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Fundraising
Vincent Wildlife Trust is committed to the highest
level of standards in fundraising. Outside of the
organisation’s own investments, restricted project
support from Partners and Grant providers accounted
for by far the largest proportion of our income and
will continue to be an important part of our
fundraising strategy.
We are incredibly grateful to a number of Charitable
Trusts which provide a further key source of income,
with smaller sums also received from individuals.
Reporting arrangements for Partners, Grants and
Charitable Trusts vary according to each funder’s
needs and are led by the internal project or
programme manager responsible for delivery,
and supported by the leadership, 昀椀nance and other
teams as required.
Photo: Greater horseshoe bats in a modi昀椀ed roost ©Daniel Hargreaves
The Trust progresses its own fundraising initiatives.
Performance is regularly reviewed by the Chief
Executive, and quarterly by Trustees in terms of
outputs, achievements and return on investment.
The Trust’s collection and use of supporters’ contact
details is compliant with the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR), and the Trustees are determined
that no form of coercion shall be used to encourage
anyone to give money or property to the charity.
The Vincent Wildlife Trust provides the public with
opportunities to support its work at events, online
and in speci昀椀c locations such as the Sussex Bat
Appeal, and makes clear what funds raised will be
used for, whether they are project speci昀椀c, or to be
spent against its work in general.
One-off and regular donations set up online are
handled by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) and
iDonate (Republic of Ireland), which store supporter
data, communications preferences, and CAF also
makes Gift Aid claims, on behalf of the charity.
Donations received of昀氀ine are managed according to
Chartered Institute of Fundraising guidelines, and all
related donor data is stored securely. A separate list
of partners and peers is retained in house, updated
with communications preferences. The Trust is
registered with the Fundraising Regulator.
VWT Carbon Footprint
VWT is taking steps to limit its environmental
footprint and the emissions generated
throughout the organisation. It registers its
footprint according to the greenhouse gas
(GHG) protocol and is following an Action Plan
to reach net zero for Scope 1* and 2* by 2035.
*Scope 1 direct emissions from owned or controlled sources,
eg, business travel, controlled boilers.
Scope 2 indirect emissions that results from the consumption
of electricity. These differ from Scope 1 as the emissions are
not under the organisation’s operational control.
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