Our relationship with grantees is based on trust and transparency. We expect the organisations we support to comply with applicable laws, to respect internationally recognised human rights and humanitarian law, and to adhere to standards which are consistent with our ethical values. We do not fund organisations that promote or condone political violence, and reserve the right to terminate grants if such language comes to our attention.
We expect our grantees to have in place policies and processes to address:
- Allegations of bullying, harassment, intimidation and misconduct;
- Protection of personal data including that of staff, beneficiaries, and funders;
- Safeguarding of children or vulnerable adults where an organisation’s activities involve regular contact with either group;
- Conflicts of interest;
- Whistleblowing;
- Physical and digital security;
- Health and safety in the workplace;
- Ethical communications.
The policies must apply to all employees, volunteers and Trustees.
Reporting of breaches
We expect our grantees to communicate with the Trust regularly, and to promptly report any problems in their organisation to their programme officer. Major issues such as fraud, the publication of incendiary language, or significant breaches of safeguarding will be communicated to our Trustees. Failure to report or address a significant problem may be grounds to suspend or terminate the grant.