Costs
Volunteer Costs
All costs for the volunteering activity can be legitimately fundraised because they fall under the charity objective “to advance the education of the public in global citizenship and youth development through expeditions in all areas of operation.” In this respect the volunteer becomes a beneficiary too, by virtue of the experience he or she will gain in-country on the programme.
Volunteers are asked to raise at least the minimum amount indicated on the website for the projected period of stay or the particular group trip being joined. The figure is a minimum, any extra money will be used to further the programme.
The fundraising aim includes the cost of the volunteer in-country (accommodation, meals, transport, activities – or as defined specifically on the website page) plus a proportion of the additional costs of the charity to fund the programme. For example a proportion of the costs of the staff member who will be supervising the volunteer, and also part of the feeding programme in a rescue centre or the salaries of a nurse in a clinic.
Volunteers are asked to complete their minimum fundraising target prior to travelling, but we would encourage them to continue to fundraise during and after their volunteering time. This can be done with a number of online platforms linked to the Moving Mountains charity.
If the minimum fundraising amount is not reached then Moving Mountains reserves the right to refuse the volunteer the placement, and any funds raised up to that point would be used as general fundraising for the charity.
Fundraising costs are inclusive of gift aid. For example a minimum target of 1000.00 pounds could mean raising 800 pounds through tax paying individuals – either through an online platform like Justgiving or by direct donation – with the balance being received in the form of gift aid. The fundraising is often completed by a mixture of donations which attract gift aid and fundraising which doesn’t, so it is incumbent on the volunteer to keep a clear account of all funds raised and share them with the charity treasurer so that it can be correctly receipted.
According to charity legal requirements with respect to accounting, all donations and fundraising received by volunteers is allocated as restricted, which means the money can only be used for the purposes of the volunteer costs and the related programme.
The volunteer is entitled to change his or her trip date if it is an individual placement or to postpone a place on a group trip with scheduled dates. Any fundraising made by the volunteer would be carried over to any new trip dates.
Refund policy
Because all money received by Moving Mountains Trust is defined as a charitable donation, if a volunteer decides not to come on a trip then all the donations remain the property of the charity and cannot be refunded.
If a volunteer has made an individual donation of his or her own money to the charity and decides to cancel his or her trip, then a refund can be considered on a case by case basis. Note that any refund would not include any gift aid portion.
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