Northwest Development Officers Association
NDOA Statement
of Diversity
In convening a Diversity Committee, NDOA demonstrated it's commitment to diversity and to creating a welcoming, accessible and inclusive atmosphere in all of its activities, in order to attract and involve all the talent and potential of our community.

Diversity is more than just bringing an individual in—it is a commitment to an environment that values the whole continuum of communitcation perspectives and viewpoints.

Diversity means an environment that provides information and education about all heritages and perspectives.

Diversity is an invitation for all to say "I have something to learn" about differing perspectives, experiences, world views and heritages.

Diversity beckons—it can be a clarion call to rethink and expand our ways of doing business and the ways we are involved in our community.

Diversity means an enhanced knowledge base for us all, and consequently a more just society.

Diversity means we all have an obligation to be conscious of our vocabulary, even if we individually feel confused about which terminology to use. Diversity involves an obligation to request clarification or admit our ignorance as to what terminology will be most welcomed by an individual or group.

Diversity is an agreement that words or actions that do not respect diversity, or which are offensive to specific groups of people, will not go without comment, challenge, or education.

Diversity is a commitment to avoiding over generalizations, inflammatory remarks, and stereotyping, even in the heat of argument. This is the heart of tolerance, an active civility with those with whom we may disagree.
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NDOA’s mission is to provide its members and other fundraising professionals with collegial peer support, networking, and comprehensive training opportunities to advance philanthropy and strengthen community.


NDOA Statement of Ethics

Northwest Development Officers Association
Statement of Ethics and Professional Standards
The Northwest Development Officers Association exists to foster the development of individuals who work in the field of philanthropy. To that end, this code declares that there are ethical values that guide work and relationships. The special nature of work in philanthropy requires that all who participate exemplify the best qualities of their institutions and observe the highest standards of integrity and of professional conduct.

NDOA Members:
  1. Serve the ideal of philanthropy, are committed to the preservation and enhancement of volunteerism, and hold stewardship of these principles of professional life.


  2. Affirm, through personal giving, a commitment to philanthropy and its role in society.


  3. Are direct and forthcoming about professional qualifications and credentials.


  4. Receive compensation based on usual and customary compensation practices in the development field. Accept no compensation based on a percentage of fundraising goals.


  5. Respect cultural diversity and plurastic values. Treat all people with dignity and respect without regard to race, color, sex, creed, ethnic or national identity, disability or age, sexual orientation, religion, or marital status.


  6. Adhere to the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.


  7. Disclose to parties all relationships which might constitute conflicts of interest.


  8. Respect the rights of privacy and the confidentiality of information gained in the pursuit of their professional duties. Seek and retain only appropriate information for charitable gift purposes.


  9. Value the donor's freedom of choice and celebrate charitable giving to all causes.


  10. Encourage their colleagues to embrace and practice these ethical principles.

Addendum:
"Ethics is concerned with standards of duty and virtue, or how a person should behave. On a practical level, you can look at ethics as the standard of what is to be a good decent person. Ethics is about specific values, honesty, caring, respect, fairness, promise-keeping are among them. Ethics is really living up to these values."
— Michael S. Josephson in The Practical Philanthropist

Adopted by the NDOA Board November 19,1993



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