Bay Area Cancer Connections

“THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION AND EACH MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS ANNUALLY SIGNS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND DISCLOSURE FORM. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REVIEWS AND DETERMINES IF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST AND TAKES THE APPROPRIATE ACTION AS OUTLINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CONLFICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS AND EMPLOYEE MANUal. CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES ARE MONITORED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITEE OF THE BOARD.”

“A copy of the form 990 is first provided to the audit chair of the organization for review. The board of directors then reviews and approves the form 990 prior to it being filed. In addition, management of the organization reviews the completed form 990 and follows up with the tax return preparation firm to answer any questions prior to filing.”

“The executive committee, which includes the president of the board, determined and approved the annual compensation package for executive director based on various factors such as performance reviews and historical compensation. The board approved an annual budget and reviewed actual expenses versus budget throughout the year. These reviews include salaries in total.”

“The executive director determined compensation of other officers and key employees of the organization based on individual performance reviews, historical compensation as well as industry salary survey data. The board approved an annual budget and reviewed actual expenses versus budget throughout the year. These reviews include salaries in total.”

“The governing documents, forms 990 (current and prior three years) and audited financial statements are made available upon written or oral request at the organization's office. The organization does not make their conflict of interest policy available to the public.”

“Executive committee is comprised of the officers, founder and other members as determined by the board. The executive director may attend executive committee meetings as an observer but is a non-voting member of the executive committee. All committee members during tax year 2020 are also on the board. The board of directors has delegated to the executive committee the authority of the board in the management of the business and affairs of the organization as set forth in the organization's bylaws.”

“ANNUAL CANCER CONFERENCE - AN ANNUAL DAY-LONG CONFERENCE PROVIDES CUTTING EDGE INFORMATION ON MEDICAL AND SUPPORT TOPICS RELATED TO BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER. RENOWNED SPEAKERS OFFER PRESENTATIONS AND Q&A SESSIONS. PARTICIPANTS SHARE INFORMATION AMONGST EACH OTHER AND A RESOURCE FAIR EXPOSES PARTICIPANTS TO A VARIETY OF HELPFUL RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA. THE CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER APPROXIMATELY 400 ATTENDEES, WHICH INCLUDES PATIENTS, SURVIVORS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, and THERAPISTS, TO NETWORK SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND CREATE HOPE. Due to physical distancing constraints due to Covid-19, the organization conducted its annual cancer conference virtually during the fiscal year.”