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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.
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). 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.
Photo: Lesser horseshoe bat and pup in 昀氀ight ©Daniel Hargreaves
One-off and regular donations set up online are handled by the Charities Aid
Foundation (CAF), Stripe and GoCardless (UK) and iDonate (Republic of Ireland),
which store supporter data and communications preferences. 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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