Examples of Charitable Sector Standards

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The following are some of the many guidelines and best practice standards developed by charitable and philanthropic organizations.  They reflect due diligence practices that protect charitable assets to be used solely for charitable purposes.

• The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement’s Principles of Conduct in Disaster Response Programmes 
   
• The Sphere Project Handbood, 2011 Edition 
   
• The Do No Harm Handbook: The Framework for Analyzing the Impact of Assistance on Conflict A project of the Collaborative for Development Action, Inc.and CDA Collaborative Learning Projects November 2004
   
• Principles of International Charity, published by the Treasury Guidelines Working Group in March 2005
   
• InterAction's PVO Standards, updated January 2011.
   
• Humanitarian Accountability Partnership
   
• Muslim Advocates Accreditation Program 
   
• Transparency International's  Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Operations Handbook of Good Practices