Ethics for fundraisers / Albert Anderson. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Albert, 1928-

Series:

Power and Morality Collection at Harvard Business School

Philanthropic studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fund raising--Moral and ethical aspects.

Fund raising.

Fund raisers (Persons)--Professional ethics.

Fund raisers (Persons).

Nonprofit organizations--Finance.

Nonprofit organizations.

Charities--Finance.

Charities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 150 p. )

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1996.

Summary:

"Invoking a variety of classical and contemporary models, Albert Anderson examines what it means to think and act ethically. Proceeding from the views of Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill - who created perhaps the two most influential, albeit competing, ethical frameworks - Anderson poses the choice between what we understand to be our moral duty and what will likely result in the greatest good for the majority. He applies these notions to a wide range of situations familiar to nonprofit development officers, volunteers, and organizations. His goal is to help readers rethink decision-making and the principles that guide their decisions. To clarify and test these principles, Anderson presents a hypothetical case and concludes with a program for developing and refining (through experience) a code of ethics for the organization."--Jacket.

Contents:

1. A Question of Responsibility

2. A Matter of Principle

3. Issues of Consequence and Intention

4. Principled Action

5. A Practitioner's Code of Ethics

Appendix: Selected Ethical Codes, Principles, and Standards.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-146) and index.

ISBN:

0-585-17919-0