General Policy

Our Organization

Saving Humans USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with head quarter in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Saving Humans USA operates with the help of volunteer work from women and men who share the vision of the organization and have committed to its mission

Principles, rules and use of funds

I. Saving Humans USA accepts, as primary source of revenue, gifts, grants, and contributions, including bequests and donations, without providing goods or services in exchange.

II. Membership fees, if any will be established, will be treated as contributions and member will receive nothing of value in exchange for such fee.

III. Saving Humans USA also accepts, as a secondary source of revenue, monetary income in the form of revenues from merchandise sold, admissions fees or services performed, or facilities furnished in activities related to the tax-exempt purpose.

IV. No part whatsoever of the net earnings of Saving Humans USA inures to the benefit of, or is distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons.

V. Each and every member of Saving Humans USA renders her or his work on a voluntary basis and does not receive any monetary compensation.

VI. No part of the activities of Saving Humans USA shall serve as propaganda, or otherwise attempts to influence legislation

VII. Saving Humans USA does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.

Equal opportunities

Saving Humans USA is an Equal Opportunity organization. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics

Donor's rights

Saving Humans USA acknowledges that philanthropy is a voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in Saving Humans USA and the cause we are asking to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:

I. To be informed of our organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for our intended purposes.

II. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.

III. To have access to the organization’s most recent annual financial statements.

IV. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.

V. To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.

VI. To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition if they require so

VII. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.

VIII. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.

IX. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.

X. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that the organization may intend to share.

Code of Ethics

I. Personal and Professional Integrity

All staff, board members and volunteers of Saving Humans USA (“Nonprofit”) act with honesty, integrity and openness in all their dealings as representatives of the Nonprofit. The Nonprofit promotes a working environment that values respect, fairness and integrity.

II. Mission

The Nonprofit has a clearly stated mission and purpose, approved by the Board of Directors, in pursuit of a humanitarian cause. All of its programs support the mission and all who work for or on behalf of the Nonprofit understand and are loyal to the mission and purpose.

III. Governance

The Nonprofit has an active governing body, the board of directors, that is responsible for setting the mission and strategic direction of the Nonprofit and oversight of the finances, operations, and policies of the Nonprofit. The governing body:

Ensures that its board members have the requisite skills and experience to carry out their duties and that all members understand and fulfill their governance duties acting for the benefit of the Nonprofit and its public purpose;
Is responsible for the hiring, firing, and regular review of the performance of the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary.
Ensures that the President and appropriate staff provide the governing body with timely and comprehensive information so that the governing body can effectively carry out its duties;
Ensures that the Nonprofit conducts all transactions and dealings with integrity and honesty;
Ensures that the Nonprofit promotes working relationships with board members, staff, volunteers, and program beneficiaries that are based on mutual respect, fairness and openness;
Ensures that the Nonprofit is fair and inclusive in its hiring and promotion policies and practices for all board, staff and volunteer positions;
Ensures that policies of the Nonprofit are in writing, clearly articulated and officially adopted;
Ensures that the resources of the Nonprofit are responsibly and prudently managed; and,
Ensures that the Nonprofit has the capacity to carry out its programs effectively.

IV. Legal Compliance

The Nonprofit is knowledgeable of and complies with all applicable laws, regulations and international conventions.

V. Responsible Stewardship

The Nonprofit manages its funds responsibly and prudently;
The Nonprofit spends a reasonable percentage of its annual budget on programs and projects in pursuance of its mission;
The Nonprofit spends an adequate amount on administrative expenses to ensure effective accounting systems, internal controls, and other expenditures critical to professional management;
The Nonprofit has no employees on payroll. Staff and other individuals working for on on behalf of the Nonprofit receive no compensation, and work on a voluntary basis only;
The Nonprofit has reasonable fund raising costs;
The Nonprofits ensures that all spending practices and policies are fair, reasonable and appropriate to fulfill the mission of the Nonprofit; and,
All financial reports are factually accurate and complete in all material respects.

VI. Openness and Disclosure

The Nonprofit provides comprehensive and timely information to the public, the media, and all stakeholders and is responsive in a timely manner to reasonable requests for information. All information about the Nonprofit will fully and honestly reflect the policies and practices of the Nonprofit. Basic informational data about the Nonprofit, reviews and compilations, and audited financial statements, if and when available, will be posted on the Nonprofit’s website or is otherwise available to the public. All financial, organizational, and program reports will be complete and accurate in all material respects.

VII. Program Evaluation

The Nonprofit regularly reviews program effectiveness and will incorporate lessons learned into future programs. The Nonprofit is committed to improving program and organizational effectiveness and develops mechanisms to promote learning from its activities and the field.

VIII. Inclusiveness and Diversity

The Nonprofit has a policy of promoting inclusiveness and its staff, board and volunteers reflect diversity in order to enrich its programmatic effectiveness. The Nonprofit takes meaningful steps to promote inclusiveness in its hiring, retention, promotion, board recruitment and constituencies served.

