How to Apply
NA Charity Pot Guidelines
Causes we support:
Environmental/ Conservation
Animal Welfare
Humanitarian
Causes we support cannot conflict with any LUSH ethics:
Not involved with animal testing/research or any actions contrary to animal welfare
Non-violent action, if direct action group
environmentally responsible
Respects human rights
Key principles
We won't fund any projects costs which conflict with our values. Some of our key principles are as follows.
Animals: As a vegetarian/vegan company, we will not fund any projects involving the use of animals for human gain. All our events and meetings are catered vegetarian/ vegan; we won't fund any food costs unless the same applies. We do not agree with the culling of animals for conservation or keeping animals in captivity (the exception being animal sanctuaries where there's no alternative).
Use of Sustainable Materials: We only use 100% recycled post-consumed paper and vegetable inks for our printed materials and use 100% organic cotton for our cloth products. All materials that Lush funds must also be in line with these environmental standards.
Salaries: We do not fund salaries or administration costs unless in exceptional circumstances.
Travel: We do not fund travel costs unless in exceptional circumstances.
Projects overseas: We are keen to fund projects overseas, however, these projects should be run by local people; applications from organizations based in North America working overseas will need to show clearly how local people are involved in decision making (for example, we'd expect to see them on the board) and the implementation of projects.
Annual Income of Charity
Charities and projects should have an annual income cap of $500,000 or less: We will review what % of annual funding is diverted to admin costs, staff salaries and fundraising. *Exceptions will be made based on a project by project basis.
Maximum donation per project
Funding shall not exceed $25,000 and may be allocated as we see fit. We reserve the right to modify this amount based on project needs. Please keep in mind that we do not provide blanket coverage for so please indicate clearly the intended use of the funds.
- TO APPLY FOR A CHARITY POT GRANT -
Please Download this application, complete and email to charitypot@lush.com or fill out the online form below.
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