Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide

“The full board of directors receives a copy of the 990 before it is filed and delegates to the board finance committee to review and approve the 990 before it is filed.”

“Each director signs an annual disclosure statement identifying any conflicts of interest. The board of directors annually signs a conflict acknowledgement.”

“The executive director evaluation committee will consider the criteria set forth below prior to the spring board meeting each year to make a recommendation regarding the executive director's salary. The board will also consider these criteria in setting the executive director's salary each year at the spring board meeting. Criteria: a) elaw's financial condition and prospects. B) historical information about recent salary increases. C) tenure with elaw. D) cost of living. E) job responsibilities. F) job performance. G) experience. H) costs of replacing the position. I) earning potential in other work. J) comparable organization data. K) total benefits available to elaw staff.”

“Governing documents, policies, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Elaw's financial statements and 990 filings are available on guidestar.org. Elaw also publishes financial data on the elaw webiste.”

“The process for overseeing the audit has not changed.”

“Our international partners are a network of independent organizations (and in some cases individuals). We have and do sign contracts with individuals and organizations to perform services for specific projects, but they are not employees of elaw.”

“Elaw has a comprehensive volunteer and intern program, in which we utilize students and community members for a wide variety of tasks, including translation, research and compilation of legal and scientific resources, making arrangements for visiting guests (meetings, speaking events, local activities), assisting with organizing events, and engaging in office/clerical tasks (filing, process mailing, organizing resources, updating data base and website, etc.). The volunteer program strives to provide opportunity to community members who want to contribute to a local organization and provide added value to the elaw network. See: https://elaw.org/getinvolved there are four general volunteer categories a) volunteers - community members donating their time and energy to elaw, b) interns - volunteers working towards school credit, c) long-term interns, and d) experts or professionals who provide pro bono technical assistance to our partners on specific initiatives or projects.”