The Irish Heart Foundation is committed to complying with the Guidelines for Charitable Organisations on Fundraising from the Public. It’s as important to us as it is to you.
Our pledge to donors is that we promise to treat all of our donors with respect, honesty and openness.
It truly is critically important to us that we maintain the best standards when receiving donations from our generous supporters. These principles will enable you as our supporter to maintain a full level of support and appreciation for and from the Irish Heart Foundation.
If you’ve any queries or concerns, you can contact us by telephone Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm, on 01-6685001 or via email anytime via: info@irishheart.ie
We commit to being accountable and transparent so that our past, present and future donors can have full confidence in the Irish Heart Foundation. We promise we will effectively apply all of your generous gifts for their intended purposes.
We commit to you, our donors and future donors, that you will:
Be informed of our mission and of the way the organisation intends to use donated resources
Be informed of the identity of those serving on the governing board and that the board will exercise prudent judgement in its stewardship responsibilities
Have access to the organisation’s most recent financial statements
Be assured that your gifts will be used for the purposes for which they are given
Receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition within 5 working days
Be assured that information about your donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by the law
Expect that all relationships with individuals representing a charity will be dealt with professionally
Be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees or third party agents. And you can read our disclosure statement below
Receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers to any questions you may have about Irish Heart
We welcome any feedback or suggestions you may have about our organisation. If you have some, please look at our feedback and complaints procedure here.
Our Disclosure Statement:
The Irish Heart Foundation is open about whether those seeking donations on their behalf are volunteers, employees of the Irish Heart Foundation or are third party agents.
Anyone fundraising on behalf of the Irish Heart Foundation must ensure that prospective donors are aware of their status, i.e. volunteers, employees or third party agents.
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Guidelines for Charitable Organisations on Fundraising from the Public
