2. MEMBERSHIP REGULATIONS AND ORGANIZATION

Membership to AID is open to all individuals, irrespective of their race, sex, religion, or nationality. Charitable contributions will be sought from the community at large. People making an initial contribution will be added to the list of members if they express interest in making further contributions to AID in the future. AID reserves the right to deny/revoke membership at any time. The list of members shall be updated periodically. A member who does not make any financial or other contribution in a one-year period may lose membership. Membership shall be reinstated when the person re-involves himself/herself with activities of AID. There are no membership dues and the list of members is kept for the purposes of informing the members of projects, activities and needs of AID.

2.2 AID-Volunteer:

Any member who not only contributes money, but also volunteers time and energy is an AID-Volunteer and can help start an AID-Chapter, as well as participate in decision-making and execution.

2.2.2 Starting-Chapter:

Any group of AID-volunteers interested in forming a chapter of AID shall be deemed a Starting-Chapter provided they are approved by the president of any existing AID-Chapter or by the Executive Board of AID.

2.2.3 AID-Chapter:

AID-Volunteers of a starting-chapter, will be deemed an AID-Chapter provided they show organizational capabilities to set and meet fund-raising targets, have an interest in expanding the scope of fund-raising and awareness activities, have at least six AID-Volunteers meeting regularly, and are approved by the Executive Board (defined in section 3.2.2) based on its guidelines for AID-Chapters. Each AID-Chapter shall maintain a list of its AID-Volunteers that is updated periodically to include new volunteers. People who either lose their motivation to work or do not follow a code of ethics set by the AID-Chapter will be removed from the list and can be reinstated. AID -Chapters should also help one-another, interact regularly with the Executive Board and have a spirit of cooperation and good-will.

2.2.3.1 Approval of funds by an AID-Chapter:

For projects and activities of AID, an AID-Chapter can approve an amount of funds upto 80% of the amount of funds it raises for AID, after due training in project review and evaluation, and the consent of the Executive Board of AID with the understanding that:

(a) The rest of the funds raised by the AID-Chapter go towards a common fund whose disbursement will be determined by the Executive Board of AID with inputs and suggestions from the Headquarters and all AID-Chapters, and consistent with the objectives of AID. The Executive Board may also designate a part of this common fund to any AID-Chapter which can then determine its disbursement consistent with the objectives of AID.

(b) AID-Chapters, while having the independence to approve upto 80% of the funds they raise for AID for supporting projects and activities, also function consistent with plans and guidelines they make (or have made) together with the Executive Board.

(c) The projects and activities approved will be consistent with the objectives of AID and meet the criteria in Section 1.2.

The Executive Board will maintain a list of AID-Chapters and can recommend to the Board of Directors to suspend project approval and fund-disbursal power of an AID-Chapter, including the dissolution of the AID-Chapter itself, in the extreme cases of non-compliance of an AID-Chapter with the above provisions and other provisions of these by-laws.