The Canadian Mental Health Association
– Calgary Region adheres to the Association
of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) standards as follows:
STATEMENT OF ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
The Association of Professional Fundraisers (AFP)
exists to foster the development and growth of fund-raising
professionals and the profession, to preserve and
enhance philanthropy and volunteerism, and to promote
high ethical standards in the fund-raising profession.
To these ends, this code declares the ethical values
and standards of professional practice which AFP members
embrace and which they strive to uphold in their responsibilities
for generating philanthropic support.
Members of the Association of Professional Fundraisers
(AFP) are motivated by an inner drive to improve the
quality of life through the causes they serve. They
seek to inspire others through their own sense of
dedication and high purpose. They are committed to
the improvement of their professional knowledge and
skills in order that their performance will better
serve others. They recognize their stewardship responsibility
to ensure that needed resources are vigorously and
ethically sought and that the intent of the donor
is honestly fulfilled. Such individuals practice their
profession with integrity, honesty, truthfulness and
adherence to the absolute obligation to safeguard
the public trust.
Furthermore, AFP members
· Reserve the ideal of philanthropy, are committed
to the preservation and enhancement of volunteerism,
and hold stewardship of these concepts as the overriding
principle of professional life;
· Put charitable mission above personal gain,
accepting compensation by salary or set fee only;
· Foster cultural diversity and pluralistic
values and treat all people with dignity and respect;
· Affirm, through personal giving, a commitment
to philanthropy and its role in society;
· Adhere to the spirit, as well as the letter,
of all applicable laws and regulations;
· Bring credit to the fund-raising profession
by their public demeanor;
· Recognize their individual boundaries of
competence and are forthcoming about their professional
qualifications and credentials;
· Value the privacy, freedom of choice, and
interests of all those affected by their actions;
· Disclose all relationships which might constitute,
or appear to constitute, conflicts f interest;
· Actively encourage all their colleagues to
embrace and practice these ethical principles;
· Adhere to the following standards of professional
practice in their responsibilities for generating
philanthropic support.
For more info, visit: www.afpcalgary.com
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