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Sexual Harassment in the Fundraising Profession

This study explores how sexual harassment is experienced by fundraisers, its effects on individuals and organizations, and suggests actions to combat it. Participate in the study and help build a knowledge base.

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Sexual Harassment in the Fundraising Profession

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  1. Sexual Harassment in the Fundraising Profession

  2. Dr. Erynn Beaton Dr. Megan LePere-Schloop • Questions: https://meet.ps/afp-wii • Content Warning: sexual harassment and assault

  3. “The AFP IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access) Women’s Impact Initiative has made a deep impact on the fundraising community by spreading awareness about all-important issues affecting women in the nonprofit sector.”

  4. Purpose • How is sexual harassment experienced by fundraisers? What does it look like? • How are fundraisers, bystanders and managers affected by these experiences? How are they interpreting them? • What actions can we take to combat sexual harassment in fundraising?

  5. What does sexual harassment in fundraising look like?

  6. Liz LeClair https://meet.ps/afp-wii

  7. Survey Analysis • 21% of survey respondents were sexually harassed • Most common perpetrator is a donor (65%); less frequently a colleague (39%) or board member (35%) • Probability of being sexually harassed: • Increases by 86% for heterosexual females compared to heterosexual males • Increases by 81% for gay/queer/pansexual/asexual males compared to heterosexual males

  8. Harassment of all Kinds Types of sexual harassment we’ve heard about: • Unwanted or lewd sexual statements “I want to see up your skirt” “Is that a stripper name?” • Sexual advances “You should go out with me” • Inappropriate greetings or gestures Kissing, hand placement • Assault Hands down pants or on buttock

  9. How are fundraisers, bystanders and managers affected by these experiences? How are they interpreting them?

  10. Fundraisers Feel Vulnerable “When you're in fundraising, you're exposed to that… You're in a vulnerable position with people who would tend toward acting inappropriately.”

  11. Fundraisers Feel Vulnerable “The workplace – most people probably would think of the physical place where they work, an office building of some sort or a home office. Particularly for fundraisers, a lot of us are frontline, out on the road, which is often where, a lot of times, these situations occur. It might be in a donor's home, office, or social events.”

  12. It is Easy to Second-Guess “It really sucks to not trust your own judgement, and...I'm getting a little emotional...I don't know if I lost trust for myself or if it brought to light that I didn't have trust for myself in the first place, but either way the result was the same. Instead of pushing back, I just felt like I did what I needed to do to keep things moving, and I'm disappointed in that instinct.”

  13. Especially When Unnoticed “It was so minor and it's something that I guess maybe other people didn't even notice. I have no doubt that the CEO probably never even noticed that the board president did that.”

  14. An Uncommon Response What if we responded differently? “As we were walking out, my boss said to me, ‘I didn't like the way he greeted you.’ I said, ‘Oh, you saw that?’ And she said, ‘Yeah, I did.’ I said, ‘I was kind of questioning myself about that.’ And she said, ‘No, that was out of line, he shouldn't have done that.’”

  15. What actions can we take to combat sexual harassment in fundraising?

  16. Findings from Research Research suggests that the following organizational factors have an effect on sexual harassment: • Policies • Training • Culture

  17. What Can Be Done • Help ensure that policies address: • Behavior of volunteers, donors and other stakeholders • Reporting process for different stakeholders • Help ensure that trainings: • Include volunteers and other stakeholders • Include examples of sexual harassment relevant to different groups of employees (e.g. fundraisers) • Identify strategies for protecting employees working in the field

  18. What Can Be Done • Help build a culture of awareness and support: • Talk to other members of your organization and raise awareness about the specific ways fundraisers may be vulnerable • Identify other groups of stakeholders that might have particular vulnerabilities • Use what-if scenarios to identify options for how you, your peers and your manager could proactively and retroactively respond

  19. Participate in the Study • Help us build a knowledge base: • Let us know how to contact you using this secure link: • https://tinyurl.com/osu-afp-wii • Work with us to schedule a 60-minute interview with one of the researchers • Help us connect with other women by sharing information about the study

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