Group Fundraising Terms and Conditions

Group Fundraising Program Agreement

Thank you for applying to join the Embrace Relief Group Fundraising Program. These terms explain the commitments your group makes when Embrace Relief prepares and hosts a fundraiser for your project.

1. Project commitment

By joining the program, your group agrees to support at least one approved project that it is prepared to actively fundraise for. Embrace Relief will review the application, coordinate any necessary edits, and prepare the fundraiser before it is published.

2. Fundraiser page and group responsibility

Once the project, timeline, and preparation are approved, Embrace Relief may create a fundraising page for your group on its website. Your group is responsible for actively sharing the page and raising funds toward the approved goal. Embrace Relief does not guarantee that a fundraiser will reach its goal.

3. Campaign period and collected funds

The standard fundraising period is six months, approximately 182 days. An extension may be granted upon request. Funds collected by Embrace Relief will be held for the approved project while the fundraiser remains eligible to reach its goal.

If the required amount is not reached within one year, Embrace Relief may direct the collected funds to a substantially similar charitable project so the donations can still serve the intended humanitarian purpose.

4. Travel and related expenses

If your group is approved to visit the supported project, transportation, lodging, and other travel costs must be funded separately from the project goal unless Embrace Relief confirms another arrangement in writing. Embrace Relief may assist with accommodations through its partners. Travel availability depends on the project and destination; travel is not available for cataract surgery projects.

5. Depositing offline funds

Offline funds must be submitted using a method approved by Embrace Relief and must clearly include the fundraiser or project name so the payment can be assigned correctly.

1. Online or offline project deposit: Follow the instructions supplied for your fundraiser and send any requested transaction receipt to [email protected].
2. Check: Add the project name in the memo and mail the check to Embrace Relief, 18 Passaic Ave Unit 1, Fairfield, NJ 07004.
3. Electronic transfer: Use only the current payment instructions provided by an Embrace Relief coordinator and include the project name in the memo.

6. Publication of the fundraiser

Approved group fundraisers may be published and featured on Embrace Relief's website and may be shared through Embrace Relief email and social channels. The application includes a separate required publication consent for this purpose.

7. Coordinator support

A Group Fundraising Coordinator will guide your group through review, preparation, fundraising, and eligible travel planning. Questions about these terms can be sent to [email protected].