American Red Cross Ethical Issues

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In this essay we will discuss and analyze many of the ethical issues surrounding The American Red Cross. The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in the year of 1881 (Thorne, 2005). Barton in return coined the title The American Red Cross which was an inspiration gathered from the work of the International Red Cross in Europe. The purpose of the American Red Cross is to bring aid to disaster victims throughout the world. The American Red Cross has been in the spotlight for misappropriation of funds as well as slow response times during some of the nation’s largest natural disasters to date. When we speak of ethical dilemmas, it is unfortunate that the American Red Cross is no stranger to this stereotype. It is not surprising for an organization its size to have internal issues ranging from executive dismissals down to employee misconduct.
In addition the American Red Cross has spent top dollars in search of high quality executives to only end up having them step down with a hefty severance pay. The American Red Cross had two top executives to resign, Bernadine, Healy and Marsha Evans both whom received a nice payout upon leaving. Ethical quandaries such as these make stakeholders and donors question the integrity of the American Red …show more content…

The outpour of donations that came in the days and weeks to follow would prove to be overwhelming for the Red Cross to handle. Initially there is a criterion that volunteers would have to meet in order to render their services, but due to the nature of this disaster anyone was allowed to help. This in turn would soon prove to be problematic. Asides from the misuse of monetary funds, the American Red Cross, also lacked communication skills as well. ARC, communication between local and government officials were not carried our effectively during Hurricane

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