# ePhilanthropy Foundation launches online ethics test

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/12/27/ephilanthropy-foundation-launches-online-ethics-test/
- Published: 2003-12-27T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

How ethical is your organisation’s online fundraising activity? The ePhilanthropy
Foundation’s new online Code of Ethics Self Test is designed to help you find out.

The “Self Test” is a Web-based tool that helps fundraisers consider some of the 
key ethical issues in online fundraising. The 15-question test is designed to encourage
organisations to adhere to ethical online fundraising practices.

Jay Love, President and CEO of fundraising application service provider (ASP) eTapestry,
supports the new test. “We believe the tools and Ethical Principles developed by
the ePhilanthropy Foundation will assist the entire sector with the broader understanding
about sound practices for ePhilanthropy,” he said.

The quick test is based on the Foundation’s Code of Ethics, published on its Web
site in English, French, and Spanish. It helps identify areas of strengths and weaknesses
as applied against the Code.

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The Foundation admits that the test is simple, and the questions will not surprise
anyone with some experience of online fundraising. Nevertheless, if they cause some
fundraisers to re-evaluate their approach, the test will have succeeded.

Steve Delfin, chairman of the board of trustees for The ePhilanthropy Foundation,
said: “As an advocate of ePhilanthropy, we believe that the Self Test launch marks
an exciting contribution to the field and will empower organisations to increase
donor confidence in the efficiency and ethics of online giving.”

The Foundation says that it does not gather the data entered into the self test 
and that all submissions are therefore anonymous.

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