Board authority
The Board is responsible for mission stewardship, strategic direction, fiduciary oversight, compliance, executive accountability and protection of charitable assets.
Governance
Trust should be built into the structure.
The Foundation’s governance framework is designed around board oversight, public benefit, conflict safeguards, financial controls, accurate records, accessibility and responsible digital operations.
Conflicts of interest
Actual or potential conflicts should be disclosed, reviewed by disinterested decision-makers, documented and handled with recusal when appropriate.
Financial controls
Budgets, bank accounts, payment authority, reconciliations, restricted funds and material financial decisions should be documented and subject to oversight.
Records & minutes
The Foundation maintains governance records, minutes, accounting records, filings, policies and other required corporate records with appropriate retention and security controls.
Ethics & reporting concerns
Good-faith concerns involving fraud, misuse of assets, discrimination, retaliation, conflicts or data-security incidents should have a path for objective review.
Accessibility & safeguarding
Accessibility, nondiscrimination, participant safety and appropriate safeguarding are treated as program-quality and governance responsibilities.
Digital governance
Electronic meetings, notices, signatures, approvals and records may be used when legally permitted and maintained in a reliable, retrievable form.
Annual review
The Board should periodically review mission progress, finances, conflicts, material obligations, officer performance and significant organizational risks.
Governance records
Public-safe governance materials belong in the Foundation Document Center. Questions may be sent to nonprofit@mrblindbandit.net.