Accounting & Financial Women'S Alliance

“Afwa retains the services of a management firm, associations international, to provide management, office services, office space, and equipment.”

“Afwa is a member organization. Afwa membership takes seven forms: (1)regular, who are professionals actively engaged in accounting or finance for two or more years, or hold a valid cpa certificate, it's equivalent, or other accounting or financial certifications with similar education or experience requirements as determined by the board of directors, or hold a bachelor's degree with a major in accounting or finance or its equivalent, (2) associate, who are actively engaged in accounting or finance with less than two years' experience, (3) affiliate, who are professionals not actively engaged in accounting or finance and have a substantial interest in accounting or finance, (4) student, who are regularly enrolled students, attending at least half-time, in post-secondary educational institutions, majoring in accounting, finance, or its equivalent, (5) retired, who are professionals age sixty-five or older and a regular or associate member for the shorter of five consecutive years or the life of the chapter, or retired from all gainful employment due to disabillty, or age fifty-five or older and retired from all gainful employment as a regular or associate member for the shorter of ten consecutive years or the life of the chapter, (6) honorary, who are outstanding women whose professional achievements exemplify the standards encouraged by the mission statement of the organization, and are approved by a two-thirds vote at the annual meeting, and (7) emeritus, who are a regular member who is at least 70 years old and a member for at least 30 years. Regular members have full rights membership. Associate, affiliate, and student members shall vote, but may not hold elective office except at the chapter level, if authorized in the chapter bylaws. Retired members shall retain the rights previously held as a regular or associate member. Honorary members who were members upon election to honorary membership shall retain their former rights and privileges in the organization. Emeritus members do not pay national dues and shall retain the rights previously held as a regular member.”

“Afwa has a nominating committee comprised of 3 members”

“Bylaw amendments may be proposed by the board of directors or by a chapter. Bylaws may be amended by mail or electronic ballot by a two-thirds vote provided votes have been received from at least 10% of members. An amendment proposed by a chapter must have been approved at a chapter meeting by a two-thirds vote with at least forty-five days notice prior to the meeting.”

“A copy of the form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee and approved by the board of directors before it is filed.”

“Conflict of interest policy, which requires each person to disclose any relationship, position, or circumstance in which she/he believes could contribute to a conflict following full disclosure of a possible conflict of interest, the board of directors shall determine whether a confilct of interest exists and, if so, the board shall vote to authorize or reject the transaction or take any other action deemed necessary to address the conflict and protect afwa's best interest.”

“Afwa makes its form 1024 available upon request. Afwa makes available a public disclosure copy of its federal form 990, upon request. Afwa also makes its governing documents and certain policies (including conflict of interest policy) available upon request at the discretion of managment. Financial statements, as part of afwa's annual reports, are made available upon request.”

“Afwa makes its form 1024 available upon request. Afwa makes available a public disclosure copy of its federal form 990, upon request. Afwa also makes its governing documents and certain policies (including conflict of interest policy) available upon request at the discretion of managment. Financial statements, as part of afwa's annual reports, are made available upon request.”