Standards & Practices

Issue 2 – Conflicts of Interest

Helpful Links

• Full description of Standard 4 and associated practices from the Land Trust Alliance (including links to sample documents)
• Land Trust Standards and Practices - information page
• Land Trust Alliance Standards and Practices Curriculum - general information
• Training opportunities via the Land Trust Alliance
• Marc Smiley Organizational Development Training Materials - Conflict of Interest publication
• Texas State Law: Texas office of Secretary of State's Business Organization Code (or "BOC") FAQs page
• Chapter 22 of the Texas Business Organization Code (BOC) regarding nonprofit corporations found at the Texas Legislature Online
• The entire Texas Business Organization Code (BOC) can be accessed online at the Texas Legislature Online/li>
• Texas Nonprofit Act (officially expires Jan. 1, 2010; replaced by Texas Business Organization Code for nonprofit entities created before 2006)
• IRS Texas registration requirements for charities, taxation, information for employers, and more:
  • State Charities Regulation
  • State Tax Filings
  • Laws, Codes, Statutes
• Cases/Examples:
  • Connemara Conservancy Conflict of Interest Policy
  • The Nature Conservancy's 'Sales To or From Related Parties'
  • Vermont Land Trust's 'Transactions with Insiders
  • Code of Ethics of the City of San Antonio
• Organizations, agencies, and resources
  • Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance
  • Standards for Charity Accountability
  • Independent Sector
  • Statement of Values and Code of Ethics for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Organizations
  • Texas Ethics Commission
  • Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations

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