Are there guidelines to help protect the privacy of my friend?
June 11, 2009
Q. Does CFCA have any guidelines I should follow to write about my sponsorship online or in print?
A. Telling your story is one of the best ways you can help spread the good news of sponsorship. Blogs, Web sites and social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter provide sponsors with outlets to share your experiences and encourage others to connect with a child or aging person living in poverty. We do ask that you follow a few simple guidelines for the protection and privacy of sponsored children, aging friends and families.
Please use only the first name, age and country when identifying sponsored friends and their families online or in print. We ask that you refrain from including last names, specific locations or other personal information that could compromise the security or privacy of sponsored friends and their families. Also, please do not post or reproduce the family record included with your sponsorship materials.
Thank you for sharing your sponsorship experience, and helping to ensure the safety and privacy of those we serve.
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1. Gry dla Dzieci | June 15, 2009 at 1:59 am
That’s just common knowledge though, isn’t it? It’s like – you’re not supposed to post anyone’s full name and address on the internet, no matter what.
2. daisy | February 3, 2010 at 12:44 am
HELLO CFCA,
I JUST WANT TO ASK IF YOU CAN WRITE TO THE CHILD DIRECKLY
3. cfca | February 4, 2010 at 5:01 pm
Thank you for your question. We are very happy that you have decided to nurture the bond of sponsorship through correspondence with your friend; however, due to privacy concerns, we ask that all communication with your friend be made through CFCA.
Letters need to go through our process to make sure the children, youth and aging are writing their required letters each year. This process is also an important part of our privacy policy, which is in place to protect our sponsors and those who are sponsored through CFCA.
Please contact Sponsor Services if you need pre-printed labels to use when writing to your friend.
Have a blessed day,
Claudia
Sponsor Services
(800)875-6564
(913)384-6500
4. Rosemary Holzschuh | August 21, 2010 at 2:41 pm
I would like to know the size for clothing for a girl in India. Height, weight, waistline etc. How do I get that in #’s not metric?
5. Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) | September 1, 2010 at 3:26 pm
Thank you, Rosemary, for your recent blog comment. We appreciate your care and concern for your friend; however, we have more than 300,000 children in our projects and it would be too difficult to keep track of their measurements. Besides, you know how fast children outgrow their clothes! We do not recommend sending any items, including clothing, in the mail because these items incur extremely high custom fees once it reaches your friend’s country. Since the project does not have the means to pay these fees, they are not required to pick up any packages. Also, there is a high amount of theft that occurs when mailing items overseas.
If you are interested in purchasing a clothing item for your friend to wear, I suggest donating to our birthday and Christmas funds. Through the birthday and Christmas funds your friend will always receive a gift on your behalf. These gifts are usually something the child or aging person needs, like clothing or food baskets. By donating to these funds, the project will be able to use the donation to purchase these items in their own country, which will help their local economy to flourish and develop. If you have any questions regarding sending items in the mail, please feel free to contact Sponsor Services at 800.875.6564, and we would be more than happy to help.
Sincerely,
Veronica
Sponsor Services
6. Rosemary Holzschuh | September 2, 2010 at 10:51 am
Thank you for the reply. Will follow your advice.