Code of Ethics

When you donate to a charitable organization, you need to know that the organization will handle your donation efficiently, responsibly, and ethically. To maintain the trust and confidence of the community, the United Way of Lee County has formally adopted a Code of Ethics to govern the conduct of all our board members, volunteers, and staff.

This Code of Ethics expresses our fundamental values and beliefs in honesty and integrity in executing our mission. Below is a brief summary of key portions of our ethics policy, or you may download our complete Code of Ethics.

Personal Integrity		Personal Integrity includes: All UWLC representatives will speak truthfully, never making misrepresentation. We will honor everyone's right to privacy, including co-workers, contributors, and beneficiaries. We will set an example of professionalism, promoting public confidence in UWLC.

Professional Excellence		Our Executive Director, as the primary representative of UWLC, will: Maintain the highest standards of professionalism. Encourage growth and self-improvement among our volunteers. Not tolerate any fraud, misuse, abuse, or waste of United Way resources.

Accountability and Efficiency		To uphold the trust of all donors, agencies, volunteers, and the community, UWLC representatives must: Disclose all relevant information to donors, who have an indisputable right to know how their dollars are spent. Be good stewards of all contributions to UWLC. Refrain from spending funds that do not directly advance our mission.

Responsibilities to Volunteers		To help our volunteers serve effectively and obtain satisfaction from their service, UWLC will: Support volunteers so they can perform to the highest level. Involve volunteers at appropriate levels of the decision-making process. Provide appropriate benefits, privileges, and rewards for their service.

Responsibilities of Volunteers		Responsibilities of Volunteers Volunteers, as UWLC representatives, will: Set an example of ethical conduct and professionalism. Not knowingly attempt to influence the United Way to confer any financial benefit on such volunteers, their immediate family members, or any entity in which they or their family members have a significant interest as stockholders, directors, or officers. If a volunteer has a potential conflict of interest, he/she shall disclose the conflict and withdraw from discussion and voting in connection with the matter.

Our complete Code of Ethics also contains standards of behavior affecting Vendor Relations, Equal Opportunity and Diversity, Employee Conflict of Interest, Favoritism, Political Contributions, Voluntary Giving, Confidentiality, and Disclosure.