The Ethical Code, promulgated by Doug Freeman. In a field that does need professionalism and ethics, it is good to see such a code. What is interesting in this particular code is the absence of any mention of the public interest. Who does the philanthropic consultant serve? Does the advisor owe any obligation to the good of society, or only to the good of society as percevied by the grantmaker, however benighted? That tension is one I feel as a teacher in every conversation. Do we as advisors have an obligation to follow Socrates, Diogenes, and many a poor Clown, in challenging the grantmaker as to ends as well as means? Say, "No," and we are just courtiers, or faithful servants. Say, "Yes," and you may seem impertinent. If Fools in the Court of Kings had a professional code of ethics, how might it read? (Serve your Master faithfully, no matter how he beats you for your jokes and songs out of season.)
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October 20, 2004
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