Who We Are

A group of concerned members

We are a group of long-standing NSS members who share a concern about how the Society governs itself and safeguards its money. We come from different grottos, regions, and parts of the Society, and many of us have volunteered for the NSS for decades.

We first met in July 2026 to discuss the Board’s recent decisions. Since then, many of us have signed letters to the Board of Governors asking for stronger financial safeguards and more transparency, and we have formed the Bedrock Coalition for NSS Reform to carry that work forward.

What we are not

We are not an official NSS organization, grotto, section, or committee, and we do not speak for the Society. We are not a faction seeking control. Our concern is how authority is structured, not who holds it (see Is this about any individual?).

What guides us

• Trust: leadership that earns members’ confidence by following the Bylaws and Acts.
• Respect: for those who built the NSS, its members and volunteers, and the rules that govern it.
• Truth: honesty and accuracy in communications, finances, and decisions.

What we do

• Keep members informed, using the Society’s own records so every member can check the facts.
• Coordinate member petitions to write lasting safeguards into the Bylaws and Acts. Three are proposed for the 2027 ballot: separate financial authority, post minutes on time and give notice of rule changes, and background checks for people who handle the Society’s money.
• Support Board candidates who share a commitment to trust, respect, and truth, and encourage members who share these principles to run.

Why we organized

• Lasting change takes time. The reforms we want will take more than one election cycle. A standing group can keep working after individual letters are answered.
• Members need the facts. Most members have heard little about these issues. A group with a name and a website can share the facts, drawn from the Society’s own records, with every member.
• Petitions need organization. A Bylaw amendment petition needs signatures from 5 percent of voting members. Gathering them across grottos and regions takes coordination.
• The Board is where decisions are made. Encouraging members committed to these principles to run, and supporting candidates who share them, may do more over time than any single petition.

Why this site doesn’t list our names

Our letters to the Board were signed, so the Board knows who we are. On this site we speak as a group, so the focus stays on the issues rather than on personalities. It also means you don’t have to take our word for anything. Every answer links to the Society’s own records, so you can judge the facts for yourself.