2013-05-31T15:57:37-07:00 2012-12-31 Laurie Parrish Prall CPA pllc 3111 Vallette Bellingham WA 98225 990 2012-01-01 201544255 Business Alliance for Local Living Economies BALLE BUSI 5105879417 P O Box 4199 Bellingham WA 98227 Sandy Wiggins 2013-05-30 true Laurie Prall P00230543 3605271266 2012 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z X 1568475 false false X bealocalist.org X 2003 WA The specific purpose of the organization is to create, strengthen, educate, and connect local non-profit networks of small business people, non-profit leaders, governmental representatives, and consumers dedicated to building just and sustainable local economies in their regions. 12 12 12 50 0 1310695 1391285 322372 174640 1428 2550 0 1634495 1568475 0 0 601161 675760 0 104090 962719 775865 1563880 1451625 70615 116850 722040 786188 489837 437135 232203 349053 The specific purpose of the organization is to create, strengthen, educate, and connect local non-profit networks of small business people, non-profit leaders, governmental representatives, and consumers dedicated to building just and sustainable local economies in their regions. false false 419563 500275 Connecting Leaders: BALLE Fellowship - North America's premiere learning and leadership community for visionary local economy leaders. These leaders see the big picture in their communities, have an eye for spotting win-win-win opportunities across sectors and the character and dedication to bring businesses together and make things happen. A two-year program with relationships that last a lifetime, Fellows get inspiration, knowledge and support they need to do their best work. The BALLE Fellowship convenes eight deep, interactive retreats facilitated by world-renowned experts and focuses on personal leadership and development, best of business models, economic strategies for key sectors and pathways for on-going mentorship, sharing and collaboration. 333801 323459 Promoting Solutions: Annual Conference - The Annual Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Conference explores emerging innovations and business solutions toward building healthy, sustainable local economies and hosts interactive discussions about proven, practical tools and frameworks. 512 people attended the conference in 2012. 310882 309353 Promoting Solutions: Services & Education - Promote the benefits of building healthy, sustainable local economies through online resources, e-newsletter, publications, calls and webinars, and training workshops. 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Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The process for determining the Executive Director's compensation included a review and approval by the board of directors, independent persons, comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Conflicts of interest are monitored and our policy is enforced through annual reviews Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is reviewed by the Board of Directors via email transmission