Ethical Fundraising Guidance[1].pdf - Engineers Without Borders UK

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reasonably expected to have a negative impact upon indigenous species
should take all necessary steps to relocate such flora and fauna or otherwise
prevent damage).
Animal Welfare:
♦ Animal testing of cosmetic or household products or their ingredients;
♦ Exploitative factory farming methods;
♦ Hunting for pleasure;
♦ The fur trade.
Trade:
♦ Trade activities likely to unfairly cause direct damage to the micro or macro
economies of developing world countries – such as foodstuffs with excessive
subsidies from western governments;
♦ Corruption, including the funding of political parties or individuals for the
purpose of furthering their own interests.
Drugs & Medicines:
♦ Actions which prevent the supply of HIV/AIDS or anti malarial drugs reaching
those in the developing world who need them, such as organisations which
take legal action to prevent the manufacture of generic alternatives to these
drugs;
♦ Dangerous or exploitative drugs testing on people in the developing world or
elsewhere.
Religion:
♦ Operations which promote one religion to the detriment or exclusion of any
other – such as church groups which donate money in order to encourage or
enforce conversion to their religion.
Prejudice:
♦ Activities, literature or policies which promote racism, homophobia, sexual
inequality or other prejudice against any particular group of people.
Conditions:
EWB will only accept unconditional donations, apart from donates which:
♦ Are tied to particular activities already planned by EWB or ongoing.
♦ Are tied to activities suggested by the donors which agree with EWB’s
mission and charitable objectives.
The principles behind this are that EWB does not exist to advertise or promote
particular donors, and only exists to promote its own objectives.
Companies and organisations to be approached will be researched by EWB’s
fundraisers and compared to each of the policies above. If there is clearly no breach
of these principles, they may go ahead and approach the organisation. However, if
there is ambiguity or confusion about the ethical value of the organisation the
company shall be presented to the Trustees and they shall decide the action to be
taken. Complaints and ethical issues with existing donors shall be similarly dealt
with.
Organisations with a clear breach of the policies above shall not be approached.
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