Healthed Connect Inc

“Sherri kirkpatrick julie kirkpatrick bd member bd member family relationship”

“The treasurer, in consultation with the executive director, president, and the accountant, will be responsible for filling out the required form 990 in a timely manner. The finance committee and the board of directors will review the entire 990, with the exception of schedule b which is withheld to protect the confidentiality of donors, before the return is filed. Any discrepancies or errors noted during the review will be corrected prior to filing.”

“Directors & officers sign conflict of interest document annually in case of any such conflict or the appearance thereof, affiliated persons are expected to disclose the conflict in advance. Once such a disclosure has been made, either the disinterested board members (if the affiliated person is a board member) or the executive director (assuming he or she is disinterested) or the president (assuming he or she is disinterested) of the organization (if the affiliated person is not a board member) shall determine whether there is a potential conflict of interest. If it is determined that there is a potential conflict of interest, the affiliated person involved shall abstain from voting and shall not participate in the discussion of the matter at issue except to state briefly his or her position in the matter and to answer specific questions of other affiliated persons. Whenever any person abstains from voting or recuses himself or herself because of a conflict of interest or the appearance thereof, the minutes of the meeting or the proceedings of the organization shall reflect the abstention or recusal. Guidelines for implementing and complying with this conflict of interest policy include the following: "affiliated persons should abstain from promoting or voting on grants to organizations in which they or immediate family members have an interest. "affiliated persons should not lobby one another on behalf of an organization in which they or their immediate family members have an interest. "on-site representatives should declare a perceived conflict of interest in writing to healthed connect when family members are appointed to paid or decision-making positions. The healthed connect executive committee must review and accept conflict proposal prior to hiring or appointing of said individuals. "when an agenda item is being considered as to which an affiliated person has a conflict of interest, the conflicted person shall disclose the conflict and abstain from decision-making actions as provided in this policy. With disclosure to other participants, the work of the organization is furthered by the willingness of it board members, officers, staff members, associates, and advisory committee members, however interested, to share information bearing upon the matter under consideration. Such participation is encouraged. "affiliated persons may not have an interest in any vendor or supplier of goods or services to the organization. "confidential financial and investment information may not be used for personal gain. The organization is a significant private investor and receives substantial confidential information in the performance of its investment obligations. No one should use such confidential information for personal purposes or transmit such information to others except in the course of his or her duties on behalf of the organization. "staff members and associates should notify the executive director before accepting any outside affiliations, such as speaking engagements, writing articles for publication, board service, consultancies, honorary degrees or rewards, or other activities which might confer real or perceived benefit on a staff member or associate or which might be construed as influencing decision of the organization or otherwise compromising the organization. "the executive director of the organization should notify the president in advance of his or her possible participation in outside activities such as those described above. "board members, officers, staff members, associates, and advisory committee members should not accept outside fees, honoraria, or other compensation for organization-related activities.”

“The executive director's compensation is determined by making reasonable efforts to offer compensation commensurate with salaries offered by nonprofits generating similar revenue in the kansas city area. Findings from the most recent kansas city regional nonprofit association salary and benefits survey is consulted to determine benchmarks. The executive committee approves the compensation amount.”

“Healthed connect employs two full-time employees. Salaries are determined by making reasonable efforts to offer compensation commensurate with salaries offered by nonprofits generating similar revenue in the kansas city area. The executive committee approves the compensation amounts for the executive director and the other employee. The board of directors reviews and approves these amounts as part of the annual budget.”

“Governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”

“Community health volunteers (chv) in africa and nepal provide basic health care, such as first aid and helath awareness training around nutrition, sanitation, and disease prevention. Chv facilitate enrichment programs and prepration of meals for vulnerable children. Board members and officers are all volunteers, and provide consulting services in a number of areas, including legal, financial, communications, training course development, evaluation, and design. They also travel to program locations to assist and observe programs.”

“Healthed connect empowers women and children through evidence-based health, education, and advocacy programs. We accomplish this mission by training and partnering with community health volunteers (chv) in democratic republic of congo, zambia, malawi, and nepal to identify and address issues of basic health and education from the grass roots level. These women (and several men) are the heroes with the desire to improve the health and wellbeing of their communities. In 2024 healthed connect supported health and education initiatives in 60 communities through the efforts of 175 chv. During the year, 147,548 children under age five were weighed and monitored to ensure growth and development; 3,473 healthy babies were delivered; 26,034 children were immunized; 133,120 mothers were taught about health, nutrition, sanitation, and family planning; and 12,060 home care visits were made. Collectively, chv provided 51,272 volunteer hours of care in their communities. In our three community school partner programs in zambia, 1,580 orphans and vulnerable children were enrolled, receiving quality primary education, and 248,549 hot lunches were provided to students. 5,698 books were checked out from the school libraries. 126 high school scholarships were awarded (105 of which were allocated to girls to ensure equal opportunity to attend secondary school). In addition, nine scholarships were awarded for nursing diploma programs. Chv are advocates for the health and education 0f women and children in their communities. Healthed connect advocates for educating the next generation of world changers, the caregivres who raise them, and the chv who support both groups toward empowerment.”