
If you've landed here, you're probably already a reasonably ethical person. Given that, what more will this section and the subsequent pages do for you? Simply put, it will help you to become more of the ethical development professional you aspire to be. It will help you make better decisions when faced with ethical dilemmas, and it will help you to defend those decisions. With the tools and insights provided here, you will be able to inspire even greater levels of trust among your colleagues, donors, and volunteers. As a result, you will be able to attract more volunteers and donors for your organization, garner larger gifts, more easily retain supporters, and enhance your own career prospects.
This section is your portal to the following resources:
- Monthly Ethics Column, Blog, & Archive (courtesy of the National Capital Gift Planning Council)
- PPP Ethics Page
- PPP Model Standards of Practice for the Charitable Gift Planner (courtesy of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning)
- AFP Ethics Page
- AFP Code of Ethical Principles and Standards (courtesy of the Association of Fundraising Professionals)
- Donor Bill of Rights (courtesy of the Association of Fundraising Professionals)
- Doing Well By Doing Right: A Fundraiser's Guide to Ethical Decision-Making (courtesy of The International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing and ML Innovations, Inc.)