Coalition Against Childhood Cancer

“The executive committee shall be composed of the officers of the corporation. The executive committee shall be authorized to act for the board between its regular meetings. Except as otherwise provided by these bylaws or by resolution of the board, the executive committee shall have and may exercise all of the powers and authority of the board in the management of the corporation.”

“The corporation shall have two classes of voting members (the "voting members"), denoted as organization members and individual members. The corporation shall also have three classes of non-voting members (the "non-voting members"), denoted as associate members, student members, and supporting members. To be eligible for membership as an organization member, an entity must be (a) a childhood cancer organization or coalition, or (b) a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization with a primary interest in childhood cancer issues. Organization members shall appoint a representative to attend meetings of the members and vote therein (the organization representative") by providing written notice of the appointment to the corporation. Each individual member shall be a natural person at least 18 years of age who need not be a resident of pennsylvania. To be eligible for membership as an individual member, an individual must not be serving currently on the board of directors or on the paid staff of any organization member. Individuals who are ineligible to be individual members because they are either currently on the board of directors or on the paid staff of an organization member are eligible for membership as an associate member. Each associate member shall be a natural person at least 18 years of age who need not be a resident of pennsylvania. To be eligible for membership as a student member, an individual must be a student with current and valid student identification credentials. Each student member shall be a natural person who need not be a resident of pennsylvania. Nonprofit and for-profit organizations that do not qualify as organization members shall be eligible for membership as supporting members.”

“The board shall consist of no fewer than seven (7) and no more than twenty-one (21) persons, divided into three equal classes. The term of office of one class shall expire on the 30th day of june in each year. Each class shall be elected by the voting members entitled to elect directors for terms of three (3) years, except in case of a vacancy in any class, in which case the vacancy shall be filled for the balance of the term of such class.”

“Members vote on and either approve or reject collaborative project approvals.”

“The board members receive a copy of the draft and are given time to review and ask questions before the return is finalized.”

“A conflict of interest policy is handed out and signed by every board member annually at the june board meeting. The secretary will collect all signed statements for file.”

“Cac2 established a leadership transition planning team that led the implementation for changes to the organizational structure of cac2, including the search, recruitment, and hiring of the managing director. The team established a search committee specifically focused on the managing director role; that committee utilized benchmarks for non-profit organizations both within and external to the childhood cancer community to set the salary range for the position. The committee looked at salaries for roles such as executive director, operations directors, and project directors, as the responsibilities for the cac2 managing director role constituted a hybrid of such roles. Finally, the committee looked at geographic differences in salary ranges. The search committee made recommendations on the salary range and the salary for the selected candidate to the leadership transition planning team, which, in turn, confirmed the recommendations for referral to the board of directors for final decision-making.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Professional services: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 20,536. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 20,536. Payroll fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,407. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,407.”