Charitystrong Inc

“The organization's accounting team and independent accounting firm prepared a draft of the form 990, which was sent to the board to review and approve prior to its filing.”

“Conflict of interest disclosure statement is furnished annually to each director, officer, and key employee of the organization. The disclosure is reviewed annually by the chair of the audit committee or the chair of the board. A member of the governing body who has a conflict is required to disclose promptly and recuse himself or herself from any voting relating to such conflict.”

“The organization does not compensate its chairperson (i.e. The top management official) or other non-employee officers. In 2016, the organization employed an executive director. All board members voted and decided on the executive director's compensation based on an analysis of comparable organizations.”

“All governing documents, the conflict of interest policy, the record retention and destruction policy and the financial statements are stored in the accounting office. The organization will provide copies upon request in a timely manner.”

“Charitystrong inc's mission is to assist public charities in achieving the highest standards of board leadership, governance, and oversight. The organization works to fulfill this mission through a director recruitment program that will help produce a broader and more diverse talent pool of directors to serve on boards of 501(c)(3) public charities and assisting nonprofit board members in developing the skills necessary to fulfill their responsibilities by providing good governance instruction and access to governance resources. Programs commenced operations in september 2016.”

“With extensive material concerning best practices for boards of directors of public charities and laws and regulations applicable to these organizations. There is an emphasis on new york state. Directors u houses a short online core course on governance that is required for director candidates and strongly encouraged for sitting board members at charities that are using the onboard program. Information will be responsive to various levels of experience, including introductory material for new directors as well as advanced topics for experienced directors. Both programs are accessible through charitystrong's website at www.charitystrong.org. The homepage of the website includes a calendar of governance training opportunities in new york state.”