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
 

• From January 1, 2025 onward, all AFP members will be prompted to sign the updated Code of Ethical Standards 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.