MADRID, 6 One. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Lealtad Foundation, an independent and non-profit institution that accredits the transparency and good practices of NGOs, has proposed a dozen tips that will help citizens to make an effective donation, within the framework of these Christmas holidays and with a view to 2022.
In the first place, the Foundation advises deciding what to support since there are many needs and of many types, so it recommends identifying projects and NGOs by type of beneficiary, geographical area, type of activities, etc. In this sense, it is committed to informing itself, consulting projects, activities, financing and operation of NGOs or searching their website.
Regarding donations, specify that they can be online – remember that they must have the same security guarantees as Internet purchases, as well as privacy and data protection – or in kind.
In this last point, he advises that, before sending materials, it is convenient to ask the NGO what it needs and how to send it since what is donated must be in perfect condition so that it can be reused. Also, remember that the donation may have tax deductions.
On the other hand, it warns that you should never donate to a person (you should never make a transfer or an online donation in the name of an individual, always in the name of the NGO) and not contrast, since it advocates a minimum review of who is behind the social project through its website, its social networks, etc., to verify that it is a legally constituted NGO.
Likewise, remember that if the NGO offers the possibility of donating to a specific project, it is committing itself to allocate those funds to that project and, after donating, it asks to consult the information that the NGO provides through its website, newsletters. , social networks, etc., as well as being interested in the amount collected, the destination of the funds, the activities carried out, the profile of the beneficiaries and the results achieved.
Finally, remember that NGOs carry out long-term work and that help will be needed to continue working, so he asks to value maintaining collaboration over time.
The Lealtad Foundation has a search engine on its website with NGOs accredited with the ‘Donate with Confidence’ seal, which fully comply with the 9 Principles of Transparency and Good Practices. The Lealtad Foundation is a non-profit institution whose mission is to promote society’s trust in NGOs to achieve an increase in donations, as well as any other type of collaboration.
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