Governance

Mission:  

TU Dublin Foundation’s mission is to advance the purpose of Technological University Dublin - Ireland’s leading provider of technological education - and thereby facilitate an innovative, responsive, and student-centered teaching and learning environment for a diverse range and level of programmes to students of all ages and backgrounds. 

Vision:  

TU Dublin Foundation’s vision is to foster a culture of philanthropy within TU Dublin and to encourage philanthropic support for and engagement with TU Dublin from alumni, friends, staff, corporations and charitable trusts. 

Our Values: 

Integrity - We are fully compliant with best practice in governance for the non-profit sector and treat all our donors with respect, honesty, transparency, and openness. 

Determination - Meaningful change is not easy. It requires the ability to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. We have the persistence to do what it takes to achieve the results we seek. 

Enthusiasm - We believe in the projects we are fundraising for and are passionate about communicating TU Dublin’s uniqueness to prospective donors. 

Teamwork - We work in partnership with colleagues and donors to achieve great things and to bring a fresh approach and new ideas for projects. 

As a charity seeking donations from the public we aim to comply with the Charities Regulator’s ‘Charities Governance Code.’

Our pledge is to treat all our donors with respect, honesty and openness. We commit to being accountable and transparent so that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in TU Dublin Foundation. We promise we will effectively apply your gifts to us for their intended purposes.

We commit that you, our donors and prospective donors will:

• Be informed of TU Dublin Foundation’s mission, and of the way the organisation intends to use donated resources.
• Be informed of the identity of those serving on TU Dublin Foundation's governing board, and that the board will exercise prudent judgement in its stewardship responsibilities.
• Have access to TU Dublin Foundation’s most recent financial statements.
• Be assured your gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
• Receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
• Be assured that information about your donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
• Expect that all relationships with individuals representing TU Dublin Foundation will be dealt with professionally.
• Be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organisation or hired third party agents.
• Have easily available the agreed procedures for making and responding to complaints.
• Have the opportunity for any names to be deleted from mailing lists and to be informed if the organisation intends to share the mailing lists with third parties.
• Receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers to questions you might have of the organisation.

TU Dublin Foundation is externally audited each year and our accounts are prepared in accordance with the charity SORP standard of accountability and transparency. 

Our most recent are available below:

TU Dublin Foundation is committed to ensuring that all our communications and dealings with the general public and our supporters are of the highest possible standard.

We listen and respond to the views of the general public and our supporters so that we can continue to improve.

We welcome both positive and negative feedback in relation to the work of TU Dublin Foundation. Therefore we aim to ensure that:

• It is as easy as possible to make a complaint;
• We treat as a complaint any clear expression of dissatisfaction with our operations which calls for a response;
• We treat it seriously whether it is made by telephone, letter, fax, email or in person;
• We deal with it quickly and politely;
• We respond accordingly
• We learn from complaints, use them to improve, and monitor them at our Board.

If you have a complaint

If you do have a complaint about any aspect of TU Dublin Foundation’s work, you can contact Thomas Stone in writing or by telephone. Please note we can deal only with complaints in relation to TU Dublin Foundation and not the University.

In the first instance, your complaint will be dealt with by our Company Secretary (or other named office holder with sufficient seniority to address the complaint). Please give us as much information as possible and let us know how you would like us to respond to you, providing relevant contact details.

P:  Mr. Thomas Stone, Private and Confidential, TU Dublin Foundation, The Clocktower, Grangegorman, Dublin 7, D07 XT95. 

T: +353 1 220 7713

E: thomas.stone@tudublin.ie