Beneficiary Charity Summary
A plain-English explanation of how Help My Mates and its Beneficiary Charities relate to each other.
Short Version — 10 Points
Independent organisations
Help My Mates and each charity remain completely separate and independent.
No Founding Partners
Participating charities are Beneficiary Charities, not founding partners, owners or members of Help My Mates.
Both sides assess each other
Each Party conducts its own due diligence before participation.
Help My Mates chooses
Help My Mates decides which organisations it wants to support; the charity can accept or decline.
Support without association
Help My Mates supports charities without representing, controlling, owning or becoming part of them.
No permanent position
A Beneficiary Charity can be added, suspended, removed or replaced.
Past support creates no entitlement
Previous support does not guarantee future funding, donations or platform participation.
Donation transparency
The intended model is 100% of the Donor's Designated Amount to the Beneficiary Charity, subject only to unavoidable disclosed deductions.
Separate responsibilities
Each organisation remains responsible for its own governance, finances, operations and legal obligations.
Either side can leave
Either Party can end participation in accordance with the Agreement and applicable law.
Long Version — Plain-English Explanation
What is this Agreement?
Help My Mates is an independent platform designed to educate, connect and help people support animal welfare, conservation, environmental and related charitable causes.
A charity that participates is called a Beneficiary Charity.
The charity does not become part of Help My Mates. Help My Mates does not become part of the charity.
We remain independent
Help My Mates and each Beneficiary Charity remain completely separate organisations.
The Agreement does not create a partnership, joint venture, agency, ownership, membership, employment or governance relationship.
We support them. We do not represent them. They remain independent. We remain independent.
There are no Founding Partners
A Beneficiary Charity does not become a Founding Partner of Help My Mates.
It receives no ownership, shares, voting rights, management rights or control over Help My Mates.
We assess each other
Before participating, both sides can conduct due diligence.
Help My Mates may assess the charity's legal status, governance, finances, reputation, safeguarding, transparency and ability to receive donations.
The charity can independently assess Help My Mates, including its legal structure, donation model, payment arrangements, privacy, fundraising practices and reputation.
Either side can decide not to proceed.
Help My Mates chooses the organisations it supports
Help My Mates decides which organisations it wishes to support and invite to participate.
The charity independently decides whether it wishes to participate.
Participation is voluntary for both sides.
Support does not create an association
Help My Mates may promote a charity, explain its work and facilitate donations to it.
That does not mean Help My Mates represents, owns, controls or is affiliated with the charity.
The relationship is one of support without association.
There is no permanent charity status
Being a Beneficiary Charity does not guarantee permanent inclusion on the Help My Mates platform.
Help My Mates may add, suspend, remove or replace charities.
If Help My Mates determines that another organisation is better suited to receive future support for a particular Cause, it may make that change in accordance with the Agreement and applicable law.
Past support does not guarantee future support
A charity may receive substantial financial or charitable support through Help My Mates.
However, previous support does not create an entitlement to future funding, future donations, continued platform placement, exclusivity, ownership or preferential treatment.
Past support does not create a right to future support.
Donations are transparent
The Beneficiary Charity is intended to receive 100% of the Donor's Designated Amount, subject only to any unavoidable Payment Provider charge or statutory deduction that is properly disclosed.
Help My Mates does not intend to deduct its ordinary operating costs or commission from the Designated Amount.
Each organisation remains responsible for itself
Each organisation remains fully responsible for its own governance, operations and legal obligations.
The charity is responsible for
- Governance
- Board or trustees
- Employees
- Volunteers
- Finances
- Programs
- Use of funds
- Safeguarding
- Legal obligations
- Regulatory compliance
Help My Mates is responsible for
- Platform
- Technology
- Branding
- Campaigns
- Content
- Operations
- Suppliers
- Business decisions
- Legal obligations
Either side can end the relationship
A Beneficiary Charity can leave Help My Mates in accordance with the Agreement.
Help My Mates can also suspend, remove or replace a Beneficiary Charity where permitted under the Agreement.
Ending participation does not remove obligations relating to existing donations, refunds, reporting, privacy, intellectual property or applicable law.
The Core Principle
We assess each other.
Help My Mates chooses the organisations it wants to support.
The charity chooses whether it wants to participate.
We support the charity, but we do not become the charity.
The charity does not become part of Help My Mates.
Past support does not guarantee future support.
Either side can decide that the relationship should end.
If Help My Mates decides another organisation is better suited to receive future support, Help My Mates can make that change in accordance with the Agreement and applicable law.
Important
This plain-English explanation is provided for convenience.
The Beneficiary Charity Participation Agreement is the legally binding document and should be reviewed by qualified Australian legal counsel before signing.