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(Under chapter 1702 of the Ohio Revised Code, Non-Profit Corporation) of Southeast Ohio Training Network, Inc. The undersigned persons, acting as incorporators for the purpose of forming a Non-profit Corporation under the laws of the State of Ohio (Sections 1702.01 et seq of the Ohio Revised Code), adopts the following Articles of Incorporation and hereby state: Article III. Purpose and Nature of this Corporation Article IV. Manner of Election of Officers and Directors Article V. Names and Addresses of the Officers and Directors Article I. Name The legal name of this corporation shall be Southeast Ohio Training Network, Inc. The assumed name of this corporation shall be SOTN. Article II. Address The place in the State of Ohio where the principal office of this corporation is to be located is the City of Athens, Athens County. The official mailing address of this corporation is P.O. Box 2271, Athens OH 45701. The Website is http://www.eurekanet.com/~sotn/ The e-mail address is sotn@eurekanet.com Article III. Purpose and Nature of this Corporation Section 1. The purpose for which this Non-profit Corporation is exclusively organised is to serve its constituents in the Appalachian, rural southeastern region of the State of Ohio through the provision of: * A diverse, interdisciplinary network for cross-agency training so that corporation members may access a greater variety of high quality training while saving time, money, and resources; therefore promoting a higher quality of life and enhancing access to quality health, educational, social,recreational, and vocational services for people in said region; * Activities concerned with the identification and assessment of regional training and professional development needs and resources; * Planning, coordination, and provision of quality, cost effective, culturally sensitive training for corporation membership and social service organisations and agencies in said region to increase communication, learning, efficiency of services, consumer and staff satisfaction; * Collaboration and networking forum for trainers, training coordinators and administrators, in addition to the provision of training-of-trainers activities; * Notification of regional training events; * Facilitation of sharing of training sessions and trainers among corporation membership and with staff from social service organisations and agencies in said region; * Promotion of the philosophy of cooperative planning and coordination of cross-agency training while sharing training, personnel, and costs. Section 2. The duration of this corporation shall be perpetual. Section 3. This corporation shall be incorporated as a Non-profit Corporation under the applicable laws of the State of Ohio (Section 1702.01 et seq of the Ohio Revised Code) and maintain exemption under the provisions of Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. Section 4. This corporation is a non-profit, nonpolitical, nonsectarian social service organisation existing for a socially-worth while purpose. No part of any earnings shall benefit any member or family member and/or significant other of corporation officers or directors. No officer or director of this corporation shall receive any compensation for his or her services as an officer or director. No part of the net earnings of this corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that this corporation shall be authorised and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Article III, Section 1 hereof. No substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and this corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, this corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. This corporation shall not engage in partisan activities, endorse, or contribute to any political party or candidate seeking public office, or take a position on matters before an elected body or government agency other than on matters consistent with a purpose among these described in Article III, Section 1. This prohibition shall not be interpreted to deny individual members of this corporation, its officers and directors, or its staff his/her right to participate as an individual or speak on matters of personal concern. Section 5. Membership shall be open to all individuals and social service organisations and agencies interested in the purpose of this corporation as stipulated in the Corporation Bylaws. Section 6. In the event this corporation is dissolved as a corporation, all the property and assets shall be distributed to one or more Social Service Organisation/Agency Members, which holds exemption from Federal Income Tax under the provisions of Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to the State of Ohio or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a court of Competent Jurisdiction of the county in which the principal office of this corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organisation or organisations, as said Court shall determine, which are organised and operated exclusively for such purposes. Under no circumstances shall any of the property or assets of this corporation be distributed to any officer, individual member, or staff of this corporation.
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