Thank you for supporting the Northern Center! We value your trust, and keep your data safe by adhering to our donor privacy policies:
- The Northern Center records your name, address, phone, email address, and other demographic information in our secure donor database. We record donations you have made, communications you have received, events you attended, and materials we send you. We also may record comments we receive from you in writing or from personal interactions.
- This information is collected to help us understand our supporters and make adjustments to our development program to better fit the interests of our donors and as it relates to our mission. This information is also used to make budget projections for overall giving in our annual planning process.
- The information your provide us is only shared with a limited number of staff. All Northern Center employees and Board of Directors sign confidentiality agreements and any violation of that agreement is met with disciplinary action.
- Your donation payment information is kept secure for IRS purposes or promptly destroyed. Credit card information is not retained. For transactions that recur, credit card information is securely stored in our donor database and not visible, even to administrators.
- The Northern Center does not sell, rent, trade, or share your personal information with other organizations or anyone else.
- Donors who direct their gift to Defend the Brooks Range or Save Our Domes will receive a special acknowledgement letter informing them that the Northern Center manages these funds for coalition efforts, and the donor information may be shared with the coalition.
- We strictly honor all requests by donors to keep their names anonymous in recognition reports, or to be removed from our mailing lists. Please contact us to make changes to your record by emailing events (at) northern.org or calling 907-452-5021.
A Donor Bill of Rights
The Northern Alaska Environmental Center follows the Donor Bill of Rights developed by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, and the Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits.
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 assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit 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 those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
- 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 donations 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 organizations, 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.
Thank you again for choosing to support the Northern Alaska Environmental Center.
