Soliya Inc.

“Soliya's director of finance presents the 990 to the finance committee. The committee then approves and submits the 990 to the board of directors. The board will review and comment on the 990 before it is sent in but the approval process rests with the finance committee.”

“This policy applies to soliya's board members, officers, and executives. When any of these individuals become aware of a conflict with: - a family member as identified in the policy; - other parties in which these individuals or entities have 10% or greater relationship; - or these individuals is an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee of the other party he or she has a duty to take the following action: - immediately disclose the existence and circumstances to soliya's board in writing; - refrain from using his or her personal influence to encourage soliya to enter into the transaction; -physically excuse himself or herself from any discussions regarding the transaction except to answer questions, including board discussions and decisions on the subject. Each individual covered by this policy annually shall complete a conflict of interest questionnaire provided by the organization at the annual board meeting and shall update as necessary to reflect changes during the course of the year. Questionnaires are available for inspection by any board member and may be reviewed by the organization's legal counsel.”

“The board of directors excluding those individuals impacted, are responsible for setting the salary of the ceo and cio only. Working with an external consultant in 2011, the board completed an assessment of the salaries of the ceo and cio using market data of individuals working in education at nonprofit organizations in new york. This process was completed to ensure that those positions are at an appropriate level for the market. The current interim ceo is paid at a rate less than those market rate results.”

“The salaries for all other employees are based upon the tiered salary system which is based on the level of responsibility and years of experience. The organization developed the tiered system based upon wealth of comparability data provided by common good careers, which is an organization that does salary assessments for hundreds of companies across the united states.”

“UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.”

“In 2014, soliya received approximately 7,042 volunteer hours. The majority of the volunteers serve as facilitators for soliya's connect program, a cross cultural dialogue and education program that connects university students in the middle east, north africa, europe, asia, and the united states. Facilitators work in teams of two, usually one volunteer from a western country and one from a predominately muslim country. As a group, soliya volunteers are highly trained and very experienced. All volunteers are required to complete the intensive 20-hour facilition and conflict resolution training program prior to serving as facilitators. In addition, many of the volunteers are alumni of the connect program and/or have facilitated for several semesters.”

“Connect program, facilitation training and practicum, and community engagement. The connect program the connect program is soliya's flagship virtual exchange program through which students from the us, europe, mena region, and south asia meet face- to-face in weekly small-group dialogue sessions as part of their university curriculum. Our biggest mena region participation is form egypt. Under the guidance of skilled facilitators, students engage in deeply personal and frequently challenging dialogue and collaboration around subjects such as religion and cultural identity, gender roles, and current events. This experience offers young people - often for the very first time - the opportunity to voice their opinions, critically explore relevant and potentially divisive issues, and be exposed to new perspectives in a safe and open environment. The demonstrated impact of this programming includes development of critical thinking skills, an increased awareness of one's own perspectives, a deeper understanding and respect of people from other communities and cultures, and the capacity to communicate and collaborate constructively across differences. Building on the success of the connect program, soliya is also working on a campaign in coalition with other organizations to popularize the concept of web-enabled cross-cultural education. Soliya's vision is to see web- enabled cross-cultural education as an essential part of a basic university curriculum. Soliya is looking to mobilize multi-lateral funds for this purpose in north america, europe and the arab world. Facilitation training and practicum soliya partners with ngos, businesses, and advanced academic programs to empower educators, emerging leaders, and qualified connect program alumni through our facilitation training and practicum. As part of a diverse group from around the world, trainees receive skill-development through tutorials and group discussions, as well as deep practice through role -playing of different dialogue models. Graduates of the training are then invited to hone their skills for the connect program and community engagement programs. Participants gain hands-on facilitation experience through actively guiding a group process and they become adept at leveraging innovative technologies to both deepen intercommunity and intercultural engagement and expand access to dialogue. Furthermore, they join a global network of facilitators, including religious leaders, civic leaders, and educators from around the world who are applying skills not only in soliya's programs but also their own communities. Community engagement local community engagement programming supports young adults to apply the skills and relationships they have developed through their virtual exchange experiences to spark vibrant, inclusive dialogue and ensure the most constructive perspectives are expressed out in their broader community and up to key policymakers via: community engagement and amplification. Young leaders receive a number of trainings to develop their skills to identify pressing transitional issues facing their communities, engage diverse stakeholders, generate high-quality media content, and amplify results of these dialogues to their broader community and key thought leaders via social media and in-person meetings. Participants then are supported through a process of community engagement by organizing and facilitating dialogue with community members with divergent perspectives to explore constructively and collaboratively an issue of interest, with the aim of reaching an actionable strategy and a set of recommendations to address that issue. Participants produce written and video reports synthesizing the community engagement process and recommendations. Soliya supports participants in the amplification stage to share youth perspectives that emerge up to policy-makers, political leaders, and community leaders and out to the public via social media and mainstream media outlets. Youth”

“Consultants 399,018 8,682 4,974 international staffing 109,077 33,830 36,398”