Principles of International Charity
Basic information
- Type: Working Group
- Year established: 2005
- Status: Active
- Thematic area: Philanthropy
- Summary: The Principles were developed in 2005 as the result of a working group hosted by the Council of Foundations. It was produced after the U.S. Treasury Department issued its “Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices For U.S.-Based Charities" which caused great concern among the sector. Each of the principles is followed by a commentary meant to illustrate the reasoning behind its articulation.
Contact details
- Host organisation: Treasury Guidelines Working Group of Charitable Sector Organizations and Advisors and Council on Foundations
- Email: buchr@cof.org
- Phone: +1 202/467-0391
- Address: 1828 L Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036-5168 USA
Areas addressed
- Principles or standards: Principles-based
- Governance and Management:
- General commitment to good governance
- Stewardship of funds
- Beneficiary / client / supporter participation:
- General commitment to beneficiary participation
- Monitoring and Evaluation:
- General commitment to evaluation
- Cross-cutting thematic areas:
- State - CSO relations
Further info: The eight Fundamental Principles seek to address concerns of the US Treasury regarding ensuring that international charitable funds are used for charitable purposes and do not support terrorist activity.
Participation
- Reasons for participation
- Enhancing credibility, quality or reputation
- Further information: It was hoped that the US Treasury “Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices For U.S.-Based Charities" would be withdrawn or adpated in response.
