Policy:
The beneficiaries of the giving program are
prioritized as follows:
- Those who have or may have
vision or hearing disabilities
- Those who have or may have
diabetes
- Youth
- Community
Giving is further prioritized as follows:
- Individuals in the Naperville
area
- Organizations that directly
benefit individuals in the Naperville area
- Organizations that indirectly
benefit individuals in the Naperville area
- Organizations that directly or
indirectly benefit individuals outside the Naperville area
Financial need is required for all donations.
In general, generic requests for donations will not
be honored.
No particular priority is given to treatment vs.
accommodation vs. detection. Prevention and research are of lower
priority.
No specific priority will be given to a few larger
requests vs. a larger number of smaller requests. Similarly, no
specific priority will be given to noontime speakers vs. non-speakers.
The Board of Directors must approve all donations to
beneficiaries. While it is expected that the Board will follow the
above priorities, it is not absolutely constrained by them.
Process:
A Social Services Committee will address requests to
benefit individuals in the Naperville area. The Board of Directors
will appoint the Chairperson. The Chairperson is empowered to nominate
other club members to the Committee and to request that any club
member perform research and/or provide input on any grant. The output
of the Committee will be recommendations for the approval of the Board
of Directors. The total of the recommendations for the year is
constrained by the annual budget, although special requests outside
the budget can be made. The recommendations should be consistent with
the established Social Services policy. It is understood that the
Chair of the Social Services Committee can act on these
recommendations as he/she sees fit prior to Board approval.
Other than Social Services requests, a Donations
Committee co-chaired by the First- and Second- Vice Presidents will
address all requests for donations. They are empowered to nominate
other club members to the Committee and to request that any club
member perform research and/or provide input on any grant. The output
of the Committee will be recommendations for the approval of the Board
of Directors. The Committee will be guided by, but not constrained by,
any budget allocations to specific beneficiaries that the board
chooses to make. The total of the recommendations for the year is
constrained by the annual budget, although special requests outside
the budget can be made. The Committee is empowered to reject
immediately requests that do not meet policy. It also is empowered to
approve immediately any time-sensitive requests that have been
budgeted.
Both Committees should make their recommendations to
the Board in the form of immediate donations, deferred donations (to
be considered by the Board at the end of the fiscal year in the event
of a surplus), and requests to be denied. The Social Services
Committee will make its recommendations to the Board monthly, while
the Donations Committee will make its recommendations in November and
May.
The Board will approve or disapprove disbursements
for immediate donations when it receives the Committees’
recommendations. Deferred recommendations must be made final,
prioritized, and presented to the Board no later than the April
meeting. The Board will act on these recommendations at the May
meeting.
The Board can send any recommendation back to the
recommending Committee for reconsideration.
Review:
The Board will ask each Committee annually to
recommend changes to policy and/or process. These recommendations will
be considered at the first Board meeting of the fiscal year.
(Revised 5/25/04)
