The Working Group

“A draft of Form 990 was emailed to board members for review and input prior to filing. As there is currently no finance committee nor Treasurer, the draft was emailed to all board members.”

“The Board of Directors and Senior Management continually review actions for potential conflicts of interest. They follow the written conflict of interest policy should such conflicts arise and revisit the policy annually.”

“The Board of Directors is responsible for determining the salary and benefits to be paid to the CEO/Executive Director. The board regularly reviews and sets the compensation for the CEO using contemporaneous and comparative information.”

“The Board of Directors and Senior Management are responsible for determining and approving the salary and benefits to be paid to officers and key employees using contemporaneous and comparative information.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request. The annual filing is made available to the public on Guidestar/Candid and upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Hate and Bias Action Teams In 2022, NIOT researched and developed a new program that would provide guidance and structure to local communities seeking to improve hate crime reporting and response. Hate & Bias Response Team protocols emerge from NIOT's 25 years of experience documenting effective local practice of hate crime response and a community driven approach to building safe, inclusive communities for all. The Hate and Bias ActionTeam (HBAT) model provides a structured approach for communities to: (1) build a robust system to monitor, track, and report hate and and bias incidents, (2) promote a fundamental shift in resident attitudes, perceptions, and behavior, (3) energize law enforcement efforts in reporting and prosecuting hate crimes; and (4) provide positive support to targeted communities and individuals NIOT developed a plan to work with five pilot communities to build effective local action through HBATs, a network of change agents rooted in existing civic organizations to form the core of a community-wide response.NIOT submitted a pilot program for support to funders and the Department of Justice and received notice of an award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance in October 2022. No funding from the federal government was received in 2022. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Not In Our School is an integral part of NIOT's community engagement program, but offers unique resources for teachers, students, school leaders and parents. In 2022, NIOT offered a series of workshops for teachers on addressing hate and bias in schools and creating identity safe environments for all students. One national workshop was offered through AFT's Share My Lesson program. NIOT began offering Not in Our School workshops for teachers in Fall 2022.”