Fundraising Institute - Australia, the peak national body for professional fundraisers in Australia, is pleased to announce that FIA's Board of Directors have endorsed the ePhilanthropy Code of Ethics.

Sue-Anne Wallace, Chief Executive of Fundraising Institute Australia said, “A key project for FIA in 2005 and 2006 is to develop a suite of codes for fundraising practice, including key standards for fundraising. This is our newest code for Australian fundraisers, which we are pleased to adopt as The ePhilanthropy Foundation's Code of Ethics enshrines all the basic principles, which fundraisers should adhere to. In developing the tremendous potential of the Internet it is important that charity fundraisers act in ways which respect the privacy and wishes of the people they interact with.”

Copies of the ePhilanthropy Code of Ethics are available in English, French and Spanish at:
 
http://ephilanthropy.org/ethicscenter  
 
More information is available about Fundraising Institute Australia at:

http://www.fia.org.au  
 
Those interested in adding their endorsement to the Code of Ethics are encouraged to email
 
endorsements@ephilanthropy.org

or go directly to http://ephilanthropy.org/ethicscenter where you can view a list of those who have endorsed the code and add your name to that esteemed list.