Universalgiving

“Form 990 is prepared by an outside tax professional. The form is then reviewed bythe organization's ceo, coo and manager of operations and finance. It is then reviewed by the board finance committee to ensure the highest quality, detail and thoroughness, as well as to ensure it represents our mission and activities with clarity. A complete copy of form 990 is made available to all board members prior to filing.”

“Members of the board, officers, and key employees must disclose ethical,legal, financial or other conflicts of interest involving universalgiving,and remove themselves from a position of decision-making authority withrespect to any conflict situation involving the organization. If the boardof directors determines that an actual or potential conflict of interestdoes exist, the board shall also determine an appropriate remedy. Suchremedy may include, for example, the recusal of the conflicted individualfrom participating in certain matters pending before the board or other ugbody or the removal from the organization or the board”

“Compensation is based on comparable data for nonprofit organizations fromthe council of foundations report, grantmakers salary and benefits report,and also cross referenced with small and mid-size companies in siliconvalley. In our efforts to be fair and competitive it is preparedconsistently by our coo and is reviewed and approved by the executiveofficers and the board of directors. Universalgiving is providedcompensation that is on par or a bit below the average compensation for thesize of our organization in california.”

“Compensation of other personnel and highly compensated employees is reviewed periodically by members of management. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries and all related benefits. All decisions are then documented in personnel files.”

“Tax returns are available by request from the organization's office in Menlo Park, California.”

“All of the organization's governing documents, financial statements, and other legal filings are maintained in a secure environment and held available for inspection by tax authorities and the general public. Tax returns are posted annually to our website and to www.guidestar.org (where they are available for viewing as electronic copies) and are also available by request from the organization's office.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: CORPORATE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING UNIVERSALGIVING REGULARLY PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDING OUR SERVICES TO HELP THEM GIVE AND VOLUNTEER WITH TOP-PERFORMING NONPROFITS. ONE OF THE BEST WAYS WE DO THIS IS HELP COMPANIES, THEIR EMPLOYEES AND FOUNDATIONS KNOW WHICH NGOS TO GIVE TO. UNIVERSALGIVING LEVERAGES ITS EXPERTISE AND CORE COMPETENCY OF VETTING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS TO RECOMMEND NGOS FOR FUNDING TO CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS AND TO DONORS. THEREFORE, WE PROVIDE MORE VALUE TO CORPORATIONS, EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS AS THEY CAN BE ENSURED THEIR FUNDS ARE GOING TO THE BEST NGOS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HELPED A COMPANY DONATE BACKPACKS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN AMIDST A CIVIL WAR IN GUINEA. NO OTHER FOUNDATION OR DONOR ADVISED FUND WOULD TAKE ON THE PROJECT AND WE FOUND A (continued on Schedule O) OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: MAJOR PARTNERSHIPS (continued from Form 990 Page 2)SALESFORCE THAT PROVIDES US $600,000 WORTH IN SALESFORCE USER ACCESS PRO BONO. NEW PARTNERSHIPS AS OF 2021 INCLUDE MICROSOFT THAT PROVIDES US $150,000 WORTH OF MICROSOFT 365 SERVICES PRO BONO; SLACK THAT PROVIDES US $220,000 WORTH IN SLACK MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; OKTA THAT PROVIDES US $80,000 WORTH OKTA FOR GOOD TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; DOCUSIGN THAT PROVIDES $6,000 WORTH OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO. ALTERYX THAT PROVIDES US $120,000 WORTH OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; DROPBOX THAT PROVIDES US $120,000 WORTH DROPBOX BUSINESS CLOUD SERVICES PRO BONO; BOX.COM THAT PROVIDES US $20,000 WORTH DROPBOX BUSINESS CLOUD SERVICES PRO BONO; BUFFER THAT PROVIDES US $3000 WORTH SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES PRO BONO.OTHER PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI THAT PROVIDES ALL OF LEGAL SERVICES PRO BONO, MORE THAN $2.9 MILLION IN SERVICES. WE ALSO HAVE MORE THAN 30 UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH AS DUKE UNIVERSITY STANFORD, HARVARD, TULANE, UC BERKELEY, UC DAVIS, HULT BUSINESS SCHOOL THAT PROVIDE LINKS TO OUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, OUR WEBSITE, AND OUR INTERNSHIP AND RETURNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. WE ALSO WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS, HELPING THEM PROMOTE AND FACILITATE GIVING THROUGH PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS. OUR FOUNDER AND CEO PAMELA HAWLEY, SPEAKS ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AT MANY EVENTS AND VENUES INCLUDING STANFORD AND DUKE UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE DISCUSSED ENTREPRENEURSHIP, QUALITY PHILANTHROPY, AND UNIVERSALGIVINGS MISSION. OTHER PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE HARVARD WOMEN IN BUSINESS, STANFORD WOMEN IN BUSINESS, PEPPERDINE BUSINESS SCHOOL, USC MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, HULT BUSINESS SCHOOL, STANFORD LEADERS SERIES, SOCAP, WOMEN 2.0, SCHWAB PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES, AND AMAZON SMILE. ALL OF THE THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE BRINGING NEW DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO HUNDREDS OF OUR NGO PARTNERS.LAST YEAR SUBSCRIBERSHIP TO UNIVERSALGIVING NEWSLETTER TOOK OFF AT AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL IN OUR HISTORY: WE MORE THAN DOUBLED OUR NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS. THESE ARE ALL PEOPLE WHO USE UNIVERSALGIVING AS AN EXPERT IN GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING WORLDWIDE. UNIVERSALGIVING HAS A NEWSLETTER THAT GOES TO 60,000 CONTACTS. THESE CONTACT HAVE BEEN INCREASED BY NEARLY 33% - WE NOW HAVE 102,000. OUR SUBSCRIBERS, DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, POTENTIAL DONORS AND POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS ARE GROWING, AS WELL AS NEW AND SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIPS. NEWSLETTER CONTENT IS DEVOTED TO GLOBAL CAUSES AND FEATURES OUR NGO PARTNERS AND THEIR INITIATIVES. THE CEO ALSO HAS A DAILY BLOG CALLED LIVING AND GIVING (HTTP://PAMELAHAWLEY.WORDPRESS.COM/). LIVING AND GIVINGS MISSION IS TO INSPIRE LEADERS TO LIVE WITH EXCELLENCE AND LOVE. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: PUBLIC SERVICE (continued from Form 990 Page 2)THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, CNNMONEY, AND BUSINESSWEEK.UNIVERSALGIVING WAS FEATURED IN MORE THAN 16 BOOKS. OUR FOUNDER AND CEO WAS FEATURED IN THE NEW UPDATED EDITION OF THE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW BOOK: HBR GUIDE TO DELIVERING EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK. UNIVERSALGIVING WAS ALSO MENTIONED IN ARIANNA HUFFINGTON`S BOOK THRIVE. PHILAN”