IX. Fundraising

The Nonprofit is truthful in their solicitation materials. The Nonprofit respects the privacy concerns of individual donors and expends funds consistent with donor intent. The Nonprofit discloses important and relevant information to potential donors.

In raising funds from the public, the Nonprofit respects the rights of donors, as follows:

To be informed of the mission of the Nonprofit, the way the resources will be used and their capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes;
To be informed of the identity of those serving on the Nonprofit’s governing board and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities;
To have access to the Nonprofit’s most recent financial reports;
To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given;
To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition;
To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by the law;
To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature;
To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the Nonprofit or hired solicitors;
To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.

conflict of interest policy

This conflict of interest policy is designed to help directors, officers, and volunteers of the Saving Humans USA identify situations that present potential conflicts of interest and to provide Saving Humans USA with a procedure that, if observed, will allow a transaction to be treated as valid and binding even though a director, officer, or employee has or may have a conflict of interest with respect to the transaction. In the event there is an inconsistency between the requirements and procedures prescribed herein and those in federal or state law, the law shall control. All capitalized terms are defined in Part 2 of this policy.

I. Conflict of Interest Defined.

For purposes of this policy, the following circumstances shall be deemed to create Conflicts of Interest:

i) Outside Interests.

(1) An Agreement or Transaction between Saving Humans USA and a Responsible Person or Family Member.

(2) An Agreement or Transaction between Saving Humans USA and an entity in which a Responsible Person or Family Member has a Material Financial Interest or of which such person is a director, officer, agent, partner, associate, trustee, personal representative, receiver, guardian, custodian, conservator, or other legal representative.

ii) Outside Activities.

(1) A Responsible Person competing with Saving Humans USA in the rendering of services or in any other Agreement or Transaction with a third party.

(2) A Responsible Person’s having a Material Financial Interest in; or serving as a director, officer, employee, agent, partner, associate, trustee, personal representative, receiver, guardian, custodian, conservator, or other legal representative of, or consultant to; an entity or individual that competes with Saving Humans USA in the provision of services or in any other Agreement or Transaction with a third party.

iii) Gifts, Gratuities and Entertainment. A Responsible Person accepting gifts, entertainment, or other favors from any individual or entity that:

(1) does or is seeking to do business with, or is a competitor of Saving Humans USA; or

(2) has received, is receiving, or is seeking to receive a loan or grant, or to secure other financial commitments from Saving Humans USA;

(3) is a charitable organization;

(4) under circumstances where it might be inferred that such action was intended to influence or possibly would influence the Responsible Person in the performance of his or her duties. This does not preclude the acceptance of items of nominal or insignificant value or entertainment of nominal or insignificant value that are not related to any particular transaction or activity of Saving Humans USA.

II. Definitions.

i) A “Conflict of Interest” is any circumstance described in Part 1 of this Policy.

ii) A “Responsible Person” is any person serving as an officer, employee, volunteer, or member of the board of directors of Saving Humans USA.

iii) A “Family Member” is a spouse, domestic partner, parent, child, or spouse of a child, brother, sister, or spouse of a brother or sister, of a Responsible Person.

iv) A “Material Financial Interest” in an entity is a financial interest of any kind that, in view of all the circumstances, is substantial enough that it would, or reasonably could, affect a Responsible Person’s or Family Member’s judgment with respect to transactions to which the entity is a party. This includes all forms of compensation. (The board may wish to establish an amount that it would consider to be a “material financial interest.”)

v) An “Agreement or Transaction” is any agreement or relationship involving the sale or purchase of goods, services, or rights of any kind, the providing or receipt of a loan or grant, or the establishment of any other type of pecuniary relationship by Saving Humans USA. The making of a gift to Saving Humans USA is not an Agreement or Transaction within the meaning of this document.

III. Procedures.

i) Before board or committee action on and Agreement or Transaction involving a Conflict of Interest, a director or committee member having a Conflict of Interest and who is in attendance at the meeting shall disclose all facts material to the Conflict of Interest. Such disclosure shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting.

ii) A director or committee member who plans not to attend a meeting at which he or she has reason to believe that the board or committee will act on a matter in which the person has a Conflict of Interest shall disclose to the chair of the meeting all facts material to the Conflict of Interest. The chair shall report the disclosure at the meeting and the disclosure shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting.

iii) A person who has a Conflict of Interest shall not participate in or be permitted to hear the board’s or committee’s discussion of the matter except to disclose material facts and to respond to questions. Such person shall not attempt to exert his or her personal influence with respect to the matter, either at or outside the meeting.

