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Bylaws Checklist
Necessary elements in bylaws
The very mention of bylaws in a board meeting is usually met with dread. It typically means either that a conflict has risen to the point where the bylaws must be consulted, or it means that someone is pointing out an area of noncompliance that has
...DIY: Make a Bylaws Cheat Sheet
“What does it say in the bylaws?”
“Does anyone have a copy of the by-laws?”
“I know I got one when I started on the board but . . . ”
Here’s a new idea: a Bylaws Cheat Sheet. Even if there is a copy of the
...Passion Meets Professionalism: Transitioning from Volunteer Leaders to Paid Staff
...the responsibilities each staff members has in this process
Clean up governance .
This is about transparency. Bylaws need to be simple, allowing for the organization to be flexible and nimble; at the same time, bylaws must ensure that all voices are heard and all members are able to...
Closing Down the Right Way
...as smooth as possible. Review the organization’s own rules for dissolution as stated in the Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation. For example, some Bylaws may require a 2/3 vote of the board, or a vote of the membership, for dissolution. Take care to hold the appropriate meetings and votes, and...
How U.S.-based Nonprofits Can Deliver Disaster Relief Abroad: A Tigrayan Case Study
...how to file for a nonprofit. To gain the necessary information, we turned to the web to learn how to draft articles of incorporation and bylaws. Once the bylaws were written, we asked members of our local communities who were familiar with the process for advice and feedback. The following...
Governance Committees: More and More Common
...on Ten Ways toInvigorate Board Meetings,” “A Board Member’s Guide to Nonprofit Insurance,” or “How to Take a Public Policy Stand.”
6. Proposes and implements board policies, such as a board conflict of interest policy. Rather than clutter the bylaws with policies, it’s better to have a set of board-related...
Six Things Every Board Member Should Know About the New 990
...researcher and writer on nonprofit finance, executive transition, and other issues.
Editor’s note: Starting in January 2009, we’ll be having a series on board policy documents with model templates including conflict of interest policy, bylaws, whistleblower policy, document retention policy, ethics policy, and more. Stay tuned to your Inbox!
...Model Document Retention Policy for Nonprofits
...Directors, including Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation: Permanently Payroll records and summaries, including payments to pensioners: 10 years Purchase orders: 3 years Sales records: 10 years Scrap and salvage records: 10 years Subsidiary ledgers: 10 years Tax returns and worksheets, revenue agents’ reports, and other documents relating to determination of...
Fundraising Confessions of a Former Camp Fire Girl
...serve. When is the last time you heard a board member say, “I just love development! Can I be on that committee?” I thought so. I myself would rather redraft the bylaws.
But the fact remains: in most nonprofits, board members need to fundraise to provide for the financial sustainability...
Six of Our Board Members Are in Prison
...in how we make that change — it won’t work.
Our bylaws say that a minimum of 1/3 of our board members need to be currently or formerly in prison. We added the “formerly” because we realized we could be in trouble if all the board members in prison...