{"id":592,"date":"2016-05-20T19:09:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T19:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/?p=592"},"modified":"2019-06-06T14:54:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T14:54:50","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]<br \/>\n[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]<br \/>\n[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;]<br \/>\n[et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"item-page\">\n<h2>Governance<\/h2>\n<p>The Zenwest Buddhist Society is incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Governance is provided by a five member Board of Directors which is elected each spring at our Annual General Meeting of members.<\/p>\n<h3>Our Vision<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Zenwest Buddhist Society will be a dynamic community and sustainable environment for the practice of living Zen in our families and in our world.<\/li>\n<li>The Zenwest Buddhist Society\u00a0offers: &#8211; Training for many non-residential members, and a few residential members.- A variety of inclusive activities for the Sangha and broader community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Our Mission<\/h3>\n<p>We make Zen come alive!<\/p>\n<h3>Our Governing Documents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13-07-01-constitution-and-bylaws.pdf\">Constitution and Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rapp-jul-1-2013.pdf\">Religious Authorization Policy and Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/privacy.pdf\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ethics.pdf\">Ethics Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/zenwest-financial-p-and-p-jul-1-13.pdf\">Financial Policy and Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We offer this information so that those who are interested in knowing more about the Zenwest Buddhist Society\u00a0and how it operates can have open access to the documents and policies that guide the activities and direction of the Zenwest Buddhist Society. Zenwest continues to grow and develop, and we will continue to post our policies and governing documents as they are established or revised. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, or if you would like more information, please contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:office@zenwest.ca\">office@zenwest.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text]<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_column]<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_row]<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governance The Zenwest Buddhist Society is incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Governance is provided by a five member Board of Directors which is elected each spring at our Annual General Meeting of members. Our Vision The Zenwest Buddhist Society will be a dynamic community and sustainable environment for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<article class=\"item-page\">\r\n<h2>Governance<\/h2>\r\nThe Zenwest Buddhist Society is incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Governance is provided by a five member Board of Directors which is elected each spring at our Annual General Meeting of members.\r\n<h3>Our Vision<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The Zenwest Buddhist Society will be a dynamic community and sustainable environment for the practice of living Zen in our families and in our world.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Zenwest Buddhist Society\u00a0offers: - Training for many non-residential members, and a few residential members.- A variety of inclusive activities for the Sangha and broader community.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Our Mission<\/h3>\r\nWe make Zen come alive!\r\n<h3>Our Governing Documents<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/13-07-01-constitution-and-bylaws.pdf\">Constitution and Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/rapp-jul-1-2013.pdf\">Religious Authorization Policy and Procedure<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/privacy.pdf\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ethics.pdf\">Ethics Policy<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zenwest.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/zenwest-financial-p-and-p-jul-1-13.pdf\">Financial Policy and Procedure<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nWe offer this information so that those who are interested in knowing more about the Zenwest Buddhist Society\u00a0and how it operates can have open access to the documents and policies that guide the activities and direction of the Zenwest Buddhist Society. 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