Ogallala Commons Inc.

“Board members are provided a copy of the 990 to review prior to its filing on august 15, 2019.”

“Oci board of directors adopted a written conflict of interest policy in may 2015. Since then, the board has been regularly monitoring and enforcing the policy at its semi-annual meetings. A form for board members and indpendent contractors to delcare any conflict of interest will be signed annually at the end of each calendar year, starting in 2020.”

“Oci annual review team of the board of directors reviews contractor performance and makes recommendations to the full board of directors. The board deliberates about compensation levels that are proposed and approves the amounts in their fall meeting.”

“Oci annual review team of the board of directors reviews contractor performance and makes recommendations to the full board of directors. The board deliberates about compensation levels that are proposed and approves the amounts in their fall meeting.”

“The conflict of interest policy, nondiscrimination policy, whistleblower policy, by-laws, articles of incorporation and the current irs 990 report are available upon request. Ogallala commons inc shall have up to two weeks to deliver these documents by email.”

“Ogallala commons, inc., is a nonprofit organization offering education and leadership to build vibrant communities in the great plains region, by reinvigorating the commonwealth which form the foundation for human and natural communities. Our region's commonwealth can be identified as water and mineral cycle, renewable energy, education, health and recreation, the arts, history, a sense of place, wildlife, the foodshed, and spirituality. These are 12 essential foundations for community vitality. Ogallala commons focuses on 4 activities to regenerate these commonwealths: 1. Building a collaborative network; 2. Conducting educational outreach; 3. Fostering a sense of place; and 4. Empowering resilient communities.”

“Other programs: rebuilding local food systems: oci maintained it's local llano project for public education regarding local food producers and options for procuring locally-grown, nutrient-dense food in the texas panhandle-south plains and eastern new mexico, while launching a planning project in southeat colorado counties to rebuild the arkansas river regional foodshed in 4 southeast colorado counties.”