Christian stewardship is based on biblical truth. TCP embraces those principles of stewardship, realizing that giving is essential for spiritual growth and to the furtherance of the Kingdom. To assure that TCP stewardship merits the respect and trust of the general public and that current and prospective ministry partners can have full confidence in the ministry and causes that they are asked to support, TCP declares that all ministry partners have these rights: - To be informed of the ministry's mission, of the way the ministry intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
- To be informed of the identity of those serving on the ministry's governing board, and to expect the board and the organization's leadership to exercise biblical discernment in its stewardship responsibilities, upon request.
- To have access to the ministry's most recent annual report including audited financial statements.
- To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given in accordance with the ministry's written guidelines.
- To receive an appropriate acknowledgement of their gift(s).
- To be assured that TCP ministries understand the significance of sacrificial giving, and pledge to honor and value the sanctity of the gift.
- To be assured that information about them and their donations is handled in a confidential and secure manner.
- To expect that all relationships between the organizations' representatives and the ministry partner will be professional in nature.
- To be informed whether those seeking donations are supported staff, salaried staff, volunteers, contracted consultants, or hired solicitors, upon request.
- To have the opportunity for their names to be removed from mailing and telemarketing lists.
- To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.
- TCP values and honors the privacy of its financial partners by establishing an environment of trust and safety. Information about our ministry partners and prospective partners, including names and addresses, credit card information, beneficiaries, gifts amounts, and estate information, is kept strictly confidential by all authorized TCP personnel (staff and volunteers), unless permission is obtained in writing from the donor to release such information. Such information shall be recorded and retained only for the private, business use of the organization.
- TCP seeks to maintain appropriate measures to ensure the security of donor information including the use of locked files, computer passwords, and by the regular shredding and disposal of unessential printed partner records. All ministry and remote field offices of TCP strive to follow these same guidelines, including security of their laptop and handheld (personal digital assistance) computers. Names acquired through the Internet, or other public domains, are also protected from unsecured Web sites, including addresses, telephone, facsimiles, e-mail addresses, credit card data, other personal information, and dossier files.
- Communication to Outside Mailing and Other Lists
- TCP exercises discretion and integrity in truthfully and accurately representing its ministries to prospective financial partners (donors).
- Removal from Mailing and Other Lists
- The ministry of TCP is committed to honoring the partner's request to no longer receive its direct marketing materials, telephone calls, e-mails and other communications.Rental and exchange of TCP and Other Lists
- Because TCP highly values its donors and their privacy, the ministry does not sell, rent, barter or exchange its mailing and other lists to or with outside organizations or individuals for any fund-raising purposes. TCP will also uphold the highest security on lists of financial partners and other constituents.
- TCP does not offer its constituents any products and services (including all multi-level opportunities) that are not directly related to the mission of the organization.
- Communications to TCP Inside Mailing and Other Lists
- TCP is a highly diversified organization that operates under numerous individual ministries with specific names.
- Each individual ministry communicates with those people who have donated, utilized their products and/or services, or expressed an interest in their area. Financial partners and other constituents may opt in or out of such communications at any time.
- Four times per year, TCP mails to many of its financial partners and potential partners on its general list requesting contributions for priority projects. The President and other senior leadership determine the projects presented in these quarterly mailings, and participation in such efforts is sought to help further the overall mission of the organization. Financial partners and other constituents may opt in or out of such communications at any time.
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