Is there a collection control

[Vanadis Falconer]

In Sweden there is volontary inspection of money collection with the purpose that min. 85% of the collected money will come to use for the purpose. In X-mas time theres a lot of collection of money in SL, is there any kind of inspection in SL?

Translation from Swedish Collection Inspection Division/Svensk Insamlingskontroll hompage

Swedish Collection Inspection Division's purpose is to promote
the collections to the public for humanitarian, charitable and cultural purposes, environmental protection, nature conservation and other public purposes is subject to satisfactory inspection,
that fundraising is not burdened with excessive costs,
that sound marketing techniques used in the collection area and
that appropriate methods for collecting control develops.
We shall issue regulations and instructions of the holders of the 90 account, and is give advice.
Our rules and instructions for 90 Account must be followed by all the organizations that we have approved that the 90 account holders.
We provide public information about the organizations that have 90 account.

[Cinnamon Lohner]

Linden Lab is a service provider, not a regulatory agency or government.  They do not have the authority to regulate charitable contributions.  So the short answer to your question is no.

--Cinn

[Rolig Loon]

No, there is no such system in SL.  LL does not prohibit fund-raising for charitable causes, and in fact there are many excellent charity drives in SL each year.  One of the most visible examples is Relay For Life ("RFL", an annual fundraising event for the American Cancer Society), which has been a prominent event in SL since 2004.  Major organizations like RFL do voluntarily post their records (http://www.relayforlife.org/), but there is no formal expectation or policy in SL that says they must do so.  It is therefore difficult to verify that funds raised for any specific cause in SL are actually used for that purpose.

The closest that LL seems to come in stating a policy is in its guidelines for events that are sponsored by LL itself: "While we appreciate the efforts Residents make to inform, educate, and encourage support of charitable causes, this Linden-sponsored event cannot be used as a vehicle for the procurement of donations for charity. Allowance of such can be misconstrued as a public endorsement would require legal intervention. While within your exhibit you may provide external links and landmarks to locations that provide an avenue for donations to be made, they may not be made directly from the event fairgrounds in any respect. It is impossible for us to verify the legitimacy of every organization participating."