Center for Employment Security Education

“We used an outside accounting firm to handle some of our accounting functions to maintain segregation of duties”

“Members are each state agency with responsibility for workforce programs (administrators of unemployment insurance laws, employment services, training programs, employment statistics and labor market information programs, and other programs and services made available through the publicly-funded state workforce systems)”

“Members vote for election of officers, the adoption of resolutions and policy statements, and the transaction of all other business affecting the national association of state workforce agencies.”

“Senior management reviews the 990 before filing.”

“Board members are required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure form on an annual basis. The questionnaire focuses on essential information and affiliations provided by a board member to assist in identifying whether a conflict exists and to ensure the board member has the necessary remediation of that conflict and act in the best interest of ceser. Ceser has a structured conflict of interest process, which includes the following steps: (1) identification of the financial, business or personal interest in conflict with ceser interest; (2) disclosure of the conflict to the president of the board, executive director, and executive committee of the board; and (3) discussion of any impact on naswa and possible remedial actions or mitigations withe legal counsel, if necessary. Remedial actions may include the creation of firewalls in the board member's work, recusal from a business decision or transaction involving ceser or the other organization, withdrawal from the other organization's business, and/or other actions that eliminate the conflict of interest or appearance of a conflict. In addition to the board of directors, all naswa staff are required to complete an annual conflict of interest form. Each year our personnel department distributes and oversees the completion of the conflict of interest forms by employees and the executive team oversees the completion of these forms by the board members.”

“Employees' salaries are reviewed annually and must have worked for the organization for at least 90 days to be eligible for an increase. Salary increases are measured against staff performance. Any increases recommended for staff are reviewed by the president and the executive team. Any yearly adjustment becomes part of the base salary of the employee and will be paid at an annualized rate. Compensation for the president is reviewed annually by the board's executive committee and any adjustment becomes part of the base salary. The organization reviews compensation details that are available on similar sized non-profit companies to align with current market conditions.”

“Some of the governing documents are on our website www.naswa.org”

“Contract labor: program service expenses 25,393,932. Management and general expenses 54,276. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 25,448,208.”

“The organization has not changed either its oversight process or selection process during the tax year.”