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Four Ways to Remove a Board Member
...right next to their name on the board roster; otherwise it’s too easy for everyone to forget how long they’ve been on the board or when their term ends. Example:
Jack Moon (Term 2 ends January 2012) 4. ImpeachmentYour organizational by-laws should describe a process by which a board...
Nonprofits: How to Survive an IRS Audit
...status, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and any amendments
IRS letter granting tax-exempt status. (Shouldn’t the IRS have this?) Minutes of all board meetings and committees to help the IRS determine whether the organization had “sufficient and adequate internal controls” and to “determine the extent of board oversight” ...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...
Why is Fundraising More About Leadership Than About Skills? editor notes #93
...readers would love? Let us know! Email Susan Sanow susan at blueavocado dot org.
* In this issue: Ten Things Your Board Is Doing Right And Doesn’t Even Realize It, Fundraising in Communities of Color, a quick DIY project with bylaws, and a guest humor columnist about a board...
Nonprofit Spotlight: Donna Murray Brown is Tearing Down the Silos in Michigan
...smaller and more aligned board, moving from a 41-member-board to 21 members,” she says. Board members each came to MNA because they had been associated with connected to isolated programs. They changed the long-standing bylaws, that called for 23 specific organizations to have a seat at the board table. Moving...
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!
...7 Ideas to Build a Healthy Board Nominating Process
...as long as you have a sufficient number of board members to meet the requirements of your bylaws, it’s probably better to leave a board seat vacant until you find just the right person rather than fill it with someone who you suspect may not serve your organization well.
Of...
None of Us is Getting Out Alive: A Guide to Executive Succession Planning
...of a document and information inventory, communication plan, and designated survivor. Let’s take a look at an example of each aspect.
The document and information inventory includes:
Contact information for all employees Chart of all bank and brokerage accounts Location of all legal documents (bylaws, incorporation papers, tax letters) Location...