Directions: Post your analysis providing how you would handle the situation, your thoughts about the situation and any similar experiences you may have had. Basically just a 250 response to if you agree or not and what could be done to make it better.
Case Study: Bonus Points
You are the director of development of a biomedical research organization. The organization's board decides to establish a bonus plan for all senior managers, based on performance of responsibilities. Your bonus is to be 10 percent of your annual salary if you bring in 10 new corporate sponsorships and another 10 percent of your annual salary if you bring in at least 10 major gifts of $ 10,000 or more.
A. Would this bonus plan be acceptable under the AFP Code of Ethical Principles and Standards? 1. Yes 2. No 3. It depends 4. Don't know
B. Suppose that instead of the foregoing plan, the size of the bonus was based on your performance in three areas: Number of new volunteers recruited Number of new major gifts received Exceeding the amount raised the previous year in the organization's annual fund Could such a bonus plan be acceptable under the AFP Code? 1. Yes 2. No 3. It depends 4. Don't know
Case Study: Helping the Needy
You are director of an international emergency relief program. Within one month, three large-scale disasters occur: an earthquake in Mexico, a hurricane in the Pacific, and a flood in the United States. Because of the severity of the disasters and the thorough, constant media coverage, donations have been pouring in. Most gifts are designated to either the earthquake or the hurricane victims; however, many people in the United States have lost their homes in the flood and are in desperate need of help. As time passes, you see that the relief needs of the hurricane and earthquake victims will be easily met by 60 percent of the relief money coming in, but more than 95 percent of the money is designated by the donors for the hurricane and earthquake, leaving you with insufficient funds to meet the needs in the United States.
A. Would it be a violation of the AFP Code to use some of the donations designated for the earthquake or hurricane victims to assist victims of the flood? 1. Yes 2. No 3. It depends 4. Don't know
B. To comply with the Code, should you return the donations that were not needed in the areas for which they were designated? 1. Yes 2. No 3. It depends 4.
A. What should Bucky do?
B. Suppose the new donor agrees to a proposal to name the building jointly for both donors. Would this arrangement pass muster under the "donor consent" standard of the AFP Code?
C. Suppose the college president and the board of trustees vote to rename the building for the new donor. What should Bucky do?