Stewardship

The Sisters of the Divine Savior are members of the National Catholic Development Conference. We are stewards of all that we receive and pledge to use our resources responsibly. We pledge to engage in sound investment practices, ethical business practices and to avoid unfair competition in the commercial market place.

1. Our requests for support are truthful, forthright, theologically sound and in good taste.
2. Funds collected are used for the intended purposes and are not absorbed by excessive fundraising costs.
3. We have the approval of appropriate religious authorities to raise funds.
4. Our parent organization or institution is specifically listed in the Official Catholic Directory. Our development office, if under a different name or location from the parent organization, is also listed.
5. Our institution or organization reports to its governing body at least annually and the names of said body are filed annually with the NCDC office.
6. An accountability statement (financial report) is available to our donors and is provided to the NCDC office annually. A detailed financial statement is provided to our governing body and appropriate religious authorities annually.
7. We do not engage in agreements which directly or indirectly base payment to a commercial firm, individual, or organization on a percentage basis.
8. We agree to honor any written request to remove a name from our mailing list. our mailing list will at all times be within our full ownership and control.