Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Aging
Disabled Persons
Human Rights
Social Development
Values
Social Development:
Aging
Disabled persons
Information and Communications Technologies
Social policy
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Health
Information for decision-making and participation
Institutional arrangements
Integrated decision-making
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
United States of America
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1997 |
| Organizational structure: |
The Dementia Action Alliance is led by a multi-stakeholder Board of Directors that are responsible for the management and operation of the Alliance. Board members are elected/nominated according to the bylaws of the organization. DAA shall have no fewer than five (5) and no more than fifteen (15) Directors and collectively they shall be known as the Board of Directors. Directors shall be of the age of majority and shall be in good standing in DAA. In electing Directors, the Board will consider such qualification characteristics as diversity, consumer representation, knowledge in the field, stature in the field, business acumen, fundraising, and other characteristics as may be appropriate to assure a balanced and effective Board. Directors shall be nominated by the Nominating Committee of the Board in accordance with these Bylaws and the policies and procedures of DAA. Directors shall be elected by the Board by affirmative vote of Seventy-five Percent (75%) of the Board then in office. Each director shall hold office for a term of three (3) years, except those Directors appointed or elected to office within the first sixty (60) days following the adoption of these Bylaws may be elected or appointed to terms of less than three years. The Board shall adopt by resolution within the first sixty (60) days following the adoption of these Bylaws a plan to establish staggered terms for Directors. To maintain staggered director terms, no more than six (6) Directors shall be elected in any one year to regular full terms, but this limitation shall not affect elections to fill vacancies in Directorships of less than full terms. No director shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms, no more than six (6) years, in office. A director shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies. |
| Number and type of members: |
The DAA has Partners instead of members. There are over 300 individual and organizational Partners, who pay no membership fee. |
| Funding structure: |
Fundraising campaigns
Other sources
Fees for education and training services
Product sales and business services
Grants from Governments
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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