Before you donate to a non-profit, have you thought about what your rights are?
Over 25 years ago, the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), adopted and created 10 rules that non-profits should abide by so that donors and prospective donors could have confidence in an organization. As a donor, you should have confidence in the organization you are donating to follows the established principles.
The Emergency Assistance Foundation prides itself on making its employee-assistance program simple to use for recipients of employer sponsored hardship aid and is 100 percent compliant from a tax, legal, and regulatory standpoint, and follows the established rules.
The Emergency Assistance Foundation pledges to have its donors:
The text of the donors’ rights was developed by the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and adopted in November 1993.
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Author:
Doug Stockham
President, Emergency Assistance Foundation
doug@emergencyassistancefdn.org
The Emergency Assistance Foundation, Inc. is a 501c(3) charity created to design and operate multiple employer-sponsored disaster relief and employee hardship funds. These funds allow domestic and international employers and employees to help their coworkers in times of crises.
EAF is a 501c(3) tax-exempt, public, non-profit organization with IRS approval specifically for Employee Hardship and Disaster Relief Funds which can be administered in the United States, Canada and internationally.