Einstein said: Make everything as simple as possible but not simpler.
Same goes for bylaws of your nonprofit organization.
You need enough structure in your bylaws to enable to organization to function well, but not so much as to hamstring its work.
If you leave something out of the bylaws:
It might be interpreted to mean that the thing [...]
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 game [...]
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It’s possible that some stuff may be slightly out of date, but at least it tells you where [...]
Bylaws are just like that.
Buy the book!
It will help your organization
and make you look smart.