For people who signed the open letter

The Signer’s Badge

If you signed the open letter A Person, Not a Machine, this badge lets you show it. The letter urges a new ethical standard for fundraising: a person reads and approves every communication a donor receives.

In your email signature, the badge goes out with every message you send, carrying the letter’s name and address to everyone you write to. It can also go on your personal website and your LinkedIn profile. Showing it is free, on the terms at the foot of this page.

If you haven’t signed yet, you can read the letter and add your name.

The signer’s badge, light version: I signed the open letter A Person, Not a Machine.

Light: SVG · PNG · PNG at 2x · PNG at 3x

Dark: SVG · PNG · PNG at 2x · PNG at 3x

In your email signature

Copy the version you like, then paste it into the signature box in your email program’s settings.

Gmail

In Gmail on a computer, click the Settings gear at the top right, then See all settings.
On the General tab, go to Signature, and create a signature or choose the one you use.
Paste the badge where you want it in the signature.
If you like, choose the signature as the default for new emails and for replies.
Scroll to the bottom and click Save Changes.

Outlook

These steps work in the new Outlook for Windows and in Outlook on the web:

Open Settings (the gear), then Accounts, then Signatures.
If you have more than one account, choose it. Then click Add signature and give it a name, or open the one you use.
Paste the badge into the signature.
Tick the boxes to add the signature to new messages and to replies, then click Save.

In classic Outlook for Windows, start a new email and choose Message, then Signature, then Signatures. Pick the account, choose your signature or click New, paste the badge under Edit signature, set the defaults for new messages and replies, and click OK.

Apple Mail on the Mac

In Mail, choose Mail, then Settings, then Signatures.
Choose the account on the left. Then click the Add button (+) under the middle list and name the signature, or select the one you use.
Paste the badge into the preview on the right.

Any other email program

Paste the badge into your program’s signature settings. If it won’t paste, download the picture below and insert it into your signature.

The white version: SVG · PNG · PNG at 2x · PNG at 3x

The blue version: SVG · PNG · PNG at 2x · PNG at 3x

On your website

Paste one of these where the badge should appear. It links the badge to the letter.

<a href="https://charitychannel.com/open-letter"><img src="https://charitychannel.com/assets/badges/letter-badge-light-2x.png" width="392" height="100" alt="I signed the open letter A Person, Not a Machine." style="border:0"></a>

<a href="https://charitychannel.com/open-letter"><img src="https://charitychannel.com/assets/badges/letter-badge-dark-2x.png" width="392" height="100" alt="I signed the open letter A Person, Not a Machine." style="border:0"></a>

Terms for showing it

For people who signed. If you signed A Person, Not a Machine, you may show the badge in your email signature, on your personal website, and on your LinkedIn profile.
For yourself. The letter says that no one signs for an employer. Show the badge on your organization’s website only if your board has adopted the standard as policy.
Show it as published. On a website, link it to charitychannel.com/open-letter, as the code above does. In an email signature or on LinkedIn, the picture alone is enough, because it shows the letter’s address.
Your license ends if you withdraw your name from the letter.