LWM Foundation believes in safeguarding personal information and ensuring that privacy is respected and protected for donors, volunteers, vendors and partners. We will use personal information to keep donors, friends, vendors, volunteers and partners informed of our activities, including our programs, special events and funding needs. We respect all requests to remain anonymous. We will always provide an “opt-out” procedure for donors and others who receive such materials to request that their names be deleted from similar mailings, phone calls, faxes or electronic communications in the future. Donors, friends, and volunteers may contact LWM Foundation at any time, and we will gladly accommodate your preferences. Individuals may choose to opt out of electronic communication including emails and text messages. Individuals may also request that their record be flagged as “Do Not Call.” LWM Foundation  will honor all or a combination of these “opt out” preferences.
    
Donor Information

Collection of Data: LWM Foundation collects personal data through event registration, email subscription, online donation services, postal mail, wire transfer, phone and other electronic means. We only collect this information when users submit it voluntarily or through LWM Foundation’s website. If a user prefers not to submit such information online, they may contact LWM Foundation to determine an appropriate channel to transmit this information.

• We may collect a person’s first name, last name, email address, company, position, secondary email address, address, city, state, zip code, and phone numbers (home, work, or mobile). We may collect event-specific information pertaining to a person’s attendance, corporate affiliation, meal preferences and guests.

• We may collect the provided name and email of a spouse, contributor or foundation to facilitate the recognition for a gift. This confidential information is kept on file for IRS purposes.

• LWM Foundation complies with CANSPAM (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003), and at any time donors, volunteers, and friends may “opt- out” or be removed from our contact lists and can unsubscribe to emails. The Foundation will discontinue contact with any person upon oral or written request. For questions regarding our privacy policy or to make an “opt-out” request, please feel free to contact us at:

 

      LWM Foundation
      11422 Miracle Hills Dr. Suite 408

      Omaha, NE 68154
      402.454.7223
      info@lwm-foundation.org

 

The Foundation will maintain an electronic record in our database of all requests for discontinuance of contacts. Oral requests will be recorded in writing by Foundation staff and will then be permanently recorded in the electronic donor database.

Storage of Data

 

Donor information is maintained in a password-protected, secured database. Only authorized personnel have access to this information and only for appropriate business purposes. This information is shared with board members and authorized staff, only on a confidential and need-to-know basis.

Sharing of Data

We respect our donors’ choices and control over their information.  You, as a donor, may at any time have your name excluded from any donor list exchange activity.  To request that your name be excluded from list exchange activity or to otherwise change how the Foundation contacts you, please email us at info@lwm-foundation.org 

• Annual Report: The Foundation publishes a list of the names of donors over a designated amount in its annual report. Options for anonymous giving and “opt-out” selections are available. Please contact the Foundation for these requests.

• Employee Giving: Some corporations support the Foundation through employee giving programs and campaigns. Generally these are managed by the corporation and are processed through payroll deductions. The Foundation seeks permission from the corporation and the individual employee before adding any employees to the Foundation’s database. The Foundation may share cumulative giving totals with the partner but will not share individual donor/employee names.

• Employees may participate in matching gift programs with their employers. Matching gift requests are sent to the corporation for processing with the knowledge of the employee and the appropriate paperwork.

The Foundation expects vendors to uphold privacy guidelines. We do not authorize these service providers to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements. If data is shared, a Non-Disclosure Agreement will be entered into with the vendor.

Online Security

The Foundation is compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). This is a set of requirements designed to ensure that ALL companies that process, store or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment. Essentially, this includes any merchant that has a Merchant ID (MID).

• Efforts are made to protect card numbers at all times. The Foundation does not store credit card numbers, and credit card refunds are processed manually and under strict guidelines.

Donor Bill of Rights:

 

This Bill of Rights was created by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits. LWM Foundation believes in and upholds this Bill of Rights in all donor interactions.

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To ensure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the nonprofit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:

 

• To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.

• To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.

• To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.

• To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.

• To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.

• To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.

• To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.

• To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.

• To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.

• To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.