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Governance

Spanda Foundation Board of Trustees

THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED ITS BOARD IN 2005.
Chaired by Sahlan L. Momo since May 2005, the board
assumes both legal and fiduciary responsibilities for the Foundation,
establishes its purpose, its values, its mission policy and strategy,
and takes responsibility for its governance and performance.
Decisions are taken unanimously.
Board members are volunteers.

•     Sahlan L. Momo    Founder, Chair   … [more]

•     H. Johannes Witteveen     Treasurer … [more]

•     Simona Sapienza     Secretary … [more]

•     Oscar van Dierendonck     Counsellor

The Trustees and staff of Spanda are committed to conducting the affairs
of the Foundation in accordance with the highest ethical standards.

C O D E O F E T H I C S

We strive to:

•   Treat our grantees, potential grantees, donor and potential donor fairly.

•   Treat our employees and volunteers with respect, fairness and good faith, and provide conditions of work that safeguard their rights.

•   Comply with the law.

•   Provide accurate public disclosure of our finances and activities.

•   Promptly report internally any violations of this Code of Ethics, and protect good faith reporters from retaliation.

•   Disclose and appropriately handle potential conflicts of interest and conduct the affairs of the Foundation in such a manner that private benefit or the appearance thereof is avoided.

All members of the Board, volunteers or employees of the Foundation
are required, as a condition sine qua non, to conform to our
Code of Conduct in every aspect of their professional life.
It is the duty of all members to assist the Foundation
in implementing and enforcing the code,
and they will be supported by the Foundation for so doing.
Violation of the Code may lead to disciplinary action
including expulsion from the Foundation.
Spanda Foundation is committed to improve its own institutional performance in providing access to information, participation, and justice. With that in mind, Spanda is making available the following information regarding its internal governance:

Deed of Foundation   (332KB)
Code of Conduct   (276KB)

We hope you will find this information helpful.
We welcome your reactions and comments.

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Last updated: June 2008