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The Board of Autism Dad United Global
For fathers of children with NPF, Autism and ADHD
The association's name is Autism Dad United Global. It operates as a revenue-generating foundation with the ability to receive donations and conduct fundraising activities. As a revenue-generating foundation, this means we work long-term with a base capital whose returns finance our initiatives. The organization remains politically and religiously independent.
The association has its registered office in Stockholm, Sweden, but operates digitally throughout the world.
The association's purpose is to:
– Strengthen fathers who have children with autism or other disabilities.
– Provide knowledge, security, and community to reduce feelings of loneliness, inadequacy, and exclusion.
– Help fathers become more involved in their children's lives – in daily life, school, healthcare, and authority contacts.
– Create a platform where fathers can be educated, inspired, and have conversations – without shame or requirements to have all the answers.
– Offer a crisis hotline for conversation support and acute relief
– staffed by other fathers with experience as well as by two certified CBT therapists.
– Develop lectures, digital meetings, self-help materials, and mentorship between fathers.
– Enable members to access conversation support/treatment at subsidized prices
– for example, where the member pays $30 and the association pays $30 per session.
– Work together with external therapists, where the association can procure services from collaboration partners.
Anyone who shares the association's purpose is welcome as a member.
Membership is obtained through registration and acceptance of the bylaws.
Membership may include a membership fee determined by the annual meeting.
The board may decide to exclude a member who seriously harms the association or repeatedly violates the bylaws.
Members have the right to participate in the association's activities and annual meeting.
The board consists of at least three members, including a chairperson.
The board is responsible for ongoing operations and shall meet at least four times per year.
The term of office is 1 year.
The board has a quorum when at least half of the members are present.
Decisions are made by simple majority.
Föreningens verksamhets- och räkenskapsår är 1 januari – 31 december.
The association shall have at least one auditor, elected by the annual meeting.
The auditor's task is to review the board's work and the association's finances.
The auditor may not sit on the board.
The annual meeting is the association's highest decision-making body. The ordinary annual meeting is held once per year, no later than June. Notice is sent at least four weeks in advance via email or other digital channel. The annual meeting decides on the operational plan, budget, board elections, and other important matters.
The following shall be addressed at the annual meeting:
- Election of meeting chairperson and secretary
- Approval of agenda
- Annual report and financial report
- Audit report
- Question of discharge from liability for the board
- Election of board
- Election of auditor
- Determination of membership fee
- Approval of budget and operational plan
- Handling of submitted motions
- Other matters
An extraordinary general meeting may be held if the board decides it, or if at least 1/3 of the members request it.
Notice is sent at least 7 days in advance.
Each member has one vote.
Decisions are made by simple majority.
In case of a tie, the chairperson has the deciding vote.
The bylaws may be amended with a 2/3 majority at the annual meeting.
Proposed amendments must be sent out together with the meeting notice.
The association may be dissolved following a decision at two consecutive annual meetings, of which at least one is an ordinary meeting.
Upon dissolution, any assets shall go to a charitable purpose in line with the association's objectives.
The association may pay fees to active members who undertake special assignments within education, support activities, or meeting planning and coordination.
Compensation may also be provided to external collaboration partners, such as therapists, counselors, specialists who provide conversation support, training services, virtual assistants for website maintenance, content creation and management, social media posting, or other professional assistance to the association and its members.
Membership is only $5 a month. This minimal fee helps us cover our operating costs. You can help us by recommending us to your friends – the more members we have, the lower we can keep the price for everyone.
We also warmly welcome stepparents, bonus dads, and grandparents
The fathers of children and youth with Autism, ADHD, or related ASD diagnoses are at the heart of our mission.
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