Fundraising Vision
Natik recognizes that charitable giving can be as much a personal journey as a response to needs in our global community.
Fundraising Philosophy
We believe that opportunities to donate must be flexible and relationship-based. It’s our privilege to interact with you to raise awareness and inspire participation in Natik’s mission of leveraging relationships and resources in Santiago Atitlán, Sololá, Guatemala, and Zinacantán, Chiapas, Mexico through partnering with grassroots organizations that are contributing to the transformation of their communities through education, health, and sustainable livelihoods.
We know there are many reasons people are attracted to a cause or social movement. We respect the path taken by any Natik donor, or prospective donor, in joining the work of Natik and our partners.
Join our charm!
We encourage our donors’ curiosity to learn, explore, and multiply their impact through the sharing of time and resources.
Our donors are part of Natik’s charm of hummingbirds!
Below are fundraising promises to our donors:
We acknowledge a gift as more than a financial transaction. Every gift has a story that contains the personal impulse to do good.
We are honored to help donors identify a donation amount that is significant and meaningful to them.
We receive every financial gift with the fullest gratitude and respect, regardless of its size, frequency, origin, or designation.
Our database will accurately document our constituencies and their contributions to Natik Esperanza.
All donor information will be treated with equal consideration, sensitivity, and privacy regardless of economic or social stature.
We will help families, individuals, foundations, and corporations create a tradition of giving by creating long-term gift opportunities, that match our commitment to our partners.
We will recognize and honor all supporters who contributed time, talent, and resources toward Natik’s mission respectfully and appropriately. That includes keeping donors’ identities anonymous when requested.
Natik will be vigilant and transparent in our fundraising reporting on behalf of the organization, the public, and our partners based on Natik’s values.
We subscribe to the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Code of Ethics and Donor Bills of Rights.
For more information about our donation opportunities, please contact our Executive Director Anita Smart (anita.smart@natik.org) for more information about giving to Natik.