iv) A person who has a Conflict of Interest with respect to an Agreement or Transaction that will be voted on at a meeting shall not be counted in determining the presence of a quorum for purposes of the vote. The person having a conflict of interest may not vote on the Agreement or Transaction and shall not be present in the meeting room when the vote is taken, unless the vote is by secret ballot. Such person’s ineligibility to vote shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting. For purposes of this paragraph, a member of the board of directors of Saving Humans USA has a Conflict of Interest when he or she stands for election as an officer or for re-election as a member of the board of directors.

v) Responsible Persons who are not members of the board of directors of Saving Humans USA, or who have a Conflict of Interest with respect to an Agreement or Transaction that is not the subject of board or committee action, shall disclose to the Chair or the Chair’s designee any Conflict of Interest that such Responsible Person has with respect to an Agreement or Transaction. Such disclosure shall be made as soon as the Conflict of Interest is known to the Responsible Person. The Responsible Person shall refrain from any action that may affect Saving Humans USA’s participation in such Agreement or Transaction.

vi) In the event it is not entirely clear that a Conflict of Interest exists, the individual with the potential conflict shall disclose the circumstances to the Chair or the Chair’s designee, who shall determine whether there exists a Conflict of Interest that is subject to this policy.

IV. Confidentiality.

Each Responsible Person shall exercise care not to disclose confidential information acquired in connection with such status or information the disclosure of which might be adverse to the interests of Saving Humans USA. Furthermore, a Responsible Person shall not disclose or use information relating to the business of Saving Humans USA for the personal profit or advantage of the Responsible Person or a Family Member or the Responsible Person’s company.

V. Review of Policy.

i) Each new Responsible Person shall be required to review a copy of this Policy and to acknowledge in writing that he or she has done so.

ii) Each Responsible Person shall annually complete a disclosure form identifying any relationships, positions, or circumstances in which the Responsible Person is involved that he or she believes could contribute to a Conflict of Interest arising. Such relationships, positions, or circumstances might include service as a director of or consultant to a not-for-profit organization, or ownership of a business that might provide goods or services to Saving Humans USA. Each Responsible Person should also disclose to the board of directors any potential Conflict of Interest that may arise during the course of the year between the submission of annual disclosure forms. Any such information regarding business interests of a Responsible Person or a Family Member shall be treated as confidential and shall generally be made available only to the Chair, the Executive Director, and any committee appointed to address Conflicts of Interest, except to the extent additional disclosure is necessary in connection with the implementation of this Policy.

Privacy Policy

This website is owned and operated by Saving Humans USA. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and security of personal information entrusted to us. Your right to privacy is very important to Saving Humans USA.

Policy

We don’t collect personally identifiable information about individuals unless they knowingly provide it to us.

If you are a Saving Humans USA donor and want to access information about your fund, it will be necessary for you to provide personally identifiable information. This may include your name, address, email address and phone number. Any information you provide is maintained confidential. We will not share any information you provide to us with any other organization.

Customer Lists

When you register to receive information, such as a Newsletter, or identify your areas of interest, we add your name to our customer list. Once you provide us with personal or professional information, that data remains confidential and will only be used by Saving Humans USA. We authorize our employees and volunteers to view your personal information only when necessary to serve you better. We will not share any information you provide to us with any other organization.

Communication

We use our customer lists for follow-up contacts with you. This is our way of keeping you up to date on our programs, events and projects. This also enables you to receive current information about the local, national, and global community to better meet your philanthropic needs. We maintain e-mail mailboxes in an effort to support customers who visit us online. We read every e-mail message that we receive and do our best to respond within 48 hours, if a response is required. If you do provide us with your e-mail address, and register your interest in receiving follow-up information, we may notify you from time to time about Saving Humans USA’s programs, events and projects. You will always be able to "opt-out" following the instructions that will be given to you.

Cookies

We do not use cookies to collect any type of personal information or to extract any information from your computer.

Security Online

When using our forms to register or receive information from Saving Humans USA, we use secure pages to ensure that the information sent between your computer and our system is secure. We use the Secure Service Layer (SSL) encryption method for all secure submissions. This method is generally accepted to insure that the transmission of personal information is secure. Some common browsers, i.e. Internet Explorer, make it obvious when information is being passed in a secure manner by displaying either a completed key or a closed lock on the screen.

Copyright and Trademark Notice

Copyright of the text contained in this website is owned by Saving Humans USA. All rights are reserved. All text, images, graphics, and other materials on this website are subject to the copyrights and other intellectual property rights of Saving Humans USA and its affiliated companies and partners. These materials may not be copied, reproduced, or distributed for commercial purposes, nor may these materials be modified, or uploaded, downloaded or reposted, in whole or in part, to other websites for commercial purposes.

Web Links to this Site

You may establish a hypertext link to this site from your website, email, social media or other type of electronic communication, so long as the page or site containing the link properly attributes the linked site to Saving Humans USA and does not state or imply any sponsorship of your site by Saving Humans USA.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update and change the Policy as needed.