Her event flyer urges prospective attendees to make a $100 donation to NWVAA. A. Latham Staples, one of four NWVAA board members who has resigned from the organization since its incorporation earlier this year, said Jones has told people that she wants to raise millions from the gala. Staples resigned in March because, he said, Jones would not show him NWVAA’s finances or meeting minutes. He said that Jones “blew up” on him when he asked questions about where the organization’s donations were going. According to California state law, “Every director shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties of the corporation of which such person is a director.” Staples said he was not allowed to see those records. Dayna Walker, a former NWVAA board member who resigned in mid-February, told VOSD that Jones “constantly pressured” him to get donations when he joined the board. He said Jones wanted each member to personally donate $10,000. Walker, too, said Jones would not show board members the group’s meetings minutes or financial information when asked"....... ........."Miniutti said that although there is little data available on board turnover rates at new nonprofits, it is crucial for a charity to have at least five independent board members scrutinizing the organization. “I see it as a big red flag for a brand new charity to have more than half of its board members quit,” Miniutti said. “That sure seems to indicate problems at the organization.”
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