Governance

Streets Alive Family Support Association operating as Streets Alive Mission was chartered as a non profit Society under the Societies Act of Alberta in 1994 and is registered as a Canadian charity with Canada Revenue Agency.

 

Streets Alive Mission is managed by a Board of Directors elected from the membership. Lethbridge Evangelical Ministerial Association provides advisory oversight.

 

In addition to the By-Laws of the Association the Streets Alive Mission has adopted by resolution the following ethical codes.

 

Code of Ethical Fund Raising

 

http://www.imaginecanada.ca/files/www/en/ethicalcode/ethical_code.pdf

 

Code for Volunteer Involvement

 

http://volunteer.ca/files/CodeEngJune2006.pdf

 

Donor Bill of Rights

 

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 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 acknowledgement 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.

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