A Continuous Charity

“NO”

“NO”

“Conflict of interest (also conflict): a conflict, or the appearance of a conflict, between the private interests and official responsibilities of a person in a position of trust. Persons in a position of trust include staff members, officers, and board members of acc. Board: the board of directors. Officer: an officer of the board of directors. Volunteer: a person -- other than a board member -- who does not receive compensation for services and expertise provided to acc and retains a significant independent decision-making authority to commit resources of the organization. Employee: a person who receives all or part of her/his income from the payroll of acc. Member: a member of acc which shall be a state association of nonprofit organizations that represent a statewide and multi-sector or sub-sector 501(c)(3) constituency with a diverse range of corporate identities, or a regional association of nonprofit organizations that represent a specific region within a state or multi-state geographic area and a multisector or sub -sector constituency with a diverse range of corporate identities. Supporter: means corporations, foundations, individuals, 501 (c ) (3) nonprofits, and other nonprofit organizations who contribute to acc. A. Full disclosure all actual or potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed in writing to the board of directors. This includes but is not limited to: family relationships (by blood, marriage, or domestic partnership) between board members and/or staff. Supervisory relationships among related employees. Financial or other benefits to board members or their organizations from acc transactions. Board members organizations receiving grants or interest-free loans from acc. Board or staff members serving on the governing body of an organization contributing to acc. Volunteers engaging in any of the situations listed above. B. Board review and action upon disclosure, the board of directors shall evaluate the situation to determine if a conflict exists. If so, the board shall vote to either approve, reject, or manage the conflict appropriately. Any interested board member shall abstain from voting. Approval of the action requires a majority vote of the disinterested members, even if they do not constitute a quorum. C. Employment consideration by board or committee members board or committee members pursuing employment with acc must request a temporary leave of absence in writing. The request must include the expected leave duration and be submitted to the board secretary, who will notify the board chair for action. Any decisions will be recorded in the meeting minutes. D. Participation restrictions individuals with a potential or actual conflict of interest must abstain from discussions and decisions related to that matter, except to provide factual clarification if requested. E. Financial decision-making anyone in a financial decision-making role must disclose any benefit they may receive from a decision and must recuse themselves from the decision-making process. F. Policy distribution and acknowledgement this policy shall be provided to all board members, officers, employees, volunteers, and key stakeholders upon their engagement with acc and at each annual renewal. Each individual must sign and date the policy upon commencement and annually thereafter. Failure to sign does not invalidate the policy. G. Annual filing requirement all designated individuals are required to review and file this policy and an accompanying disclosure form on an annual basis.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 11b - form 990 review process no review was or will be conducted. Form 990, part vi, line 19 - other organization documents publicly available no other documents available to the public.”