Global Team for Local Intiatives

“Form 990 is presented to the finance committee in draft form. Committee members ask questions and review the document before presentation to the full board. After discussion during the finance committee meeting, the President/Executive Director (one person) distributes and presents the Form 990 to the full board and addresses any questions the board may have with respect to the document.”

“Conflict of Interest Policy The Board has a "No Conflict of Interest" Policy and engages in no transactions that present a conflict of interest, either in fact or appearance. Each board member and key employee completes a policy form when they begin service. Per the Conflict of Interest Policy, any actual or potential conflict of interest must be disclosed to the Board of Directors in writing by the interested person (any director or principal officer who has a direct or indirect financial interest in a given transaction or agreement.) Board members recuse themselves from a decision in which they can be perceived to have a conflict of interest.”

“Executive Director's Salary The Executive Director's salary is determined by utilizing compensation data for similarly qualified persons in comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. the salary recommendation is reviewed and approved by the Board of Director, with no members who have a conflict of interest being involved iwth the process. Substantiation of the deliberation and decision are recorded at that time.”

“Availability of Books to Public Any and all such requests received from any source are forwarded to the Executive Director. The Executive Director provides the documents requested.”

“The ongoing conflict between the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) and various ethnic groups culminated in the imposition of a restrictive State of Emergency in October 2016. The Board of Directors of Global Team for Local Initiatives (GTLI) decided to close its Ethiopian operations effective December 31, 2016. The Board instructed GTLI's Country Director to establish a close-out team of Ethiopian nationals and to return to the United States. The close-out team facilitated an Ethiopian audit of its accounts, conducted a thorough inventory of GTLI assets, notified USAID and received an approved dispensation of USAID-funded assets, and notified Charity and Societies Agency (ChSA), the GoE governing body for all NGOs (non-government organizations), local and international, working in Ethiopia. Although USAID's bi-lateral agreement with Ethiopia Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation (MOFEC) states that all USAID-purchased asset dispensation can be determined by USAID, ChSA confiscated assets and froze GTLI's bank account as of June 30, 2017.”