Donor Privacy Policy

Donor Privacy Policy

The Alliance For Global Justice is an independent, nonprofit organization. AFGJ does not receive funding from any state, local or federal government the state of Arizona, or the counties or cities where its employees are located. Every dollar raised comes through earned revenue (fiscal sponsor fees, delegations), donations, bequests and special events.
Contributions from individual donors and foundations make up the overwhelming majority of support and our relationship with our contributors is the highest expression of our mutual commitment to the mission.

AFGJ respects the privacy of its donors and has put in place a Donor Privacy Policy to honor these rights.

DONOR INFORMATION
AFGJ collects and maintains the following types of donor information when it is voluntarily provided to us:

• Contact information such as name, address, telephone number and e-mail address
• Giving information
• Information on events attended, publications received and special requests for program information
• Information provided by the donor in the form of comments and suggestions

This confidential information is kept on file for IRS purposes. It is also used to analyze overall giving patterns in order to make more accurate budget projections, as well as to understand donors’ interests in our mission and to update them on the organization’s plans and activities. This information is shared with staff, board members, volunteers and consultants only on a confidential and need-to-know basis.

DISCONTINUING CONTACT UPON REQUEST

It is the policy of AFGJ to communicate with donors according to their expressed preferences whenever possible. AFGJ will discontinue or change the method used to contact any person upon that person’s oral or written request directed to the organization.

Upon a person’s (or a person’s authorized representative’s) request that AFGJ discontinue further contacts, the person’s name and address will be promptly modified in AFGJ’s donor database to ensure that no further contact is made with the person. AFGJ will also take steps to ensure that no further contact is made with the individual and that the person’s name is removed from any external databases or records under AFGJ’s control. However, AfGJ does from time to time solicit donations from donors to other groups whose lists we do not possess or control.

Permanent Record: AFGJ will maintain an electronic record of all requests for discontinuance of contacts, effective with the adoption of this policy by AFGJ. Oral requests will be noted in writing by the staff of AFGJ and then permanently recorded in the electronic donor database. The records of persons who have made such a request will be maintained by AFGJ to the extent necessary for legal or liability purposes.

OPT OUT:

It is the policy of AFGJ to allow donors to remove their name and contact information from any list we rent, trade, or share with other non-profit institutions which seek their support. We never rent, trade, or share donor information for commercial purposes. We recognize that many of our donors support other social justice and charitable organizations, however AFGJ will remove any person upon that person’s oral or written request directed to the organization from any lists we share, trade, or sell.

DONOR BILL OF RIGHTS
AFGJ subscribes to the Donor Bill of Rights, which was created by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits.

The Donor Bill of Rights
Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To ensure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the nonprofit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:

I. To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.

II. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.

III. To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.

IV. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.

V. To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.

VI. To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.

VII. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.

VIII. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.

IX. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.

X. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.

 

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