ACF’s Gift Acceptance Policy outlines the instances where we may or may not accept a gift from a donor or prospective donor in order to live up to our values of being a transparent and ethical organisation.
In order to achieve our mission to protect nature, ACF welcomes a variety of gifts including cash, securities, property and cash equivalents as well as bequests. All donations to ACF are non-refundable unless made in error or without the donor's authorisation.
At ACF's discretion, non-cash gifts may be held, or they may be sold upon receipt or in the future. ACF may choose not to accept non-cash gifts that are not saleable.
ACF will not accept a gift when to do so would compromise the interests, values, reputation, brand or objectives of ACF.
ACF will not accept a gift when the activities of the donor are incompatible with the objectives of ACF, such as when the donor is a business that ACF is currently campaigning against.
ACF will not accept any gifts that may have come from illegal activities or from a business directly involved in coal, gas, uranium, petrol, nuclear power, logging, weapons, gambling, tobacco or the inhibition of human rights.
ACF will accept a gift through a Workplace Giving Program from employees of a business that we would ordinarily not be able to accept a gift from, as ACF considers this to be a gift from the individual employee rather than the business. Matched gifts from the organisation under these circumstances, however, will not be accepted by ACF as this is a gift from the business itself.
ACF will not accept a gift when there is a reasonable belief that the donor is in vulnerable circumstances or lacks capacity to make a decision to donate.
ACF respects the privacy of its donors and will not publicly recognise a donor without prior consent.
ACF cannot accept anonymous donations of $1,000 or more.
Terms and conditions for regular EarthVoice donations.
For a complete copy of ACF’s Gift Acceptance Policy, please contact us at donor.care@acf.org.au.