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Final Fundraising Paper

Instructions

Use the Final Paper Case Study and remember to answer each question for each scenario.

Scenario #1
A generous gift is offered by a donor convicted of a white-collar crime. This individual was convicted of insider trading, because she bought and sold stock based on tips from a family member, who was a corporate executive. She paid a fine and served a brief jail term.Except for this incident, she has been a successful businessperson and has made smaller gifts to a variety of other nonprofit organizations. Will you accept it? What if it is intended to establish a free medical clinic for children in a disadvantaged eighborhood? What if it is intended to support cancer research and the donor's name will be displayed on the exterior of a hospital pavilion? What if it is to endow a chair in business ethics at a business school?

Scenario #2
A generous gift is offered by a donor who has committed no crime but who just does not enjoy a good reputation. Some members of the governing board say that he is an unpleasant person who is widely disliked by the local business community. Others say that there have been widespread rumors of personal weaknesses, including alcohol abuse and marital infidelities. Do you accept the person's gift? If not, what justification could be given? As in Scenario #1, does the purpose or amount of the gift make a difference?

Scenario #3
A board member who is a contractor offers to do the planning for a new building without charge. He says, "This will be a gift-in-kind from my company to the organization." And he adds, "Of course, I understand that you will need to get other bids for the eventual construction and there is no guarantee that we will win it." But you consult with others who say that doing the planning may give this contractor an advantage over other bidders in getting the construction contract itself and that they think this is why he is making the offer of free planning. Do you accept his offer? If not, how do you explain the
decision to this board member?

Scenario #4
A college donor announces she will match her classmates' gifts to a reunion fund in connection with the class' twenty-fifth anniversary. You announce this to the class and they give generously. She then cancels her matching commitment, saying she is unhappy with something the college's president recently said in an article she wrote. Do you tell her classmates or keep quiet? Alternatively, how would you handle this situation if she says her reason for canceling the pledge is personal financial difficulty? Or serious health problems that she does not wish to become known to others? In the latter two instances, if you honor her request and do not inform her classmates, would you
keep their gifts? If not, how would you explain refunding them?

Scenario #5
A board member who is a major donor wants to give an art collection. Her requirement is that the gallery be set up just like her home and that she be able to use it for private social events upon request. Do you accept? What would be the risks-to the rganization and to the donor?

Scenario #6
In private conversation, a fundraiser is told a prospect's husband is seriously ill and the family has financial problems, despite appearances. Do you record that in the database? A volunteer is about to solicit that prospect for a major gift. Do you reveal this information to the volunteer?

Scenario #7
You are the chief development officer of a nonprofit organization. A donor you had cultivated dies. To your surprise, in her will she leaves a watch you had once admired, worth perhaps a couple of hundred dollars, as a personal gift to you. Do you accept it? What if she leaves you $5,000? What if it's $5 million?

Scenario #8
A donor calls you on January 15. She says she was ill on December 31and just realized she didn't mail her annual gift on that date as she had intended. She will drop it off today. The check is dated December 31 and she wants a receipt dated last year. Do you do it? Does the amount matter? What if it is only $5? Or $100? Or $50,000? Does it
matter that she is a regular donor who always has made her gift on December 31 and has never done this before?

Scenario #9
An elderly donor says she wants to change her will, leaving everything
to your organization. You know that this decision will cut out her daughter, from whom she is estranged. The daughter, whom you know, is seriously disabled. Do you encourage or discourage the donor? Do you tell the daughter what is going on? Do you tell anyone else about this? If so, who?

Scenario #10
You are the chief development officer of a nonprofit performing arts center. A donor, with whom you worked closely, made a substantial gift to endow a program that would permit children from low-income neighborhoods to attend performances and educational programs at the center. The program has been going for several years. But the donor
now has retired out of town and is no longer in close communication with the organization.

The executive director tells you that the center is facing serious financial problems. He says he needs to cut the children's program this year and use income from the endowment to meet the general operating budget. You express your concern that this is not what the donor intended. The executive director becomes testy and says, "Look,
if the center closes then there will be no children's program, so immediate needs must take precedent." He says that maybe the program can be reinstituted if and when the center regains financial health. What do you say? Do you discuss this with others? If so, who?

Scenario #11
A foundation makes a challenge grant to support a specific building project at your organization, where you are director of development. The challenge grant is to be matched by new gifts. A trustee who recently made an unrestricted gift says she will send you a new letter, redesignating his previous gift for the building project so it can be counted toward the matching requirement. Do you accept her offer? If not, what do you say to this trustee? By the way, she is chair of the development committee and a close friend of your CEO. And the campaign is behind schedule and the CEO has said your salary next year depends on successfully completing the capital campaign for the
building.

Scenario #12
You are the CEO of a local nonprofit involved in conservation. A local chemical company approaches you with an idea. The company would sponsor an annual conference at your organization related to the environment. The grant would cover the costs of the conference but also provide additional unrestricted funds to meet general needs of the organization. The corporate affairs officer tells you that they sincerely want to work as a partner to create more environmental awareness and that the company is working to improve its own environmental practices. Would you accept this ponsorship? If yes,what are the potential risks to your organization? If no, how do you explain that decision to the company? What if you call your colleague at a similar organization and learn that his organization regularly accepts gifts from the same company? Would that influence your decision?

Questions for Discussion

Consider the following questions with regard to Scenarios 1-12:

Does the scenario hold the potential for a violation of the law?

Does the scenario hold the potential for a violation of one of the ethical codes discussed in this chapter (Independent Sector, AFP, Donor Bill of Rights)? If so, which code and which principles?

Does the scenario hold the potential for damage to the organization's reputation, despite whether or not it raises issues with the law or formal ethical codes?

Does the ethical issue presented in the scenario relate primarily to:

a) the behavior of the fundraiser, b) the character or reputation of the donor or the source of gift funds, c) the impact of the gift on the organization and its mission or donor influence and control, d) privacy and confidentiality, or e) faithfulness to donor intent?

How would you respond to the questions raised in each scenario? In some scenarios, alternatives regarding the amount and purpose of the gift are identified. Do they make a difference in what decisions you would make? Explain.

Need 5 pages Double spaced APA 6 format with 2 Sources to be cited.

Your final paper must be 12 pt font and 1" margins. You can use any format you would like (APA etc.) Just please make sure you cite your
work.