STANDARDS

One of ChildFund Alliance's primary roles is to establish global standards that ensure members are accountable to the highest level of quality and integrity in program finance, fundraising and governance. Members participate in an ongoing accreditation process, benchmarking themselves against industry best practices.

ChildFund Alliance is dedicated to efficient methods of translating private contributions for child sponsorship or public funding from grants into long-lasting changes in the lives of children and families as well as for its signature programs in child survival, protection and development.

ChildFund Alliance and its members strive to stand as recognized models of effectiveness and integrity in their work. Members are committed to being a voice for and with children and their communities, and have agreed to protocols for assigning programming and fundraising territories in various parts of the world to ensure the combined efforts of ChildFund Alliance are distributed globally.

Program Code of Ethics

Each member agency is bound to uphold program standards that guarantee that programs are child-focused; encourage the empowerment, capacity-building and involvement of assisted communities; and establish clear and honest policies and procedures for program monitoring and accountability.

The Program Standards govern five key areas:

Child-Centered Development
Child Protection and Human Rights
Child Sponsorship
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting
Financial and Program Accountability
Read the official ChildFund Alliance Program Standards (PDF)»

Fundraising Code of Ethics

ChildFund Alliance has strict fundraising standards, to which each member agency must adhere. These standards ensure organizational efficiency, minimized administrative overhead, proper stewardship of funds and contributions, and complete accuracy and honesty in all fundraising endeavors, public statements and advertising.

Our fundraising standards ensure integrity and accountability in all aspects of organizational fundraising, including:

Collection and disbursement of funds
Fundraising appeals, cause-related marketing, public statements, and financial reporting
Use of funds raised for child sponsorship
Administrative expenditures
Receipt of in-kind gifts
Protection of donor privacy
Read the official ChildFund Alliance Fundraising Standards (PDF)»

Financial Standards

Standard 1: Accountability
Member is fully accountable to donors and beneficiaries.

Standard 2: Stewardship
Member demonstrates good stewardship in managing donor's and partner's resources.

Read the official Childfund Alliance Financial Standards (PDF)»

Governance Standards

Standard 1: The organisation has a documented nominating and approval process for Board members, with credential review.

Standard 2: Member's Board of Directors has in place policies which prohibit conflicts of interest by the members of the Board.

Standard 3: Member is governed fairly, impartially , and responsibly by its Board of Directors.

Standard 4: The Board acts as the organisation's governing body.

Standard 5: The Board exercises fiscal oversight of the organisation, in accordancae with national legislation and Board governance structure.

Read the official Childfund Alliance Governance Standards (PDF)»