Guidelines on Co-sponsorships

Adopted by a vote of the Officers and Executive Board members on July 28, 2009

1. The IEHS welcomes opportunities to co-sponsor (i.e., endorse and/or provide organizational and other assistance for) conferences, events, or projects that are organized by other organizations and are consistent with the purposes and non-profit legal status of the Immigration and Ethnic History.




2. The IEHS will not ordinarily provide funding for co-sponsored conferences, events, or projects organized by other organizations unless funds have been obtained and allocated for that purpose.




3. Co-sponsorship commitments made by the IEHS Board are contingent upon agreement by individual members of the IEHS or the Board to fulfill those commitments on an unpaid, voluntary basis.




4. The IEHS may not co-sponsor conferences, events, or projects whose purpose is social or political advocacy or that are organized by such advocacy groups.




5. As a condition of IEHS co-sponsorship, the principal sponsoring organization(s) must agree to duly acknowledge IEHS co-sponsorship on their printed program and to disseminate general and membership information about the IEHS at or through said conference, event, or project.




6. If the co-sponsored activities become incompatible with IEHS purposes, non-profit status, or these guidelines, as determined by the IEHS President or Board, the IEHS President will contact the organization and terminate or revoke co-sponsorship.




7. A statement on the Purposes of the Society (Article II, sec. 1 of the By-Laws) and a copy of these and any additional guidelines will be communicated, in writing, to the organizers of any conference, event, or project that has requested or been given IEHS co-sponsorship.




8. These guidelines will apply to all present and future co-sponsorships entered into by the IEHS.