An Introduction to Ethics for Nonprofits and NGOs

ISBN-13: 9783031230769 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023

Craig Hanson

Opis

This textbook explores ethical issues for not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations, providing discussion-oriented cases for NFP and NGP practitioners. The book begins with an introduction to professional ethics as practiced in industry, not-for-profits and NGO’s. Attention is paid both to classical ethical theories and contemporary variants. Then, combining that theory with an introduction to the morally unique facets of the NFP and NGO landscape, it offers a series of cases which pertain to the underlying theoretical substrate. The reader will find a blend of theory and application within the text as well as guided assignment prompts. Themes covered include board relationships, staff management, work with vulnerable populations, financial transparency, Human Resources ethics and ethical dilemmas unique to international operations.

Spis treści

​Introduction: A framework for analyzing moral situations

Ethics, naive vs. nuanced

The is/ought distinction

Relativism

Deontological ethics: duty and law

Teleology: judging cases by consequences

Insights from medical ethics

Virtue Ethics and Feminist Ethics

Practical tips for instituting ethics in your institution

Conclusion

Bibliography

From Theory to Action

Ethics Vs Law

Demanding the “Right” Answer

The informed argument

Applying Moral Theories

Coallating our Observations

Boards and Oversight

Covid-19 vaccine policy in a medium-sized NFP

The helpful board member

When democracy and mission collide

The employee with family on the board

Social Enterprise vs. Social Service

The board member’s pet project

Regime change and the perils of being a hero

The possessive major gifts officer

When personal problems threaten the mission

Moral Dilemmas in Executive Leadership

Meltdown in Monrovia

Cutting vital services

Changing staff’s job descriptions

Child sponsorship in the after school program

Accepting crypto donations

The White Savior in the Dark Continent

Internship or exploitation?

Graft at the top

Money, Finance and Fundraising

Misallocation or resources or unreasonable donor?

Lean or starving? On the tyranny of low administrative cost rates

That time when your NFP became his PR crisis response plan

A successful event

Missing money at the group home

Bribery or just doing business?

Coalition building or finder’s fee?

Inheriting an albatross

The school for civil war orphans

The best president we could ever dream of

The post-mortem “take”

Missing money?

“Give me a child you don’t care about”

Inter-Cultural and Cross-Cultural Ethics

Short-Termer headaches

“Hire a young woman”

In our country they would be married

What counts as diversity numbers?

Vaccine resistance in vulnerable communities

The at-least-somewhat racist missionary

Later that evening, in the same town

Ethics in Program Operations

The protective guardian

Dealing with noncompliance in Syracuse

Putting nationals in harm’s way

Another feeding program begins

What could go wrong?

Land title woes in Sub-Saharan Africa

Microfinance, interest and Islam

Indian nationalism and the foreign NGO

Lying to the Police

Closing the orphanage

Professorial Malfeasance Abroad?

Digital, Online and Cyber Ethics

Archiving a Nation’s Text Messages

Where there are no government-issued ID’s

Political Disinformation, Community Outreach and Vaccine Drives

Election Season and Viral Online Videos

Revealing the Location of Vulnerable Women

Child Porn, Revenge Porn and Non-Fungible Tokens

Appendix I: Discussion-Leader Tips

Appendix II: Structuring an Ethics Discussion

Appendix III Evaluating Ethics Argumentation

Appendix IV: Examples of good and bad case analyses

Appendix IV: Discussion Guides to each Case

O autorze

Craig Hanson currently serves as Associate Professor and Director of the International Development program at Palm Beach Atlantic University, USA. He is an applied scholar and researcher with expertise at the intersection of philosophical ideas and the economy of human behavior. Using this expertise, he has engaged in a career of articulating new solutions to old problems in international development.

He has lent his expertise to a large number of projects throughout the world – from Latin America to Southeast Asia – ranging from small faith-based endeavors to large public-private initiatives. A guiding principle of these activities has been the conviction that development requires more than just one focal point, be it religious, governmental, or in the private sector. Only through the effective intersection of these often competing sets of interests can forward progress be made in those places that need it most. 

He has lectured at institutions across the United States as well as Europe and Africa. He speaks, lectures, and writes in French and English and has conversational competence in a variety of other languages from Spanish to tribal languages of West Africa. He is currently engaged in a variety of projects related to the intersection of the public sector and private interests as well as the ever-changing landscape of American Philanthropy.

Blurb

This textbook explores ethical issues for not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations, providing discussion-oriented cases for NFP and NGP practitioners. The book begins with an introduction to professional ethics as practiced in industry, not-for-profits and NGO’s. Attention is paid both to classical ethical theories and contemporary variants. Then, combining that theory with an introduction to the morally unique facets of the NFP and NGO landscape, it offers a series of cases which pertain to the underlying theoretical substrate. The reader will find a blend of theory and application within the text as well as guided assignment prompts. Themes covered include board relationships, staff management, work with vulnerable populations, financial transparency, Human Resources ethics and ethical dilemmas unique to international operations.

Craig Hanson, Ph.D. currently serves as Associate Professor and Director of the International

Development program at Palm Beach Atlantic University, USA. He is an applied scholar and researcher with expertise at the intersection of philosophical ideas and the economy of human behavior. Using this expertise, he has engaged in a career of articulating new solutions to old problems in international development. He has lent his expertise to a large number of projects throughout the world – from Latin America to Southeast Asia – ranging from small faith-based endeavors to large public-private initiatives. A guiding principle of these activities has been the conviction that development requires more than just one focal point, be it religious, governmental, or in the private sector. Only through the effective intersection of these often competing sets of interests can forward progress be made in those places that need it most. He has lectured at institutions across the United States as well as Europe and Africa. He speaks, lectures, and writes in French and English and has conversational competence in a variety of

other languages from Spanish to tribal languages of West Africa. He is currently engaged in a variety of projects related to the intersection of the public sector and private interests as well as the ever changing landscape of American Philanthropy.