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Community Services Fund requires that
applicants agencies meet the following
requirements related to their operations, focus, fundraising and financial
practices, and programmatic activities before they can be considered for
membership. Our strict eligibility criteria were adopted for three purposes:
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To ensure that
member organizations all meet the unique community self-help and activism
focus of Community Services Fund.
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So that donors
and businesses can be sure that Community Services Fund only represents
outstanding organizations with significant accomplishments and engaged
in social change activities which make a lasting difference in their
communities.
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So that donors and other community
partners can be sure that Community Services Fund works within the
highest possible ethical, financial and professional standards.
Community Services Fund considers
its capacity to add new member organizations every year. Organizations
wishing to apply for membership may contact Community Services Fund at
any time. They will be notified when applications are being accepted
for new members.
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Each member must be
a Nebraska-based social change organization.
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Each member
must have been formally incorporated in the State of Nebraska for at least
two years.
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Each member must have obtained a 501(c)3
tax status.
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Each member organization
will be expected to maintain generally accepted accounting practices
and clear financial records. Each organization will be expected to supply
two previous year's worth of audits.
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Each member organization will be expected
to report annually to the Community Services Fund any changes in constituency,
goals or program directions.
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No member can be represented by more
than one federated work place fundraising organization.
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Each member organization must adhere
to Community Services Fund standards of participation in the workplace
giving campaign.
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Promoting Health
and Safety
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"Community Services Fund
offers me a wonderful opportunity to support community agencies that
are meeting the diverse needs of the people of our city. The flexibility
of targeting my donations and giving to the fund in general is an important
way that I can be more inclusive in my support."
-- Linda Crump, Assistant to
the Chancellor for Equity, Access and Diversity Programs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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