Changeset - b71ac5fcd025
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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 8 years ago 2016-07-19 23:24:18
bkuhn@ebb.org
No policy change: update details for payment info.

This is not a change in policy and therefore does not need Board
approval. The change here merely changes details in collection for
payments.
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Travel/conservancy-travel-policy.txt
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@@ -93,108 +93,134 @@ the following, in a self contained email (with attachments as necessary),
 
cc'ing your Project Leadership Committee address (PROJECT@sfconservancy.org)
 
for Project approval:
 

	
 
  * a brief paragraph explaining what was accomplished for the project
 
    during your travel and/or with the funds being reimbursed.  This can
 
    be informal; it's just for our records to confirm the travel advanced
 
    the not-for-profit mission of both Conservancy and the project.
 

	
 
  * A brief report listing the items to be reimbursed.
 

	
 
  * Full receipt(s) for everything, unless the travel policy does not
 
    require receipts (e.g., for per diem expenses).
 

	
 
    If your receipts are in a different currency than your preferred one
 
    for reimbursement, include documentation of the rate conversion (e.g., a
 
    redacted credit card statement in your preferred currency).  Otherwise,
 
    Conservancy will use the prevailing rate for the date of the expense for
 
    conversion.
 

	
 
    Please verify that the receipts that you submit are within the attached
 
    travel policy requirements.  Note, however, that your Project Leadership
 
    Committee may have set a stricter budget than what the general
 
    Conservancy policy allows.
 

	
 
  * How you'd liked to be reimbursed. The four payment options, in order of
 
    Conservancy's preference, are:
 

	
 
    * Paypal.  For this, we need (a) the email address that is registered to
 
      the Paypal account that will receive reimbursement and (b) the
 
      preferred currency.  (Please verify that PayPal supports transactions in
 
      https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/sell/mc/mc_intro-outside[your
 
      preferred currency before choosing one].)
 
      Note that sometimes PayPal fees are assessed.  Usually we're taking
 
      Note that sometimes PayPal charges fees.  Usually we're taking
 
      funds from our PayPal balance, which means no fees appear on our side,
 
      but they may appear on yours.  It might be worth it to check the fee
 
      schedule before choosing this method.
 

	
 
      but they may appear on yours.  In our experience, USA PayPal account
 
      holders physically in the USA are not typically charged fees; but we do
 
      advise you to check PayPal's fee schedule before choosing this method.
 

	
 
      NOTE: Typically, when choosing PayPal as a payment opting, amounts owed
 
            in USD will be paid in USD, regardless of your preferred currency
 
            selection.
 
      
 
    * Issue you a check in USD from a USA bank, sent to you via post.
 
      For this option, I just need your postal address.
 

	
 
    * Wire the amount in your local currency to your bank account in your
 
      country.  For this option, I need as much of the following information
 
      as it's possible for you to collect.  While some of this information
 
      isn't always needed, the more I have, the less likely there will be
 
      problems with your wire.  I note below in parenthesis which fields are
 
      mandatory, which varies based on where you are in the world.
 

	
 
                  SWIFT and/or BIC Code (mandatory for non-USA wires)
 
                  ACH or ABA routing number (mandatory for USA wires)
 
      problems with your wire.  If a field is mandatory, it's noted in
 
      parentheses below.  Mandatory fields differ by country of receipt.
 

	
 
                  Preferred Currency
 
                     (absolutely mandatory)
 
                  SWIFT and/or BIC Code
 
                    (mandatory for non-USA wires)
 
                  ACH or ABA routing number
 
                    (mandatory for USA wires)
 
                  Correspondent Bank ACH and Name of that Bank
 
                    (This is not mandatory, but note that USA banks charge
 
                     fees during wire transit to direct an international
 
                     wire.  Since Conservancy's payment is coming from the
 
                     USA, it's best if you ask your own bank what USA
 
                     correspondent bank they prefer for USA wire transfers.
 
                     This is the best way to avoid that fee.)
 
                  Account Number  (absolutely mandatory)
 
                  Full Name of the Account Holder  (absolutely mandatory)
 
                     correspondent bank they prefer for USA wire transfers.)
 
                  Account Number
 
                     (absolutely mandatory)
 
                  Full Name of the Account Holder
 
                     (absolutely mandatory)
 
                  Full Address of Account Holder
 
                  Bank Name
 
                  Bank Address
 
                  Tax ID of account holder (mandatory for Colombia)
 
                  Phone Number of account holder (mandatory for Colombia)
 
                  IBAN (if available, *required* for EU countries)
 
                  BSB Code (mandatory for Australia, not required elsewhere)
 
                  Preferred Currency (absolutely mandatory)
 
                  IBAN
 
                     (mandatory for EU countries and Qatar)
 
                  Tax ID of account holder
 
                     (mandatory for Ukraine, Colombia and Brazil;
 
                      In Brazil, this is your 14-digit CNPJ or 11-digit CPF)
 
                  Phone Number of account holder
 
                     (mandatory for Colombia, Brazil, and the Ukraine)
 
                  Bank Agency Code
 
                     (mandatory for Brazil)
 
                   IFSC code
 
                     (mandatory for India)
 
                  "BSB" or "Bank" Code
 
                     (mandatory for Australia and Ukraine)
 
                  Beneficiary INN
 
                     (mandatory for Russian Federation)
 
                  Patronymic Name of Beneficiary
 
                     (mandatory for Russian Federation)
 
                  VAT/VO Code of Beneficiary Bank
 
                     (mandatory for Russian Federation)
 

	
 
      Note that if there is an intermediary bank involved in the USA, you
 
      should provide all this information for both the intermediary bank
 
      and the final bank.  Note in particular that if the intermediary
 
      bank is in the USA, an ACH or ABA routing number is absolutely
 
      mandatory.
 

	
 
    * Issue you a check in your local currency, sent to you via post.  For
 
      this option, I just need your postal address and what currency you
 
      want.
 
  * A check in your local currency, sent to you via post. For this option, we
 
    just need your postal address and what currency you want. Note that this
 
    is a more involved option to process and will usually take at least 30
 
    days to issue payment.  We do not recommend this method; please chose it
 
    only if you absolutely cannot receive a wire transfer for some reason.
 

	
 
Project Leadership Committees: when you see emails of this nature, please
 
be sure to have your designated Representative review the materials and
 
send an approval message to Conservancy.
 

	
 

	
 
== Project Leadership Committee Review
 

	
 
Conservancy foresees the need for periodic reasonable exceptions to
 
this Policy.  Persons working on behalf of a specific Project seeking
 
an exception to this Policy must petition their PLC to obtain written
 
approval from Conservancy authorizing the exception.  Persons working
 
directly on behalf of Conservancy must seeking an exception to the
 
Policy must obtain written approval from Conservancy authorizing the
 
exception. 
 

	
 
PLCs are responsible for creating procedures for requesting exceptions, 
 
and submitting to Conservancy reimbursement requests associated with
 
their respective Projects.  PLCs are also responsible for making available
 
a list of required response times for inquiries, including but not
 
limited to, the following two cases
 

	
 
* a specific number of days to respond to regular reimbursement requests,
 
and
 

	
 
* a specific number of days to respond to pre-authorization requests.
 

	
 
PLCs are also responsible for monitoring the available balance in their
 
Project Fund, and for granting or refusing approval for travel expense 
 
requests based on an assessment of the funds available and of any
 
outstanding contracts payable.  PLCs are not to approve travel expense 
 
requests when their Project does not have sufficient funds to cover the 
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