Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition

“The organization has five classes of members: leadership, sustaining, sponsoring, supporting and participating.”

“Leadership, sustaining, sponsoring, supporting and participating members are eligible to vote on the slate of the board of trustees.”

“The following powers are specifically reserved to members: a. Voting to elect trustees at the annual meeting of the corporation, which vote shall be by a majority of members at a duly called meeting at which a quorum of member is present; b. Voting to amend the articles of organization of the corporation, which vote shall be by two-thirds of all members; c. Voting to dissolve the corporation or to merge with another organization, which vote shall be by two-thirds of all members; d. Any other matter where a vote of members is required by law.”

“The board of directors and management compare the information contained in the form 990 to the accounting records and other underlying source documents for accuracy and reasonableness.”

“Board members are required to sign an acknowledgement form annually to attest that no conflicts exist, or to disclose any specific conflicts so that they can be appropriately managed by the board of trustees, including through recusal by that trustee from any related deliberations. Board members shall refrain from obtaining any list of clients for personal or private solicitation purposes at any time during their affiliation.”

“Compensation of the executive director is set by the chair of the board of trustees after review of comparable compensation data from peer organizations (available from land trust alliance, tsne and massrivers) and consultation with the full board of trustees, in executive session of a regular board meeting, in conjunction with the executive director's performance review each june.”

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