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•Anti-Terrorism
Due Diligence Procedures
–All new and
existing board members of charities and NPOs
operating internationally should be required to
complete appropriate disclosure statements
so that an anti-terrorism assessment can be
done
–Disclosure
statements would include information required to
complete appropriate search on
terrorist lists with government
agencies
–Disclosure
statements should include consents from the
directors to share the results of such statements with legal counsel, board members, executive staff, and nominating committee members as necessary
–Statements
should be required from all directors on a
regular basis
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