How to Get Involved

FUNDRAISING POLICY

Funds shall be solicited in a respectful manner and without pressure. All third parties not directly affiliated with Alec’s Angel nonprofit who wish to solicit funds on behalf of the organization must acquire written permission from the Alec’s Angel Board of Directors prior to beginning any fundraising activities. Any contact with any form of media must be approved by and/or accompanied by the board of directors. All third party fundraisers will be assigned one board member as a point of contact for all matters related to fundraising. A certificate of insurance adding Alec’s Angel as an additional insured shall be provided for any fundraising events held by third parties.  Contributions made to Alec’s Angel are tax deductible to the fullest and written tax receipts shall be issued for all donations as requested. At the beginning of each calendar year Alec’s Angel shall provide its donors with written documentation of all tax deductible gifts received during the prior calendar year upon request.

FUNDRAISING PROCEDURES

All monetary donations are recorded and deposited according to accounting procedures. All donor-designated restrictions shall be communicated to Alec’s Angel so that they may be recorded and governed appropriately. All requests for donors to remain anonymous shall be honored by flagging the gift in the donor database as appropriate. All in-kind gifts that are accepted by Alec’s Angel shall be recorded and acknowledged according to proper accounting procedures

DONOR PRIVACY POLICY

Any information supplied to Alec’s Angel by donors will be used solely to fulfill their donations and shall not be shared for any reason unless permission is granted by the donor to share such information. All requests to remain anonymous shall be honored. Alec’s Angel does not sell or share donor lists. Donors who supply Alec’s Angel with their postal address or email address may be contacted periodically for solicitation purposes and/or with information regarding upcoming events. All donors have the option of being placed on a “once-a-year” mailing list which grants Alec’s Angel permission to contact them only once per year. Donors may request to be permanently removed from Alec’s Angel’s mailing list by contacting us via email, phone or postal mail. All requests to be removed from Alec’s Angel’s mailing list shall be honored. Donors who supply Alec’s Angel with their telephone number shall only be contacted by telephone regarding donations they have made.

THANK YOU

The goals we have set for Alec’s Angel could never be accomplished without outside support. We wish to express our deepest gratitude for all of the efforts put forth on behalf of our American Veterans.