Standard 6: Board Policy on Effectiveness - Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
RAE does not meet this Standard because:
- The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
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.
RAE does not meet this Standard because:
- It has never completed an effectiveness assessment in the past two years and does not have one planned for the near future.
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.
RAE does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided budget information, it indicated that the budget:
- Did not identify projected expenses for each major program.
- Did not identify total projected fund raising expenses.
- Did not identify total projected administrative expenses.