Native Seeds Southwestrn Endangered Aridland Resources Clearing House

“The form 990 will be distributed to the board of directors prior to the next board of director's meeting. A motion to approve the form 990 will be entertained either at the meeting or via an online meeting. A vote will be taken to approve.”

“The ns/s conflict of interest policy covers any director, principal officer or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers. The policy is reviewed and signed on a yearly basis to ensure new conflicts of interests haven't materialized. Determination of whether a conflict exists is made by the board of directors or executive committee and the board of directors or executive committee reviews all conflicts. A person with a conflict of interest or suspected conflict will recuse themselves from the board of directors or executive committee while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon, or while a decision is being made or discussed where they they have an identified conflict of interest. Appropriate action (disciplinary and/or corrective) will be taken if a non-disclosed conflict of interest is found.”

“The executive director determines the compensation of top management with input from the board of directors. In the past year, the executive director conducted a compensation review to ensure equity and consistency among staff and to align salaries with similar sized organizations in the non-profit field in tucson. The executive director also adjusted salaries to address cost of living adjustments caused by inflation. All of the salary changes were reviewed by the members of the executive committee on the board. The process for determined new compensation was also reviewed by a lawyer specialized in human resources. The executive director salary is determined by the board of directors within a range associated with the job position. The executive director is being compensated a consistent amount from when she started. An external specialist will be helping the board of directors to conduct an executive director performance evaluation.”

“Ns/s values transparency and has the conflict of interest policy and other policy documents available to the public on our website, along with yearly 990 forms and annual reports. Ns/s also has available a policy document that describes how the organization manages and stewards the seeds under our care.”

“Organizational volunteers work in the garden helping to plant, water and harvest crops and/or in the seed lab helping to clean seeds or fill seed packets. These activities help the organization fulfill its mission of seed conservation and distribution. Each volunteer logs the hours they worked per day, signing in when they arrive and out when they leave.”