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        <ExplanationTxt>NASDAQ ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON HIS/HER PERFORMANCE, AND ASKS FOR HIS/HER INPUT ON MATTERS OF PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION. BOARD APPROVAL. LEADERSHIP PROVIDES RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO THE BOARD TO HELP INFORM RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE COMPENSATION GUIDELINES FOR THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING (SALARY AND BENEFITS) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES) BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. THIS PROCESS INCLUDES EVALUATING COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. CONCURRENT DOCUMENTATION. TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES) THE BOARD DOCUMENTS ITS DECISIONS IN MINUTES OF THE MEETING. DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES: A) A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED; B) THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION ABOUT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, AND THE RESULTS OF THE VOTE; C) ANY ACTIONS TAKEN (SUCH AS ABSTAINING FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTE) WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION BY ANYONE WHO IS OTHERWISE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD BUT WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. INDEPENDENCE IN SETTING COMPENSATION. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO IS A VOLUNTEER AND NOT COMPENSATED BY THE NASDAQ ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER, OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT UNDUE INFLUENCE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. NO MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE A STAFF MEMBER, THE RELATIVE OF A STAFF MEMBER, OR HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP WITH STAFF THAT COULD PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH WRITTEN REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 475,005. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 31,668. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 126,668. TOTAL EXPENSES 633,341.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART XII, LINE 2C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR</ExplanationTxt>
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