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Friday, October 27, 2006

Who's going to teach us ethics?

The DMA Nonprofit Federation is reporting today on a bill in the New York state assembly. AB9061 "would require full-time employees responsible for fundraising at nonprofits that are registered in NY and that have gross revenues in excess of $1M to take a course in the law and ethics of fundraising and philanthropy. Professional fundraisers and solicitors registered in NY would have to take course also. Charities, fundraisers and solicitors would have to certify on their NY renewal forms that all the appropriate individuals have completed the course."

This applies to virtually all "professional fundraisers" since New York, like 41 other states, requires charities and their agencies to register even if they have no presence in New York.

The DMA NF also reports: "
This bill is unlikely to pass in the current legislature, but this bill is being backed by very powerful interests in New York state and is expected to be reintroduced, and pushed strongly, in the next legislature. Our lobbyist has recommended that we assemble a coalition of 25 or so large nonprofits with a New York presence that will be willing to sign a letter in opposition to this bill."

What I want to know is, WHO is going to teach the course? I mean, will the State of New York teach us? Who made them experts in ethics? Google "Sheldon Silver" (the Assembly leader) and "ethics" and see what you get.

Elliot Spitzer, who as Attorney General worked hard against nonprofits, will likely be the state's next Governor. Will he teach the class? Or maybe one of their Senators will?

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