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 our board of directors are volunteers, as are all community members serving our six advisory committees.”

“The guardianship, advocacy & planning services (gaps) program ensures a high quality of life for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through guardianship, advocacy, and health care representation services. As a guardian, gaps advocates and makes decisions concerning each individual's health, employment, residential, community, and quality of life needs. Additionally, we advocate for the rights of all people to have a voice in planning their own lives. We do this by educating and coaching professionals and family members who provide support to people at home, at work, and in the community. We teach practical skills to help support people with the dignity and respect they deserve so they can live full lives and reach their full potential as valued members of the community. Curriculum for all of our courses is developed using the evidenced-based principles of person centered practices and positive behavior supports, to ensure that those who support people with disabilities do so in a manner that puts the person being supported at the center of all decision making. 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.”