Weaving Ethics Into Your Organisation's Fundraising

LOCATION: Barrie Public Library, 60 Worsley Street, Barrie ON, L4M 1L6

TIME: 12:30 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.

COST: Members: $25.00 Non-Members: $35.00

*You must attend this session at the location listed above*

*Light lunch will be served*

Program Summary

Everyone understands that ethics is critical to fundraising. After all, without public trust and confidence, fundraising simply cannot occur. But too often we look at ethics in a very limited fashion: "It's a list of things we can and cannot do," or "That's the job of the fundraiser." In an increasingly connected world where accountability, ethics and transparency are not just buzz words but fundamental aspects of a donor's (and society's) expectations, we must reexamine what it means to be ethical. Paulette Maehara, CFRE, CAE, the president and CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, will explore how organizations can take a holistic look at ethics, identify how organizations can use ethics to reach out to the public to generate support and discuss the current pressing ethical issues - such as donor control and percentage-based compensation - that often seem to arise.

Learning Objectives

Participants will learn:

1. How donors and others view ethics as it relates to nonprofits and what their ethical expectations are of charities
2. How fundraisers can employ ethics and their ethical values into their organization's fundraising
3. How fundraisers can integrate ethics into their organization's daily operations
4. How to discuss some of the critical ethical issues-such as percentage-based compensation and donor control-with donors and others

About the Presenter

Paulette V. Maehara, CFRE, CAE is the president and CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Her background combines extensive fundraising knowledge with strong association management experience.

Maehara has been selected by The NonProfit Times as one of the Top 50 Most Influential People in Philanthropy for the last ten years, 1999-2008, and she was one of just 100 women chosen to participate in the 2000 Leadership America Program.

Target Audience

All levels

Participation in a live session or use of an audio recording of the program qualifies for 1.5 points toward CFRE education requirements.

To register

Please contact Christopher Vanderkruys at 705-728-1010 ext. 7137 or by email at cvanderkruys@barrie.ca