Join an ANA-NY Committee

Members of the Audit Committee typically meet twice a year prior to the May 15 filing deadline for the 990. The first meeting is to approve the CPA who will be contracted to perform the annual financial review and complete and file the 990 with the IRS. The Executive Director and the bookkeeper provide all of the documents for the financial review and 990. The committee will meet a second time with the CPA and review the findings of the financial review and the 990 before these documents are sent on to the Board of Directors for final approval. Periodically the committee will review relevant policies such as the Whistleblower and Conflict of Interest Policies to assure that they are current and relevant for ANA-NY. Volunteer to be on this committee if you want to serve ANA-NY, but don’t have a lot of time for meetings.

Members of the Bylaws Committee typically meet once or twice a year between March and September. The office team sends out a call for Bylaws Amendments early in the year. Once amendments are received, the committee reviews the submissions for merit, applicability, and substance. The committee has been given approval to make any editorial changes to the Bylaws. Substantive changes are submitted to the Board of Directors for review and then to the Governing Assembly for vote. Volunteer for this committee if you are interested in how associations function and don’t have a lot of time for meetings.

The Finance Committee meets several times a year to review the Profit and Loss Statements. Their most important role is to review and endorse the annual budget. The Executive Director compiles the annual budget based on the past several years’ budgets and requests for future spending submitted by the committees and the office team. The Treasurer reviews the proposed budget and then brings it to the committee for review and discussion. The Board of Directors has final approval of the budget. The fiscal year of ANA-NY is the calendar year. Periodically the committee will review relevant policies such as the Reimbursement Policy to assure that they are current and relevant for ANA-NY. Volunteer for this committee if you have a head for numbers and/or want to see where your membership dollars are going.

To become a member of the Nominations and Elections Committee you will need to nominate yourself to be on the ballot. These elected members typically meet two or three times a year during the Spring and Summer to put together the ballot and to review the elections results. Periodically the committee will review relevant policies and procedures to assure that they are current and relevant for ANA-NY. Nominate yourself to be on the ballot for this committee if you want to encourage broader representation on the Board of Directors.