Community Support
Children of the Night has existed since its inception through the sole support of private contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Children of the Night has a broad base of support including churches, schools, record companies, radio stations, celebrities, and even Social Security recipients who donate $15 a month. No contribution is too large or too small. In recent years, Children of the Night has been the beneficiary of numerous wills, trusts, and bequests. Children of the Night maintains a mailing list of 16,000 donors and conducts a successful direct-mail program whereby solicitation letters are mailed six times a year.
Private funding means assisting children in need with less bureaucratic red tape. With your support and referrals, our children have an alternative to the streets and a chance for a normal life.
Children of the Night Donor Privacy Statement and Mailing List Privacy Policy
Children of the Night maintains the highest level of respect for the privacy of its donors and mailing list. In furtherance of our commitment to honor your rights, the Board of Directors have developed the Donor Privacy Policy to guide our volunteers and staff on how they may and may not use your personal information.
What Information We Collect
Children of the Night collects and uses various personal information from donors that includes: amount donated, address, telephone number, donor comments and e-mail address. Tax laws in the United States require Children of the Night to keep contact information and contribution level of donors on file.
How we use that information
Children of the Night will never publish, sell, trade, rent or share names (unless released for publication), e-mail or mail addresses, or telephone numbers of our donors or mailing list. Children of the Night will use contact information (e-mail, telephone number and address) of donors for these purposes only:
- Distribute receipts for donations
- Thank donors for their donation
- Inform donors about upcoming fundraising and other activities of Children of the Night
- Internal analysis and record keeping
- Reporting to relevant U.S. and State agencies (these reports are not for public inspection)
- Contact donors about changes to this policy
However, properly anonymized donor information is used for promotional and fundraising activities. We allow donors the option to have their name publicly associated with their donation unless the donor explicitly chooses the “anonymous” field when donating online. In all other cases the default is for staff and volunteers to assume all donations are not to be publicly announced unless the donor explicitly indicates otherwise. Comments given in donor forms are published in public lists and may be used in promotional materials while comments sent to us via email, fax or telephone are kept strictly confidential.
Financial Information
All access to donor financial information is strictly limited to professional staff who need to process those data. No such data are given to any person, organization or group who does not need to access those data.
Children of the Night only uses online payment processing services with the GiveDirect online donation form using industry standard security practices to ensure the safety of each transaction. SSL encryption, hardware security, building security, and software security measures have all been put into practice to protect the sensitive data we collect. Children of the Night does not store, nor does it have access to your credit card information, bank account numbers, or other account data sent to those processing services.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Donor Privacy Policy or if you wish to be removed from our e-mail/postal contact lists, then please email LLee@childrenofthenight.org or write to:
Children of the Night
14530 Sylvan Street
Van Nuys, California 91411
USA
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