1. Was my manager wrong for seeking to pocket the donation money as profit? Does it make any difference that the golf course was experiencing perilous economic times? (After all, if the course goes out of business, tournaments cannot be held at all). 2. Was I right in challenging my manager? Should I have handled this differently? 3. Do you think the companies would have felt cheated if the golf course had pocketed their donations?

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1. Was my manager wrong for seeking to pocket the donation money as profit? Does it make any difference that the golf course was experiencing perilous economic times? (After all, if the course goes out of business, tournaments cannot be held at all).

2. Was I right in challenging my manager? Should I have handled this differently?

3. Do you think the companies would have felt cheated if the golf course had pocketed their donations?

DONATIONS FOR PROFIT
W hile working as the director of junior golf at a
Nashville area golf course, I was put in charge
of fund-raising. This task required me to spend
numerous hours calling and visiting local businesses,
seeking their donations for our end-of-the-summer
golf tournament. After weeks of campaigning for
money, I was pleased to have raised $3,000 for the
tournament. The money was intended to be used for
prizes, food, and trophies for the two-day Tourna-
ment of Champions.
I notified the golf course manager of my
intentions to spend the money at a local golf store
to purchase prizes for the participants. Upon hearing
of my decision to spend all of the contribution
money on the tournament, my manager asked me to
spend only $1,500. I was confused by this request
because I had encouraged various companies to
contribute by telling them that their money would all
be spent on the children registered in the tourna-
ment. My manager, however, told me that the golf
course would pocket the other $1,500 as pure profit.
He said the economy had been struggling and that
the course could use any extra money to boost
profits.
I was deeply angered that I had given my word to
these companies and now the golf course was going
to pocket half the donations. Feeling that my
manager was in the wrong, I went to him again,
this time with an ultimatum. The money was either
to be spent entirely on the tournament or I would
return all of the checks personally, citing my
manager's plan as the reason. In response, he said
that I could spend the money any way I desired, but
he would appreciate it if I were frugal with the
money. I spent it all.
1. Was my manager wrong for seeking to pocket the
donation money as profit? Does it make any
difference that the golf course was experiencing
perilous economic times? (After all, if the course
goes out of business, tournaments cannot be
held at all).
2. Was I right in challenging my manager? Should I
have handled this differently?
3. Do you think the companies would have felt
cheated if the golf course had pocketed their
donations?
Contributed by Eric Knox
Transcribed Image Text:DONATIONS FOR PROFIT W hile working as the director of junior golf at a Nashville area golf course, I was put in charge of fund-raising. This task required me to spend numerous hours calling and visiting local businesses, seeking their donations for our end-of-the-summer golf tournament. After weeks of campaigning for money, I was pleased to have raised $3,000 for the tournament. The money was intended to be used for prizes, food, and trophies for the two-day Tourna- ment of Champions. I notified the golf course manager of my intentions to spend the money at a local golf store to purchase prizes for the participants. Upon hearing of my decision to spend all of the contribution money on the tournament, my manager asked me to spend only $1,500. I was confused by this request because I had encouraged various companies to contribute by telling them that their money would all be spent on the children registered in the tourna- ment. My manager, however, told me that the golf course would pocket the other $1,500 as pure profit. He said the economy had been struggling and that the course could use any extra money to boost profits. I was deeply angered that I had given my word to these companies and now the golf course was going to pocket half the donations. Feeling that my manager was in the wrong, I went to him again, this time with an ultimatum. The money was either to be spent entirely on the tournament or I would return all of the checks personally, citing my manager's plan as the reason. In response, he said that I could spend the money any way I desired, but he would appreciate it if I were frugal with the money. I spent it all. 1. Was my manager wrong for seeking to pocket the donation money as profit? Does it make any difference that the golf course was experiencing perilous economic times? (After all, if the course goes out of business, tournaments cannot be held at all). 2. Was I right in challenging my manager? Should I have handled this differently? 3. Do you think the companies would have felt cheated if the golf course had pocketed their donations? Contributed by Eric Knox
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