A Hand Up: a Charitable Fund
Donor Form
Donor’s name(s): ______
Amount of Donor’s check (attached): $______
To minimize expenses, we are using the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Inc. to be our “bank.” So make your check payable to “Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Inc.” Also, fill in “A Hand Up: a Charitable Fund” on the check’s “For” line. Do not send this form or your check directly to the Federation.
You are welcome to have as many members of your family participate in A Hand Up: a Charitable Fund. But for contact purposes, we need one Donor to receive information from us, and they relay it on to your other family members who are participating.
So:The one mailing address we can use to contact you:
Name ______
Mailing address: ______
One e-mail address we can use to contact you: ______
Phone numbers for you:
Home:______
Office:______
Mobile:______
Acknowledgments:
1. I/We acknowledge receiving a copy of the Bylaws of A Hand Up: a Charitable Fund, as well as a copy of this Donor’s Form.
Donor(s) Initials: ______
2. I/We understand that because of our contribution, I/we can cast a total of six votes. I/We also understand that when we decide on a charity or charities to receive part of this year’s contributions, only one vote can be cast for any one charity, and if more than one of our votes is cast for the same charity, those votes will be disregarded.
Donor(s) Initials: ______
3. I/We understand that until we notify the Trustees in writing otherwise, the name of the one person who will sign the ballots on our behalf will be:
______
Donor(s) Initials: ______
4. I/We understand that the Bylaws of A Hand Up: a Charitable Fund, and the information on this Donor’s form, govern and control all the activities of A
Hand Up: a Charitable Fund and all of the responsibilities of the Trustees. No other representation or promises made by the Trustees shall have any force or effect. The Trustees are free to make decisions and to set procedures which are not spelled out in the Bylaws or this Form.
Donor(s) Initials: ______
5. Finally, I/We acknowledge that the Trustees are “trustees” in name only; their only duties are to comply with what is in the Bylaws and in this form, and to make decisions which conform with what is in the Bylaws and in this form. As such, the named trustees have no fiduciary duty to me/us, and they (individually or collectively) will have no liability for any decisions or judgments they make which are made in good faith, and regardless of the outcome of those decisions or judgments.
Donor(s) Initials: ______
So agreed today, ______2005.
The Donors: ______
Print Name(s): ______
Acknowledged by A Hand Up: a Charitable Fund
By: ______, Trustee.