FYI: OPAF BOD adopts COE policy statement
Jeffrey S. Reznick, Ph.D.
Description
Collection
Title:
FYI: OPAF BOD adopts COE policy statement
Creator:
Jeffrey S. Reznick, Ph.D.
Date:
3/31/2003
Text:
The O&P community will be interested to learn that the OPAF board of
directors recently adopted an official conflict of interest policy
statement, following best practices in both the for-profit and nonprofit
sectors.
The OPAF Board of Directors expects every member of the OPAF board, as
well as every OPAF staff member and volunteer, to sign and abide by the
OPAF Conflict of Interest Policy. In particular, OPAF board members,
staff members, and volunteers are required to avoid situations that
create even the appearance or perception of a conflict of interest, and
to disclose any relationship or arrangement with any third-party doing
business with OPAF, which has resulted or could result in a benefit,
financial or otherwise, to such board member, staff member, or
volunteer.
On behalf of the OPAF board and staff, I would like to thank our
attorney Stuart Crenshaw of Morrison & Foerster LLP for his pro bono
expertise in writing this important document to help us insure that
OPAF's integrity and its legal and financial liability are in compliance
with our IRS status as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. We
appreciate not only Mr. Crenshaw's generosity but also that of his firm,
which formally adopted OPAF in October 2002:
<URL Redacted>
A copy of the OPAF Conflict of Interest Policy statement is available
for download on the OPAF web site at:
<URL Redacted>, under the heading: Conflict of
Interest Policy Statement.
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the OPAF conflict of interest
policy. If you do not have this program installed on your browser, you
can download it for free at this site:
<URL Redacted>
Joel J. Kempfer, CP, FAAOP
OPAF President
directors recently adopted an official conflict of interest policy
statement, following best practices in both the for-profit and nonprofit
sectors.
The OPAF Board of Directors expects every member of the OPAF board, as
well as every OPAF staff member and volunteer, to sign and abide by the
OPAF Conflict of Interest Policy. In particular, OPAF board members,
staff members, and volunteers are required to avoid situations that
create even the appearance or perception of a conflict of interest, and
to disclose any relationship or arrangement with any third-party doing
business with OPAF, which has resulted or could result in a benefit,
financial or otherwise, to such board member, staff member, or
volunteer.
On behalf of the OPAF board and staff, I would like to thank our
attorney Stuart Crenshaw of Morrison & Foerster LLP for his pro bono
expertise in writing this important document to help us insure that
OPAF's integrity and its legal and financial liability are in compliance
with our IRS status as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. We
appreciate not only Mr. Crenshaw's generosity but also that of his firm,
which formally adopted OPAF in October 2002:
<URL Redacted>
A copy of the OPAF Conflict of Interest Policy statement is available
for download on the OPAF web site at:
<URL Redacted>, under the heading: Conflict of
Interest Policy Statement.
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the OPAF conflict of interest
policy. If you do not have this program installed on your browser, you
can download it for free at this site:
<URL Redacted>
Joel J. Kempfer, CP, FAAOP
OPAF President
Citation
Jeffrey S. Reznick, Ph.D., “FYI: OPAF BOD adopts COE policy statement,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/220807.
