National Association for the Education of Young Children

“Naeyc has entry, standard, and premium members. Each group receives a different level of benefits but all members have the same voting rights to vote for governing board candidates.”

“Members of the governing board are elected by a vote of the membership.”

“Members vote for the members of the governing body.”

“The chief executive officer, the chief operations and financial officer, general counsel, and the senior director of finance and accounting review the draft federal form 990 before sending the form to the audit committee and board of directors (board). The audit committee and board are provided sufficient time to review prior to filing with the internal revenue service. Audit committee guidance is also provided to governing board members to carefully review answers to governance questions and the checklist of questions of required schedules.”

“Naeyc requires officers and directors (board members) to review and sign the conflict of interest statement on an annual basis. If a board member discloses a potential conflict, the general counsel, the ceo and board president review the potential conflict to mitigate risk and determine appropriate action, such as the board member recusing him or herself from deliberations and/or voting. Conflicts may be brought before the audit committee to review. The corrective action is then voted on and approved by the audit committee of the board.”

“The executive committee serves as the personnel committee of the board. The committee reviews the chief executive officer's compensation annually and relies on salary surveys of other ceo's of similar organizations. Naeyc reviews independent market data in making decisions related to compensation.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available on naeyc's website, as well as, upon request.”

“The naeyc affiliate network is a vibrant community of fifty-one (51) nonprofit organizations dedicated to providing local member engagement opportunities, resources, conferences, professional development, and advocacy efforts for the shared members. Naeyc and its affiliates share a core value in creating opportunities to widen the reach to early educators, to enhance the influence the association has on shaping a national, state and local agenda for young children, and to equip a growing and engaged membership with effective structures and processes for carrying out the work of the collective mission. Each affiliate has their own federal employer identification number (ein), elects their own officers and must align with naeyc's mission, strategic direction, and established national policies.”