Ethical Wisdom and Action Questions

Wisdom And Action

Emily Andrade

Paulina Cary

HSM 230

7/25/ 2012

Ethical Wisdom And Action

Questions and Applications on pp. 172-173 of Ethical Leadership in Human Services

Post a 200- to 300-word response to questions 1-3 of the Questions and Applications section on pp. 172-173 of Ethical Leadership in Human Services. For question 1, be sure to support your decision by addressing at least 5 of the bulleted questions listed on p. 173

1. Analyze the following ethical dilemma from the perspective of rationality and respect (Dilemma Tucker & Marcuson, 1998). A local nonprofit organization that networks with other service agencies in the area was designed to fill gaps in needed services for families. This agency has been in existence for several years and has gained the respect of the community. The staff of this agency can serve families who have a need that can- not be served in any other way through connecting these families with community volunteers who adopt them.

The volunteer director of the agency works on a volunteer basis and contributes numerous hours each week to fulfill responsibilities associated with this position. To reduce her workload, the director of the agency applied to seven different foundations to request money for a part-time administrative assistant. The agency requested $10,000 from each of the foundations, with the hope that they would receive assistance from one of them. To the surprise of the director, three of the foundations accepted their proposal and awarded the agency with $10,000 for the salary of the part-time employee. The agency ended up with $30,000, which was three times as much as was needed for the salary. The granting foundations had different requirements for re- porting on the use of the money. However, at least two of the foundations asked that the money be used in the manner for which it was requested.

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