ChildServe's 7 Principles of Compliance

LEGAL AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
“ChildServe will comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations, as
well as applicable laws and regulations of the states and the local
jurisdictions in which it is based or operates.”

RISK MANAGEMENT
“ChildServe’s board will ensure that the organization has adequate plans to
protect its assets—its property, financial and human resources, programmatic
content and material, and its integrity and reputation—against damage or
loss.  The board will review regularly the organization’s need for general
liability and directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, as well as take
other actions necessary to mitigate risk.”

WHISTLEBLOWER POLICIES
“ChildServe will establish and implement policies and procedures that enable
individuals to come forward with information on illegal practices or
violations of organizational policies.  This ‘whistleblower’ policy will
specify that the organization will not retaliate against, and will protect
the confidentiality of, individuals who make good faith reports.”

TRANSPARENCY  
“ChildServe will make information about its operations, including its
governance, finances, programs and activities, widely available to the
public.  ChildServe also will consider making information available on the
methods we use to evaluate the outcomes of our work and sharing the results
of those evaluations.”

CODE OF ETHICS
“ChildServe will have a formally adopted, written code of ethics with which
all of its directors and trustees, staff and volunteers are familiar and to
which they adhere.”

CONFLICT OF INTEREST
“ChildServe will adopt and implement policies and procedures to ensure that
all conflicts of interest, or the appearance thereof, within the
organization and the board are appropriately managed through disclosure,
recusal or other means.”

DOCUMENT RETENTION & PRESERVATION
“ChildServe will establish and implement policies and procedures to help
protect and preserve the organization’s important documents and business
records.”