When you are making a donation, purchasing a product, expressing an interest in referring a wish child, contributing to our guest book, or subscribing to our online newsletter, Make-A-Wish asks you for personal contact information such as your name, mailing address, phone number and e-mail address. We may use this contact information to provide you with a receipt or financial report; to contact you to clarify or obtain information about an order you placed, a donation you made, or a wish child you have referred; or to send you additional information about Make-A-Wish.
If you make a donation, we may contact you from time to time (by a staff member or volunteer - we do not use outside vendors to communicate with donors nor do we engage in telemarketing to offer you an opportunity to make another gift, or to offer services from third parties that will directly benefit Make-A-Wish. We will always give you the opportunity to opt-out of future communications from us.
From time to time, Make-A-Wish rents or exchanges its list of supporters with other trusted organizations to benefit our programs and activities. We have found this to be the most cost-effective method of reaching additional potential constituents and hope you value the information they send you. Your name is only made available to these carefully screened organizations through third-party mailing agents for a limited use. Such organizations will not have continued access to your name and address unless you choose to respond to their initial mailing. You have the opportunity to have your name removed from a list rental or exchange (we only rent/exchange direct mail lists) by writing to us at 1702 E. Highland Avenue, Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85016.
Personal contact information may also be shared with certain vendors, i.e., reputable companies we use for services such as shipping Make-A-Wish products or sending Make-A-Wish mail. We have confidentiality agreements in place with all such companies to protect your privacy. Finally, in some cases when you wish to refer a child, make a donation to your local chapter, or ask for local chapter information, your contact information may be passed on to your local chapter.
In addition to personal contact information, we ask for billing information, such as your billing address and credit card number, when you make a donation or purchase a product. We use secure servers to gather and process your billing information. These secure servers are hosted by our agent, CharityWeb, which is bound by our site policies. Your billing information is not shared with any other organizations, and your credit card number is not retained once your transaction has been authorized and processed.
All financial transactions on our website, specifically donations and purchases, are managed through our agent, CharityWeb, which is TRUSTe certified. All transactions use an encrypted channel, take place on secure servers and occur in real time. No financial data, such as your credit card number, is transferred via a less-secure channel, such as encrypted e-mail, for processing. Moreover, once your transaction has been completed, your credit card number is not retained.
In some instances, we ask for contact information for people other than yourself including, for example, e-mail addresses of friends to whom you send e-cards or a copy of one of our Web pages, or the mailing address of someone you wish us to notify of a donation you have made. The information we collect is used to send the donation notification or information you requested and/or to inform the recipient of the opportunity to subscribe to receive Make-A-Wish updates, wish stories and opportunities to get involved. Such contact information is not shared with any other organizations nor is it added to any mailing list without the recipient’s explicit consent.
If you do not wish to participate in our list rental or exchange activities, or if you wish to modify the frequency of future communications from Make-A-Wish, please write to us at our headquarters or e-mail address below.
Also, with the exception of credit card numbers, which are not retained, you can view and request changes to all the information you have given us, including any mailing lists you may be on, by contacting us.
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
Attention: Donor Care
1702 E. Highland Avenue, Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85016-4862
E-mail address: donorcare@wish.org
In addition, if you have subscribed to Wishnews®(our online newsletter), you can unsubscribe by clicking on the unsubscribe link featured at the end of the newsletter.
Make-A-Wish does not collect any personally identifying information from you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide such information to us.
You can browse the Make-A-Wish website without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. The information we gather during normal browsing comes from two sources: (1) standard server logs collect information such as the IP (Internet Protocol) address, domain name, browser type, operating system and information like the site that referred you to us, the files you downloaded, the pages you visited and the dates/times of those visits; and (2) if you have come into the website from one of one of our newsletters or from a site that has requested a link, we will ask your browser to accept a “cookie” (defined below) that carries a general marketing source code with you as you browse through the website, in order to help us match referring sites to donations made. This cookie does not capture or hold any personally identifying information about you, and is deleted when you end your session by leaving our website or closing your browser.
When you visit our website, we might store some information on your computer in the form of a “cookie” (i.e., a small piece of data that stores information on your browser in your computer’s hard drive) or similar file. We use conversion tracking cookies as part of campaigns in order to analyze trends, gather broad demographic information and monitor website traffic patterns that can help us further develop and improve the design and functionality of our site. Similarly, we also use cookies for “re-targeting” in our Internet advertising campaigns so that third party vendors, including Google, can show you advertising about Make-A-Wish as you browse the Internet. Re-targeting is a marketing tool that identifies you as a previous visitor to the Make-A-Wish website and targets you for specific outreach messages, encouraging you to revisit our website or consider donating. Any personal information we gather will be kept private and not shared with other organizations. If you prefer, you can usually set your browser to refuse cookies, or to notify you when you receive a new cookie. You can also opt out of receiving cookies on the Make-A-Wish website for Google advertising by visiting the Google advertising opt-out page (http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/#toc-edit).
