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.
RMWCC does not meet this Standard because:
- It did not produce a written report outlining the results of its most recent effectiveness assessment.
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.
RMWCC does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided budget information, it indicated that the budget:
- Did not identify total projected fund raising expenses.
- Did not identify total projected administrative expenses.
- Did not break these expenses down by major program category.
Standard 16: Annual Report - Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
RMWCC does not meet this standard because the most recent annual report did not include:
- Total end of year net assets.
Standard 18: Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy - Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.
RMWCC does not meet this Standard because the privacy policy on this website, www.wildanimalsanctuary.org does not indicate:
- How to contact the charity to review personal information that is collected and request corrections.
- What security measures are in place to protect personal information that is collected.