Ethics Awareness Month

Every October, AFP celebrates Ethics Awareness Month because ethics makes philanthropy and fundraising possible. Without ethics, giving doesn’t happen. Fundraising doesn’t happen. Change and impact don’t happen.

Ethics makes it all possible, and THAT’S worth celebrating.

Promoting ethical fundraising has been a key part of AFP’s mission since our founding, but how we define and live out our ethical fundraising principles has changed with the times, throughout the last sixty plus years. AFP's updated Code of Ethical Standards and the new Member Code of Conduct are now available to read here on the AFP website. The codes will go into effect on January 1, 2025.

VIEW THE NEW CODE OF ETHICS           VIEW THE NEW MEMBER CODE OF CONDUCT
 

• Any members who join or renew between October 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025, will be required to read and agree to the codes during the renewal/join process. The codes will still become enforceable on January 1, 2025, even for members who have already signed the codes prior to this date. Any violations during this period, will be enforced via the prior code.
   
• From January 1, 2025 onward, any member who has not already signed the codes, will be prompted to sign them upon logging into the website for the first time in the new year. 

That’s why the theme for this year’s Ethics Awareness Month is “Modernizing Ethical Fundraising”.  

This October, share your commitment by joining the conversation on social media and using #ModernizingEthicalFundraising and #EthicsAwarenessMonth.

Now Available: A toolkit to publicize Ethics Awareness Month and things you can do to help promote the month and celebrate!

Download the Toolkit

Email your questions and comments about Ethics Awareness Month to ethics@afpglobal.org.