Standard 2: Number of Board Members - Soliciting organizations shall have a board of directors with a minimum of five voting members.
- This organization does not meet this Standard because it has FOUR (4) voting members of the board.
Standard 4: Compensated Board Members - Not more than one or 10% (whichever is greater) directly or indirectly compensated person(s) serving as voting member(s) of the board. Compensated members shall not serve as the board's chair or treasurer.
- The organization does not meet this Standard since the paid chief executive officer (CEO) also serves as the chair of the board.
Standard 7: Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness - Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
- The organization does not meet this Standard because it did not produce a written report outlining the results of the effectiveness assessment.
- The organization may submit a written agreement to the BBB stating they will complete an effectiveness statement by a specific date within the next six months, to comply with this standard.
Standard 12: Detailed Functional Breakdown of Expenses - Include in the financial statements a breakdown of expenses (e.g., salaries, travel, postage, etc.) that shows what portion of these expenses was allocated to program, fund raising, and administrative activities. If the charity has more than one major program category, the schedule should provide a breakdown for each category.
- Gaia-Movement Living Earth Green World Action USA, Inc., does not meet this standard because the audited statements do not adequately breakdown its program and fundraising expenses.
Standard 13: Accuracy of Expenses in Financial Statements - Accurately report the charity's expenses, including any joint cost allocations, in its financial statements. For example, audited or unaudited statements which inaccurately claim zero fund raising expenses or otherwise understate the amount a charity spends on fund raising, and/or overstate the amount it spends on programs will not meet this standard.
- This organization does not meet this Standard because its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 report that the organization had no fund raising expenses.
Standard 14: Budget - Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.
- The organization, Gaia-Movement Living Earth Green World Action USA, Inc., does not meet this standard because it does not report any fundraising expenses in its budget for the coming fiscal year.
Standard 18: Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy - Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.
- This organization does not meet this Standard since its website, www.gaia-movement-usa.org, does not provide access to a privacy policy that includes the recommended privacy information.