Last weekend my family sat down to play a new game, Cleopatra And The Society of Architects. In general, I hate games. (I have a terrible time waiting for my turn.) But this one was pretty cool. It has some interesting strategy twists. What’s that have to do with bylaws? My daughter had played the [...]
Over the last hundred years or so, people have been trying to run their meetings using Robert’s Rules of Order. They are designed to efficiently run a meeting but not necessarily to facilitate the making of decisions. They can be cumbersome, so many groups often don’t adhere closely to them. And, perhaps worse, sometimes people [...]
I know bylaws. But I don’t know the rules in every state. I just found this great book that has—among other great things—an appendix that lists, state by state, what is required to form a nonprofit organization. It’s possible that some stuff may be slightly out of date, but at least it tells you where [...]
Check out this article by Gene Takagi over at NonProfit Law Blog about board actions by email. While the article is focused on California law, I think the notion of what constitutes a legal digital signature is useful for all. According to California law, a digital signature must have all of the following in order [...]
Bylaws are just like that.
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