An introduction to ethics for nonprofits and NGOs / Craig Hanson.
Hanson, Craig, Ph. D., author.
2023
HD2769.15
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Title
An introduction to ethics for nonprofits and NGOs / Craig Hanson.
Author
Hanson, Craig, Ph. D., author.
ISBN
9783031230776 (electronic bk.)
3031230779 (electronic bk.)
3031230760
9783031230769
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23077-6
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-23077-6 doi
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HD2769.15
Dewey Decimal Classification
174/.9361763
Summary
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 NGOs. 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.
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INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS FOR NONPROFITS AND NGOS.
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Part 1 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
Part 2 From Theory to Action
Ethics Vs Law
Demanding the Right Answer
The informed argument
Applying Moral Theories
Coallating our Observations.-Part 3 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 members pet project
Regime change and the perils of being a hero
The possessive major gifts officer
When personal problems threaten the mission
Part 4 Moral Dilemmas in Executive Leadership.-Meltdown in Monrovia
Cutting vital services
Changing staffs 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
Part 5 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 finders 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 dont care about
Part 6 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
Part 7 Ethics in Program Operations
The protective guardian
Dealing with noncompliance in Syracuse
Putting nationals in harms 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?Part 8 Digital, Online and Cyber Ethics
Archiving a Nations Text Messages
Where there are no government-issued IDs
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.

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