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Veronica wilkerson: Coercing faculty and staff to give to college campaign is unethical. She says it could negatively impact employee morale. Coercion could be for a variety of reasons, including union negotiations, She says.
Veronica wilkerson: Coercing faculty and staff to give to college campaign is unethical. She says it could negatively impact employee morale. Coercion could be for a variety of reasons, including union negotiations, She says.
Veronica wilkerson: Coercing faculty and staff to give to college campaign is unethical. She says it could negatively impact employee morale. Coercion could be for a variety of reasons, including union negotiations, She says.
April 24, 2014 Ethics Cases Case 1. The Faculty/Staff Campaign Jennifer Coombs is the new development officer at Capital City Community College. She joined the college in the early planning stages of a capital campaign. One of the first tasks that Jennifer is responsible for is the "family" campaign involving faculty and staff. Her president has volunteered to speak at the next faculty/staff assembly and make it clear that all employees are expected to give to the campaign. He has given his gift and, to make it easier for everyone, the HR department has established a payroll deduction program. Pledge cards will be handed out and collected at the end of the assembly meeting. A. What should you do? 4.Try to convince the president that 100% participation by coercion has ethical implications. Respectfully, it will be necessary to talk with the President. Short of United Way Campaigns each year, there are few causes that are acceptable reasons for a college leader to force employee participation in giving. Coercing faculty and staff to donate to the college borders on being unethical, and could negatively impact employee morale. ------------------------------------
B. Suppose an influential faculty member requests that you
ask the president to forego the idea due to impending union negotiations. Would it be ethical to do so? 3. It depends Union negotiations are to be respected, and if there are potential ethical considerations at issue here. Depending on the nature of current union/college concerns, it would be
best to not add insult to injury by including staff obligatory
giving in the mix. ----------------------------------C. Suppose the president asks you for the list of those who have and havent contributed. Would it be ethical to provide it? 2. No Again, using the example of the United Way, our college encourages campus wide contribution to this humanitarian partner, and our President receives a list of who has contributed and the amount. That is allowable for a cause where the whole college is working together to assist a fellow non-profit in its efforts in the community. It is different, however, when the forced donations are for the college itself, and employees may have biases or concerns about giving based on their employment status, salary, job contentment, or whether they are alumni of the college and are therefore already giving in some capacity to the college. If a list were given to the President it would be an invasion of the employees' privacy, and I think that the aforementioned caveats about their individual circumstances would then need to be included for explanatory fairness and consistency. ==================================== == Case 2. The Questionable Donor Your community college desperately needs a new science laboratory building. The nearest community college is miles away, and students at your college are coping with generally inferior biology, chemistry and physics labs. Shortly after the college announces a capital campaign, a local businessperson offers to donate the entire cost of the new building, provided the college names the building after him.
A. Suppose the donor is known as an underworld figure who
allegedly makes his money from drug trafficking. Would it be a violation of Ethical Principles to accept the money? 1. Yes Our President once recounted a situation in which a person, much like the underworld figure described, approached the college leadership and offered to fund the entire cost of a new building in exchange for it being named in his honor. The concern was that his brushes with the law, and his known reputation for legal and criminal misconduct cast a pall over the offer, and the President and Board concluded that affiliation with him would mar the reputation of the college. ------------------------------------------B. Suppose the donor in question actually went to jail for drug trafficking, served his time, and is now "legit. Would it be a violation of Ethical Principles to accept the money? 1. Yes The lingering perception that the college, or at least its leaders, is affiliated with an ex-criminal would still be problematic for the college's reputation. -------------------------------------------C. Suppose the donor is willing to forget putting his name on the building but will give the money only if he is named to the college's foundation board. Should you accept the money 2. No The same principal applies. The adage "association brings on assimilation" would apply here. Foundation Board members are ambassadors for the college. The Foundation Board reaches out to the community for funding, and it is a cheer team for the merits of the college and its assets to the community. It provides support and it does the "ask" in many instances. Imagine an ex-racketeer in this role. Would
donors, or the community, feel comfortable, or fearful, about
giving under these circumstances? ======================== Case 3. Sad Family Business As president you are eager to develop your colleges track record with regard to private philanthropic investment. At your urging the trustees have adopted this as one of the colleges strategic initiatives. A widower agrees to make a substantial gift to the college to honor his late wife. But, without the donors knowledge, his daughter asks you not to accept the gift because of potential hardship for the family. A. What should you do? 3. Inform the widower of the daughters request. It would be prudent to encourage the daughter and her father to come to an understanding before involving the college. I would recommend delaying the acceptance of the gift until thry have communicated. This would prevent complications and the potential of an unhappy donor family affecting the college's reputation. -------------------------------------------B. Suppose the daughter asked you to postpone accepting the gift until she can talk with her father. Would it be ethical to decline her request? 2. No This action of declining the daughter's request would make the college seem unethical, uncaring and desperate. What could it hurt to postpone action, and allow privacy and civility while this family comes to terms with its unified plan of giving? Such empathy would seemingly endear the daughter and father to the college, and could foster additional contributions in the future.
-------------------------------------------C. Suppose the widower resides in a nursing home, and you
know he is lonely and in failing health. Would it be ethical to comply with the daughters request to reject the gift? 1. Yes Again, it would be unfair to the daughter for the college to proceed out of selfish interest without allowing the family to collaborate on their intentions. It appears that the father is mentally alert, and that it would be fine for his daughter to talk with him as we stand by while they work out the details. This patience and kindness will pay off in the end, and will send the message that the college is not a vulture, ============================ Ethics Case selected and modified from the AFP Ethics Leadership Guide. William M. Craft, Ed.D., CFRE
(Routledge International Studies of Women and Place) Rosemary Sales - Women Divided - Gender, Religion and Politics in Northern Ireland (1997, Routledge)