Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship

“The board has developed an ad hoc committee to meet and review the Form 990 prior to it being filed with the IRS.”

“A signed conflict of interest statement is updated annually by each member of the board of directors.”

“The executive committee must obtain comparison data from an expert source or from industry surveys conducted by an independent source. If no independent source is available, the executive committee may obtain comparable data by documenting the compensation paid to directors holding similar positions in similar organizations locally. The evaluation shall include a face-to-face interview as well as a written review of the employees strengths and weaknesses, a review of progress made since the last review period, and establishment of goals for the next review period. The evaluation shall also include a peer review, including, but not limited to staff, consultants, and partners. When merited, the performance evaluation may serve as the basis for an increase in base pay or the payments of a one-time bonus payment, as determined by the board of directors, based upon the nature of the review and within budgetary constraints. Once the executive committee has determined the directors compensation or an increase to the directors compensation is reasonable, the executive committee will prepare a written report to the board documenting its decision.”

“It shall be the policy of cade to have governing documents, the conflict of interest policy and the organizations financial statements available to the public upon request. These documents shall be kept by the treasurer or executive director as appointed by the board of directors of cade. The treasurer or executive director of cade shall produce the documents upon receipt of a written or verbal request of the public. The treasurer or executive director shall keep a record of the written and/or verbal request.”