San Francisco Court Appointed Special

“The new bylaws mostly streamlined and simplified the overall governance structure and procedures for the organization (since the old bylaws had undergone many revisions and updates over the organization's history and had become somewhat difficult to follow). The new bylaws also refined our statement of purpose and removed financial and accounting elements from the bylaws (in favor of those being addressed and regularly reviewed/updated in our accounting policies). The organization has a name change in progress (complete with CA Secretary of State and in process with IRS).”

“The Form 990 is prepared by SFCASA's Controller in consultation with their auditing firm. The draft Form 990 is shared electronically with Board members (after being reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee of the Board), giving them the opportunity to provide comments/feedback prior to submission.”

“Officers and directors complete a conflict of interest (COI) policy document at the beginning of each fiscal year. The COI document is reviewed and if any conflicts are noted, the individual with the conflict is restricted from participating in any discussions and/or decisions that involve the noted conflict.”

“A compensation analysis is prepared by the Controller (utilizing the most recently available non-profit salary survey data published annually by Nonprofit Compensation Associates) noting like organizations in budget size, geography, number of employees, and service area. The analysis is reviewed annually alongside the Executive Director's performance evaluation by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, which recommends the compensation amount to be set by the full Board.”

“A compensation analysis is prepared by the Controller (utilizing the most recently available non-profit salary survey data published annually by Nonprofit Compensation Associates) noting like organizations in budget size, geography, number of employees, and service area. The analysis is reviewed by the Executive Director, who recommends the compensation amount as part of the annual budget approval process by the Board of Directors.”

“SFCASA makes it governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”