NATIONAL ALLIANCE
FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

National alliance for social responsibility - statute

STATUTE
OF
THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

I. GENERAL

Art. 1. THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY /NASO/ hereinafter referred to as the Alliance is a legal entity operating in the public interest as a nonprofit association registered under the provisions of Bulgarian Non-Profit Legal Entities Act as a voluntary, independent and non-state organization doing business under the Constitution, current legislation and this Statute.

Art. 2. The name of the organization is "NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY" /NASO/.

Art. 3. The seat and the address of head office are in: 115 "Knyaz Boris I" Blvd, Varna.

Art. 4. The National Alliance for Social Responsibility is established for an indefinite period.

II. OBJECTIVES AND TASKS

Art. 5. The main objectives of the Alliance are to unite opportunities and efforts of business and nonprofit entities, municipalities, municipal and regional structures and organizations by providing national and international partnership with local and state authorities to participate in the creation and implementation of social responsible behavior and policy in support of various social communities for a better quality of life and accelerated social development of Bulgaria.

Art. 6. The main objectives include:

1. Providing conditions for support and development of service providers and employers for people with disabilities and other social groups and increasing their contribution to improving social inclusion and quality of life;
2. Improving the conditions for successful business and support for socially responsible corporations to increase their contribution to social development of Bulgaria in accordance with the ethical, legal and social expectations of society through fair wage policy, security training, improved working conditions of employees and implementation of community support through donations, sponsorships and other partnerships;
3. Motivating and encouraging municipalities, municipal and regional structures and other institutions to create a socially responsible environment and policies for implementation of local and regional initiatives and socially responsible activities for social support, social justice, social partnership and positive social development to improve living conditions;
4. Inclusion of organizations and institutions working in the field of art and culture for the implementation of socially important activities, initiatives and projects forming adequate social attitudes, activity, positivity and socially responsible behavior contributing to social development.

Art. 7. Alliance achieves its goals through:

1. Examining and analyzing the living conditions and related problems;
2. Providing partnership and involvement of the Presidency, the National Assembly, the Government and municipalities to ensure conditions for the development of social responsibility;
3. Developing, implementing and promoting programmes, projects and activities for new models and practices;
4. Developing and participation in the implementation of national and international projects;
5. Creating conditions for development and promotion of innovative experience and implementation of best practices;
6. Promoting the concept of social responsibility in all its dimensions and attracting the participation of state, municipal, industrial and nonprofit organizations and institutions to realize this concept;
7. Implementing initiatives to change public attitudes and formation of an active and adequate position of society towards social problems;
8. Stimulating social engagement and active participation in process of social development;
9. Motivating participation in the implementation of socially engaged and socially responsible activities, initiatives and projects;
10. Exploring and promoting national and international innovative experiences and practices;
11. Providing information, advice and training;
12. Assisting in seeking and finding positive solutions;
13. Providing services;
14. Implementing national and international partnership;
15. Becoming a member of other national and international organizations;
16. Giving support and promoting the overall activity and helping socially responsible initiatives of the members of the Alliance.

Art. 8. The Alliance may conduct additional business in accordance with current legislation and statutory objectives.

Art. 9. The Alliance does not distribute profits.

III. FORMATION AND MEMBERSHIP

Art. 10. The founders of the Alliance are Bulgarian legal entities registered under the Bulgarian legislation.

Art. 11. Members of the Alliance may be Bulgarian and foreign business and nonprofit entities, municipalities, regional and municipal institutions that accept the Statute and promote the objectives of the organization.

Art. 12. The Alliance members may be:

1. Regular
2. Associated
3. Honorary

Art. 13. (1) Regular members are entitled to:

1. participate in discussions and vote in the General Assembly;
2. elect and be elected to participate in management;
3. have one vote in the General Assembly;
4. be informed of the overall activities of the Alliance;
5. participate in activities and projects of the Alliance;
6. use the services and the property of the Alliance.

Art. 13. (2) Regular members are required to:

1. comply with the Statute;
2. implement the decisions of governing bodies and contribute to performance goals and objectives of the Alliance;
3. provide accessible to them information about the performance of objectives of the Alliance;
4. work for prestige and reputation of the Alliance;
5. keep the Alliance from unscrupulous acts and be responsible not to disseminate information which they use as regular members;
6. pay in an entrance fee;
7. submit annual membership dues;
8. work to increase prosperity and prestige of the Alliance.

