Abstract
The topic of fundraising ethics has received remarkably little scholarly attention. In this paper, we review the circumstances that precipitated a major review of fundraising regulation in the UK in 2015 and describe the ethical codes that now underpin the advice and guidance available to fundraisers to guide them in their work. We focus particularly on the Code of Fundraising Practice. We then explore the purpose and rationale of similar codes and the process through which such codes are typically constructed. We highlight potential weaknesses with the current approach adopted in fundraising and conclude by offering a series of normative perspectives on fundraising ethics that could be used to review and revise the current code and potentially improve the quality of future fundraising decision making.
Publication Date
2018-04-26
Publication Title
Journal of Business Ethics
Publisher
Springer Verlag
ISSN
0167-4544
Embargo Period
2024-11-19
Recommended Citation
Sargeant, A., & MacQuillin, I. (2018) 'Fundraising Ethics: A Rights Balancing Approach', Journal of Business Ethics, . Springer Verlag: Retrieved from https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/pbs-research/389