This website contains links to other sites, including ones (such as eBay's auction site) that may gather personal contact information. Make-A-Wish is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such websites. However, any personal information obtained by us through other sites is treated as if it was gathered on our site and our privacy policy applies.
With respect to children, Make-A-Wish only collects personally identifiable contact information from children who are referring themselves as potential wish children. We pass that information on to the child's local Make-A-Wish chapter so the chapter can contact the child's family to make an assessment of wish eligibility; however, we do not share it in any other way or with any other parties. We do not give the ability to publicly post or otherwise distribute personally identifiable contact information in any way.
Our Privacy Policy is subject to change from time to time. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this Web page, and we will mark the link to our updated Privacy Policy on the home page of this website to note the date of any changes so that you will always know what information we collect, how we use it and what choices you have.
By viewing and/or using this website, you are agreeing to all of the terms and conditions explained below.
All uses of Make-A-Wish federally registered and common law trademarks, service marks and trade names, including but not limited to those listed below, must be approved in writing by Make-A-Wish. Inquiries may be directed to comm@wish.org.
Adopt-A-Wish® | Walk For Wishes® | |
Destination Joy® | We All Have the Power to Grant a Wish® | |
Jeans For Wishes® | Wish-A-Mile® | |
Kids For Wish Kids® | Wishes Forever® | |
Legacy of WishesSM | Wishes in Flight® | |
Light Up A Child's Life® | The Wishing Quest® | |
Make-A-Wish® | Wishmaker® | |
Make-A-Wish Foundation® | Wishmakers At Work® | |
Ms. Orange Fan® | Wishmakers On Campus® | |
Ride for Wishes® | Wishnews® | |
Season of Wishes® | Wish Night® | |
Share the Power of a Wish® | Wish SocietySM | |
Stories of Light® | World Wish Day® | |
Tour de Donut® |
The works of authorship contained in this website, including but not limited to all design, text and images (the “Materials”), are owned or licensed by Make-A-Wish and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed, rented, sublicensed, altered, stored by subsequent use, or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without our prior written consent. Unless permitted otherwise in writing, you may only access the Materials located within the website for your personal use. This means you may download copies of Materials for personal, noncommercial use only, so long as you neither change nor delete any author attribution, trademark, legend or copyright notice. When you download Materials, you do not obtain any ownership rights to the Materials.
You may provide a hypertext link to the Make-A-Wish website on another website, provided that:
(a) the link must be an active, text-only link or approved banner or artwork provided by Make-A-Wish (you may NOT use our logo without prior written approval) clearly marked "Make-A-Wish";
(b) the link, when activated by a user, must display this website full-screen and not within a "frame" on the linked website;
(c) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to disparage the Make-A-Wish Foundation or its services, damage or dilute the goodwill associated with the Make-A-Wish name and service marks, or to create the false appearance that an entity other than Make-A-Wish is associated with, benefitting, or sponsored by Make-A-Wish;
(d) the link may not be associated with the sale of any products or services, or the promotion of any lottery, raffle, sweepstakes or other games of chance benefiting Make-A-Wish;
(e) the link will not appear on pages including content which Make-A-Wish, in its sole discretion, finds to be objectionable, or which includes obscene, pornographic, violent, intolerant, tasteless, denigrating or sexually-oriented content or materials; and
(f) Make-A-Wish reserves the right to revoke its consent to the link at any time in its sole discretion by amending these Terms and Conditions. You acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for keeping up with any such changes.
All other hypertext links to this website must be approved in writing by Make-A-Wish. Inquiries may be directed to comm@wish.org.
Use of a hypertext link does not indicate or create any endorsement, approval, sponsorship or affiliation of or with your website by Make-A-Wish. This permission to link is provided without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation, warranties of title of non-infringement.
Make-A-Wish reserves the right to take action against any use of its federally registered service marks, trademarks and trade names, or any links to its website that do not conform to the conditions herein, or that infringe any intellectual property or other rights of Make-A-Wish.
Thank you for taking the time to review our Privacy Policy and User Agreement and Terms and Conditions. Make-A-Wish is very concerned about online privacy and safety. If you have any questions about these policies, or your dealings with this website, you can contact:
Make-A-Wish
1702 E. Highland Avenue, Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85016-4862
1-800-722-WISH
Create Volunteer Profile
Welcome to the Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana's Community Event Registration & Volunteer Information System (CERVIS). Thank you for your desire to serve as part of the Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana volunteer team. Please complete the information requested below to submit your application for review.
*Please note, you will need to select your desired volunteer role(s).
Event Volunteers receive training the day of the event, and do not need to complete a background check. A signed Conflict of Interest Statement is required.
Wish Volunteers, like Fulfillment Volunteer or translator/Interpreter, need to sign a Conflict of Interest Statement, complete a background check, and attend virtual training.
Have questions? Contact Stephanie Provenzano, Volunteer Engagement Senior Specialist, at sprovenzano@oki.wish.org.