There was a time, we suppose, when telling someone you were a development officer for any organization would have elicited this knowing response, "oh yes, fund-raising." Or when having this position may well have required a spirited defense, including taking out a full page ad in the New York Times to respond to any and all critics: "Why I Am Proud to Be A Development Officer."

Working Ethics Podcast Series

It&#039;s Not Just About the Fund-raising: The Dilemmas of a Development Officer

A2ethics.org is a nonprofit located in Ann Arbor (A2), Michigan. We are very interested in talking with people in our community about their views and ideas on the big and small ethical questions in their working lives and in their community now and in the future. In the Working Ethics Podcast Series, we are talking with individuals representing varied professions, from county government to dog grooming. We have asked them this question: what about the ethics of your work? Here are their answers.