Social Enterprise Alliance Inc.

“At any meeting of the members, each member present, in person or by proxy, shall be entitled to one vote. Upon demand of any member, any vote for director or any question before the meeting shall be by ballot. If voting is done by written ballot, the requirement of a written ballot may be satisfied by a ballot submitted by electronic transmission (including electronic mail), provided that any such electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the member or proxy holder.”

“Except as otherwise provided by statute or by the organization's by-laws, any corporate action authorized by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of members shall be the act of the members. To the fullest extent permitted by law, whenever the vote of members at a meeting thereof is required or permitted to be taken for or in connection with any corporate action, such action may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote of the members, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the members having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all members entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the corporation by delivery to its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of members are recorded.”

“Before it is filed, a draft copy of form 990 is sent to each member of the board. The form 990 is then reviewed by the full board of directors. Upon unanimous approval of the draft form 990 and after addressing any concerns and/or other input from the full board, form 990 is filed with the i.r.s.”

“Each year board members are required to review the conflict of interest policy and provide an annual statement agreeing to comply with said policy and disclosing any potential conflicts. This policy and the annual statements are reviewed by sea's governance committee.”

“In determining the compensation for sea's new president and ceo, the board used 1) the previous president's compensation, 2) benchmark data, and 3) a committee made up of leaders from the nonprofit and for profit sectors in consultation with the board.”

“The organization's form 990 and form 1023 are available by request. The form 990 is also available on other websites such as www.guidestar.org. Social enterprise alliance makes its conflict of interest policy, financial statements and other governing documents available on an as needed basis, subject to the discretion of the organization.”

“Since its inception as the national gathering for social entrepreneurs in 1998, the social enterprise alliance (sea) has been the champion and key catalyst for the development of the social enterprise sector in the united states. Our vision is for social enterprise to reach its potential as a force for more effective and sustainable social impact. We empower social enterprises with the tools and resources they need to succeed, and work to foster a social enterprise ecosystem in which they can thrive.”