The Global Forum on Msm & Hiv (Msmgf)

“Management services: the organization pays fees to aids project los angeles, a related organization, for management services provided.”

“Significant changes to governing documents: the following significant changes occurred to the bylaws before the end of the fiscal year: section 3.4 designation of directors (a) directors shall be designated at the annual meeting of the board. Not less than a majority of the authorized number of directors shall be designated by the board of directors of apla health & wellness (doing business as apla health), a california nonprofit public benefit corporation ("apla health"). Section 3.5 resignations, removals and vacancies (c) any vacancy resulting from the resignation, removal or death of a director designated by the board of directors of apla health shall be designated by the remaining directors on the board designated by the board of directors of apla health. Any vacancy resulting from the resignation, removal or death of a director designated by the steering committee shall be designated by the remaining directors on the board designated by the steering committee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, vacancies to the board must be filled so that, at all times, not less than a majority of the directors then in office are directors that have been designated by the board of directors of apla health. 4.2 standing committees of the board (b) the audit committee shall only include directors designated by of the board of directors of apla health.”

“Power to appoint members of governing body: apla health & wellness (apla health), a related organization, is entitled to designate a majority of the directors of the organization per the mpact bylaws. The remaining directors are designated by the organization's steering committee, subject to approval by the apla health board of directors.”

“Form 990 review process: the form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm based on the audited financial statements and information provided by the accounting department of the organization. The executive committee of mpact reviews a draft version of the form 990. Once the committee has accepted the draft version of the form 990, it is sent to all members of the board of directors for their comments. Following the review by the board of directors, the form 990 is filed with the irs.”

“Monitoring compliance with conflict of interest policy: prior to entering into a proposed financial relationship with a director or officer, or a business controlled by a director or officer, the organization refers to and complies with the organization's conflict of interest policy. The organization requires annual disclosure statements to be completed by all directors and officers. The operations & board coordinator is responsible for ensuring all disclosure statements are submitted by the board members.”

“Executive compensation policy: mpact board of directors approves the compensation for the executive director. As part of the review, comparability data of similar type organizations is evaluated. The compensation of the ceo and cfo of the related organizations, apla health & wellness and aids project of los angeles, is reviewed and approved by their respective boards, without participation of interested parties. As part of the review, comparability data of similar type organizations is evaluated. The process is then documented by their respective board of directors.”

“Public disclosure: the governing documents, financial statements, and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request.”

“Board member compensation: board members craig thompson and robyn goldman receive compensation from related parties aids project los angeles and apla health & wellness for their services as ceo and cfo of the organizations. No compensation is received for their services as board members for the global forum on msm & hiv.”

“Robert carr civil society networks fund: technical assistance and capacity building activities focus on a range of organizational needs including work planning, budget planning and development, grant reporting, information exchange and information services, linkage and referral at various levels (international ngos, national/local ngos, government, un/multilateral), funding mechanisms (local, regional and international) and organizational and network development. Mpact manages a global website and facilitates information exchange through the proactive use of social media.”

“Bridging the gaps: in 2017/2018, mpact continued partnerships with 18 counterpart organizations in africa, south east asia and eastern europe and central asia. We executed sub-contracts and project work plans with 2 counterparts in kenya (ishtar and pema), 2 in zimbabwe (galz and src), 1 in tanzania (chesa), 4 in botswana (bonela, legabibo, rainbow identity and men for health), 2 in vietnam (glink, lighthouse), 2 indonesia (gwl-ina, fokus muda), 2 in ukraine (liga & alliance global), 1 in tajikistan (equal opportunities in 2017, phhr in 2018) and 2counterparts in kyrgyzstan (indigo and labrys). Mpact designed and implemented a wide range of community-based programs providing both funding, technical support and linkage to global advocacy mechanisms. Mpact's technical assistance also included national-level and regional-trainings on organizational development; community-based participatory action research and stigma-free service delivery for healthcare workers. Additionally, mpact rolled-out an innovation challenge targeting young leaders from around the world which will result in two new projects to be operationalized in 2018-2019.”

“Partnership with the global fund to fight aids: mpact and the consortium of msm and transgender networks are working to support country-level affiliates in effectively engaging global fund and related national aids planning processes, with the following objectives: 1) well-supported key population membership on county-coordinating mechanisms (ccm); 2) stronger engagement in concept note development; 3) development and implementation of hiv-related programs tailored to the needs of men who have sex with men, transgender people and other key populations; 4) ongoing monitoring of program implementation to ensure alignment with normative guidance; and 5) transition and sustainability readiness. We are accomplishing these objectives through a series of activities. Mpact and the consortium focuses on 23 countries across 6 regions: asia and the pacific (cambodia, indonesia, nepvietnam); central and western africa (cameroon, cote d'lvoire, ghana); eastern africa (botswana, tanzania, zimbabwe); eastern europe and central asia (georgia, kyrgyzstan, moldova); latin america (bolivia, honduras, el salvador, paraguay); and the middle east and north africa (algeria, egypt, mauritania, morocco, tunisia)”

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