International Design Continuing Education Council (Idcec)

“The Board members have the power to appoint one or more members of the Governing body.”

“The Board has the power to appoint members of the Governing body.”

“The 990 is reviewed by the Board before submission.”

“The Board or one of its committees reviews and implements its conflict of interest policies.”

“The Board or a Committee appointed by the Board is responsible for reviewing and determining the compensation of the organization's CEO.”

“Available upon request.”

“Organization's policies are provided on their website”

“Question 7a: Core members are entitled to appoint one Director to the Board of Directors Question 7b: Only the Board shall be entitled to vote on the following issues: a. Any amendment of the Governing documents b. Any single expenditure in excess of $10,000 c. Suspension or termination of any Core member d. Selection and engagement of staff e. Any additional terms and conditions of core membership”

“Section B Question 11a: A copy of Form 990 is provided to all members of the Governing Body prior to filing with the IRS Question 12: In the event of a potential conflict, a Director shall declare the potential conflict of interest at a meeting of the Board, after which the Director became aware of such potential conflict, the Director shall not participate directly or indirectly in a discussion. Such declaration and absence shall be recorded in the Minutes. Board members are required to sign an agreement stating they will actin the best interest of IDCEC. Question 14: All of IDCEC's correspondence and business with Customers/Members take place via their website & CRM system. All information on Customers accounts and their records are stored in IDCEC's system. Customer payment information (none of which is stored locally) is housed on IDCEC's Moneris pay page. E-mail is stored offsite and accessed through the Microsoft Office 365 application / webmail. The accounting system is stored on Microsoft Buiness Central D365 Cloud accounting software application and backed up on the Cloud. All payment information collected from customers is processed through Moneris. IDCEC does not store credit card information on their servers.”

“Question 12: IDCEC is audited in accordance with Canadian accounting Standards for Not-For-Profit Organizations”

“Question 2A: IDCEC's office is physically located in Canada. As such employees are Canadian residents subject to Canadian payroll withholding and remittance requirements.”

“Section A Question 6: The corde membes of IDCEC are specified in the organizational documents. they include the following organizations and their successors: 1. American Association of Interior Designers, Inc. (ASID) 2. Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) 3. International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Additional levels of memberships are available based on various considerations. A. An Associate member is a membership organization closely related to the Design niche B. A Provider member is an organization company or individual that frequently provides education programs appropriate for designers. C. An Affiliate member is a company, regulatory Board, or other organization.”