Verification requirements for non-profit organisations

Global Hand places great emphasis on verifying organisations in order to avoid facilitating inappropriate or unwise engagement through our matching platform.

In order for non-profit organisations to become verified by Global Hand, they must go through a verification process and send required documentation as follows.

Common requirements

All organisations seeking verification MUST supply:

  • copy of the certificate of registration
  • copies of their purpose statement, with description of activity and focus
  • acceptance of Global Hand’s User Agreement including commitment to accountability in reporting
  • reference from a verified Global Hand participant.
  • agreement to comply with Global Hand standards, as published.
  • agreement to attend a Global Hand meeting in region once every three years
  • fee
    • for organisations with cash income of over USD500,000 – minimum one-off donation of USD1,000
    • for organisations with cash income below USD500,000 – one-off donation of choice.

Selected requirements

Because governmental and legal requirements vary from country to country, it has been considered important to offer flexibility in the following in order to offer, it is hoped, a fair opportunity for any deserving organisation to be accredited with Global Hand.

In addition to the common requirements, organisations MUST submit selected requirements from the following, scoring a minimum of (10) points.

It is essential to have selected a minimum of 1 item from each of the “Financial” section and the “Further” section.

Financial

  • Last two years’ audited financial statements – 4 points
  • Last 2 years’ annual tax reports or equivalent government lodgements – 2 points
  • History of grants received with reports of distribution and financial expenditure.
    (No detail to be more than five (5) years old.) – 4 points

Further

  • Reference from a second Global Hand verified organisation – 3 points
  • Up to two references from an internationally recognized NGOs or UN agencies
    (3 points each) – 3 points
  • History of project partnerships including details of any shipments received (container equivalents). Include here names of partnering agencies with outcome report – 2 points
  • List of board members with full contact information for each – 1 point

Once a group has submitted all of the common requirements, as well as selected requirements to the value of 10 points, Global Hand will review the information, follow up with referees and perform other due diligence as necessary to evaluate the applicant.

When Global Hand considers the organisation verified, its status is changed, granting it the right to respond to offers placed on the website.