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<p>Derwent Hockey Club Inc (Derwent Strikers) was established in 1935 making it one of Hobart&#39;s oldest hockey clubs. The DHC is a not-for-profit, volunteer run sporting club supporting junior and senior hockey in Hobart. We provide a safe, healthy and inclusive environment for girls and boys and female and male members in our community. </p><h1>DERWENT HOCKEY CLUB DEVELOPMENT FUND</h1><h2>Purpose</h2><p>The Derwent Hockey Club Development Fund has been established to support the growth, development and sustainability of Derwent Hockey Club and to strengthen participation, opportunity and the development of hockey within our community.</p><p>Donations may help the Club provide and improve initiatives and resources that support the development of hockey, including:</p><ul><li>hockey equipment and training resources;</li><li>coaching and development programs;</li><li>junior and senior participation initiatives;</li><li>volunteer and official development;</li><li>programs designed to increase participation and accessibility;</li><li>improvements to eligible sporting resources and facilities;</li><li>community engagement and development initiatives; and</li><li>other eligible activities that support the development of hockey and the Club.</li></ul><p>The Fund is intended to support the development of sport in accordance with the requirements of the Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) and applicable Australian taxation laws.</p><h2>How the Fund Operates</h2><p>Donations are voluntary and unconditional. Donors do not receive, any material benefit, goods, services, discounts, advertising rights, promotional services or other advantage in return for making a donation.</p><p>A donation must not be used as a substitute for, or to discharge, a donor’s or another person’s existing obligation to pay:</p><ul><li>membership or registration fees;</li><li>player subscriptions;</li><li>levies or other Club charges;</li><li>amounts owing for goods or services;</li><li>invoiced amounts; or</li><li>any other pre-existing financial obligation.</li></ul><p>The Derwent Hockey Club will determine how funds received through the Club Development Fund are applied to eligible Club and hockey development activities, subject to the terms and conditions and grant arrangements of the Australian Sports Foundation.</p><p>No donor has the right to direct or control the application of their donation in a manner that provides the donor, their relatives or associates with a material benefit.</p><h2>Supporting the Development of Our Club</h2><p>The Club Development Fund provides an opportunity for individuals, families, businesses, former players, members and the wider community to contribute voluntarily to the future development of Derwent Hockey Club.</p><p>Donations may assist the Club to provide better resources, strengthen development programs, support participation and create opportunities for current and future generations of hockey players.</p><p>The Club will appropriately acknowledge the generosity of donors. Any acknowledgement will be recognition only and will not provide advertising, promotional services, contractual rights, preferential treatment or any other material benefit in return for a donation.</p><p>Where a person or business seeks advertising, promotion, signage, naming rights, hospitality or other commercial benefits, that arrangement must be treated separately from the Club Development Fund and managed as a commercial sponsorship or advertising arrangement.</p><h2>Allocation of Funds</h2><p>Funds will be applied by Derwent Hockey Club to eligible Club and hockey development purposes in accordance with:</p><ul><li>the objectives of the Club Development Fund;</li><li>the Club’s identified development priorities;</li><li>the Club’s strategic and operational needs;</li><li>any approved project or fundraising purpose;</li><li>the requirements of the Australian Sports Foundation; and</li><li>applicable taxation and regulatory requirements.</li></ul><p>The Club will retain responsibility for determining how funds are applied to eligible purposes, subject to the requirements and grant-making arrangements of the Australian Sports Foundation.</p><p>A donor may support the general purpose of an approved fundraising campaign but must not receive a material benefit in return for their donation.</p><h2>Important Information for Donors</h2><p>Donations must be genuine gifts. They must be made voluntarily and unconditionally, without the donor or their relatives or associates receiving a material benefit in return.</p><p>Donations must not be made under an agreement that they will:</p><ul><li>provide advertising or promotional services;</li><li>provide signage, naming rights or commercial exposure;</li><li>provide free or discounted membership, registration or participation;</li><li>provide goods, services, hospitality or other material benefits;</li><li>satisfy an existing financial obligation;</li><li>reimburse the donor, a relative or an associate for personal expenses; or</li><li>provide any other material or personal benefit in return for the donation.</li></ul><p>Businesses and organisations wishing to receive advertising, promotion or other commercial benefits should enter into a separate commercial arrangement directly with Derwent Hockey Club.</p><h2>Recognition of Donors</h2><p>Derwent Hockey Club values and appreciates the generosity of those who voluntarily support the development of the Club.</p><p>The Club may acknowledge donors in an appropriate manner, provided that the acknowledgement is limited to recognition of the donation and does not constitute advertising, promotion or the provision of a material benefit.</p><p>Any donor recognition must remain separate from commercial sponsorship, advertising or promotional arrangements.</p><h2>Donation Statement</h2><p>Support the growth and development of Derwent Hockey Club through voluntary donations that help fund equipment, programs and opportunities, with no material benefit provided in return.</p><h2>Donor Acknowledgement</h2><p>By making a donation, the donor acknowledges that:</p><ol><li>the donation is made voluntarily and unconditionally;</li><li>the donor does not expect or receive a material benefit in return;</li><li>the donation is not payment for membership, registration, subscriptions, levies, goods, services or any other existing financial obligation;</li><li>the donation does not entitle the donor to advertising, promotion, signage, naming rights, hospitality, discounts or other commercial benefits;</li><li>the donor does not control the application of the donated funds; and</li><li>the application of funds remains subject to the requirements and discretion of the Australian Sports Foundation and Derwent Hockey Club’s approved development purposes.</li></ol><p><br></p>