Crown Point Ecology Center

“Corporate member - the members of the corporation are the prioress and council of the dominican sisters of peace, inc.”

“Decisions subject to member approval - the board of directors may not take any of the following actions without the approval of the corporate members: 1) election of new members to the board of directors 2) hiring or termination of the executive director 3) the sale, transfer, exchange, lease for more than one year, or pledge/mortgage of the corporation's real estate 4) the alteration or addition to buildings or other improvements on the corporation's real estate, or the making of any contract, option or other agreement with respect thereto, if the transaction involved has a value in excess of 50,000 5) approval of the annual budget 6) incurrence of any debt 7) the merger, consolidation, or reorganization of the corporation 8) the amendment of the code of regulations of the corporation 9) acceptance of a gift or grant with restrictions as to its charitable use, when compliance with such restrictions would have a significant impact on the purpose, plan or mission of the corporation 10) any significant change in the purpose, plan or mission of the corporation”

“Review of form 990 - form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee and then presented for approval to the board of directors.”

“Monitoring of conflict of interest policy - each year, board members are asked to read and then sign the conflict of interest statement. If any board members have a conflict on a vote being taken, the board member abstains from voting and the reason is recorded in the minutes.”

“Review of compensation for executive director - the board of directors reviews the performance evaluation of the executive director and also obtains comparable salary data before deciding on the compensation for the next year. Salaries are included in the annual budget which is approved by the board of directors.”

“Availability of governing documents - copies of crown point's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request to the executive director.”

“Of wellness workshops. In addition, crown point served as a venue for many spirituality-based programs such as zen and insight meditation, mindful living workshops, and yoga classes. Farm and farm products crown point farmed 10 acres for organic vegetable production. Over 5,000 lbs. Of produce were donated to the akron canton regional food bank and thousands of vegetable seedlings and plants were donated to community gardens. The center hosted and trained five farm interns during the growing season. Outreach the center is open to the public dawn-to-dusk for visitors to walk the trails and relax on the property. We have several outdoor intentional landscapes designed for spiritual observation and contemplation including a labyrinth, meditation wheel and woodlands. Sustainable land use operating an organic csa growing vegetables on 10 acres of land; donating 5,000 lbs of organic produce to the akron-canton regional foodbank and other hunger-abatement programs; selling organic plants to the public in the annual plant sale which enables home gardeners to access dozens of varieties of heirloom vegetable plants; donating 5,000 plants to community gardens, harvest for hunger plots and school gardens; providing an intensive 30-week organic farm apprenticeship program for 5 individuals to teach the skills necessary for managing an organic farm.”