Governance & Accountability
The International Pagan Society is committed to responsible nonprofit governance, transparent stewardship, ethical decision-making, and respect for the diverse communities and traditions it exists to serve.
Commitments That Guide Our Governance
These are the principles we hold ourselves to as an organization — commitments we are building toward, not a record of completed accomplishments.
Accountability
Holding ourselves responsible for how decisions are made and how resources are used.
Transparency
Sharing verified information about how the Society operates as that information becomes available.
Ethical Stewardship
Managing donated funds and shared resources with care, honesty, and restraint.
Community Responsibility
Governing in service of the practitioners and communities the Society exists to support.
Independence
Keeping decision-making free from private benefit, undue influence, or conflicts of interest.
Respect for Tradition
Recognizing the diversity and autonomy of the traditions the Society was founded to serve.
Fiduciary Oversight, Not Spiritual Authority
As a nonprofit organization, IPS maintains organizational and fiduciary oversight of its own operations — how it is structured, how it handles resources, and how it conducts itself as an institution. This kind of governance is administrative in nature.
It does not extend to spiritual authority over Pagan, occult, esoteric, mystic, Indigenous, or any other community's traditions. The independence and diversity of those traditions is respected and left entirely in the hands of the practitioners and communities who hold them.
No Central Theology or Authority
IPS does not seek to impose a universal theology, doctrine, hierarchy, or centralized spiritual authority on the traditions it serves. Earth-honoring, occult, esoteric, and mystic paths are inherently diverse, and the Society does not claim to speak for any of them.
Organizational governance exists to support the Society's nonprofit responsibilities and mission — not to control the beliefs, practices, or internal authority of participating traditions.
Areas of Governance Responsibility
We do not yet publish named leadership, officer, or trustee profiles here. These are the areas of responsibility governance is meant to cover as the Society's structure develops.
Organizational Oversight
General oversight of the Society's mission, direction, and nonprofit responsibilities.
Financial Stewardship
Responsible handling and honest accounting of donated and organizational funds.
Ethical & Policy Review
Reviewing organizational policy and conduct against the Society's stated principles.
Community Accountability
Remaining answerable to the practitioners and communities the Society was created to serve.
Commitments We Hold Ourselves To
- Disclosure of conflicts of interest by anyone involved in organizational decisions.
- Responsible, mission-aligned use of donated funds.
- Protection of confidential and personal information shared with the Society.
- Respectful, consent-based engagement with cultural and spiritual knowledge.
- Non-discrimination in how the Society engages with practitioners and communities.
- A standing prohibition against private benefit or exploitation of the Society's work.
- Careful review of any future partnerships or programs before they are undertaken.
Governance Resources
IPS is legally registered as a nonprofit organization. Verified governance documents, leadership information, policies, reports, and any required public filings will be published here as they become approved and available.
Governance Inquiries
A dedicated governance contact channel has not been established yet. It will be added here once available. In the meantime, learn more about the Society through ourMission & ValuesandOur Storypages.
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