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 spend [...]
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 to [...]
There are laws in many states covering voting by electronic means, by email or other online process. Some states say electronic voting must be unanimous in order to carry. Others don’t have any rules about it.
Check with your state agency that regulates nonprofits. You can find out who that is at the IRS web site [...]
I was looking for an example on how one includes into bylaws to allow a ‘vote by proxy’ and ‘voting by email outside of meetings’. Is it O.K. for boards to vote on issues that can’t wait until a meeting by e-mail – and how would that be included in bylaws.
Organizations often have problems deciding on how to choose the right candidates when there are more than enough people for positions that require more than one person to fill them.
OIPB organization has to elect three members at large to the board. But they have five people on the slate. It doesn’t seem fair if every [...]
Bylaws are just like that.
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