Our programming, staffing, and fiscal management systems are structured to ensure accountability. We believe that transparency to stakeholders is critical to providing a world-class model for our community-based work. We invite anyone with questions, concerns, ideas or recommendations to raise them to our management team by emailing [email protected].

Support from individual donors, corporations, foundations, volunteers, and public funders is critical to our work. We honor our relationships with our donors, and have thus implemented a Donor Privacy Policy and adhere to the Donor Bill of Rights.

Donor Privacy Policy

I. Information We Collect

Washington Parks & People collects and maintains the following types of donor information:

• Contact information including name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address
• Giving information and history of involvement
• Specific program or funding interests
• Other comments or suggestions relevant to the donor

This confidential information is kept on file to comply with IRS guidelines. This information is shared internally on a confidential, need-to-know basis.

II. Use of Donor Information

Washington Parks & People does not sell, rent, trade, or share its donor list with any other organization. We never send out mailings on behalf of other organizations.

III. Communication Preferences

Washington Parks & People honors donor preferences with regard to the method and frequency of communication.

Donor Bill of Rights

Washington Parks & People is committed to the highest standards of fundraising and donor stewardship and complies with the Donor Bill of Rights developed by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits.

We believe that 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 not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.
4. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
5. To receive appropriate acknowledgment and recognition.