Sleepout

Please through the Terms & Conditions as set out below.

1. Once your Registration is submitted, a Letter of Authority to raise funds in the Society’s name together with your confirmed Registration will be sent to you. 2. Once you are approved, you may use the Society’s official logo to promote your fundraising event but may not use it in conjunction with selling or promoting of any commercial produce or service. The officially approved event logo will be forwarded to you if requested. 3. The Society does not permit its name or logo to be used to endorse any commercially available products or services without the explicit written approval of the State Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland. 4. All artwork using the Society logo for external public audiences must be first approved by the Society before being printed. 5. Any promotional material designed to encourage public support for your event including notices, tickets, brochures or advertisements must include the words: ‘all funds raised will benefit St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland’. 6. All funds raised in the name of St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland must be deposited into an account in the Society’s name at a recognised financial institution. Details of the Society’s banking arrangements will be provided to you. (It is an offence in Queensland to deposit funds raised in the name of a charity into a private bank account (Collections Act 1966)). 7. Gifts (of $2 or more) to the Society are tax deductible and official gift receipts are available on request. Where interim receipts are required either for gifts or other contributions, a supply of receipt forms may be obtained from the State Office under certain conditions. 8. Funds raised in the name of St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland may not be shared with any other organisation. Joint fundraising events may be approved but written approval must be sought from all benefiting charities prior to the conduct of the fundraising. 9. All Authority holders are required to complete and sign a Report of Fundraising. The Report, in the required format, together with all supporting receipting and banking vouchers, should be forwarded to the Society’s State Office within 30 days of the completion of the fundraising or by 30 June each year, whichever is the earlier date. The Vinnies Youth Team will email this to you after the event and will help you complete this. See Post Sleepout Event and Fundraising Form. 10. All Authority holders are expected to manage risks associated with their fundraising events and must consider the safety of participants, insurance s where necessary, licenses, permits and council approvals that may be required with certain types of events. 11. St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland staff are unable to become directly involved in the conduct of your event but will be available to provide advice and support on the night as required.