National Ttt Society

“The corporation shall have members, which shall be all current members of the national chapter of the t.t.t. Society in good standing and anyone who shall hereafter become members of the same. The rights and responsibilities of the members shall be as described in the bylaws. An active member shall be one who pays project fund, state (where applicable) and local dues annually. Said member shall be entitled to all the privileges of the national society, state and local chapter of which she is a participating member. An associate member shall be a woman of eligible membership age who has a desire to support the national project but chooses not to commit to active membership at the present time. She may not be a current or former member. She shall pledge to participate in at least two chapter activities per year. The new member fee will be paid by the associate member or the chapter as specified in the chapter bylaws. She shall pay 50% of project fund dues and the full local chapter dues but pay no state chapter/council dues (if applicable). She shall have all the privileges of the national society and local chapter except that of holding office or voting. She may change her status to become an active member by requesting the change and paying the full dues: project fund, state chapter/council (if applicable) and local by november 1. A sustaining member must have been an active member in her local chapter. She shall pay project fund, state (where applicable) and local chapter dues annually. She shall have all the privileges of the national society and the state and local chapter except that of holding office. An assessment may be levied by the local chapter as provided in its standing rules. A sustaining member shall not be required to assist actively in any project or to serve as hostess. A sustaining member transferring from one chapter to another must assume active status in the new chapter. A non-resident member shall be one who has been an active member of a local chapter but now resides in a distant community. She shall pay project fund, state (where applicable) and local chapter dues annually. She shall have all the privileges of the national society and of the state chapter except that of holding office unless she was an active member of a local chapter at the time of her election. She shall have all the privileges of the local chapter except that of voting, holding office or serving on a committee. At the end of two years, she may choose to become a member-at-large. A member-at-large is a member whose chapter has disbanded may remain in good standing by payment of the project fund dues annually and thus become a member-at-large. She shall be under the jurisdiction of the national society and shall pay her project fund dues directly to the national office, and a membership card will be issued to her. She shall have all the privileges of the national society except that of holding office, voting, or serving on a committee. A non-resident member may become a member-at- large after two years. A former member, upon reinstatement, becomes a member-at-large. By discretion of the local chapter, with or without the request of a family member, one who is physically or mentally incapable to be an active or sustaining member is eligible to be an honorary member. She shall not pay any dues and will have none of the privileges of the society, but will remain on the membership roll of her chapter. To receive tidings, a subscription fee equal to twenty-five percent of current project fund dues must be paid. This fee is due to the national office each year by november 1.”

“Each chapter elects two delegates and the delegates vote on the board of directors.”

“Any revisions to the organization's governing documents are presented by the board to the delegates for approval. The delegates vote on the revisions and votes are tallied to determine whether the revision passed.”

“Form 990 is forwarded to all members of the governing body for each of them to review before the return is filed.”

“Upon or before election, hiring, or appointment each ttt person will sign the conflict of interest policy and disclosure statement which will include a full written disclosure of interest, relationships, and holdings that could potentially result in a conflict of interest. This written disclosure will be kept on file and will be udpated by the ttt person signing the conflict of interest policy and disclosure statement when there are changes in that individual's particular circumstances.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy, governing documents, and financial statements are not available to the public.”

“Members serve as role models, develop lifelong relationships with other campers or members, increase self-esteem and self-improvement, members are a source of information for the campers and campers are exposed to how a business meeting is conducted when they are invited to share their camp experience with the chapter. The society's mission is to provide an educational camping experience for girls who might not have the opportunity, to bear responsibility for camp selection and to facilitate growth, longevity, sustainability, guidance and oversight of the subordinates.”