There are many ways to support Delta State University. Whether your gift qualifies as Annual Giving, Major Giving, or Planned Giving, each type of gift makes an impact on current students as well as future students at Delta State.

Most donors make gifts and pledge payments by check, credit card, automatic bank drafts or even payroll deduction in the case of Delta State University faculty and staff. Others take advantage of tax savings that come from giving appreciated stocks, shares of mutual funds, or real estate. Donors contribute gifts-in-kind, such as works of art, antique furnishings or rare books and manuscripts for the library. A growing number of alumni and friends incorporate gifts into their financial and estate planning.

The motivations of donors are as varied as the programs and colleges their gifts support. While unrestricted gifts allow DSU the greatest flexibility to allocate funds where they are most needed, donors may designate their gifts to specific colleges, scholarships, professorships, academic units or programs within Delta State University.

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Donor Bill of Rights

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good.  To ensure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in nonprofit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have the following rights:

• To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
• To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organizations governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
• To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.
• To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
• To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
• To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
• To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
• To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
• To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailings lists that an organization may intend to share.
• To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.

The Donor Bill of Rights was created by the American Association of Fundraising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).  It has been endorsed by numerous organizations.

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