The Arc of Oregon

“Members include individual members of local chapters, members-at-large, and non-geographic affiliates, with voting membership restricted to local member chapters in good standing.”

“Member delegates elect the board of directors at an annual convention.”

“Each affiliate is an independent entity and a separate 501(c)(3) organization. They each have their own boards and operate their own programs. They pay membership dues to arc of oregon and attend conferences and programs arranged by arc of oregon.”

“The executive director reviews the form 990 and provides copies to the board members.”

“Employee conflicts: the arc oregon employee handbook provides a sample list of potential conflicts of interest and instructs employees to speak with the executive director about any potential conflicts. The executive director will determine if a conflict exists and discuss options for resolving the conflict with the employee. Board conflicts: the arc oregon has a written conflict of interest policy that requires board members to review and sign each year. Returning members are required to renew their conflict of interest disclosure form each year and the policy is reviewed in detail during the annual board orientation.”

“Email conversation and some board deliberation.”

“All materials are available for inspection upon request.”

“All members of the board of directors are volunteers. There is also 1 volunteer who serves as a co-trainer for certain classes.”

“Closed bingo facility and operations november 2017.”

“We held public training events on a variety of topics related to person centered practices, positive behavior supports, and autism spectrum disorder. These training events also included training provided under two contracts with the oregon office of developmental disability services for behavior consultant training and the oregon individual support plan. In addition to public training events, our specialists provided private team training to employees of organizations that serve people with disabilities, conducted private consultations with families supporting someone with a disability at home, and provided one-to-one mentorship for behavior consultants.”

“Various other programs established with the purpose of providing assistance to persons with disabilities.”