National Conference on Citizenship

“The corporation is a membership corporation. Any agency or organization interested in furthering the purposes of the corporation is eligible to become a member of the corporation (a "member"), except that an agency or organization advocating or working for the overthrow of the government of the united states by force or violence, or which refuses to uphold and defend the constitution of the united states, is ineligible to become a member. For this purpose, "agency" means any department or independent agency (or any bureau, branch, division or unit thereof) of (a) the government of the united states, (b) the government of the district of columbia, (c) the government of any of the several states, territories or possessions of the united states or (d) the government of any city, county or other equivalent subdivision of any of such states, territories or possessions, and organization" means any type of organization, regardless of its structure, whether for-profit or nonprofit, wherever organized.”

“Ncoc has one class of membership. Members have the right to elect the directors.”

“The form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed by the treasurer and the executive committee. A copy of the form 990 was provided to the entire board prior to filing with the irs.”

“Annually, senior staff and board members sign a conflict of interest attenstation form. Whenever a staff or board member becomes aware of a potential conflict of interest in an area where he/she exercises any discretion in carrying out her/his duties for ncoc, he/she promptly discloses the potential conflict to the ceo. If the ceo has a potential conflict, he/she discloses it to the board of directors. The person or body to whom disclosure is made (hereinafter supervisor) determines whether there is a conflict that requires recusal of the interested person. When a conflict is found to exist, the interested person provides the supervisor with all the information he/she has relevant to any decision to be made in which he/she has an interest and the final decision is made by the supervisor.”

“The board does an annual review of the ceo, including his/her performance, compensation, and comparability data. The ceo's compensation review last took place in march 2017. The ceo annually evaluates the performance and compensation for all staff and consults with the board on performance and compensation of staff.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request of the organization's ceo.”

“Ncoc pursues its mission through a nationwide network of partners involved in a cutting-edge civic health initiative, cross-sector conferences and year-round engagement with a broad spectrum of individuals and organizations interested in utilizing civic engagement principles and practices to enhance their work. At the core of our joint efforts is the belief that every person has the ability to help their community and country thrive. Communities with strong indicators of civic health as measured by the civic health index have higher employment rates, stronger schools, better physical health, and more responsive governments. Ncoc's civic health initiative is designed to support increasingly engaged, resilient communities.”