Confidentiality Policy for Nonprofits

This Policy describes the expectations for all Board members, officers, Board-level Committee members, Audit Committee members (together, the Volunteers) regarding confidentiality, as well as the agreed upon exceptions to this Policy. Pursuant to their legal duties of care, loyalty and obedience, and in accordance with the requirements of the Organization’s Code of Ethics, the Volunteers are each, individually, required to protect and hold confidential (a) information entrusted to them by the Organization, its Constituents, partners, vendors or others related to the Organization’s operations and (b) all non-public information obtained by them due to their position with the Organization, absent the express or implied permission of the Board or Chief Executive Officer or Executive Director to disclose such information.