Important Documents

SOLUTION: YOU!

Conflict of

Interest

Policy

The Day 1 Bags Conflict of Interest Policy ensures that directors, officers, and key persons act in the organization’s best interests by disclosing potential conflicts, prohibiting participation in decisions where they have a personal interest, and outlining procedures for addressing conflicts to prevent bias, legal violations, or misuse of organizational resources.

Diversity

Inclusion

Policy

The Day 1 Bags Privacy Policy outlines the organization’s commitment to safeguarding personal information, ensuring secure online donations, maintaining confidentiality for email communications, and clarifying the use of cookies, third-party links, and embedded content, while reserving the right to update the policy as needed to comply with regulations and best practices.

Document

Provide

Retention

The Day 1 Bags Retention Policy outlines the required retention periods for various organizational records to ensure compliance, preserve historical data, and manage legal obligations, specifying that permanent records are sent to the Office Manager after five years for appraisal, while non-permanent records are disposed of after their retention periods conclude.

Form

990

Document

Form 990 is an annual information return that tax-exempt organizations file with the IRS to provide transparency about their finances, governance, and operations, ensuring they comply with tax regulations and maintain their nonprofit status.

Our

Privacy

Policy

The Day 1 Bags Privacy Policy outlines the organization’s commitment to safeguarding personal information, ensuring secure online donations, maintaining confidentiality for email communications, and clarifying the use of cookies, third-party links, and embedded content, while reserving the right to update the policy as needed to comply with regulations and best practices.

Terms of

Use

Policy

The Day 1 Bags Terms of Use outlines the guidelines for using their website, including adherence to privacy policies, permitted use of content and trademarks, disclaimers on third-party links and accuracy, indemnification clauses, and the right to update terms without notice, with disputes governed by Texas law.

Whistle

Blower

Policy

The Day 1 Bags Whistleblower Policy outlines the organization’s commitment to ethical conduct, encouraging associates to report concerns about illegal, unethical, or policy-violating activities without fear of retaliation, ensuring confidentiality, good faith reporting, and a clear process for investigation and corrective action.

GIVE WITH CONFIDENCE

We take stewardship of your support seriously—92¢ of every dollar directly serves youth in foster care and at-risk youth. Thanks to that commitment, we’ve earned your #1 reviews nationwide, a 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator, and Candid’s Platinum Transparency Seal.

No Child in [State Name] Should Carry Their Life in a Trash Bag

[Kids] / "Children in foster care"

[Entering] / "Children entering care"

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Dear [Legislator Name],

Right now, children are living in foster care in .
Each year, approximately children enter care.

No child should carry their life in a trash bag.

This is a small investment to protect dignity during one of the hardest days of a child’s life.

I respectfully ask you to support legislation or agency policy ensuring no child entering foster care is given a trash bag for their belongings.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[City, State]

CC: dignitynottrash@gmail.com

Dear [Pastor/Leader Name],

In , approximately children enter foster care each year.
During removal, some are still given trash bags to carry their belongings.

Would our community consider supporting a dignity initiative to ensure every child receives proper luggage?

Sincerely,
[Your Name]
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