Donation seal

A donation seal is a seal of approval that is awarded to non-profit organizations if the proper use of the donations has been certified. The control committee that awards the donation seal sets up defined test criteria for this. Donation seals are intended to give donors and social investors orientation on the quality of the work of the respective organization. In addition to donation seals, there are also awards and prizes that recognize organizations for special achievements in individual areas of their work. Further quality indicators are voluntary commitments .

Europe

There is no official donation seal from the European Union .

Germany

There is no official donation seal of the Federal Republic of Germany . Only in Rhineland-Palatinate are fundraising at state level monitored by the ADD . In addition, the following certifications exist from non-governmental institutions, some of which are subject to a fee.

DZI donation seal

• DZI donation seal (DZI): The DZI checks non-profit organizations on the use of their donations. Organizations that demonstrably use donations transparently, purposefully, economically and economically are entitled to wear the DZI donation seal. Applying for the seal costs at least the annual basic fee of 500 euros and an additional amount of 0.035 percent of the organization's total annual income. The upper cost limit is 12,000 euros annually, regardless of the amount of donations. An additional fee of EUR 1,000 is charged for initial applications. Due to the costs and annual fees, the seal is therefore more aimed at larger organizations with a corresponding turnover or income.

PHINEO active seal

• The Phineo-Wirkt! Seal : Phineo awards a seal to non-profit projects that are characterized by a particularly high potential for impact. The analysis of the projects and supporting organizations as well as the seal are free of charge.
• TÜV certificate : TÜV Thuringia issues a certificate that is particularly aimed at the internal organization of the potential seal bearers. This is checked and targeted training is offered.

Voluntary commitments

Logo of the Transparent Civil Society Initiative

• Transparent civil society initiative : The "Transparent civil society initiative" was launched in June 2010 by Transparency International Deutschland e. V. launched. Organizations that join the initiative voluntarily undertake to publish certain information on their website in a transparent and easily accessible manner and sign the declaration of self-commitment. After signing, they can publish the initiative's logo on their website. Participation is free of charge.

• German Donation Council : The German Donation Council is an umbrella organization of charitable organizations that collect donations . It is a registered association based in Berlin , to which private and church associations from the areas of humanitarian aid , animal , species and nature conservation belong. The members of the Donation Council have undertaken to comply with rules such as standardized auditing, objective advertising and the targeted use of funds.

Honourings and prices

Logo of the 2012 transparency award

• Transparency Prize : The Transparency Prize was an award given by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Germany since 2005 to non-profit organizations that provide their donors with information about goals, activities, their internal structures and the use of their funds. The information was evaluated using a catalog of criteria that PwC developed together with the Georg-August University of Göttingen. The transparency award was last awarded in 2014.

Italy

• Safe donations is a certification system for non-profit organizations based in South Tyrol that collect donations to finance their activities.

Austria

→ Main article : Austrian seal of approval for donations

• The Chamber of Public Accountants awards the Austrian seal of approval for donations to charitable organizations as proof of the correct use of donations.

Switzerland

• ZEWO awards the ZEWO seal of approval.
• SEA : Responsibility for the SEA Code of Ethics

United States

• Charity Navigator

England and Wales

• Charity Commission for England and Wales

Individual evidence

1. ^ Opinion of the DZI from May 15, 2012 on "European donation seal" (accessed on July 15, 2012; PDF; 73 kB)
2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ DZI fee calculator , accessed on March 6, 2014
4. ↑ Effective seal: Show the world how well you work! at www.phineo.org, accessed September 18, 2017
5. ↑ https://www.fr.de/politik/prueft-hilfseinrichtungen-11489971.html
6. ^ Page of the Transparent Civil Society Initiative on the Amnesty International website , accessed March 6, 2014
7. ↑ Website of the PwC Transparency Prize, accessed on September 18, 2017
8. ↑ Donate safely
9. ↑ http://www.zewo.ch (accessed on: May 31, 2012)
10. ↑ http://www.ehrenkodex.ch (accessed on: May 31, 2012).