Taming the Bylaws Monster

Did you ever notice that no one seems to look at the bylaws of an organization when everything is running smoothly? Then one fine day a board member, who has missed four of the last six meetings, makes some embarrassing public pronouncement. Now what? This is only one of the areas where your agency’s bylaws [...]

About bylaws

Bylaws are not a static document. Sometimes the rules need to be revised. Things change. Opportunities and threats present and must be addressed. It’s like adjusting the family rules to make them appropriate for your good-kid who just got his driver’s license. Those old rules about not crossing the street without holding a grown-up’s hand [...]

Conflict of Interest as part of the bylaws?

I had a note from a reader: Kerch – I just bought your book and look forward to working through it. I have a question. Are you aware of new rules that require nonprofits to have a privacy promise and/or a conflict of interest agreement incorporated in the bylaws? Thanks for buying the book..and thanks [...]