Liberation Ecosystem Inc.

“Unless limited by the articles of incorporation, each committee may exercise those aspects of the authority of the board of directors that the board of directors confers upon such committee in the resolution creating the committee; provided, however, a committee may not (1) authorize distributions; (2) approve dissolution, merger or the sale, pledge or transfer of all or substantially all of the corporation's assets; (3) elect, appoint or remove directors or fill vacancies on the board of directors or on any of its committees; or (4) adopt, amend or repeal the articles of incorporation or these bylaws.”

“The organization currently has no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“Lei's director of operations and contracted accountant will conduct the first review of the draft form 990 and then the finance committee members of the board will conduct a final review. It is then provided to the full board before it is filed with the irs.”

“Liberation ecosystem, inc (lei) requires that all board members, directors, and senior staff review and sign conflict of interest statements annually. The director of operations monitors and enforces compliance.”

“An independent consulting firm was engaged to perform a compensation analysis for a director of operations role before recruitment even began for the role. Their market analysis of similar roles/responsibilities at peer nonprofit institutions in the new england area provided a benchmark for an equitable salary, and board of directors followed given recommendations when determining the compensation for the director of operations.”

“The organization provides its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”