Building Bright Futures State Council Inc.

“The form 990 is reviewed by the finance manager, executive director and deputy director who then send it to be approved by the executive committee prior to its submission to the irs. The full sac board receives a copy of the 990 electronically once it has been submitted.”

“The executive director and deputy director actively monitor the potential for conflicts of interest. If any conflicts are anticipated or found, report of the conflict(s) would be made to the executive committee and appropriate action would be taken.”

“Salary is reviewed periodically by the executive committee. Adjustments are made when necessary and approved by the executive committee and the full sac board during the budgeting process.”

“Governing documents are made available upon request.”

“Bbf statewide structure and programs regional councils: bbf supports 12 regional councils that work locally to identify gaps, share best practices, strategize, and support response to community issues through their regional action plans. Regional councils also create community engagement opportunities to foster positive change for young children. Regional councils elevate local voice and advise the bbf state advisory council (sac) on local issues, needs, and bright spots to strengthen both local and state-wide early childhood systems. Vermont's early childhood action plan (ecap) & 7 aligned committees: bbf serves as steward of the ecap by convening partners to set annual priorities, monitoring progress, and reporting in a results based accountability format. The ecap represents our common goals for vermont's children and families, and creates a pathway for collective action and informing the sac. State advisory council (sac): the sac was created to advise the governor, administration and legislature on early care, health, and education. It brings together early childhood leaders and decision makers from across sectors for systems-level discussions on how to better coordinate and enhance services for young children. Vermont insights & how are vermont's young children and families (havyc) report: the goal of vermont insights (vi) and the report are to use the most up-to-date, high quality data to inform policy. Havyc is an annual publication of bbf that includes indicators of the well-being for children and families across vermont. Vi is an online interactive website where users can find and use data about the well-being of vermont's children, families and communities, including indicators from havyc.”