Art. 13. (3) Associated members are entitled to:

1. participate in a discussion in the General Assembly;
2. be informed about the activities of the Alliance;
3. participate in activities and projects of the Alliance;
4. use the services and the property of the Alliance.

Art. 13. (4) Associated members are required to:

1. comply with the Statute;
2. assist in implementing the aims and objectives of the Alliance;
3. provide accessible to them information about the performance of objectives of the Alliance;
4. work for prestige and reputation of the Alliance;
5. keep the Alliance from unscrupulous acts and be responsible not to disseminate information which they use as regular members;
6. submit annual membership dues;
7. work to increase prosperity and prestige of the Alliance.

Art. 13. (5) Honorary members are entitled to:

1. participate in activities and projects of the Alliance.

Art. 13. (6) Honorary members are required to:

1. assist in implementing the aims and objectives of the Alliance;
2. provide information for the Alliance;
3. work for prestige and reputation of the Alliance.

Art. 14. The members participate in the General Assembly by their representatives in accordance with the registration documents, relevant administrative acts or persons authorized for that purpose in writing.

Art. 15. The Alliance membership is voluntary.

Art. 16. The Alliance members are adopted by the Board after receipt of a request by the applicant.

Art. 17. The number of members is unlimited.

Art. 18. The Alliance membership is terminated if:

1. an exit statement is sent by a member's own volition to the Board;
2. there is liquidation of the legal entity;
3. there is exclusion.

Art. 19. Exclusion of a member from the Alliance is at the discretion of the Board for a gross violation of the laws of the country or this Statute and acts against the interests of the Alliance.

Art. 20. Upon termination of membership of a member the contributions / fees made by him remain in the organization.

Art. 21. Management bodies are: the General Assembly, the Board, and the President.

Art. 22. General Assembly:

1. amends and adds the Statute;
2. elects and dismisses members of the Board;
3. decides on transformation or termination of the Alliance;
4. adopts guidelines and programmes;
5. adopts the budget of the Alliance;
6. approves the report of the Board.

Art. 23. The General Assembly is convened by the Board or at a request of one third of the members of the Alliance.

Art. 24. The invitation should contain the agenda, date, time and venue of the General Assembly.

Art. 25. The General Assembly is legal if more than half of all members are present. If there is no a quorum, the meeting must be adjourned for an hour and after that it can be held no matter how many members are present.

Art. 26. Decisions of the General Assembly are taken by simple majority.

Art. 27. The Board consists of at least three members and is elected for five years.

Art. 28. The Board elects a President from among its members.

Art. 29. The Board:

1. represents the Alliance and fixes the volume of representative power of individual members;
2. ensures implementation of decisions of the General Assembly;
3. disposes of the property and determines the order for activities of the Alliance;
4. adopts and expels members;
5. determines entrance fee and annual dues.

Art. 30. The Board meetings are convened and chaired by the President.

Art. 31. The Board can make decisions if more than half of its members are present. Decisions are taken by majority vote.

Art. 32. The President represents the Alliance; organizes, manages and supervises the activities between the meetings of the Board; conducts an operational manual; bears financial liability; reports to the Board; enters into contracts with third parties for implementation of the activities of the Alliance.

Art. 33. Assets of the Alliance consist of immovable and movable property, money, securities, property, property rights and other rights allowed by law.

Art. 34. Sources of funding are entrance fees, annual membership dues, donations, sponsorships and grants, proceeds from activities in the Statute, implementation of projects, income from additional business in this Statute, other revenues authorized by law.

Art. 35. The Alliance is terminated:

1. by decision of the General Assembly
2. in cases under the Bulgarian Non-Profit Legal Entities Act

Art. 36. Upon termination, liquidation is carried out under the Bulgarian Non-Profit Legal Entities Act and decisions of the General Assembly.

Art. 37. Assets remaining after satisfaction of creditors must be provided to a legal entity with the same or similar purposes by decision of the General Assembly.

Art. 38. For all outstanding issues in this Statute, the rules of existing legislation must be applied.

Art. 39. This Statute was adopted by the General Assembly of the founders of the National Alliance for Social Responsibility /NASO/ held on 06/05/2009.