[MR] Fwd: Announcements Digest, Vol 284, Issue 1

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Today's Topics:

   1. Board Committee Structure to Replace Grand Council
      (via Announcements)
   2. Amazon Smile (via Announcements)

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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:23:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: via Announcements <announcements at lists.sca.org>
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Subject: [Announcements] Board Committee Structure to Replace Grand
        Council
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BOARD COMMITTEE STRUCTURE TO REPLACE GRAND COUNCIL

At its August 22, 2016 meeting the Board of Directors approved the
development and implementation of an expanded Board committee structure to
encourage and facilitate transparency, participation in and understanding
of Society governance throughout the membership of the Society.

The Board shall establish Board committees to serve at the pleasure of the
Board. Each of these committees will include representatives of the
membership-at-large of the Society, to be nominated by the Kingdoms. A
request for nomination process is expected to be in place for the initial
committees in the 4th quarter of 2016. Committees to be established include
the following:
Finance and Audit ? Mission: assist the Board?s oversight of the Company?s
accounting and financial reporting processes, the audit and integrity of
the Company?s financial statements and the qualifications and independence
of the Company?s independent auditor
Risk Management - Mission: Oversee insurance, legal, and related matters.
Nominating and Governance - Mission: recommend to the Board the persons to
be nominated for appointment as directors; recommend to the Board the
directors to be appointed to each committee of the Board; develop and
recommend to the Board Society governance guidelines and policies
Communications ? Mission: develop and oversee advertising; public
relations; publications, social media and other communications initiatives
of the Society
Membership ? Mission: grow and sustain membership in the Society; evaluate
and oversee implementation of programs and initiatives for membership
support
The Board has also formed the following ad hoc committees to serve until
their mission is completed in the discretion of the Board:
Youth Activities ? Mission: Completion of design and implementation of YAFA
programs
Technology ? Mission: Prepare 5-year technology development plan for Society
Peerage ? Mission:     Review proposals for the creation of new peerage
>From time to time the Board may form other ad hoc committees for special
projects.
The Board has the authority to dissolve or modify any committee or its
membership at any time.   Committee members serve at the pleasure of the
Board, subject to a 3-year term limit. Initial appointments may at the
discretion of the Board be for staggered terms so that the term of all such
members of a committee do not expire at the same time. Committees will make
recommendations to the Board and give quarterly reports. Committee members
will be appointed by the Board and Committee chairs designated by the
Board.  Committee members at large will be nominated in response to a
Request for Nomination (RFN) sent by the Board to each Kingdom Seneschal,
describing the mission of the committee and suggested minimum
qualifications for committee members.  Kingdoms may then (within a defined
period of time) nominate individuals in their Kingdom.  Nominations would
be made by the sitting Crown with the advice and consent of the Kingdom
Seneschal.

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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:47:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: via Announcements <announcements at lists.sca.org>
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Subject: [Announcements] Amazon Smile
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Greetings unto the Populace of the SCA,
In July of 2014, the SCA launched its partnership with the Amazon Smile
program. This launch was worldwide and through your participation in the
program, we have had some very good results.
As of our first anniversary in July 2015, the Amazon Smile program donated
$2,234.89 to SCA Inc. As of our second year anniversary in July of 2016,
the Amazon Smile program has donated an additional $1,746.47 to SCA Inc.
It is your participation in this partnership that has made it a success.
For those of you already participating, we send you a big thank you. We
appreciate your continued support of this partnership and SCA Inc.
For those who haven?t heard of the Amazon Smile program, here is the
original announcement:
Many of us shop at Amazon for a wide range of products.  Did you know that
the SCA can benefit from each purchase you make at no additional charge to
you?
Here?s how:  Go to [ smile.amazon.com ]( http://smile.amazon.com/ ).  Sign
into your account and a ?pop up? page will appear. On the right side of the
page, at the bottom is a ?search? window.  Type in: Society for Creative
Anachronism and click the search button.  Click on the top one and you are
done.  Your donations will be automatic for any purchase within the Amazon
Smile program (which is most merchandise). You can also use the following
link.    [ http://smile.amazon.com/ch/94-1698556 ](
http://smile.amazon.com/ch/94-1698556 )
Amazon donates 0.5% of each purchase to the non-profit organizations of
your choice and the Society for Creative Anachronism is one of those
organizations.  This is a painless way to support our organization.  These
donations will be deposited quarterly from the AmazonSmile Foundation into
a separate SCA corporate account dedicated for these donations.
What is the AmazonSmile Foundation?
The AmazonSmile Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private foundation created by
Amazon to administer the AmazonSmile program. All donation amounts
generated by the AmazonSmile program are remitted to the AmazonSmile
Foundation. In turn, the AmazonSmile Foundation donates those amounts to
the charitable organizations selected by our customers. Amazon pays all
expenses of the AmazonSmile Foundation; they are not deducted from the
donation amounts generated by purchases on AmazonSmile.
Yours in Service,
John Fulton
President, SCA Inc.
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