Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group Education Fund

“A copy of the 990 is provided to all board members for review and comment. Executive director and administrator review in detail.”

“The organization requires the board members and key employees to sign a conflict of interest policy at the beginning of each fiscal year and report any subsequent conflicts that may arise during the year.”

“The compensation committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations.”

“The compensation committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations.”

“The organization's form 990 and exempt applications are kept in our office and are available to the public upon request.”

“The oregon student public interest research group education fund is a private nonprofit organizations founded in 1971 to conduct nonpartisan analysis, study and research of issues of general public interest, including environmental preservation and consumer protection, and to make available to the public a full and fair exposition of the resulting pertinent facts so that citizens may form independent conclusions beneficial to the community. The organization is governed by an all- student board of directors, and virtually 100% of funding is received from the student activity funds of participating oregon universities and colleges. Hundreds of students at participating colleges and universities volunteer or do faculty-sponsored internships around self-directed projects, with the guidance of the organization's professional staff, and through ospirg campuses activities, thousands of students get civically involved on important issues.”

“Form 990, part ix, line 24b. Refund of prior year expense: this amount represents the difference between estimated liabilities at the time we closed our fiscal year end 6-30-13 books, and the actual liabilities paid. The difference represents a reduction in the final price for some vendor expenses.”

“-help several thousand students perform a basic civic engagement act such as: write or phone a policymaker, donate money to a charity, or sign a petition. -sponsor at least 60 for-credit interns and engage around 300 volunteers. Interns are responsible for running their own campaign or a portion of their own campaign. -organize 3 statewide meetings per term that include board of directors meetings where students participate in organizational decisions, skills trainings and issue briefings. 2. Democracy for the people students worked to address the issue of the influx of special interest money in our political system.180 students signed petitions protesting the citizens united and mccutcheon supreme court decisions. Student leaders also set up an online blog to spread information and awareness of the influence of corporate money in politics and organized movie screenings on campus. Student leaders also participated in the non-partisan campus voter registration coalition effort, and participated in a "get out the vote" drive before the 2014 elections. Students also worked with osa to recruit over 120 students to a rally at the state capitol. 3.protecting consumers what follows is a list of ospirg consumer resources that we distributed on campus and in the community. All are available at our website, free of charge. -oregon renters handbook -finding the best bank for your buck -what affects my credit -how to choose safe toys for your little ones -how to keep your personal information safe online -how to choose the best cell phone plan -tips to save on textbooks -tips to manage your financial aid -health care 101: so you need health insurance, now what? -how to avoid identity theft -how to avoid the credit card trap 4.hunger and homelessness 30% of oregon children have limited or uncertain access to adequate food and the number of families in need is on the rise. In fy15, we continued our partnership with food for lane county and other community organizations to raise funds and food to supply healthy meals to the hungry and homeless population in lane and jackson counties. Activities included canned food and fundraising events. At lane community college, ospirg supported on-campus resources for unhoused students like the rainy day food pantry and the no cash clothing stash. Over the course of the year we collected approx. 450 items of clothing, 350 food items, and 200 for lcc on-campus resources. We also helped advocate for a warming shelter on campus for unhoused lcc students when the temperature drops below freezing. 5. Curtail overuse of antibiotics medical experts, including from the world health organization, are warning that if we don't stop the overuse of antibiotics they could stop working -- with potentially grave consequences for public health. The centers for disease control and prevention estimates that 23,000 americans die annually from antibiotic resistant infections. Antibiotic overuse in both humans and farm animals is the culprit, but more so in farm animals. According to fda sales data, 70% of the medically important antibiotics sold in the u.s. Are for use on food-producing animals - often to make animals grow bigger, or to offset crowded or unsanitary conditions. The u.k. Government estimates that, without a course correction, antibiotic-resistant infections will kill 10 million people worldwide each year by 2050. Ospirg worked to engage students in a successful national effort to persuade mcdonald's to stop purchasing meat raised with excessive antibiotic use. Thousands of students submitted comments to mcdonald's. The chapters also organized two film screenings about antibiotic resistance and factory farms in order to educate the student body about the issue. In march, mcdonald's announced that it would purchase chicken without antibiotics by 2016. 6. Protecting the environment clean water despite their beauty and importance to oregonians, the local waterways that we love are at risk. In the last decade, laws”

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