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Proposal Details

Proposal ID	245
Proposal	GPUS Fiscal Policy and the Donor Bill of Rights
Presenter	GPUS Finance Committee
Floor Manager	Elizabeth Arnone
Phase	Closed
Discussion	09/04/2006 - 09/10/2006
Voting	09/11/2006 - 09/17/2006
Result	Adopted
Presens Quorum	32 0.6666
Consens Quorum	33 A Majority of Yes and No Votes

Background

That the GPUS National Committee adopted a Donor Bill of Rights in
order to set a standard of ethical behavior towards its' donors in October
of 2005.

Proposal

That the Donor Bill of Rights be incorporated into GPUS Fiscal Policy, its
placement to be after INCOME in Section 5. FISCAL POLICY of the RULES AND
PROCEEDURES OF THE GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE DONOR BILL OF RIGHTS

I. To be informed of the Green Party of the United States' mission, of
the way the Green Party of the United States intends to use donated
resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their
intended purposes.

II. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the National
Committee and to expect the National Committee to exercise prudent
judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.

III. To have access to the Green Party of the United States' most
recent financial statements.

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

V. To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.

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

VII. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing
the Green Party of the United States to the donor will be professional
in nature.

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

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

Resources

Contacts: Marc Sanson msanson@gp.org
Jody Grage jody@gp.org

References

Proposal 176: The Donor Bill of Rights
http://gp.org/cgi-bin/vote/voteresults

GPUS Fiscal Policy
http://www.gp.org/committees/fundraising/fiscalpolicies.html

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