Colorado Women'S Bar Association

“Colorado women's bar association is a membership based organization dedicated to advancing women as leaders in the law. The association operates primarly through its committees, offering participation in a variety of areas of interest.”

“At the annual meeting, a slate of candidates created by a nominating committee is presented to the active members, and additional nominations may be taken from the floor. Election to office requires a majority vote of those active members present at the annual meeting, in person or by proxy, including active members who submitted written ballots.”

“The form 990 is provided electronically to all board members for questions and comments prior to filing.”

“The colorado women's bar association's conflict of interest policy is to prevent transactions, arrangements, and relationships that result in private benefit at the expense of the cwba and to maintain the integrity of the cwba's operations. This policy applies to all members of the cwba's board of directors, to members of a board committee with board-delegated powers, and the cwba's employees. The board members and employees review and sign the form annually. The policy outlines the definitions of a conflict of interest, procedures regarding disclosure of potential conflicts, the process for review of potential conflicts of interest, and procedures for conflicting interest transactions.”

“The executive committee has a written policy for the annual evaluation of the executive director, which includes obtaining comments from the rest of the board of directors. The treasurer provides a summary of the compensation and bonuses to the full board for discussion at either the august or september board meeting following the convention.”

“The cwba makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request. The cwba bylaws and privacy policy are posted on the organization's website.”

“The colorado women's bar association (cwba) is the largest diversity bar association in colorado and is one of the biggest and most influential women's bar associations in the country. Cwba's mission is to promote women in the legal profession and the interests of women generally. The vision of the founders of cwba has resulted in promoting gender equality in the legal profession, preserving history, mentoring, fighting discrimination, influencing legislation related to women and children, influencing the selection of judges, and training and education.”