Robertson v. Princeton Case

There are many things that surrounds the case of Robertson v. Princeton. Some of these matters include:

1. Charles Robertson is a wealthy man who founded the Robertson Foundation with his wife in order to help his alma mater, Princeton University. However, years after he died, controversies surrounds the said foundation due to serious allegations against Princeton University by his son William Robertson and other relatives.

2. The main ehtical issue of the case is about changing the main intention of the philanthropist in donating money to a certain endowment of fund raising entity. In the case of Princeton, it allegedly misused the donations of Robertson Foundation in favor of the students at Woodrow Wilson school. The intention of William's father is to fund the graduate schooling of students taking public service courses and eventually getting a job in the Federal Government. However, it was not the case at Princeton University.

3. William Richardson accused Princeton University that it used the funding of the foundation in other projects like buildings and programs or fellowships not related to the original intent of the donor.

4. Lastly, William also ,mentioned that fund raising activities are affected by the poor governance, fraud, and misuse of funding by recipients of endowments.

Knowing all these points, fund raisers must be careful in their transactions with donors so that they would not commit unethical activities. This case has been considered as the most expensive legal battle nowadays as both parties used hefty amount of money to fund the suit. But the most important point is that the case will surely affect the future of fund raising activities.