The One Campaign

“Howard g. And susan a. Buffett have a family relationship.”

“The organization revised its bylaws to increase the number of board members to 20.”

“The organization has one class of members, founding members, that consists of three individuals.”

“The founding members are responsible for electing and removing the members of the governing body or their delegates.”

“The founding members must approve changes made to the organization's bylaws.”

“The form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed by the corporation's cfo and coo/secretary/treasurer, the board's audit committee, the ceo and legal counsel. The board received a copy of the 990 before it was filed with the irs.”

“The first step in addressing conflicts of interest is disclosure. A director or employee who believes that he/she is perceived as having a conflict of interest in a discussion or decision discloses that conflict to the group making the decision before a decision is made, a contract is signed, or a transaction is initiated. Most concerns about conflicts of interest may be resolved and appropriately addressed through prompt and complete disclosure. The audit committee is responsible for making all decisions concerning resolutions of conflicts involving executive managers, the coo, the president/ceo (pc), and selected other members of senior management, as needed. If the reportable conflict involves a member of the audit committee other than the chair of the audit committee, the chair is responsible for making all decisions concerning resolutions of conflicts involving the audit committee member. If the conflict involves the chair of the audit committee, the chair of the board is responsible for making all decisions concerning resolutions of the conflict. The coo is responsible for making all decisions concerning resolutions of conflicts involving employees below the executive management level, subject to the approval of the pc and the audit committee, as needed. Any employees may appeal a determination that an actual or apparent conflict of interest exists. Appeals of resolutions by the coo and pc are directed to the chair of the audit committee. If the resolution is made by the audit committee, then the appeal is made to the chair of the board. Appeals must be made within 30 days of the initial determination. Resolution of the appeal are made by vote of a quorum of the full board of directors. Board members who are the subject of the appeal, or who have a conflict of interests with respect to the subject of the appeal, abstain from participating in, discussing, or voting on the resolution, unless their discussion is requested by the remaining members of the board. Given the importance of resolving conflicts of interest, violations of this policy, including failure to disclose conflicts of interest, may result in termination of a director, pc, or member of senior management (at the direction of the audit committee) or employee (at the direction of the pc or chair of the audit committee).”

“An independent compensation consultant was retained to review executive level salaries, including the ceo, coo, executive director and other senior management positions. The firm conducted research and analysis globally and created three comparable groupings of ngo's based on budget size, mission and location. These were used in determining acceptable ranges for executive salaries. An overall compensation policy was developed in conjunction with this research and reviewed by the consultant. The proposed policy and recommended ranges were presented to the executive committee and other board of directors, which commented on, and approved both items. Salaries for the ceo and coo were approved within the ranges approved by the executive committee. Compensation for the ceo of (red) was determined in 2012 in consultation with the chairman of the one campaign, who was also on the board of (red) before its asset transfer into one campaign. A compensation expert, who served on the board of (red) before the asset transfer into one campaign and who presently serves as a member of the one campaign's (red) advisory subcommittee, provided additional input. The compensation process is documented in human resource personnel files and the last compensation review took place in june 2011. The executive committee of the board approves and reviews the compensation process for other officers and key employees in the organization.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The one campaign's mission is to fight extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in sub-saharan africa, by raising public awareness and educating policymakers about the importance of smart and effective policies and programs, such as pepfar, feed the future and the global fund to fight aids, tb and malaria, which are saving the lives of millions of people living in the world's poorest countries. One also works closely with african activists and policymakers as they fight corruption, promote poverty-fighting priorities, monitor the use of aid, and help build civil society and free enterprise. With the exception of our annual one africa award, which is given to an effective grassroots organization in africa, one is not a grant-making organization, and does not solicit funding from the public or receive government funding. One does not directly fund charity projects in developing countries, work which is done well by other ngos. One's staff of policy experts, creative, communications and digital media professionals, and campaigners working in seven countries around the globe carryout one's work by educating our more than 6 million members about the crisis of extreme poverty and its solutions and by helping them to use their voices to bring about change. (red), a division of one, mobilizes the private sector and partners with the world's most iconic brands, such as apple, starbucks, and belvedere, who contribute up to 50% of net profits from the sale of (red)-branded products and services to the global fund to fight aids, tb and malaria.”