Houston Area League of Pc Users Inc

What it reported doing in 2011

HAL-PC is a PC users group whose basic philosophy has been members helping each other use computers more effectively and become more productive in their application The various ways members help other members include HAL-PCs website via the HAL-PC internet Magazine with articles on such things as internet security Special Interest Groups SIGs and special presentations These keep members abreast of the latest technology Members may call for PC basic or more in-depth assistance during th e weekdays and some Saturdays Our Clear Lake Satellite office has a special mission in the community as described below HAL-PC has continued to offer affordable internet access for its members and other users All users of HALNet may call for assistance HALNet offered dialup and DSL internet access to 2402 users this year SIG Leaders who are members conduct over 35 Special Interest Groups SIGs which meet monthly or weekly at our headquarters All members All members are welc ome to attend as many of these as they wish free of charge Three examples of current SIGs are Beginning Windows Internet 101 and Web Design Beginning Windows is for anyone interested in running a Windows Operating System A description of this SIG states Dont feel lostlet us help you find your way around your computer Each meeting has a questionanswer session and discussions cover both hardware and software Internet 101 is an introduction to the internet including its d ifferent parts such as e-mail and www Internet browsers search engines auction sites like eBay communication sites like Facebook and the future of mobile devices Web Design covers a variety of topics related to website development marketin g and maintenance What constitutes good design and the basic techniques for creating professional and captivating websites is discussed Other topics include what it takes to market your website and optimize it for search engines We touch on th e various technologies available that can make your website development easier and more efficient Examples are introduction to Drupal and Drupal Gardens We served approximately 2738 members this year At the June 2010 Annual Meeting there were two speakers One was the Senior Vice President of a responsible e-Cycling company who explained what was involved in e-cycling and wheresuch locations exist A second speaker was a high school student who won an award at the recent GR Brown Sci ence and Engineering Fair for his project on transferring energy over wireless At the 2011 January General Meeting a Chase Bank Representative talked about Fraud and Identity Theft Our community participation this year included holding one of the weekly meetings of the Build or Buy BorB SIG at Lone Star College--CyFair Campus and making a presentation Attendees included Lone Star studentsmost of who were in the Information Technology Department HAL-PC members and since it was free to the public others BorB focuses on PC Hardware Technologies and making use of those technologies Our Clear Lake satellite office is primarily a Senior Learning Center with a mission to teach senior citizens to use computers and other digital devices to maintain their relevance in a increasingly digital world The Clear Lake Regional Medical Center identifies with this mission and has donated office space for this center since its inception This year our staff donated over 5000 hours and taught computer classes to 256 senior citizens We concluded 12 SIGs with a capacity attendance of 40 people per event In our facility our technicians helped 105 senior citizens resolve hardware software andor human error problems on their personal computers and provided telephone consultation to others on a daily basis We developed one new course this year Digital Scrapbooking

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 6.2%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.35; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: -81.7% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -58.8% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings