Fundraising

Totally Trim is fully accountable for the honest solicitation of charitable funds, the efficient administration of those funds, and the effective use of funds in pursuit of our organisation’s mission.

With regard to fundraising, Totally Trim:

1.    Provides truthful and current information in our solicitation communications;

2.    Does not establish unrealistic donor expectations of what donor gifts will actually accomplish within the limits of our mission and programme;

3.    Respects the privacy concerns of individual donors;

4.    Allows donors the opportunity for their names to be deleted from our mailing lists or mailing lists we may intend to share;

5.    Will not accept a gift from a donor if this would knowingly place a hardship on the donor or place the donor’s future well-being in jeopardy;

6.    Will not accept donations from organisations or individuals in the knowledge that such donations likely were acquired through actions that would be offensive to Totally Trim values or in violation of the Totally Trim Code of Ethics;

7.    Discloses important and relevant information to potential donors;

8.    Informs the public of our mission, the way donated resources will be used, and our capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes;

9.    Assures donors that their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given;

10.  If in receipt of funds intended to be used for programme or activities that are not part of the organisation’s present or prospective programme, will either return the funds or, if the intent is in accordance with our mission, treat these as restricted funds and channel them in a manner that honours the donor’s intent;

11.  Provides donors with acknowledgement and recognition;

12.  Ensures that information about donations is handled with respect and confidentiality to the extent provided by the law;

13.  Ensures that relationships with individuals of interest to donors are professional in nature;

14.  Encourages donors to ask questions when making donations and provides prompt, truthful and forthright answers.