Start 'em YoungSubmitted by Katie Schlieper on Tue, 03/27/2007 - 9:38am.
Posted in: fundraising | presidential race
Everybody who has thrown their hat into the ring for the 2008 Presidential race is looking for a fundraising edge to vault them ahead of their competitors: Mitt Romney, vying for the Republican nomination, has targeted students as fundraisers, promising them a 10% commission for every dollar over $1,000 they bring in. It's an arrangement that raises some ethical questions.
First, although commission-based fundraising is practiced in some campaigns (particularly Republican campaigns) the Association of Fundraising Professionals explicitly forbids commission-based fundraising in its Code of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice. They do this to avoid a situtation wherein a fundraiser is acting for personal gain outside of the interests of the organization that employs them.
Secondly, it creates a situation where young people looking to get hands on experience in the political process are treated like glorifed telemarketers -- whether that be a symptom of the larger ills of our election system where money rules all, or a cynical exploitation of young workers who want to be involved in the campaign it's distressing that youth involvement in this campaign will be concentrated in dialing for dollars. Katie Schlieper's blog | printer friendly version | 1880 reads
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Could you help me. It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all. Thank you so much for your future answers :-D. Verne. It sounds like business as usual for Republicans--money first, ethics second. It would appear that issues don't matter either--all that really counts is how much money one can make. Post new comment |
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