{"id":174,"date":"2016-05-26T14:44:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T18:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/?page_id=174"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:28:28","slug":"policies-and-procedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/policies-and-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Policies and Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The following is a list of Policies and Procedures which the Board of Trustees and\/or FUSIT Staff have approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BOARD POLICIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BOARD POLICY BOOK<\/a><\/strong> – Updated 1\/28\/26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Board Communication Response Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nepotism Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to Controversial Communications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conflict of Interest Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OPERATIONS POLICIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behavior<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disruptive Behavior Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smoking Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directory Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsletter Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Database Communication<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Digital Communication<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Social Media Usage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listserv Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human Needs Fund Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coffee Hour Fundraising Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Endowment Funds Policy Statement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fundraising and Financial Donation Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Gifts Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building and Property<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building Use Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hazel’s Backyard Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service Dog Policy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following is a list of Policies and Procedures which the Board of Trustees and\/or FUSIT Staff have approved.<\/p>\n

BOARD POLICIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

BOARD POLICY BOOK<\/a><\/strong> – Updated 1\/28\/26<\/p>\n

Board Communication Response Policy<\/a><\/p>\n

Nepotism Policy<\/a><\/p>\n

Responding to Controversial Communications<\/a><\/p>\n

Conflict of Interest Policy<\/a><\/p>\n

OPERATIONS POLICIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Behavior<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disruptive Behavior Policy<\/a><\/p>\n

Smoking … read more<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-174","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nPolicies and Procedures - First Unitarian Society of Ithaca<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/policies-and-procedures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Policies and Procedures - First Unitarian Society of Ithaca\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The following is a list of Policies and Procedures which the Board of Trustees and\/or FUSIT Staff have approved. 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