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HealthCare Volunteer’s Criteria for Partnering with Local NGOs/Non-profits in Direct Patient Care Programs
HealthCare Volunteer’s Philosophy on Volunteer Fees: 1. Volunteering should be as free to the volunteer as possible. Since the volunteer is already volunteering his / her time and skills, costs to the volunteer should be as minimal as possible. 2. The volunteer organization’s uses of volunteering fees should be as transparent to the volunteer as possible. 3. Volunteer organizations should not finance the operations or growth of their organization through required fees from volunteers. 4. Volunteer organizations should be either registered NGOs, Non-profits, Government Entities or such and abide by local laws, operate at standard of care and exercise the highest ethical conduct. 5. HealthCare Volunteer will only list the volunteering opportunities of organizations that are aligned to this philosophy. HealthCare Volunteer’s Specific Criteria: 1. Volunteer organization must include a breakdown of volunteering fees and the intended purpose of that money. For example, $1000 volunteer fees should be broken down as follows: a. $500 – Housing (6 months) b. $250 – Meals (6 months) c. $250 – Equipment 2. Volunteer organization may not profit off of volunteering fees in that all costs to the organization must be passed through to the volunteer at cost. For example, if housing for 6 months costs $500 to the organization, then the organization can only charge $500 to the volunteer. The organization can not charge $600 and make a $100 profit. 3. Volunteer organization may not charge the volunteer a fee to support the operation or growth of its programs or the organization as a whole. a. However, volunteer organization may request a suggested donation amount from the volunteer. For example, the following is NOT allowed: $1,200 volunteering fees broken down as follows: a. $500 – Housing (6 months) b. $250 – Meals (6 months) c. $250 – Equipment (volunteer medical supplies/ transportation to/from airport) d. $200 – Program Support Fees All costs are legitimate except for d. which is not allowed. Instead, the organization can state: “Requested donation of $200 to support the organization (optional).” Volunteers can then choose whether to support the local organization or not. 4. Tourist / entertainment activities can not be charged as mandatory, up-front fees to the volunteer unless the volunteer explicitly agrees and requests to pay these fees. The volunteer should be given the option of paying this fee upon his / her arrival to the volunteering site if he / she decides to take part in the entertainment activities. For example, the following is not allowed: $1,200 volunteering fees broken down as follows: a. $500 – Housing (6 months) b. $250 – Meals (6 months) c. $250 – Equipment (volunteer medical supplies/ transportation to/from airport) d. $200 – Entertainment (jungle excursion) All costs are legitimate except for d. which is not allowed as an up-front, mandatory cost unless the volunteer agrees to pay this fee. How does my organization apply? Follow this 3 step process: 1. Create an account and then login to your account. Next Login to your account and fill out your organization registration form. 2. Next, Print/Fill out the Paper form (PDF or DOC) and mail it to us with supporting documents. 3. Upon receipt of your materials, we will process your application, and if approved, we will provide one volunteer to your program on a trial basis. Upon return, if the volunteer has a positive experience as documented by our volunteer survey, we will form a formal partnership with your organization. Filling out the Partner Inquiry Form form is not a guarantee of partnership, but we do try to accommodate as many NGOs/Non-profits/Gov't entities as possible. |
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