Standard 6: Board Policy on Effectiveness - Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
FS does not meet this Standard because:
- The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
Standard 7: Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness - Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
FS does not meet this Standard because:
- It has not completed an effectiveness assessment in past two years.
Standard 14: Budget - Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.
FS does not meet this Standard because:
- The budget provided did not include a functional breakdown of expenses.
Standard 19: Cause Related Marketing - Clearly disclose how the charity benefits from the sale of products or services (i.e., cause-related marketing) that state or imply that a charity will benefit from a consumer sale or transaction. Such promotions should disclose, at the point of solicitation: (a) the actual or anticipated portion of the purchase price that will benefit the charity (e.g., 5 cents will be contributed to abc charity for every xyz company product sold), (b) the duration of the campaign (e.g., the month of October), (c) any maximum or guaranteed minimum contribution amount (e.g., up to a maximum of $200,000).
FS does not meet this Standard because, in the past year, the organization participated in promotions for the sale of consumer goods or services (checks, affinity card) that indicate that the organization will benefit from these purchases. The promotions state in part, that Farm Sanctuary will receive a royalty for every check written and also “...[bank] will make a donation to Farm Sanctuary each time you use the card...“ The promotions, however, do not specify the actual or anticipated amount of the purchase price that will benefit the organization.