Battered Women'S Justice Project

“The executive committee of the corporation's board of directors shall consist of three officers of the board of directors and the executive director. Except for the power to amend the articles of incorporation and bylaws, the executive committee shall have all the powers and authority of the board of directors in the intervals between meetings of the board of directors, and is subject to the direction and control of the corporations full board of directors. This committee is also responsible for the health and functioning of the board, including recruitment and nomination of new members, education of new board members, and evaluation of the performance of the board itself.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent public accounting firm using information provided by the organization. Once a draft of the return is ready, the full board will review for approval at a board meeting prior to filing with the irs.”

“The conflict of interest policy covers board members, employees, officers and agendas of the organization. Employees and board members are prohibited from engaging in conflicts of interest with respect to their employment that involve personal, professional or business interest of an employee or board member that conflict with the interests of the organization. Board members are asked to provide a statement of potential conflicts of interest annually, and are expected to disclose any potential conflict when transactions or decisions are discussed. Staff members are responsible for reporting any potential conflicts regarding themselves or other staff to their superior, and violations result in disciplinary action. Disclosure of a potential conflict by a board member would be discussed by the board who would make a final determination in the matter. Disclosures of potential conflicts by employees would be brought to the executive team for determination. Discussions of board conflicts of interest are documented in the meeting minutes. Decisions about employee conflicts will be communicated to the employee in writing and kept in their personnel file. Board members may be present to respond to questions, but may not advocate for the action to be taken and must leave the room while a vote is taken, employees may also be asked to reasons to questions about the conflict, but would not be included in the subsequent discussion.”

“10. In 2019, the board of directors retained a national search firm to hire the new ceo. Part of the search firm's responsibility was to conduct a national compensation study to fill this position. The ceo was hired in october 2020. Within the first two months, an internal compensation study was conducted for all positions in the organization to ensure staff salary competitiveness as a national training and technical assistance provider with comparable national organizations. The board of directors approved all salary ranges as a result of this study. The board of directors approves any salary raises for the ceo as well as approves an annual budget which includes raises for staff as warranted.”

“The organization does not make governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available to the public.”