Iaf Northwest

“MEMBERSHIP. Affiliates must have a current contract with IAF, and must have appointed Directors to the Board.”

“MEMBERSHIP ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS. Each US based IAF NW affiliate shall appoint 2 Designated Directors, and may appoint 2 Alternates to the Board of Directors. The affiliate must have a current contract with the IAF, have held their Founding Assembly are governed by their member organizations rather than a sponsoring committee and have appointed directors to the IAF Northwest Board to be considered a Designating Organization. IAF NW currently has 3 affiliates appointing Directors to the Board.”

“DECISIONS RESERVED FOR MEMBERS. Under Washington corporation law, certain important decisions such as certain changes to the governing documents, and decisions to merge, consolidate or dissolve, require membership approval.”

“BOARD COMMITTEES. IAF NW does not have committees with the authority to act on behalf of the board between board meetings.”

“990 REVIEW PROCESS. The Executive Director and the Board Treasurer review the first draft of the 990. Revisions are made by the preparer. The 990 is emailed to all Board Members. They meet by phone or in person to discuss the return. If any changes are approved during the board discussion, the Executive Board will implement those changes and authorize the final version for filing. The final 990 is emailed to all Board Members before filing.”

“CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY MONITORING. The conflict of interest policy covers board members, officers and committee members with board designated powers. Determinations of whether a conflict exists and the review of actual conflicts are made at the board or committee level. Once the Board or Committee determines that a conflict of interest exists, it shall take the following steps investigate alternatives to the proposed arrangement, determine the possibility of a non-conflict option and if a more advantageous arrangement is not reasonably attainable under circumstances that would not give rise to a conflict, the Board or Committee shall determine by 2/3 vote of the disinterested directors whether or not to enter into the arrangement. The interested person shall not participate in the vote, be counted in ascertaining quorum or participate in any future IAF NW decisions pertaining to the matter.”

“EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. The Board met with the National Director of the IAF to conduct a 360 assessment of the organization including the compensation packages of all staff to make sure they were in alignment with the other 60 similar organizations across the US. Salaries are reviewed annually by the Board as part of the budgeting process.”

“DISCLOSURE. Requests for governing documents, conflict of interest policy documents, and financial statements are considered on a case-by-case basis.”

“IAF NW provides training to develop citizen leadership skills, promotes cross-cultural understanding and cooperation, and conducts research and public education on issues of concern to residents in areas served by IAF Northwest affiliated organizations. Its work includes two major regional initiatives Wrestling with the Truth of Colonization and Health Equity Organizing. Much of its work is carried out in close partnership with its 12 affiliated organizations in Washington, Oregon, Montana, British Columbia, Alberta, New Zealand and Australia.”