Registry of Interpreters for The

“Certified member: category of membership open to practitioners of interpretation and transliteration who have successfully attained rid certification credentials. Senior discounts on dues in this cateogry are available for members age 55 and up. Voting member. Certified member - inactive: category of membership open to practitioners who are certified members of rid and who are temporarily not working or earning income as a practitioner in the field, but wish to maintain certification credentials in good standing. No voting privileges. Certified member - retired: category of membership open to practitioners who have permanently retired and are no longer working as practitioners, but who wish to maintain their certification credentials in good standing. No voting privileges. Associate member: category of membership open to any individual who is actively working as a practitioner in the field of interpreting and transliteration, and who has not yet attained rid certification credentials. Voting member (may not vote on certification matters.) student member: cateogry of membership open to any individual currently enrolled in an interpreter training program or other educational training program geared towards developing one's knowledge, skills and abilities as a future practitioner in the field of interpreting. No voting privileges. Supporting member: category of membership open to any non-practitioner wishing to show support of the profession and the association. No voting privileges. Organizational member: category of membership open to institutions and businesses wishing to show support of the profession and the association. No voting privileges.”

“A call for board nominations is posted on the rid website no later than february 1 and as needed when vacancies occur mid-term. In even-numbered years, the call is for nominations for region representatives. In odd-numbered years, the call is for nominations of executive board officers. Candidates for the region representative positions must submit nominating signatures from at least twenty-five (25) voting members in good standing from within the candidate's respecitve region. Candidates for executive board officer positions must submit nominating signatures of at least twenty-five (25) voting members in good standing, and must include signatures from each region. Nominations shall be returned no later than april 1. Voting by eligible members of the membership begins may 1st and ends may 7th. Voting is conducted by electronic ballots.”

“Any decision of the board of directors may be vetoed by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of voting eligible members (certified and associate categories), voting either during a regular or special meeting of the membership, or through mail-in referendum.”

“Upon completion of the annual audit, and prior to the filing of form 990, the leadership of the association (ceo or designee, director of finance and operations, board treasurer, and audit committee members) will review the draft form 990 and all schedules. If needed, the group will meet for discussion and review, with a representative from the audit firm that prepared the 990 form invitied to attend. Each member of the board will receive a copy of the draft form 990, the auditor's final report and the audit committee's recommendations for review at least ten (10) days before official filing with the irs. Board members should contact the board treasurer with any questions or concerns. Any needed corrections that are of a substantive nature will be communicated to the audit firm and an updated 990 draft will be distributed. Board members vote and approve the final copy of the draft 990. If there are no objections, the form 990 is filed. The board will formally ratify the audit reports, committee recommendations and the 990 filing at the next scheduled board meeting.”

“All board members are provided with a copy of the conflict of interest policy and are required to fill out and sign a conflict of interest disclosure after they review the conflict of interest policy. The organization's chief executive officer reviews the conflict of interest form filled out by volunteers and determines if there is a need to further investigate any possible conflicts of interest. Follow up investigations are conducted by the chief executive officer when necessary.”

“The board of directors sets the ceo salary, and the ceo's performance is managed by the board president. The ceo is hired as a contract employee. When appropriate, external reviews of staff salaries, including the ceo's, are conducted to ensure equity and competitiveness within the association's geographic areas of operation. Rid has adopted a compensation philopsophy of setting base salaries of the association's staff at the 50th percentile of avergage rates of pay within organizations of similar size, type and geographic location as rid. The ceo has the authority to exceed this median rate by up to 10% to attract and retain talent, and adjust salaries in situations where salary experts recommend making such changes. Rid does not guarantee any staff compensation at this percentile rate - it is merely a general salary target for those performing at optimal levels.”

“Rid makes public inspection copies of its form 1023, and filed 990 and 990-t forms available upon written request.”

“Rid makes its bylaws and policies and procedures manual (ppm), which houses the conflict of interest policy, available for review via its website. The association makes its annual audited financial statement available to the public via its annual report published on its website.”

“Interpreting fees: program service expenses 55,335. Management and general expenses 13,834. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 69,169. Online testing: program service expenses 94,103. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 94,103. Local test administrators (lta) and raters: program service expenses 40,095. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 40,095. Other professional fees: program service expenses 350,465. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 350,465.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”