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Tools & Samples:
B1. Educate the governing board and staff (if any) as to what constitutes conflict of interest by documenting the affiliations or involvement of board members, grantmaking staff and their families with potential grantees, even if the affiliation creates no financial conflict of interest.
B2. Educate the governing board and staff (if any) as to what constitutes conflict of interest by establishing and signing annually a written conflict of interest policy that identifies types of conduct or transactions that raise concerns and describes how conflicts or perceived conflicts of interest are resolved.
C2. Incorporate diverse people, perspectives, knowledge and experience into the work, including subject matter experts or community representatives as speakers at board meetings, on committees or on advisory groups.
C4. Incorporate diverse people, perspectives, knowledge and experience into our work encouraging board and staff to be actively involved in the community (bearing in mind potential conflicts of interest) and to bring new or underrepresented perspectives back to the foundation
C5. Incorporate diverse people, perspectives, knowledge and experience into the work, establishing governance policies and operational and grantmaking practices.
D. Identify and practice the elements of ethical conduct.
E. Develop a policy to handle good-faith complaints about violations of foundation policy or the conduct of foundation board and staff.
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