The Professionalization of Fundraising: Implications for Education, Practice, and Accountability New Directions for Philanthropic Funding, Number 15

by Tempel, Eugene R.; Cobb, Sara B.; Ilchman, Warren F.

• ISBN13: 9780787998547
• ISBN10: 0787998540
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-06-09
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

The subject of this volume is whether there are sufficient grounds to consider philanthropic fundraising a profession with--as they say at commencements--all the rights and priveleges pertaining thereto. Topics include: federal and state regulation of the nonprofit world, fundraising and the courts, the education, licensure, and credentialing of fundraisers, the role of associations in the professionalizing process, and more. This is the 15th issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising.

Author Biography

EUGENE R. TEMPEL is vice chancellor for external affairs, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. SARA B. COBB is associate director of planned giving, Indiana University Foundation. WARREN F. ILCHMAN is executive director of the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy and professor of philanthropic studies and public policy.

Table of Contents

Editors' Notes	1	(6)
Eugene R. Tempel
Sara B. Cobb
Warren F. Ilchman
1. Federal regulation of the nonprofit world: From congressional oversight to "intermediate sanctions" By failing to involve themselves in the tax reform debate, nonprofits stand to lose more than any other sector of the economy as Congress considers structural changes that may affect currently exempt activities and increase scrutiny of charities in search of personal use of assets by insiders.	7	(12)
The Honorable J. J. Pickle
2. Fundraising and the courts This chapter presents an overview of court cases in which regulators have attempted to encroach on the First Amendment rights of charities to raise funds; freedom of speech protections are intact so far.	19	(18)
Errol Copilevitz
3. Fundraising and the states How pervasive is corrupt or abusive fundraising, and does it merit the enormous regulatory burden heaped on charities? This burden falls on only a portion of the nonprofits in this country, and this division has influenced the way in which fundraising is regulated.	37	(12)
Betsy Hills Bush
4. The demographics and experience of fundraisers The authors describe responses from a survey of fundraising professionals that covered demographic characteristics, career histories, career commitments, plans, and attitudes concerning the fundraising field.	49	(20)
Eugene R. Tempel
Margaret A. Duronio
5. The education of fundraisers The past, present, and future of fundraising education are considered, from apprenticeship and mentoring to advanced training--though not specifically in fundraising--to the future demand for fundraisers, which will require a variety of delivery systems to teach the history, traditions, and ethics of fundraising.	69	(14)
Barbara H. Marion
6. Licensure and credentialing as professionalizing elements The definition of a profession is examined and related to the art and the science of raising funds and to the object of moving fundraising along the continuum toward professionalization.	83	(14)
Robert F. Carbone
7. The role of associations in the professionalizing process The quest to professionalize the field of fundraising is an ongoing effort to establish legitimacy. This chapter discusses the importance of associations and their significance in the process of professionalizing fundraising.	97	(14)
Harland G. Bloland
8. Public character: Philanthropic fundraising and the claims of accountability This chapter calls on fundraisers to focus not on their needs for credibility and respect but on the way fundraising serves the public.	111	(16)
Paul Pribbenow
Index	127