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Ethics Papers and Articles

Guidance: Investing in the Charity of Your Choice
A broad overview and perspective that donors and charities should take into consideration to evaluate their giving and fundraising effectiveness.

Guidance: Measuring and Reporting Fundraising Costs
A paper designed to help nonprofit board members address issues of cost and performance, both in their internal oversight of the charities they govern and in their external communications with constituents and the general public.

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Position Paper: Payments in Lieu of Taxes
AFP's 1997 position paper on the issue of Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILOTS).

Position Paper: percentage-based compensation
A 2001 position paper by the AFP Ethics Committee on why AFP prohibits members from accepting percentage-based compensation.

Position paper: parity in the fundraising profession
Parity laws, policies, and procedures in fundraising are covered in this 1994 position paper by the NSFRE (now AFP) Parity Task Force.

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Guidance: Internet transaction fees
Numerous websites have been established to facilitate online donations to unrelated organizations. The majority of such websites are maintained by entities that are not themselves tax-exempt.