Donor Bill of Rights Implementation

Programs that help nonprofit organizations and other groups understand and integrate basic principles outlined the Donor's Bill of Rights into their fundraising policies, procedures and practices. The Donor Bill of Rights has provisions that seek to assure public and donor confidence in and respect for the integrity of nonprofit organizations and the causes they are asked to support. Included are the right to information about the organization's mission, intended use of donated resources and capacity to use donations effectively; information about the organization's governing board; access to the organization's most recent financial statements; assurances that gifts will be used for the purpose for which they were given; information about the status of those seeking donations (employees, volunteers or hired solicitors); compliance with requests to be removed from mailing lists an organization might share; and the right to appropriate acknowledgment and recognition, confidentiality, professional treatment and prompt, truthful and forthright answers to questions relating to a donation. The Donor Bill of Right was created by the Association of Fundraising Professionals and is now endorsed by many organizations.