Donor Bill of Rights

The Donor Bill of Rights 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 Nonprofits. It has been endorsed by numerous organizations.

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 acknowledgment 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.

View Proof Alliance annual reports and other financial statements.

Proof Alliance is committed to ensuring donor’s privacy; data is only collected when given to Proof Alliance either online or in person. Donors have the right at any time to have any, all or part of their information removed from Proof Alliance’ mailing list or database.

Donor information is used to communicate with donors about events or activities that might be of interest to them; new information or research on FASD; or important or significant accomplishments that Proof Alliance has achieved.

Proof Alliance will never sell, share, lease or rent any donor information. Donors can choose to have their donations listed anonymously.

Any comments or questions about the use of donor information can be directed to Sara Messelt, Executive Director at 651-917-2370.