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Transparency Test (exercise)

It is your non-profit board's responsibility to ensure that the organization conducts itself in a transparent manner. Check your understanding of non-profit transparency by indicating whether or not the following situations demonstrate transparency.
  Yes, this demonstrates transparency No, this does not demonstrate transparency
Your organization posts its annual report on its website. Yes No
Your board minutes are made available to board members only. Yes No
Your board makes details of client and personnel files available to donors and other concerned parties upon request. Yes No
Your board regularly surveys service users and volunteers on their ideas and satisfaction with the organization's programs and services. Yes No
Your organization regularly sends out newsletters and program updates to funders, donors and organizations it partners with. Yes No
Your board's emergency response policy states that comments will be not made to the media about the emergency situation. Yes No

To check any incorrect answers, review Transparency.

If you are ready to learn about more of your board's accountabilities, examine your board's responsibility for the organization's structures.>

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